Thursday, December 18, 2025

St. Photios, the Mystagoge, and the Council of 879

This week Dr. Jenkins ends his look at St. Photios's thought on the Filioque by speaking about both his Mystagoge of the Holy Spirit and the council of 879.

Friday, December 12, 2025

St. Photios and the Filioque: An Introduction

This week we continue looking at matter of the Schism, and in particular the theological and philosophical underpinings of the doctrine laid bare first by St. Photios, patriarch of Constantinople.

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Persecuted Monastics and Imperial Factions

This week Dr. Jenkins returns to the question of the Schism, but focusing again on the questions surrounding the Patriarchates of St. Ignatios and St. Photios, and the papacy of Nicholas I.

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Pope St. Leo the Great as Legal Heir of St. Peter

In this issue Dr. Jenkins returns to the question of the powers and prerogatives of the pope, and what this has to do with the Schism.

Thursday, November 20, 2025

An Episode 1700 Years in the Making 4

This episode Dr. Jenkins concludes his series on the Council of Nicaea and its implications for the Orthodox Church.