Word & Table

How should Christians be buried and what is the meaning of the funeral service?Support us on Patreon:Check out Saint Paul's House of FormationEmail usMusic by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications

The Book of Sirach (aka the Wisdom of Ben Sira) was so beloved in the early church that it got nicknamed 'The Church Book' or 'Ecclesiasitcus.' Hear why this is one of the jewels of the apocrypha and why so many Christians have found so much to love in it for so long.Support us on Patreon:Check out Saint Paul's House of FormationEmail usMusic by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications

What are angels, really? Where do they show up in scripture and what is their purpose? Why are there specific angels mentioned by name and why do they have wings?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

How many names of the twelve apostles do we know? What's the difference between a disciple and an apostle? Why are there twelve?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

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

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

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

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

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

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