Constantine: I am summoning you to a council where many bishops of the ecumene will be present to discuss the teachings of the presbyter Arius. A Modern Orthodox: A council? Why would we need to have one of those? Constantine: Because we need to have stability in my empire and the followers of Arius are […]
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Michael Liccione – Responding to EO Critiques on Development of Doctrine. Freelance writer Michael Liccione earned his PhD in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania. He has taught philosophy at a dozen Catholic and secular institutions and has served on the editorial staff of First Things.
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Michael Lofton, Erick Ybarra and William Albrecht interview Fr Laurent Cleenewerck on his book His Broken Body. Father Cleenewerck’s book may be found here: https://www.amazon.com/His-Broken-Bod…
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Michael Lofton and Erick Ybarra interview Father Josiah Trenham on Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
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Michael does a review of Bishop Hilarion on The Reception of the Ecumenical Councils in the Early Church.
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Much ink has been spilled on how to properly understand the First Vatican Council’s teaching on Papal supremacy, which Canon 331 in the Code of Canon Law summarizes as being “supreme, full, immediate, and universal ordinary power…”. The profuse number of documents addressing this doctrine are abundant, partly due to the problem of ultramontanism within […]
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Michael Lofton, Craig Truglia, Erick Ybarra and Sub Deacon Daniel Kakish discuss Marian apparitions from a Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox perspective.
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Michael and Erick discuss Catholicism and primacy with Fr. Patrick Ramsey. He is the author of The Church: Deifying Relations available here: https://www.amazon.com/Church-Deifying-Relations-John-Ramsey/dp/172182300X/ref=pd_rhf_se_p_img_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=NPZDPN3291FQFBG14CE4
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Immaculate Conception Round Table with Michael Lofton, Craig Truglia, Cal and Sub Deacon Kakish. This video expresses the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant and Oriental Orthodox perspectives.
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Craig and Erick debate who started the East vs. West schism.
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Timothy Flanders joins us in discussing his conversion from Eastern Orthodoxy to Roman Catholicism and addresses difficulties in both Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism. Visit Timothy’s website at: https://meaningofcatholic.com/
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Michael, Craig and Cal discuss the Frankish vs. the Byzantine view of icons in a round table format.
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Michael, Erick and Dr. Trueman discuss justification, sola scriptura, the pontificate of Pope Francis, ecumenical relations with Eastern Orthodoxy, predestination and much more.
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Michael Lofton and co-host Erick Ybarra discuss the reception and rebaptism of converts in the Eastern Orthodox Church with guest Fr. John Whiteford.
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In this episode, Michael critiques Todd Friel’s critique of Eastern Orthodoxy, discussing issues such as justification, sola fide, baptismal regeneration and many other topics.
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In this video, Michael and Craig discuss the topic of the Canon of Scripture, with an emphasis on the Old Testament Canon, in relation to the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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Erick Ybarra and Craig Truglia debated the thesis: Are Ecumenical Councils to be Identified by the Reception Theory. Craig took the Pro position and Erick took the Con. Michael Lofton served as the moderator.
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In this video, Michael goes over Kallistos Ware’s talk about how to identify an Ecumenical Council in Eastern Orthodoxy and discusses some of the difficulties with it.
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Introduction Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics have many similarities. It can be argued that the two communions share much in common concerning of the Trinity, Scripture, Redemption, the Sacraments and Eschatology. The obstacles remaining between the two ecclesiastical bodies, however, are profound, and result in a lack of Eucharistic communion. These obstacles will be explored […]
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In this video, Michael interviews Dustin Quick about his conversion to Roman Catholicism from Islam and discusses topics from the Nation of Islam to Eastern Orthodoxy
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In this video, Michael discusses the need for apologists to use equal measures (consistent arguments that do not undermine their own position) when criticizing another’s position. The need to examine proof texts critically is also addressed.
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In this video Erick and Michael go over some of the arguments for and against both the Eastern and the Western views of the papacy in the first millennium.
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In this video, Michael Lofton goes over some of the differences between Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism with a heavy emphasis on the papacy and the magisterium. Other differences, such as the filioque or how to identify ecumenical councils within each tradition are also covered.
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