Episode 1 of our new podcast: The Gospel of John. To hear all 30 episodes as they release, subscribe at patreon.com/wordandtable. This is a second, separate podcast for our Patreon members. Our regular Word & Table episodes will continue to release weekly for free.

Why is Thanksgiving counted as a feast day in the American Prayer Books? What does it mean to give thanks to God as we are encouraged to do in the Scriptures?

Father Stephen and I have created a special podcast series for subscribers to our Patreon which will run concurrently alongside regularly scheduled Word & Table episodes. This new venture is a verse-by-verse deep dive into the Gospel of John. The Gospel of John is the 'theological gospel' that brings us behind the curtain to see what the gospel of Jesus Christ means at its deepest level. We have spent the last year carefully dissecting each passage of the gospel in the form of an audio...

Learn about one of the great, early Bishops of Rome and how he influenced the theology of the Church and the development of the Papacy.

Why was Balaam remembered in Jewish tradition, and in the New Testament as a villain, even though he did not disobey God in Numbers?

Who was Balaam and why does he get so much time devoted to him in the book of Numbers? Why was God angry with him for doing what he told him to do?

Why did Moses sin when he strikes the rock to bring water? Was it simple disobedience or something deeper?

The centerpiece of the Church's ministry on earth is making disciples by baptizing them. But did Jesus himself baptize anyone?

What does 'Son of Man' mean in the Bible and why does Jesus constantly refer to himself that way?

Why does Jesus call himself 'the one who is sent?' in the Gospel of John? What does it imply about the relationship between the Father and the Son and the mission of redemption?

Speaking the truth in love means never detracting from anyone's reputation through gossip or calumny.

What was the Gospel of Luke's purpose of including the story of Jesus found in the temple by his parents? What does it reveal about the person of Christ?

Why was Jesus crucified after three years of public ministry? What were the fears and schemes that lit the fuse that led to the Cross?

Hear Gregory the Great's account of the life of St. Benedict of Nursia summarized.

Learn what the sisters of Bethany meant to the Early Church.

Are there different categories of sin or does the Bible consider them all equally?

Learn the difference between the Western and Eastern accounts of how we were corrupted by Adam's sin. Is it a substantial disagreement or only a difference of terms?

Learn about the Jewish feasts celebrated in the Old Testament and today.

Paul talks about the "third heaven" in 2 Corinthians. How many heavens are there?

Learn about the structure and purpose of the precursor to the Temple, the Tent of Meeting as described in Exodus.

What are "works of supererogation" named in Article 14 of the Articles of Religion? What is the underlying idea behind them and what had they become by the time of the Middle Ages and why did the Reformation reject them?

Learn about the Christian perspectives on causes for war, conduct in war, and how Jesus's teachings to love enemies and turn the other cheek affect Christian outlook on wars in our time.

Learn about the concept of Wisdom and how it is understood in both the Old and New Testaments and what it has to do with Christ.

Learn about why Jesus cast out demons and his rebuttal to the Pharisees' charge that he casts out demons using Satan's own power.