Podcasts by Catholic:Under The Hood
Explore the history and spirituality of the Catholic Church from a Franciscan Perspective. Sound seeing tours, interviews, and more.
Further podcasts by Fr. Seraphim Beshoner, TOR
Podcast on the topic Christentum
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#496 – A History of the Catholic Church – Justinian’s Code from 2019-06-07T18:00:48
Links: Photo of mosaic of Justinian I by Petar Milošević Map of Europe in 526 Litle Hagia Sophia/Sergius and Bacchus . The Code of Justinian Map of Samaria Justinian’s law on the Jews Check o...
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#495 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Rule of Benedict from 2019-05-31T18:00:07
Saint Benedict of Nursia and his Rule set out to establish a monastic charism of moderation for beginners that would become the model of monastic spirituality throughout the West. We also look at t...
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#494 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Council of Orange from 2019-05-24T18:00:25
Conflicts over Augustine’s theology of prevenient grace and predestination arise in Gaul as Caesarius of Arles defends himself against suggestions of heresy at the Council of Orange. Pope Bon...
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#493 – A History of the Catholic Church – Choosing a Successor from 2019-05-17T18:00:50
After a survey of the Christian/Jewish relationship in the former Roman Empire and in the Byzantine Empire, we look at the status of Christians outside the Byzantine Empire. We end with a look at h...
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#492 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Rule of the Master from 2019-05-10T18:00:30
In the late 5th/early 6th century, there were significant developments in monastic spirituality. In the West, the appearance of the Rule of the Master. In the East, the homilies of Jacob of Serug. ...
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#491 – A History of the Catholic Church – Episcopal Responsibilities from 2019-05-03T18:00:03
A growing Church and political instability mean new responsibilities for the clergy – especially the bishops. Not even the Church of Rome remains unaffected. Links: Icon of Caesarius of Arles...
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#490 – A History of the Catholic Church -Complexities of Christian Art from 2019-04-26T18:00:32
The Church in the late 5th/early 6th centuries continues to struggle with the right relationship to the pagan culture of the Greek/Roman Empire – what must be rejected as false, what should b...
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#489 – A History of the Catholic Church – Anno Domini from 2019-04-19T18:00
In this episode, we look at the Easter Tables of Dionysius Exiguus, the beginnings of the Anno Domini dating system, historical Chronicles and the Liber Pontificalis – all seeking to present ...
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#488 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Death of Boethius from 2019-04-12T18:00:32
As the Church of Rome and the Emperor Justin move to restore ties with the end of the Acacian Schism, tensions between King Theodoric of Italy and the Byzantine Empire increase leading to the impri...
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#487 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Scythian Monks from 2019-04-05T18:00:42
The Scythian Monks hoped to end the conflict between the Chalcedonians and Monophysites. But their endorsement of Theopaschatism – that one of the Trinity/Jesus Christ was crucified in the fl...
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#486 – A History of the Catholic Church – Ending the Acacian Schism from 2019-03-29T19:00:53
The death of Anastasius and accession of Justin as Emperor offers a new opportunity for the restoration of ecclesiastical union between Rome and Constantinople. However, behind the union many probl...
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#485 – A History of the Catholic Church – Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite from 2019-03-22T19:00:31
The mystical theologian Pseudo-Dionysius may remain a mystery, but the influence of his work upon the theology of the Eastern and Western Church is quite evident. From the theology of the Angels, t...
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#484 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Formula of Hormisdas from 2019-03-15T19:00:38
After a brief presentation of the Christology of Severus of Antioch and its relationship to Neo-Chalcedonianism, we move to another attempt at ending the Acacian Schism. However, Pope Hormisdas of ...
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#483 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Ascendancy of Monophysitism from 2019-03-08T19:00:46
Emperor Anastasius of the Byzantine Empire with the support of Philoxenus of Mabbug, Severus of Antioch and John II/III of Alexandria aggressively move to put an end to support for the Council of C...
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#482 – A History of the Catholic Church -The Symmachian Forgeries from 2019-03-01T19:00:41
Symmachus and Laurentius fight for control of the Church of Rome with all the means they have at their disposal. The Basilica of St. Peter’s grows in importance as the symbol of the Pope̵...
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#481 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Laurentian Schism from 2019-02-22T19:00:08
Controversy over the Acacian Schism leads to a schism with the Church of Rome and the bishops of Italy debate whether anyone but God can judge the actions of a Pope. Links: Mosaic at the Basilica o...
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#480 – A History of the Catholic Church -The Gelasian Doctrine from 2019-02-15T19:00:39
Pope Gelasius I enunciates the proper relationship between the Pope of Rome and the Emperor and the proper relationship between the Pope of Rome and the Metropolitan Bishop of Constantinople. Unfor...
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#479 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Baptism of Clovis from 2019-02-08T19:00:39
In Gaul, Clovis becomes the first of the Germanic leaders to adopt Nicene Christianity. In Rome, Pope Gelasius struggles to deal with the problems caused by recent wars in Italy. The Acacian Schism...
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#478 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Movement Toward Claustration from 2019-02-01T19:00:44
In North Africa, Fulgentius of Ruspe defends the Nicenes against the return of Arian Persecution. In Gaul, Caesarius of Arles writes the first Western rule for Monastic Women. In Italy, Theodoric s...
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#477 – A History of the Catholic Church – The School of Nisibis from 2019-01-25T19:00:30
The School of Nisibis and Narsai spread the Christology of Theodore of Mopsuestia throughout the Church of the East. Links: Mar Jacob Church in Nisibis by Gareth Hughes. Some examples of NarsaiR...
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#476 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Church of the East Defines Itself from 2019-01-18T19:00:20
The Church of the East moves away from the Church of the Roman Empire through the adaptation of married clergy and the adaptation of the Christology of Theodore of Mopsuestia as its official teachi...
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#475 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Schism Continues from 2019-01-11T19:00:37
As the conflict between East and West over the Henotikon continues, Pope Felix III needs to deal with Nicenes in North Africa abandoning the faith and the Ostrogoths invading Italy. We also look at...
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#474 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Acacian Schism from 2019-01-04T19:00:47
Zeno’s Henotikon succeeds in establishing a tenuous religious peace in the East but provokes schism with Pope Felix III over its apparent failure to defend the Council of Chalcedon and Acaciu...
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#473 – A History of the Catholic Church – Faustus and the Henotikon from 2018-12-28T19:00:39
St. Faustus of Riez leads the bishops of Gaul against the theology of Predestination showing that the defeat of Pelagius has not meant the complete acceptance of Augustine. In the East, in an attem...
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#472 – A History of the Catholic Church – Barbarian Domination from 2018-12-21T19:00:43
In the West, the Fall of Roman power in the West meant the domination of Arians in the Kingdom of the Vandals of North Africa, the Kingdom of the Visigoths in Hispania and Gaul and the Kingdom of O...
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