Hagios Dose: Recent Episodes
Bill & Sarah Dykstra
Black Lives Matter- What We Believe
BLM - Different from the Slogan
BLM - Anti-Family and Anti-Capitalist
BLM - Pro-Choice
BLM - Trent Horn
Link to The Life of Euprhosyne: http://belarusjournal.com/sites/default/files/JBS_1969_1_The%20Life%20of%20Saint%20Euphrosyne%20of%20Po%C5%82ack.pdf
Churches of Belarus:
https://thesanetravel.com/travels/belarus/beatiful-places-of-worship-to-visit-in-belarus
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This is a follow-up from an episode we did last summer on Ss. Boris & Gleb. They were some of the first saints of the Rusyn people, and for a reason. This episode focuses on their reception by the newly baptized christians of the Kievan Rus.
This weekend we are celebrating Palm Sunday. With the help of the writings of St. Theophylact, Bill goes through the rich symbolism of Sunday's passage. Get your ass ready for this one!
Over a month ago we gave a presentation on St. Cyril. This is a sequel to that episode. Today we're commemorating his brother St. Methodius. Bill talks about how Methodius plays his own part in God's plan for salvation. He also talks about the hardship Methodius faced in the mission field. We hope you enjoy!
Life of Mary of Egypt by St. Sophronius of Jerusalem
Royal Doors’ Examination of Conscience
Bishop Barron on Faith
Taylor Marshal and Timothy Flanders on Scripture
John of Damascus on the Cross
In today's episode Bill covers St. Theodora, Empress of Constantinople. Theodora worked behind the scenes to see the fall of the iconoclastic controversy. Sarah talks about her experience thus far with writing icons and the spiritual insights there are to being an iconographer.
Try this recipe for Xenia Stars:
https://www.byzimom.com/post/january-24-the-wreath-of-st-xenia-of-rome?fbclid=IwAR3otR3tX3GUr3lXP8twFK1Mlb_buiTacEcZTpkKzxuFN0BtFQkyaqwU0gE
For the Xenia Stars :https://www.byzimom.com/post/january-24-the-wreath-of-st-xenia-of-rome?fbclid=IwAR3otR3tX3GUr3lXP8twFK1Mlb_buiTacEcZTpkKzxuFN0BtFQkyaqwU0gE
Chains of Peter Soup by Byzimom.com :https://www.byzimom.com/post/january-16-commemoration-of-the-chains-of-st-peter
If you’re interested in reading Russia and the Universal Church: http://www.strobertbellarmine.net/books/Solovyev--Russia_Universal_Church.pdf
Bill talks about the life of St. Gregory of Nyssa. He also mentions a controversy surrounding the writings of this 4th Century saint that still loom today.
For a translation of the Life of Nicholas: https://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/vita-per-Michaelem.pdf
Sean’s Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/PrairieIconHouses?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=739310641&ga_search_query=icon%20house
James' martyrdom is difficult to listen to. If you have young children around, we suggest listening with headphones.
Bill and Sarah pull from St. John's homily on Ephesians 5 and discuss their highlights.
Bill reads some of St. Nestor's own words and introduces our new reccurring guest host Sean! check out Sean's other project, Prairie Icon Houses on Etsy and Instagram @prairieiconhouses
Examples of the icons discussed in today’s episode can be found in our blog post at www.theswordandthecloud.com
Thank you to St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church in South Bend, IN for posting this great summary of St. Demetrios’ life. “The Passion of St. Demetrios”: http://saintandrewgoc.org/home/2016/10/26/the-passion-of-the-holy-glorious-great-martyr-of-christ-demetrios?fbclid=IwAR2f84vr1-XsfrHL1irrZeUFsoSG8RD0fsBoNkQK-XlNm1tlqqwKxgNBCYY
“The Miracles of St. Demetrios”: http://saintandrewgoc.org/home/2016/10/26/the-passion-of-the-holy-glorious-great-martyr-of-christ-demetrios?fbclid=IwAR2f84vr1-XsfrHL1irrZeUFsoSG8RD0fsBoNkQK-XlNm1tlqqwKxgNBCYY
The Byzantine Life Blog—where you can read more about the Myrrh-streaming icon: http://saintandrewgoc.org/home/2016/10/26/the-passion-of-the-holy-glorious-great-martyr-of-christ-demetrios?fbclid=IwAR2f84vr1-XsfrHL1irrZeUFsoSG8RD0fsBoNkQK-XlNm1tlqqwKxgNBCYY
https://librivox.org/search?title=The+Life+of+Saint+Macrina&author=NYSSA&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=catalog_date&search_page=1&search_form=advanced
Here is the full story: https://santafebronia.wordpress.com/the-story-of-saint-febronia-of-nisibis-304-305/
. . . In which Bill prides himself on not making any reference to a certain musical group. But, alas, his wife is the one editing and uploading these episodes . . .
Apologies for missing an episode on Monday. In place of that, here is a longer bonus episode about St. Bartholomew’s story.
Is this how you do show notes? Here’s the link to all the stories of St. Patrick.
https://www.ecatholic2000.com/patrick2/untitled-268.shtml
There was a great appearance over Jerusalem once. Today we get an eye-witness account of a giant cross appearing over Jerusalem
Hey everybody,
Today we commemorate the Righteous Job. Hear what St. John Chrysostom had to say about the OT figure.
Hey folks,
Today we commemorate St. Athanasius. He’s a Church Father who suffered for the truth of Christ’s divinity. Listen in and enjoy!
It’s a double-header today! We also commemorate the Prophet Jeremiah. Have a listen and enjoy!
Hey folks,
Here is one of the New Martyrs of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Learn about a man who died for his faith at the hands of the Soviets. Truly an inspiration to the entire church.
Welcome to The Sword and the Cloud—an online project dedicated to Hagiography, Iconography, Faith and Art. We are Bill and Sarah, a married couple in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada practicing our faith in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic tradition. We have many exciting things coming up to share with all ya’ll on the interweb, the first of which launches on Bright Monday (Easter Monday). Stay tuned for the announcement and full details with more details early next week!