Ignatius, who refers to himself as “the bishop of Syria” (Romans 2.2), was important in the Maronite tradition: his letters were retained and studied, and an Anaphora of St Ignatius […]
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Maronite History: The Christians Were Distinctive in Antioch
52nd Maronite Podcast Maronite History: Part Two 1.2.3 A Distinctive Identity for the Christians in Antioch The detail that Barnabas, possibly one of the seventy disciples, went to Antioch, is […]
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History of the Maronite Church: Antioch in New Testament Times
1.2. Antioch in the New Testament (51st Maronite Meditations Podcast) So far as we know, none of the apostles or disciples went there during the life of Christ. However, Antiochians […]
Read moreVery Important Advice for Parents and Children
In episode 1696 of his show (25 November 2026), Matt Walsh speaks about a mother who had lost control as she beat her son, picking him up by the hair and […]
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History of the Maronite Church: The Background in Antioch (Part 1)
Ancient Antioch: The Background (51st Maronite Podcast) The Maronite Church declares, in its official documents, that it is an Antiochene Syriac Maronite Church. The Maronite Patriarch is, officially, the Patriarch […]
Read moreSt J.H. Newman, “Loss and Gain,” Part 3 (final)
This will be our last treatment of St John Henry Newman’s novel Loss and Gain: The Story of a Convert. Charles Reding comes to a critical question: is he obliged to treat […]
Read moreSt J.H. Newman, “Loss and Gain,” Pt 2
This is the text of the 49th Maronite Podcast We continue with the story of Loss and Gain: The Story of a Convert. Charles Reding is at lunch with Mr Malcolm, and […]
Read moreSt. J.H. Newman, “Loss and Gain,” Part 1
This is the text of the 47th Maronite Podcast: Loss and Gain, Pt 1 It is now time to turn to Loss and Gain: The Story of a Convert, which […]
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St J.H. Newman, “Tamworth Reading Room,” Pt 2
This is the text of the 45th Maronite Podcast We have already seen that, in the seven letters comprising The Tamworth Reading Room of 1841, St John Henry Newman was, […]
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St J.H. Newman, “The Tamworth Reading Room,” Pt I
St John Henry Newman, The Tamworth Reading Room, A Review “The Tamworth Reading Room,” pp.254-305 in Discussions and Arguments on Various Subjects, edited with an introduction and notes by Gerard Tracey […]
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