Christian Saints Podcast
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.
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Episodes
158 episodes
Is Our Lamp Full?
00:00 Introduction01:43 The parable of the ten bridemaids04:50 Distinct hymns & gospel readings 13:09 Jesus’ conflict with Jewish leadership17:25 The twelve steps to humility by Saint Benedict19:23 One - Reverence f...
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Season 7
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Episode 23
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39:59
Is This for Everyone?
00:00 Introduction01:50 The focus of the four gospel accounts02:40 The hymnody, apolytikion & odes for Palm Sunday07:55 But what about us Gentiles?11:59 We are from the ten tribes & we are grafted in to restore them1...
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Season 7
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Episode 22
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14:43
From What Are We Saved?
00:00 Introduction01:19 The Gospel Account of Saint John's telling of the raising of Lazarus08:53 The apolytikion emphasizes the general resurrection11:29 Parallel to The Feast of Transfiguration12:32 The verses of the odes for ...
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Season 7
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Episode 21
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20:43
This, too, Shall Pass (Season Finale)
00:00 Opening02:50 Fr Symeon's Sermon21:30 Salvation isn't heaven, or morality, it's illumination28:11 The paranoia born of living in exile37:18 Orthodoxy doesn't do philosophical apologetics, we seek illumination54:10...
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Season 7
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Episode 20
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1:16:51
It Will All Fail
00:00 Opening01:04 You can't put The Faith on the screen & do it well04:23 Stop debating if Jesus was an undocumented immigrant or refugee07:54 Don't use Christian images as a foil for ideological vision10:42 I care if the v...
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Season 7
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Episode 19
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56:20
You Can't Build It
00:00 Introduction02:20 Opening06:17 We are all nuts10:36 The sins others can't see are more dangerous13:30 Living enslaved to Sin is standing on a cliff17:39 We Can't Build Utopia18:45 What we do has far more consequenc...
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Season 7
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Episode 18
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54:00
Human Persons Are Not Infinite
00:00 Introduction05:25 Competing ideologies09:46 The fundamentals - vision of humanity12:27 Are humans good or evil16:20 Are people evil or deluded?19:46 Can we agree on what good & evil are?22:55 The sinless passio...
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Season 7
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Episode 17
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48:23
Look Here, Christ Is Born!
00:00 Intro/lead in from previous episode02:49 Icon of The Nativity, concentric circles09:05 She Isn't Looking At Her Baby?!13:00 We Are Joseph, Trying to Understand18:18 Everyone Has Doubts, We Can't Stay There22:06 Joseph ...
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Season 7
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Episode 16
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1:04:16
A Shoot from The Stump of Jesse
00:00 Intro/Catching up together04:48 Pairing Old & New Testament Icons11:42 Fr Symeon tells a story17:12 Adoption, grafting, Friendsgiving & the cherry on top24:05 Saint Paul explaining the reality of Israel in Romans
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Season 7
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Episode 15
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57:24
We Win When Our Enemies Are Saved
00:00 Intro02:04 Chapter 109:59 Chapter 220:11 Chapter 330:09 Chapter 440:10 Chapter 550:08 Chapter 661:13 Chapter 765:09 OutroThe second half of our conversation about how a huge part of the problem with...
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Season 7
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Episode 14
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1:06:36
Find the Eye of the Storm
00:00 Intro/Back from China03:56 Journalism in China & The West09:51 Harmony, rancor, journalism, editorial & social media19:49 Saint Paul to The Church in Rome on quiet living23:07 Vacation vs daily life in a place2...
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Season 7
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Episode 13
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1:07:53
The Future Is Not History
As we continue our discussion of the difficulty in integrating the journey on the way of the life of faithfulness to the evengalion of Jesus, The Christ, the Orthodox Christian way of life, into contemporary western culture, Jim & Fr Symeon...
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Season 7
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Episode 12
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1:06:23
Nostalgia Is a Narcotic
As we continue our discussion of the difficulty in integrating the journey on the way of the life of faithfulness to the evengalion of Jesus, The Christ, the Orthodox Christian way of life, into contemporary western culture, Jim & Fr Symeon...
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Season 7
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Episode 11
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1:04:42
Trust Means Giving up
Our ongoing discussion of the difficulty in integrating the journey on the way of the life of faithfulness to the evengalion of Jesus, The Christ, the Orthodox Christian way of life, into contemporary western culture continues as Jim & Fr S...
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Season 7
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Episode 10
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1:03:18
Go Ahead & Lose Control
Our ongoing discussion of the difficulty in integrating the journey on the way of the life of faithfulness to the evengalion of Jesus, The Christ, the Orthodox Christian way of life, into contemporary western culture continues as Jim & Fr S...
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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1:05:18
Embark into the Floating Hospital
Part two of our conversation with friend of the show & Iconograhper Nick Papas, who is once again our most welcome guest for this conversation.Our previous discussion about Independence Day having individual meaning for Jim & Fr...
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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1:07:14
Don't Go Back to Babylon
Don’t Go Back to Babylon - S7E7 Friend of the show & Iconograhper Nick Papas is once again our most welcome guest for this conversation, which will be presented in two parts, the second of which will be episode eight.Ou...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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1:06:39
How Not to Care When They Want to Kill You
Following our two part discussion of artificial intelligence, we continue the discussion with another two part conversation returning to the right use & role of books in this episode followed by a discussion of the place of martyrdom in the...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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1:15:20
Learn How to Read
Following our two part discussion of artificial intelligence, we continue the discussion with another two part conversation returning to the right use & role of books in this episode followed by a discussion of the place of martyrdom in the...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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1:03:31
The Fourth Death of Reason
Part two of our discussion about AI, the collapse of Western knowledge structures, the final (fourth) nail in the coffin of The Enlightenment & why Eastern Orthodox Christianity shouldn't be all too worried about it.This will lead d...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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1:10:31
What to Do When The Lights Go Out
What to Do When The Lights Go OutIs artificial intelligence the fourth death of The Enlightenment & should Orthodox Christians even care particularly much?Part 1 of a 2 part conversation.Reference materials f...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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1:02:57
How to Be a Winner
Following on our last episode in which we ended with the celebration of the righteous triumph of the gospel, we felt it was important to point out the boundary which must be kept on how we understand this triumph. With the rise of ...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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1:29:01
Go to a Church You Can’t Understand!
We start season seven off with by urging you to attend a [Orthodox] church you can't understand. Co-host Jim has realized he wasted 15 years of spiritual progress waiting for a local parish to be served in English. He traveled The Balkans enjoy...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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1:36:00