In this episode, Father Jonathan and Dr Matthew finally continue our journey through the Lord's Prayer, moving from "Our Father" to the phrase, "Who art in heaven." Enjoy! And remember, reach out to us if you have any questions or feedback!

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In this episode, Father Jonathan and Dr. Matthew continue their series of episodes on the Lord's Prayer, discussing the first two words, "Our Father", exploring what it means to call God "Father" and the significance of the word "our" as well.

What are your thoughts on the Lord's Prayer? Do you have any questions about spirituality and/or Anglicanism/the Prayer Book you'd like us to address?

We refer to:

St Maximus the Confessor's Ecclesiastical Mystagogy.

St Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures

JI Packer, Knowing God

Tertullian and Scott Hahn

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In this episode, Father Jonathan and Dr Matthew get back to basics after the soaring heights of how the doctrine of God affects our everyday piety. Where does our whole tradition of Christian prayer go back to? Why, Jesus himself, and the prayer he taught his disciples: The Lord's Prayer. We look a little at its importance and its journey through liturgical history.

OUR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.

In this video, we talk about the doctrine of God and how it relates to our spiritual life -- who/what is God? What does that mean for us as Christians? How does that influence our spirituality? As usual, Father Jonathan is pastorally attuned while Dr Matthew takes a journey involving John Zizioulas, Thomas Aquinas, Augustine of Hippo, Athanasius of Alexandria, Anselm of Canterbury, and John Jewel.

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Some works referenced in this episode:

Modern
Zizioulas, John. Being As Communion. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1993.

Historic
Anselm of Canterbury. The Major Works. Ed. Brian Davies and G. R. Evans. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
Jewel, John. An Apology of the Church of England. Ed. Robin Harris and Andre Gazal. Davenant Press, 2020.

In this episode, Fr Jonathan and Dr Matthew are recording IN PERSON with an extra-special guest host, our venerable father, the Ven. Andrew Hoskin! We are excited to have him with us as we talk about the Collect (or Prayer of the Day) for the Tenth Sunday After Trinity Sunday in the Book of Common Prayer:

LET thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of thy humble servants; and that they may obtain their petitions make them to ask such things as shall please thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The book we reference is: Paul F. M. Zahl, C. Frederick Barbee, The Collects of Thomas Cranmer. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2006.

Alternate title: "Saved at Supper"

Fr Jonathan and Dr Matthew discuss the sacrament of Holy Communion, taking as the departure for discussion the catechism in the Book of Common Prayer. Holy Communion is more than just something we do together with each other, and it’s more than a symbolic memorial. It is “generally necessary for salvation” and is a means whereby God communicates grace to us.

References

George Herbert, “Holy Communion”, https://www.ccel.org/h/herbert/temple/Communion.html

Richard Hooker, The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity.

The Quest of the Holy Grail. Trans. Pauline Matarasso, Penguin Classics.

In this episode, Father Jonathan and Dr Matthew discuss the benefits of common prayer, looking at the importance not only of truly walking the road of the Christian life but also of not going it alone, considering not only the blessings of others in real life but also the path of travel laid out by the Book of Common Prayer.

Besides the BCP, the only bibliographical reference in this episode was to one of Dr Matthew’s Twitter friends, Nate, @oblatenate.