Well, it is time to embark on a new series that will take us all the way to Easter. As part of our year in The Tensions, I want to take some time to explore the tensions we often feel with the Church and the history of our faith.
Those looking to cast stones at Christianity over the centuries have plenty of rocks to choose from: the Crusades, the Inquisition, Catholic vs Protestant wars, slavery, and sexism, to name but a few. Even today, the Church continues to be rocked by abuse of power and sex scandals, even as we come to terms with the Church’s role in residential schools here in Canada.
Is it possible to be Christian today without feeling a sense of shame? Has the Christian faith been good, or bad, for the world? For this series, I want to try out my best Malcolm Gladwell and do a little Revisionist History. I want to take us on a journey into the overlooked and misunderstood aspects of Christian history and how the cross has shaped our world, for good and ill. And so, into the good, the bad, and the ugly we go. My hope is that this series will be provocative, unsettling, challenging, but most importantly, full of hope!
For this Sunday, I want to start by examining Three Asinine Stories that Remade the World. These stories are familiar to many but have so radically altered the world we live in; it is sometimes easy to forget just how powerful they are. In fact, you may not even believe these stories to be true. Further, you might even think them silly, but what these stories spawned is now considered orthodoxy to the Western mind. So, off we go on what I promise will be a most fascinating journey!
Good Friday - Reflections on the Cross (S13 Episode27)
A Grave For Hate (S13 Episode26)
When You Are Engulfed In Flames (S13 Episode25)
Caravaggio’s Head (S13 Episode24)
This Is Not The End (S13 Episode23)
When Love is Not Enough (S13 Episode22)
The Path of Shame (S13 Episode21)
Do I Matter? (S13 Episode20)
The Nemesis Path (S13 Episode19)
Serpentine Side Trails (S13 Episode18)
The Goat on the Cow (S13 Episode17)
The Fortune Teller (S13 Episode16)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (S13 Episode15)
Inspirata Flourit (S13 Episode14)
The Mystery of Compulsion (S13 Episode11)
Compelled > Converted (S13 Episode10)
A Tactful Reduction of Options (S13 Episode9)
Tribute to Murray (S13 Episode8)
Your Questions, My Responses (S13 Episode7)
Things that Keep Me Up At Night (S13 Episode6)
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Hello Heaven Podcast
Cast The Word
Let Me Be Frank | Bishop Frank Caggiano’s Podcast | Diocese of Bridgeport, CT
The Kingdom Power Fellowship Podcast
The Bible Recap
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)