Christian Saints Podcast

How do I become a gardener?

Reference materials for this episode: 
The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: The Alphabetical Collection (Volume 59) - pg 85-86 &125-126
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Liturgical Press; Revised edition (January 1, 1984)
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0879079592
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0879079598

Scripture citations for this episode:
Genesis 1:28-31
Ezekiel 37:1-10
John 20:11-16

The Christian...

A brief discussion on the categories of knowledge, how the life of the way of faithfulness to Christ prioritizes them, how this is in stark distinction to our culture, & why the examination of this question is at the heart of the restructuring of this podcast for Season Six. 
This is, essentially, episode 000 as our first true conversational episode will be our true kick-off of the new format in the new season. 

The Chr...

A quick note from one of our hosts to let you know about the reboot of the program which will begin publishing in about a month.

The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion with oversight from Fr Symeon Kees

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Saint Nikolai Velimirović of Žiča ( March 18 )


Reference materials for this episode:
https://orthochristian.com/46256.html - biography
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/03/18/100825-repose-of-saint-nikolai-of-zhicha - biography
http://orthodoxclergy.blogspot.com/2018/02/a-statement-concerning-sin-of-racism.html
“Prayers by the Lake”
A Treasury of Serbian Orthodox Spirituality Vol 5
Transl...

Saint Symeon the New, Theologian ( March 12 )

THE ICON FEATURED IN THIS WEEK’S PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL
IS NOT BY THE HAND OF NICHOLAS PAPAS
& IS NOT THE PROPERTY OF St DEMETRIUS PRESS


Reference materials for this episode:
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/03/12/100790-venerable-simeon-the-new-theologian
https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2019/12/on-incarnation-of-word-st-symeon-new.html<...

Saint Felix, Bishop of Dunwich, Enlightener East Anglia ( March 8 )

Reference materials for this episode: 

https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2021/03/saint-felix-of-burgundy-bishop-of.html - life of St Felix

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/38326/38326-h/38326-h.html - St Bede mentions Bishop Felix (Book II-Chap XV, Book III-Chap XVIII&XX)

The Silver Chair 

 - by CS Lewis

 - HarperCollins; Reprint edition (March 5, 2002)

 - ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎...

St John Cassian ( Feb 29 )


Reference materials for this episode:
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/29/100623-venerable-john-cassian-the-roman
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1443073/14557292 - first episode on St John Cassian
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1443073/6356446 - episode on Desert Fathers
https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/350705.htm - The Institutes
https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3508....

St Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna ( Feb 23 )


Reference materials for this episode:
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/23/100589-hieromartyr-polycarp-bishop-of-smyrna
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/ignatius.html  - St Ignatius’ letter to St Polycarp
https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0136.htm - St Polycarp’s letter to the Phillipians
https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/martyrdompolycarp.html...

St Empress Theodora, Defender of Icons  (Feb 11)


Reference materials for this episode:
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/11/100504-righteous-theodora-wife-of-emperor-theophilus-the-iconoclast
https://www.oca.org/fs/paschal-cycle
https://orthodoxwiki.org/Sunday_of_Orthodoxy
https://orthodoxwiki.org/Seventh_Ecumenical_Council
https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3819.htm - degree & canons of...

Ss Barsanuphius the Great & John the Prophet ( Feb 6 )


Reference materials for this episode:
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/06/100443-venerable-barsanuphius-the-great-and-john-the-prophet
Title: Guidance Toward Spiritual Life: Answers to the Questions of Disciples
Publisher: Saint Herman Press
ISBN 10: 0938635840
Author: Saint Barsanuphius, the Prophet, Saint John
Translation: Fr...

St Ephraim the Syrian ( Jan 28 )
conversation w/ Fr Symeon Kees producer of Paradosis Pavilion & host of "Eastward Iowa City" podcast

Reference materials for this episode:
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/28/100328-venerable-ephraim-the-syrian
https://orthodoxwiki.org/Ephrem_the_Syrian
St. Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns on Paradise, 
- trans. by Sebastian Brock
- St. Vladimir’s Se...

St Gregory The Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople (Jan 25)


Reference materials for this episode:
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/25/100298-saint-gregory-the-theologian-archbishop-of-constantinople - hagiography of St Gregory
Poems on Scripture - written by the saint
- Popular Patristics Vol 46
- St Vladimir’s Seminary Press
- ISBN 978-0-88141-433-2
- copyright 2012
On Go...

St Macarius the Great of Egypt ( Jan 19 )


Reference materials for this episode:
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/19/100226-venerable-macarius-the-great-of-egypt - life of St Macarius of Egypt
https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2013/01/healthy-and-sick-monasticism.html - Monasticism is not intrinsically virtuous
https://pemptousia.com/2016/12/marriage-or-monasticism - the pursuit of virtue via both p...

Feast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ ( Jan 6 )


Reference materials for this episode:
https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2019/10/why-do-we-baptize-in-the-name-of-the-holy-trinity-and-not-in-the-name-of-jesus - understanding “in the name of” during baptism

Scripture citations for this episode:
Genesis 1:2 - God begins creation to correct empty chaos referred to as “the waters” ...

The Feast of the Circumcision of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Jan 1)


Reference materials for this episode:
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/01/100001-the-circumcision-of-our-lord-and-savior-jesus-christ - information about the feast day
https://orthodoxwiki.org/Jesus_Christ - details on what name was actually given 


Scripture citations for this episode:
Genesis 2&3 - God’s c...

St Joseph the Betrothed ( Dec 26 & Sunday after Nativity )


Scripture citations for this episode:
Leviticus 12 - the timeline of purification for a woman after childbirth 
Matthew 1 & 2 - Jesus’ birth & the story of the wise men & the flight into Egypt
Luke 2 - Jesus’ presentation in the Temple as well as the events in His twelfth year
John 8:12-20 - The Pharisees imply Joseph wasn’t Jes...

Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch (Dec 20)

Reference materials for this episode:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1443073/12107042 - previous episode
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/12/20/103594-hieromartyr-ignatius-the-god-bearer-bishop-of-antioch - bio of the saint
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/ignatius.html - translations of all St Ignatius’ epistles
https://www.faithandcult...

Repose of Venerable Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of All America ( Dec 13 )

Reference materials for this episode:
https://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/htc/orthodox-calendar/ - biography of St Herman (find Dec 26/13)
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/12/13/103530-repose-of-venerable-herman-of-alaska-wonderworker-of-all-america - more detail on the interaction with the sailors (plus a LOT more!)

Scriptu...