

361. Nativity of Mary (commemoration)
September 8 annually celebrates The Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The date (marked on Roman Catholic Church, Byzantine Orthodox Church, and many Protestant Anglican & Lutheran calendars) falls exactly nine months after the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, wh…

EXTRA 126. Labor Day SPECIAL
STORY of AMERICA 🇺🇸 September 7 (Labor Day in the USA) is an opportunity to examine the concepts of work, property and ownership during the early settlement of America in Jamestown and Plymouth colonies.Work & Labor in Early America. HNAe254. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at ht…

The Father and working Sons parable (Labor Day SPECIAL)
September 7 is Labor Day, so let's revisit Jesus telling the story of a father who asks his two sons to work in his vineyard in the Gospel of Matthew (21:28-32). The first son initially refuses but later changes his mind and works. The second son agrees to work but then doesn't. The father's will i…

360. Eleutherius
The feast day of Saint Eleutherius the Abbot at Spoleto—the 6th-century Italian monk and friend of Pope Gregory the Great—is celebrated on September 6. Truth Unites podcast with Gavin Ortlund at https://amzn.to/4pccMeh Gavin Ortlund books available at https://amzn.to/44HlMj9 What It Means to Be Pr…

359. Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa of Calcutta was one of the most admired humanitarians and influential figures of the twentieth century. Mother Teresa died in 1997, at the age of 87 from cardiac arrest and heart failure following years of declining health. She breathed her last, in her tiny, humble room at the Missio…

Historical Revisionism
Searching for the Historical Jesus requires mastering various academic disciplines. A core concept in historiography, historical revisionism is the reinterpretation of a historical account that usually involves challenging the established, accepted or traditional views held by scholars about a hist…

358. Gregory the Great
The feast day of Saint Gregory the Great (540-604) is celebrated on September 3 (anniversary of his ordination as pope in 590 AD) in the Roman Catholic Church and on March 12 (the date of his death) in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Protestant Anglican & Lutheran Churches. Truth Unites podcast wit…

357. St. Brocard Feast Day
September 2 is the annual commemoration of Saint Brocard (1170-1231). A group of Christian hermits led by St. Brocard settled on Mount Carmel—the biblical site associated with the Prophet Elijah (900-850 BC). These hermits built a chapel dedicated to Mary and eventually became known as the Brothers…

356. The Jesus Prayer
For two millennia, the holy men and women of Eastern Christianity have built lives of reflection, humility, and constant connection to God around a simple sentence, the Jesus Prayer. Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer by Norris J. Chumley at https://amzn.to/4xvy4Yr Books about The Jesus Prayer availab…

355. Joseph of Arimathea
August 31 is the annual Feast Day of Saint Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Sanhedrin and secret disciple who bravely took the body of Jesus down from the cross and placed it in a new tomb. He is the patron of funeral directors and pallbearers. Truth Unites podcast with Gavin Ortlund at https:/…