Word & Table
Word and Table is a weekly podcast about liturgy, sacrament, and the great tradition of Christian worship and why it is vital in our world today.
It is hosted by Fr. Alex Wilgus, rector at Redemption Anglican Church in The Colony, TX and features Fr. Stephen Gauthier, the Canon Theologian of the Diocese of the Upper Midwest in the Anglican Church in North America
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 322
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Requirements for Ordination
What do you need to know before being ordained?
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God as Fire
The many ways the Bible uses the image of fire to represent God.
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Items Used in the Eucharist
A summary of the names of the various items used in the Eucharistic liturgy in high and low traditions.
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Jesus Walks on Water
What is the significance of Jesus walking on the waves and getting into the boat in the Gospel of John?
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The Dead Sea Scrolls
What are the Dead Sea Scrolls and what was their impact on biblical scholarship and the reliability of the sacred scriptures?
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Gregory the Great
The life, writings, music, and enduring wisdom of Gregory the Great.
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Biblical Terms for Jews and Non-Jews
We discuss the names for groups of Jews and non-Jews in the Bible: when they arose and whom they refer to.
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The Ethiopian Eunuch
What is the significance of the story of the supernatural conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch? What is his background and why is he singled out as one of the few individual conversion stories in Acts?
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The Visitation of the Virgin Mary
The story of Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth in the Gospel of Luke packs a great deal of Old Testament significance into a short episode.
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St. Paul's Epistles
An overview of the letters of St. Paul: their chronology, themes, and historical context.
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The Parable of the Growing Seed
What does the parable of the growing seed in Mark 4 mean and why is it so similar to the better known parable of the sower?
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The Seven Deadly Sins
Where did the familiar list of the Seven Deadly Sins come from? Which sins are on this "worst sin" list and what are their counteracting virtues?
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The Feeding of the 4,000
Why is there a second feeding miracle in the gospels with a slightly reduced head count? How does it connect to Jesus's gospel mission?
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Obstacles to Prayer
Why is it hard to pray and what are the most common things that get in the way of our duty to pray?
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Pope & Crown
How did the English break with the Pope really happen? Did it all come down to Henry VIII or was there more to the story?
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John Cassian
A revered Father in both the East and the West who developed monasticism and wrote down and early draft of the Seven Deadly Sins.
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Ember Days
What are Ember Days and how and why do we observe them?
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Holiness
What does the word 'holy' mean and how do people become holy?
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The Resurrection of the Body
How is the Christian vision of the afterlife different from other ancient religions? What is the difference between the immortality of the soul and the resurrection of the flesh? How is eternal life …