Christian Saints Podcast

Nov 27 2024 123 ep. 32 mins 8

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The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Paradosis Pavilion & Generative Sounds which explores the calendar of The Church

Episodes are hosted by James John Marks of Chicago, with oversight by Fr Symeon Kees, a priest of the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America, through which he is currently serving St Raphael Orthodox Church in Iowa City.

If this podcast is edifying for you, please consider the entire Paradosis Pavilion catalog as well as the music of Generative Sounds

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What Does Worship in Spirit & in Truth Look Like?

Nov 27 2024 91 mins

Reference materials for this episode: https://orthodoxtao.com/notes/orthodox-worship-notes/Scripture citations for this episode:John 4:1-42 - the Samaritan woman at the well, worship in spirit & in truthGenesis 1-3 - Jesus walks in the Garden with Adam & EveGenesis 3 - Sin results in toil & laborGenesis 4 - Cain is off the rails which is why God rejects his sacrifice- H

Why Does God Sit Down While He Rules Creation?

Nov 12 2024 98 mins

Reference materials for this episode: https://www.catholic.com/tract/sabbath-or-sunday - Early church quotes about not Judaizing Hymns of The Lamentations ServiceHymns of Vesperal Liturgy of Holy SaturdayHymns of The Divine LiturgyScripture citations for this episode:Genesis 2:1-3 - God’s day of restGenesis 2:24 - Jesus as the bridegroom going to His brideExodus 31:12-17 - sabbat

Why Is a Sacred Space Required for Worship?

Oct 29 2024 80 mins

Reference materials for this episode: https://stmaryofegypt.org/files/library/life.htm - St Mary of EgyptScripture citations for this episode:2 Samuel/2 Kingdoms 6:3-8 & 1 Chronicles 13:7-11 - Uzzah is killed for touching The Ark of The CovenantThe Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion with oversight from Fr Symeon KeesPara

What Does It Mean for Christians to Keep Sabbath?

Oct 15 2024 90 mins

What Does It Mean for Christians to Keep Sabbath?Reference materials for this episode: St. Gregory PalamasThe Homilies, edited and translated by Christopher Veniaminhomily 17"Explaining the Mystery of the Sabbath and of the Lord's Day and Referring to the Gospel of New Sunday"(Waymart: Mount Thabor Publishing, 2009)Scripture citations for this episode:Genesis 18 - Abraham’s hospi

How Can I Begin to Pray?

Sep 20 2024 113 mins

How Can I Begin to Pray? Reference materials for this episode: The Art of PrayerThe Inner Closet of the HeartSt Dimitri of Rostovpg 43, 45St. Gregory of Sinai, “Instructions to Hesychasts”:Scripture citations for this episode:Psalm 140/141Matthew 6: 6-15Matthew 24: 36-44The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion with oversig

How Can I Overcome My Blindness?

Aug 16 2024 84 mins

How Can I Overcome My Blindness? Reference materials for this episode: St Gregory PalamasThe HomiliesHomily 34: On the Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord & God & Savior Jesus ChristSt Symeon The New, TheologianOn the Mystical Life: The Ethical Discourses, Vol 2Fifth DiscourseBook of Mystical Chapters: Meditations on the Soul’s AscentSt Mark the AsceticSayings of the Egyptia

Why Can't I Be Still?

Jul 22 2024 84 mins

Why Can’t I Be Still?Reference materials for this episode: Lao Tsu- Tao Te Ching- - poem 16Cai Song Fang- Warriors of Stillness- - author’s introPhilokalia vol 1 - Evagrios the Solitary- - pg 40-41- - - watchdog passage - St Mark the Ascetic - - pg 128 - - - sayings 29-31 - St John Cassian - - pg 91 - - - first paragraph “On Self Esteem”St Gregory Palamas - “On the Entry

How Do I Become a Gardener?

Jun 29 2024 63 mins

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 &125-126Publisher ‏ : ‎ Liturgical Press; Revised edition (January 1, 1984)ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0879079592ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0879079598Scripture citations for this episode:Genesis 1:28-31Ezekiel 37:1-10John 20:11-16The Christ

How Can I Know God? (S6-E000)

Jun 21 2024 21 mins

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

Reboot Teaser

May 30 2024 3 mins

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 KeesParadosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://twitte