Deep in History

The Eucharist - Deep in History, Ep. 41

Marcus Grodi and Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson continue their series through "Against Heresies" by St. Irenaeus of Lyons by looking more at Book V of this important Christian work.

They talk about how St. Irenaeus discusses the Eucharist as the essential focus of Christian worship, and how Irenaeus asserts that this has been the case from the beginning.

Marcus and Msgr. Steenson also look at St. Irenaeus' thoughts on how the Eucharist is our means of spiritual growth and communion with God. Writing in the 2nd century AD, St. Irenaeus shows us that from the beginning, Christians understood that God intended to communicate spiritual truths through physical signs in the sacraments.

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The Importance of the Incarnation - Deep in History, Ep. 40

Marcus Grodi and Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson continue their study of Against Heresies by early Church father St. Irenaeus of Lyons. In this episode, they look at the difficulties that St. Irenaeus faced in regard to teaching the Gospel in an era plagued with heresies and confusion about the person of Jesus Christ.

St. Irenaeus says that we had to see and hear Jesus in order to know Him more perfectly and therefore have more perfect communion with God. His perfect offering of Himself was the only thing that could save us. And the incarnate Jesus shows us the Father in ways that we were never able to conceive of before.

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By Our Own Fault - Deep in History, Ep. 39

Marcus Grodi and Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson continue their exploration of St. Irenaeus of Lyons' classic work Against Heresies, written in the 2nd century AD.

They continue to look at what St. Irenaeus has to say about the gift of free will, and the incredible responsibility that comes along with it. We can talk about the way that we are tempted, and we can point to the ways we are influenced, but ultimately, we each are responsible for how we respond to God, whether by obeying Him, or by rejecting Him.

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The Ancient Law of Man's Liberty - Deep in History, Ep. 38

Marcus Grodi and Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson continue their study of Against Heresies by St. Ireneaus of Lyons, looking more into Book IV of this important early Christian work.

In his opposition to Gnostics, Marcionites, and other heretical groups, St. Irenaeus mentions a number of reasons why the apostolic deposit of faith should be trusted rather than innovations and new interpretations by leaders who impose their own opinions on the Gospel. He also emphasizes the importance of free will in allowing us to respond to God's love with our own love, and why that matters from a theological and philosophical perspective.

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The Truly Spiritual Disciple - Deep in History, Ep. 37

Marcus Grodi and Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson continue through Book IV of "Against Heresies" by St. Irenaeus of Lyons.

What does it mean to be a truly spiritual disciple of Jesus Christ? Marcus and Msgr. Steenson explore what St. Irenaeus has to say about conforming our will to Christ, to see as He sees, and to go where He asks us to go, living in communion with the Church that He himself established. They also look at the way that St. Paul's dialogue with the Corinthians serves as the backdrop for St. Irenaeus as he explores these questions.

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An Apostolic Witness - Deep in History, Ep. 36

Marcus Grodi and Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson continue their study of "Against Heresies" by St. Irenaeus of Lyons.

St. Irenaeus focuses in this section on the importance of trusting the apostolic deposit of faith. He refers to how the interpretation of the Scriptures was passed to him by his own mentors, who themselves learned it at the feet of the apostles. Irenaeus is not merely passing on some ideas that he has personally found compelling; he is guarding a deposit of teachings that was entrusted to him by apostolic teachers who gave their lives to preserve them.

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The Church is the Nurse - Deep in History, Ep. 35

Marcus Grodi and Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson continue their study of "Against Heresies" by St. Irenaeus of Lyons by continuing through Book IV.

They look at the way that God speaks to us through His created order, through the lives of our ancestors, and through His gift of the Church. And ultimately, it is through the ministry of the Church that God has given us the lens to properly understand both creation and history.

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We Are All in this Together - Deep in History, Ep 34

Marcus Grodi and Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson continue their study of "Against Heresies" by early Church father St. Irenaeus of Lyons.

Christians are called to build a civilization of God's love on the earth. But it is impossible to live this love of God and love of neighbor on our own; we must live it in the unity of the Church that Christ established and continues to sustain.

St. Irenaeus of Lyons reminds us that God's vision for His people was given through families in the Old Covenant, and that God's family continues today in the Church.

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Seeing God (And Living to Tell About It) - Deep in History, Ep. 33

Marcus Grodi and Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson continue their series on Against Heresies by St. Irenaeus of Lyons.

 

Prior to the coming of Jesus, no one could see the face of God and live. But by taking on human flesh, Jesus shows us who God is in a new and startling way, and what we know about who God is becomes radically expanded by the incarnation. Marcus and Msgr. Steenson look at what St. Irenaeus has to say about what it means to "see" God.

 

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The True Sacrifice - Deep in History, Ep. 32

Marcus Grodi and Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson continue through Book IV of Against Heresies by St. Ireneaus of Lyons with a discussion of the question of sacrifice in Christianity.

Some of the interlocutors of St. Irenaeus believed that Christ did away with the very idea of sacrifices. But as St. Irenaeus points out, those sacrifices were not negated by Christ, but fulfilled in him. And when He gave us His body and blood, saying "do this in remembrance of me," He showed us what all those sacrifices of the old covenant were building toward.

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