Clumsy Theosis Catholic Podcast

The Letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch: Link Between the Apostles and the Church Fathers

on October 17, 2020August 3, 2021 By Richaél Lucero | Clumsy Theosis Founder

“Ad fontes” is Latin for “back to the sources.” Returning to the sources of the Catholic Church is the best way to learn about the Faith. After the scriptures, St. Ignatius of Antioch is the perfect place to start. He wrote seven letters while escorted to Rome from Antioch to be martyred. They paint a vivid picture of the Catholic Church after the time of the Apostles. Listen as Richaél Lucero points out some of her favorite parts in these need-to-read Catholic letters.

The Trinity and Jesus in the Early Church—part 4

on October 27, 2019August 3, 2021 By Richaél Lucero | Clumsy Theosis Founder

Why do we profess Christ is fully God AND fully man? What is the hypostatic union? What do these questions have to do with Advent? Find out as Richaél Lucero covers the Christological heresies between the fourth and eighth centuries in the final installment of this series.

The Trinity and Jesus in the Early Church—part 3

on October 8, 2019August 3, 2021 By Richaél Lucero | Clumsy Theosis Founder

The most prominent heresy of the fourth century was the catalyst behind the Nicene Creed that we profess at every Divine Liturgy and Holy Mass. Richaél Lucero lays out the history and theology of this controversy.

The Trinity and Jesus in the Early Church—part 2

on October 8, 2019August 3, 2021 By Richaél Lucero | Clumsy Theosis Founder

Richaél Lucero continues her explanation of the heresies about the Trinity and the nature of Christ that plagued the early Church. Learn this history from the second century and Byzantine prayers to foster relationships with each person of the Trinity.

The Trinity and Jesus in the Early Church—part 1

on September 6, 2019August 3, 2021 By Richaél Lucero | Clumsy Theosis Founder

Some Christians of the Early Church couldn’t grasp that there is one God in three persons or that Jesus was both fully human and fully divine—resulting in heresy. Listen to Richaél Lucero describe the heresies about the Trinity and the nature of Christ that plagued the early Church and how they were disputed.

The Trinity: The Central Mystery of Our Faith

on August 23, 2019August 3, 2021 By Richaél Lucero | Clumsy Theosis Founder

There is one central truth of Christianity that all our beliefs hang upon—the Trinity. Since the time of the apostles, the Church has corrected false teachings (heresies) about the triune God.