Word & Table
Word and Table is a weekly podcast about liturgy, sacrament, and the great tradition of Christian worship and why it is vital in our world today.
It is hosted by Fr. Alex Wilgus, rector at Redemption Anglican Church in The Colony, TX and features Fr. Stephen Gauthier, the Canon Theologian of the Diocese of the Upper Midwest in the Anglican Church in North America
Latest episodes
Sep 22, 2020 • 19min
Ambrose of Milan
One of the eight doctors of the Church, Ambrose did more than just convert St. Augustine, the West's greatest theologian. Learn about his inspiring career and the legacy he left to the Western Church.Sign up for Saint Paul's House of FormationSupport us on Patreon:Email usMusic by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications
Sep 15, 2020 • 37min
The English Reformation
Are Anglicans Catholic or Protestant? Did the Anglican Church start just because a king wanted a divorce? Who decided the direction the English Church would take at the time of the Reformation?Sign up for Saint Paul's House of FormationSupport us on Patreon:Email usMusic by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications
Sep 8, 2020 • 35min
The Psalms
The Psalms has always been the Church's prayerbook. But what does a collection of Hebrew hymns have to do with Jesus?Sign up for Saint Paul's House of FormationSupport us on Patreon:Email usMusic by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications
Aug 27, 2020 • 26min
The Fifth Century
Overview of the fifth century of Church history. Barbarians and Arians.Sign up for Saint Paul's House of FormationSupport us on Patreon:Email usMusic by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications
Aug 20, 2020 • 39min
Three Theological Virtues
What are faith, hope, and love, and why is love the greatest? How do we get these virtues? Is it possible to sin against these virtues?Sign up for Saint Paul's House of FormationSupport us on Patreon:Email usMusic by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications
Aug 11, 2020 • 47min
The Desert Fathers
Who were the initiators of the ascetic movement in the early Church? What were their motivations? Where did Christian asceticism come from and what preceded it? How did early monastics survive so much self-denial? What is the place of asceticism in the life of the church today?Support us on Patreon:Email usMusic by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications
Aug 7, 2020 • 23min
Conditional Baptism
What do you do if you are not sure whether you've been validly baptized? We go over the conditions for a valid baptism again and talk about the simple rite of conditional baptism.Support us on Patreon:Email usMusic by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications
Jul 28, 2020 • 48min
The Epistle of James
The letter from James, the Brother of the Lord is Christian wisdom and ethics in a rabbinic key. Learn the key themes of this essential book and how its message of dead faith apart from works agrees with Paul's salvation by faith.Support us on Patreon:Email usMusic by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications
Jul 22, 2020 • 40min
The Fourth Century
An overview of the 4th Century of the Christian Church. Constantine, asceticism, heretic missionaries, and orthodox rebels.Support us on Patreon:Email usMusic by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications
Jul 14, 2020 • 20min
Collective Sin
Can individuals be considered culpable for the sins of the group to which they belong? Can societies take on sinful characteristics? What is the Christian's duty to society?Support us on Patreon:Email usMusic by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications
