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Benedict VIII marks the (second) beginning of the "Tusculan Papacy", but will he take after his Pornocracy predecessors? In his episode, we discuss a potential precedent set, Norman alliances, Saracen invasions, and the Truce of God.    Support Pontifacts: Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pontifactspod Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pontifactspodcast  Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/pontifactspod Amazon Wishlist: https://tinyurl.com/pontifactswishlist  

Is there such a thing as a natural monk? Saint Luke was born in 896 to pious parents who came from Aegina but were forced to settle on the Greek mainland due to Saracen raids. From his earliest years, he showed a desire for a life of ascesis and contemplation usually only found in seasoned elders. He abstained from all flesh, cheese, eggs, and delicacies, drank only water, and kept a total fast on Wednesdays and Fridays. While herding cattle or tilling the family fields, he would often give away his food and even his clothing to the poor, returning home naked. When his father died, he abandoned farm work to devote himself entirely to prayer, making such progress that he was often lifted above the ground while praying. After a time he secretly left home and entered a monastery in Athens (he was now only fourteen years old), but the abbot sent him home after seeing his mother every night in dream, tearfully calling for her son. He returned home for a while, but when he had obtained her permission to leave once again set out upon the monastic life. He traveled widely, living as a hermit in various places, sometimes attached to a monastery and sometimes not. Often he would be forced to move by the number of visitors who learned of his holiness, no matter how secretly he tried to live, and came to him for prayer or a word of counsel or prophecy. Once he lived for three years on the island of Ampelon; his sister would occasionally bring him some bread, but he gave much of it away to the needy or to passing sailors. Finally, his health damaged, he returned to the mainland at the entreaties of his disciples and settled at a place called Stirion (which may be a corruption of Soterion), where he built a hermitage.   Saint Luke fell ill in his seventh year at Stirion. Embracing his disciples, he asked them to pray for him, prophesying that the place where he died would someday be the site of a great church and monastery; he then reposed in peace and joy.   His tomb exuded a fragrant oil which was collected and burned in a lamp, and many miracles and healings were wrought at the tomb. As the Saint had predicted, two churches and a monastery were built there, and the monastery of Hosios Lukas became a great place of pilgrimage, as it remains to this day.

Originally from Oklahoma, Carlton Saffa fell in love with northwest Arkansas, graduating from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. He currently lives in Little Rock with his wife and children, and serves as the chief market officer for the Quapaw Nation's Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff. Saffa was Saracen's first employee and oversaw the licensure of the enterprise in all forums, including the property's casino gaming license. In addition, he served as a representative in the construction of the Saracen Annex, a facility that features 300 slot machines and which was completed and operational in 100 days. Saracen's main property was developed in parallel, and Saffa was onsite daily throughout. Today, as CMO, Saffa is directly responsible for all outward-facing functions of the property as well as day-to-day management of the property's 800+ employees, which is co-managed by Saffa alongside two additional senior executives. Saffa has previously worked under Governor Asa Hutchinson and currently serves on the board of directors for a variety of organizations, including the Arkansas Symphony, the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce, and the Historic Arkansas Museum.

The Holy Fathers at Mount Sinai lived in the wilderness around the holy mountain before the Emperor Justinian built the famous Monastery there in 527. The brethren were attacked by a band of Saracen barbarians who massacred Doulas, the superior of the community, and most of the other monks. They only stopped when a pillar of fire rose to the sky from the summit of Sinai, causing them to flee in fear.   The Forty-three Holy Fathers at Raithu were massacred on December 22, but are commemorated together with the fathers of Sinai. They lived the monastic life on the shores of the Red Sea. One day about three hundred Ethiopian barbarians raided the area, killing many Christians and enslaving their wives and children. They attacked the church at Raithu, where forty-three fathers had taken shelter. Their abbot Paul enjoined them to persist in prayer to the end, putting no stock in the passing life of this world, which they had renounced when they came to the desert. No sooner had he finished his prayer than the barbarians broke in, slaughtering all the monks but one, who escaped to bring news of the attack to Mt Sinai. When the barbarians returned to their ships they found that the Christians had run their vessels onto the rocks. Enraged, they killed all their prisoners. They themselves were massacred by a band of armed Christians who arrived soon afterward.

Originally from Oklahoma, Carlton Saffa fell in love with northwest Arkansas, graduating from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. He currently lives in Little Rock with his wife and children, and serves as the chief market officer for the Quapaw Nation's Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff. Saffa was Saracen's first employee and oversaw the licensure of the enterprise in all forums, including the property's casino gaming license. In addition, he served as a representative in the construction of the Saracen Annex, a facility that features 300 slot machines and which was completed and operational in 100 days. Saracen's main property was developed in parallel, and Saffa was onsite daily throughout. Today, as CMO, Saffa is directly responsible for all outward-facing functions of the property as well as day-to-day management of the property's 800+ employees, which is co-managed by Saffa alongside two additional senior executives. Saffa has previously worked under Governor Asa Hutchinson and currently serves on the board of directors for a variety of organizations, including the Arkansas Symphony, the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce, and the Historic Arkansas Museum.

He lived during the years when Constantinople was held in captivity by the Crusaders, and the Imperial government was in exile in Nicaea. Simon fled the world at a young age and traveled to the Holy Mountain, where he submitted himself to a strict but wise Elder for many years. In time, seeking greater seclusion, he moved to a small cave on the western side of Mt Athos, near a cliff that towered a thousand feet above the sea. One night, a few days before the Feast of the Nativity, he saw a star move across the sky and come to rest above the cliff near his cave. Taking this as a demonic delusion, he ignored it; but on the Eve of Nativity, the star once again took its place above the cliff, and Simon heard a voice from heaven saying 'Be in no doubt, Simon, faithful servant of my Son! See this sign, and do not leave this spot in search of greater solitude as you have in mind, for it is here that I want you to establish your monastery, for the salvation of many souls.' Soon afterward, three young monks from wealthy Macedonian families, who had heard of the Saint's holiness, came and laid their wealth at his feet, asking that he accept them as disciples. Simon sent for builders and ordered them to construct a monastery on the very edge of the precipitous cliff. The builders at first refused, saying the work was much too dangerous; but, persuaded by a miracle worked through the Saint's prayers, they were convinced. As soon as the building was finished, the monastic community began to grow rapidly.   In his own lifetime St Simon was the source of many miracles, prophecies and healings. Once the monastery was attacked by Saracen pirates. Simon went to meet them with gifts, hoping to dissuade them from attacking. When the pirates attacked him, they were blinded, and the arm of one of them was paralyzed when he attempted to strike the Saint. All of them were healed when the holy man prayed for them, and at this wonder they all repented, received Baptism and became monks.   Saint Simon reposed in peace. A fragrant, healing balm afterwards flowed from his tomb in great quantities, so that he came to be called Myroblytis, 'Myrrh-gusher' or 'Outpourer of Myrrh.' In subsequent years, the monastery was destroyed and rebuilt more than once, and no trace now remains of the tomb.

“And from that moment on, he was addressed as emperor and Augustus!” The coronation of Charlemagne on Christmas Day 800 AD, is one of the landmark moments in all world history. More than three centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, the emperors had returned once more, and a Caesar ruled in Rome. But how did this legendary event come to pass? For many years Charlemagne, though a formidable figure, had been but one power player in the game of empires, competing with the emperor of Constantinople and the new Pope in Rome. Then, in 797 a spectacular crisis struck Constantinople. The cruel and politically feckless emperor, Constantine VI, was ruthlessly usurped by his mother, Irene, who became the first and only ruling empress in the whole sweep of Roman history. In the West though, her rule as a woman was not acknowledged. To Charlemagne, then, it seemed the perfect opportunity to claim the vacant throne. What unfolded after this would see Rome and Constantinople lock horns in a terrible power struggle, involving blindings, mutilation and political scheming. With Charlemagne acting as arbiter between them, would he take the ultimate step and become, for the first time since 476 AD, the emperor in Rome? Join Tom and Dominic for the climax of their epic series on Charlemagne: the Frankish king turned emperor, who transformed the western world forever. What would become of his mighty empire, faced with Saracen pirates, vikings and division? _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett Editor: Aaliyah Akude Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Decree of the Holy, Great, Ecumenical Synod, the Second of Nice (787 AD). 549   (Found in Labbe and Cossart, Concilia. Tom. VII., col. 552.)   THE holy, great, and Ecumenical Synod which by the grace of God and the will of the pious and Christ-loving Emperors, Constantine and Irene, his mother, was gathered together for the second time at Nice, the illustrious metropolis of Bithynia, in the holy church of God which is named Sophia, having followed the tradition of the Catholic Church, hath defined as follows: Christ our Lord, who hath bestowed upon us the light of the knowledge of himself, and hath redeemed us from the darkness of idolatrous madness, having espoused to himself the Holy Catholic Church without spot or defect, promised that he would so preserve her: and gave his word to this effect to his holy disciples when he said: “Lo! I am with you always, even unto the end of the world,” which promise he made, not only to them, but to us also who should believe in his name through their word. But some, not considering of this gift, and having become fickle through the temptation of the wily enemy, have fallen from the right faith; for, withdrawing from the traditions of the Catholic Church, they have erred from the truth and as the proverb saith: “The husbandmen have gone astray in their own husbandry and have gathered in their hands nothingness,” because certain priests, priests in name only, not in fact, had dared to speak against the God-approved ornament of the sacred monuments, of whom God cries aloud through the prophet, “Many pastors have corrupted my vineyard, they have polluted my portion.” And, forsooth, following profane men, led astray by their carnal sense, they have calumniated the Church of Christ our God, which he hath espoused to himself, and have failed to distinguish between holy and profane, styling the images of our Lord and of his Saints by the same name as the statues of diabolical idols. Seeing which things, our Lord God (not willing to behold his people corrupted by such manner of plague) hath of his good pleasure called us together, the chief of his priests, from every quarter, moved with a divine zeal and brought hither by the will of our princes, Constantine and Irene, to the end that the traditions of the Catholic Church may receive stability by our common decree. Therefore, with all diligence, making a thorough examination and analysis, and following the trend of the truth, we diminish nought, we add nought, but we preserve unchanged all things which pertain to the Catholic Church, and following the Six Ecumenical Synods, especially that which met in this illustrious metropolis of Nice, as also that which was afterwards gathered together in the God-protected Royal City. We believe…life of the world to come. Amen.535 We detest and anathematize Arius and all the sharers of his absurd opinion; also Macedonius and those who following him are well styled “Foes of the Spirit” (Pneumatomachi). We confess that our Lady, St. Mary, is properly and truly the Mother of God, because she was the Mother after the flesh of One Person of the Holy Trinity, to wit, Christ our God, as the Council of Ephesus has already defined when it cast out of the Church the impious Nestorius with his colleagues, because he taught that there were two Persons [in Christ]. With the Fathers of this synod we confess that he who was incarnate of the immaculate Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary has two natures, recognizing him as perfect God and perfect man, as also the Council of Chalcedon hath promulgated, expelling from the divine Atrium [αὐλῆς] as blasphemers, Eutyches and Dioscorus; and placing in the same category Severus, Peter and a number of others, blaspheming in divers fashions. Moreover, with these we anathematize the fables of Origen, Evagrius, and Didymus, in accordance with the decision of 550 the Fifth Council held at Constantinople. We affirm that in Christ there be two wills and two operations according to the reality of each nature, as also the Sixth Synod, held at Constantinople, taught, casting out Sergius, Honorius, Cyrus, Pyrrhus, Macarius, and those who agree with them, and all those who are unwilling to be reverent. To make our confession short, we keep unchanged all the ecclesiastical traditions handed down to us, whether in writing or verbally, one of which is the making of pictorial representations, agreeable to the history of the preaching of the Gospel, a tradition useful in many respects, but especially in this, that so the incarnation of the Word of God is shown forth as real and not merely phantastic, for these have mutual indications and without doubt have also mutual significations. We, therefore, following the royal pathway and the divinely inspired authority of our Holy Fathers and the traditions of the Catholic Church (for, as we all know, the Holy Spirit indwells her), define with all certitude and accuracy that just as the figure of the precious and life-giving Cross, so also the venerable and holy images, as well in painting and mosaic as of other fit materials, should be set forth in the holy churches of God, and on the sacred vessels and on the vestments and on hangings and in pictures both in houses and by the wayside, to wit, the figure of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ, of our spotless Lady, the Mother of God, of the honourable Angels, of all Saints and of all pious people. For by so much more frequently as they are seen in artistic representation, by so much more readily are men lifted up to the memory of their prototypes, and to a longing after them; and to these should be given due salutation and honourable reverence (ἀσπασμὸν καὶ τιμητικὴν προσκύνησιν), not indeed that true worship of faith (λατρείαν) which pertains alone to the divine nature; but to these, as to the figure of the precious and life-giving Cross and to the Book of the Gospels and to the other holy objects, incense and lights may be offered according to ancient pious custom. For the honour which is paid to the image passes on to that which the image represents, and he who reveres the image reveres in it the subject represented. For thus the teaching of our holy Fathers, that is the tradition of the Catholic Church, which from one end of the earth to the other hath received the Gospel, is strengthened. Thus we follow Paul, who spake in Christ, and the whole divine Apostolic company and the holy Fathers, holding fast the traditions which we have received. So we sing prophetically the triumphal hymns of the Church, “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion; Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem. Rejoice and be glad with all thy heart. The Lord hath taken away from thee the oppression of thy adversaries; thou art redeemed from the hand of thine enemies. The Lord is a King in the midst of thee; thou shalt not see evil any more, and peace be unto thee forever.” Those, therefore who dare to think or teach otherwise, or as wicked heretics to spurn the traditions of the Church and to invent some novelty, or else to reject some of those things which the Church hath received (e.g., the Book of the Gospels, or the image of the cross, or the pictorial icons, or the holy reliques of a martyr), or evilly and sharply to devise anything subversive of the lawful traditions of the Catholic Church or to turn to common uses the sacred vessels or the venerable monasteries,536 if they be Bishops or Clerics, we command that they be deposed; if religious or laics, that they be cut off from communion. [After all had signed, the acclamations began (col. 576).]   The holy Synod cried out: So we all believe, we all are so minded, we all give our consent and have signed. This is the faith of the Apostles, this is the faith of the orthodox, this is the faith which hath made firm the whole world. Believing in one God, to be celebrated in Trinity, we salute the honourable images! Those who do not so hold, let them be anathema. Those who do not thus think, let them be driven far away from the Church. For we follow the most ancient legislation of the Catholic Church. We keep the laws of the Fathers. We anathematize those who add anything to or take anything away from the Catholic Church. We anathematize the introduced novelty of the revilers of Christians. We salute the venerable 551 images. We place under anathema those who do not do this. Anathema to them who presume to apply to the venerable images the things said in Holy Scripture about idols. Anathema to those who do not salute the holy and venerable images. Anathema to those who call the sacred images idols. Anathema to those who say that Christians resort to the sacred images as to gods. Anathema to those who say that any other delivered us from idols except Christ our God. Anathema to those who dare to say that at any time the Catholic Church received idols. Many years to the Emperors, etc., etc. 535 Anastasius in his Interpretatio (Migne, Pat. Lat., Tom. CXXIX., col. 458), gives the word, “Filioque.” Cardinal Julian in the Fifth Session of the Council of Florence gave evidence that there was then extant a very ancient codex containing these words; and this MS., which was in Greek, was actually shown. The Greek scholar Gemistius Pletho remarked that if this were so, then the Latin theologians, like St. Thomas Aquinas would long ago have appealed to the Synod. (Cf. Hefele, Hist. Councils, Vol. V., p. 374, Note 2.) This reasoning is not conclusive if Cardinal Bellarmine is to be believed, who says that St. Thomas had never seen the Acts of this synod. (De Imag. Sanct., Lib. ii., cap. xxii.) 536 Constantine Copronymus turned many monasteries into soldiers' barracks. In this he has been followed by other crowned enemies of Christ. Epitome of the Definition of the Iconoclastic Conciliabulum held in Constantinople, A.D. 754.530   The Definition of the Holy, Great, and Ecumenical Seventh Synod. 543   THE holy and Ecumenical synod, which by the grace of God and most pious command of the God-beloved and orthodox Emperors, Constantine and Leo,531 now assembled in the imperial residence city, in the temple of the holy and inviolate Mother of God and Virgin Mary, surnamed in Blachernæ, have decreed as follows. Satan misguided men, so that they worshipped the creature instead of the Creator. The Mosaic law and the prophets cooperated to undo this ruin; but in order to save mankind thoroughly, God sent his own Son, who turned us away from error and the worshipping of idols, and taught us the worshipping of God in spirit and in truth. As messengers of his saving doctrine, he left us his Apostles and disciples, and these adorned the Church, his Bride, with his glorious doctrines. This ornament of the Church the holy Fathers and the six Ecumenical Councils have preserved inviolate. But the before- mentioned demi-urgos of wickedness could not endure the sight of this adornment, and gradually brought back idolatry under the appearance of Christianity. As then Christ armed his Apostles against the ancient idolatry with the power of the Holy Spirit, and sent them out into all the world, so has he awakened against the new idolatry his servants our faithful Emperors, and endowed them with the same wisdom of the Holy Spirit. Impelled by the Holy Spirit they could no longer be witnesses of the Church being laid waste by the deception of demons, and summoned the sanctified assembly of the God-beloved bishops, that they might institute at a synod a scriptural examination into the deceitful colouring of the pictures (ὁμοιωμάτων) which draws down the spirit of man from the lofty adoration (λατρείας) of God to the low and material adoration (λατρείαν) of the creature, and that they, under divine guidance, might express their view on the subject. Our holy synod therefore assembled, and we, its 338 members, follow the older synodal decrees, and accept and proclaim joyfully the dogmas handed down, principally those of the six holy Ecumenical Synods. In the first place the holy and ecumenical great synod assembled at Nice, etc. After we had carefully examined their decrees under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we found that the unlawful art of painting living creatures blasphemed the fundamental doctrine of our salvation—namely, the Incarnation of Christ, and contradicted the six holy synods. These condemned Nestorius because he divided the one Son and Word of God into two sons, and on the other side, Arius, Dioscorus, Eutyches, and Severus, because they maintained a mingling of the two natures of the one Christ. Wherefore we thought it right, to shew forth with all accuracy, in our present definition the error of such as make and venerate these, for it is the unanimous doctrine of all the holy Fathers and of the six Ecumenical Synods, that no one may imagine any kind of separation or mingling in opposition to the unsearchable, unspeakable, and incomprehensible union of the two natures in the one hypostasis or person. What avails, then, the folly of the painter, who from sinful love of gain depicts that which should not be depicted—that is, with his polluted hands he tries to fashion that which should only be believed in the heart and confessed with the mouth? He makes an image and calls it Christ. The name Christ signifies God and man. Consequently it is an image of God and man, and consequently he has in his foolish mind, in his representation of the created flesh, depicted the Godhead which cannot be represented, and thus mingled what should not be mingled. Thus he is guilty of a double blasphemy—the one in making an image of the Godhead, and the other by mingling the Godhead and manhood. Those fall into the same blasphemy who venerate the image, and the same woe rests upon both, because they err with Arius, Dioscorus, and Eutyches, and with the heresy of the Acephali. When, however, they are blamed for 544 undertaking to depict the divine nature of Christ, which should not be depicted, they take refuge in the excuse: We represent only the flesh of Christ which we have seen and handled. But that is a Nestorian error. For it should be considered that that flesh was also the flesh of God the Word, without any separation, perfectly assumed by the divine nature and made wholly divine. How could it now be separated and represented apart? So is it with the human soul of Christ which mediates between the Godhead of the Son and the dulness of the flesh. As the human flesh is at the same time flesh of God the Word, so is the human soul also soul of God the Word, and both at the same time, the soul being deified as well as the body, and the Godhead remained undivided even in the separation of the soul from the body in his voluntary passion. For where the soul of Christ is, there is also his Godhead; and where the body of Christ is, there too is his Godhead. If then in his passion the divinity remained inseparable from these, how do the fools venture to separate the flesh from the Godhead, and represent it by itself as the image of a mere man? They fall into the abyss of impiety, since they separate the flesh from the Godhead, ascribe to it a subsistence of its own, a personality of its own, which they depict, and thus introduce a fourth person into the Trinity. Moreover, they represent as not being made divine, that which has been made divine by being assumed by the Godhead. Whoever, then, makes an image of Christ, either depicts the Godhead which cannot be depicted, and mingles it with the manhood (like the Monophysites), or he represents the body of Christ as not made divine and separate and as a person apart, like the Nestorians. The only admissible figure of the humanity of Christ, however, is bread and wine in the holy Supper. This and no other form, this and no other type, has he chosen to represent his incarnation. Bread he ordered to be brought, but not a representation of the human form, so that idolatry might not arise. And as the body of Christ is made divine, so also this figure of the body of Christ, the bread, is made divine by the descent of the Holy Spirit; it becomes the divine body of Christ by the mediation of the priest who, separating the oblation from that which is common, sanctifies it. The evil custom of assigning names to the images does not come down from Christ and the Apostles and the holy Fathers; nor have these left behind them any prayer by which an image should be hallowed or made anything else than ordinary matter. If, however, some say, we might be right in regard to the images of Christ, on account of the mysterious union of the two natures, but it is not right for us to forbid also the images of the altogether spotless and ever-glorious Mother of God, of the prophets, apostles, and martyrs, who were mere men and did not consist of two natures; we may reply, first of all: If those fall away, there is no longer need of these. But we will also consider what may be said against these in particular. Christianity has rejected the whole of heathenism, and so not merely heathen sacrifices, but also the heathen worship of images. The Saints live on eternally with God, although they have died. If anyone thinks to call them back again to life by a dead art, discovered by the heathen, he makes himself guilty of blasphemy. Who dares attempt with heathenish art to paint the Mother of God, who is exalted above all heavens and the Saints? It is not permitted to Christians, who have the hope of the resurrection, to imitate the customs of demon-worshippers, and to insult the Saints, who shine in so great glory, by common dead matter. Moreover, we can prove our view by Holy Scripture and the Fathers. In the former it is said: “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth;” and: “Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath;” on which account God spoke to the Israelites on the Mount, from the midst of the fire, but showed them no image. Further: “They changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man,…and served the creature more than the Creator.” [Several other passages, even less to the point, are cited.]532 The same is taught also by the holy Fathers. [The Synod appeals to a spurious passage from Epiphanius and to one inserted into the writings of Theodotus of Ancyra, a friend of St. Cyril's; to utterances—in no way striking—of Gregory of 545 Nazianzum, of SS. Chrysostom, Basil, Athanasius of Amphilochius and of Eusebius Pamphili, from his Letter to the Empress Constantia, who had asked him for a picture of Christ.]533 Supported by the Holy Scriptures and the Fathers, we declare unanimously, in the name of the Holy Trinity, that there shall be rejected and removed and cursed out of the Christian Church every likeness which is made out of any material and colour whatever by the evil art of painters. Whoever in future dares to make such a thing, or to venerate it, or set it up in a church, or in a private house, or possesses it in secret, shall, if bishop, presbyter, or deacon, be deposed; if monk or layman, be anathematised, and become liable to be tried by the secular laws as an adversary of God and an enemy of the doctrines handed down by the Fathers. At the same time we ordain that no incumbent of a church shall venture, under pretext of destroying the error in regard to images, to lay his hands on the holy vessels in order to have them altered, because they are adorned with figures. The same is provided in regard to the vestments of churches, cloths, and all that is dedicated to divine service. If, however, the incumbent of a church wishes to have such church vessels and vestments altered, he must do this only with the assent of the holy Ecumenical patriarch and at the bidding of our pious Emperors. So also no prince or secular official shall rob the churches, as some have done in former times, under the pretext of destroying images. All this we ordain, believing that we speak as doth the Apostle, for we also believe that we have the spirit of Christ; and as our predecessors who believed the same thing spake what they had synodically defined, so we believe and therefore do we speak, and set forth a definition of what has seemed good to us following and in accordance with the definitions of our Fathers. If anyone shall not confess, according to the tradition of the Apostles and Fathers, in the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost one godhead, nature and substance, will and operation, virtue and dominion, kingdom and power in three subsistences, that is in their most glorious Persons, let him be anathema. If anyone does not confess that one of the Trinity was made flesh, let him be anathema. If anyone does not confess that the holy Virgin is truly the Mother of God, etc. If anyone does not confess one Christ both God and man, etc. If anyone does not confess that the flesh of the Lord is life-giving because it is the flesh of the Word of God, etc. If anyone does not confess two natures in Christ, etc. If anyone does not confess that Christ is seated with God the Father in body and soul, and so will come to judge, and that he will remain God forever without any grossness, etc. If anyone ventures to represent the divine image (χαρακτήρ) of the Word after the Incarnation with material colours, let him be anathema! If anyone ventures to represent in human figures, by means of material colours, by reason of the incarnation, the substance or person (ousia or hypostasis) of the Word, which cannot be depicted, and does not rather confess that even after the Incarnation he [i.e., the Word] cannot be depicted, let him be anathema! If anyone ventures to represent the hypostatic union of the two natures in a picture, and calls it Christ, and thus falsely represents a union of the two natures, etc.! If anyone separates the flesh united with the person of the Word from it, and endeavours to represent it separately in a picture, etc.! If anyone separates the one Christ into two persons, and endeavours to represent Him who was born of the Virgin separately, and thus accepts only a relative (σχετική) union of the natures, etc. If anyone represents in a picture the flesh deified by its union with the Word, and thus separates it from the Godhead, etc. If anyone endeavours to represent by material colours, God the Word as a mere man, who, although bearing the form of God, yet has assumed the form of a servant in his own person, and thus endeavours to separate him from his 546 inseparable Godhead, so that he thereby introduces a quaternity into the Holy Trinity, etc. If anyone shall not confess the holy ever-virgin Mary, truly and properly the Mother of God, to be higher than every creature whether visible or invisible, and does not with sincere faith seek her intercessions as of one having confidence in her access to our God, since she bare him, etc. If anyone shall endeavour to represent the forms of the Saints in lifeless pictures with material colours which are of no value (for this notion is vain and introduced by the devil), and does not rather represent their virtues as living images in himself, etc. If anyone denies the profit of the invocation of Saints, etc. If anyone denies the resurrection of the dead, and the judgment, and the condign retribution to everyone, endless torment and endless bliss, etc. If anyone does not accept this our Holy and Ecumenical Seventh Synod, let him be anathema from the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost, and from the seven holy Ecumenical Synods! [Then follows the prohibition of the making or teaching any other faith, and the penalties for disobedience. After this follow the acclamations.] The divine Kings Constantine and Leo said: Let the holy and ecumenical synod say, if with the consent of all the most holy bishops the definition just read has been set forth. The holy synod cried out: Thus we all believe, we all are of the same mind. We have all with one voice and voluntarily subscribed. This is the faith of the Apostles. Many years to the Emperors! They are the light of orthodoxy! Many years to the orthodox Emperors! God preserve your Empire! You have now more firmly proclaimed the inseparability of the two natures of Christ! You have banished all idolatry! You have destroyed the heresies of Germanus [of Constantinople], George and Mansur [μανσουρ, John Damascene]. Anathema to Germanus, the double-minded, and worshipper of wood! Anathema to George, his associate, to the falsifier of the doctrine of the Fathers! Anathema to Mansur, who has an evil name and Saracen opinions! To the betrayer of Christ and the enemy of the Empire, to the teacher of impiety, the perverter of Scripture, Mansur, anathema! The Trinity has deposed these three!534 In this epitome of the verbose definition of the council, I have followed for the most part Hefele. (Hist. of the Councils, Vol. V., p. 309 et seqq.) Now four years old. These are Hefele's words. These are Hefele's words. These are not given in full but are sufficient to give the true gist.

We hear more about the NIL situation and visit with Saracen's Carlton Saffa on his proposed solution and why it is being held up.

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Mary Jane Fox takes us on a spiritual journey to Assisi, Italy, to uncover the story of a eucharistic miracle involving St. Clare of Assisi. Discover how St. Clare's unwavering faith and devotion to the Eucharist saved her convent from an attack by Saracen soldiers. On today's journey, we will: Be introduced to a courageous woman who was a part of a Eucharistic Miracle that saved lives. Hear about a specific Eucharistic Miracle and how that story continues to give hope to many. Discover how adoring Jesus in the Eucharist can lead us closer to Him. Click here to visit the official webpage for this episode. Jewel for the Journey: "God will be your helper and best consoler!" - St. Clare of Assisi Do you like what you hear? Become a Missionary of Hope by sponsoring a month of Journeys of Hope 2024 Radio Broadcast & Podcast! Click here to get started. Learn more at PilgrimCenterOfHope.org/Journeys Help us spread hope! PilgrimCenterOfHope.org/Donate

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The drama isnt going away and Adam and Porter talk about the ongoing back and forth with Saracen and Oaklawn that is getting everyone involved in coming up with a solution. They break down a bad fall camp practice and how they will respond moving forward. Liliana Hanke from Vulcan Pickleball based in Hot Springs joins the show to talk about the instate company that is a part of the fastest growing sport in the country and could we see this in 2028 Olympics and even high school sports in Arkansas.

Nick, in Kentucky for the Derby, is joined by Rishi Persad to discuss the latest from around the racing world. Ahead of the 2,000 Guineas, they have a difference of opinion on the likely success of hot favourite City of Troy, and are joined by Sportinglife.com's David Ord and Owen Burrows, trainer of Alyanaabi. Looking ahead to the 150th Run for the Roses, Britney Eurton joins Nick to go through the key storylines for each and every one of the 20 runners, while Brad Cox tells Nick about his two contrasting hopefuls, and HBA Media's Frank Sale gives you the lowdown on the worldwide broadcast outlets showing the race. Nick and Rishi also look back on yesterday's action from Punchestown, and welcome Little Lodge Farm's Jackie Chugg in our latest instalment of Overbury People. Joe Pagan from Kentucky Equine Research and Saracen's Polly Bonnor discuss how we can help to prevent ulcers in thoroughbreds, while breeze-up consignor Eddie Linehan reflects on his successful clutch of pinholes at yesterday's Tattersalls Guineas Sales.

Is there such a thing as a natural monk? Saint Luke was born in 896 to pious parents who came from Aegina but were forced to settle on the Greek mainland due to Saracen raids. From his earliest years, he showed a desire for a life of ascesis and contemplation usually only found in seasoned elders. He abstained from all flesh, cheese, eggs, and delicacies, drank only water, and kept a total fast on Wednesdays and Fridays. While herding cattle or tilling the family fields, he would often give away his food and even his clothing to the poor, returning home naked. When his father died, he abandoned farm work to devote himself entirely to prayer, making such progress that he was often lifted above the ground while praying. After a time he secretly left home and entered a monastery in Athens (he was now only fourteen years old), but the abbot sent him home after seeing his mother every night in dream, tearfully calling for her son. He returned home for a while, but when he had obtained her permission to leave once again set out upon the monastic life. He traveled widely, living as a hermit in various places, sometimes attached to a monastery and sometimes not. Often he would be forced to move by the number of visitors who learned of his holiness, no matter how secretly he tried to live, and came to him for prayer or a word of counsel or prophecy. Once he lived for three years on the island of Ampelon; his sister would occasionally bring him some bread, but he gave much of it away to the needy or to passing sailors. Finally, his health damaged, he returned to the mainland at the entreaties of his disciples and settled at a place called Stirion (which may be a corruption of Soterion), where he built a hermitage.   Saint Luke fell ill in his seventh year at Stirion. Embracing his disciples, he asked them to pray for him, prophesying that the place where he died would someday be the site of a great church and monastery; he then reposed in peace and joy.   His tomb exuded a fragrant oil which was collected and burned in a lamp, and many miracles and healings were wrought at the tomb. As the Saint had predicted, two churches and a monastery were built there, and the monastery of Hosios Lukas became a great place of pilgrimage, as it remains to this day.

Is there such a thing as a natural monk? Saint Luke was born in 896 to pious parents who came from Aegina but were forced to settle on the Greek mainland due to Saracen raids. From his earliest years, he showed a desire for a life of ascesis and contemplation usually only found in seasoned elders. He abstained from all flesh, cheese, eggs, and delicacies, drank only water, and kept a total fast on Wednesdays and Fridays. While herding cattle or tilling the family fields, he would often give away his food and even his clothing to the poor, returning home naked. When his father died, he abandoned farm work to devote himself entirely to prayer, making such progress that he was often lifted above the ground while praying. After a time he secretly left home and entered a monastery in Athens (he was now only fourteen years old), but the abbot sent him home after seeing his mother every night in dream, tearfully calling for her son. He returned home for a while, but when he had obtained her permission to leave once again set out upon the monastic life. He traveled widely, living as a hermit in various places, sometimes attached to a monastery and sometimes not. Often he would be forced to move by the number of visitors who learned of his holiness, no matter how secretly he tried to live, and came to him for prayer or a word of counsel or prophecy. Once he lived for three years on the island of Ampelon; his sister would occasionally bring him some bread, but he gave much of it away to the needy or to passing sailors. Finally, his health damaged, he returned to the mainland at the entreaties of his disciples and settled at a place called Stirion (which may be a corruption of Soterion), where he built a hermitage.   Saint Luke fell ill in his seventh year at Stirion. Embracing his disciples, he asked them to pray for him, prophesying that the place where he died would someday be the site of a great church and monastery; he then reposed in peace and joy.   His tomb exuded a fragrant oil which was collected and burned in a lamp, and many miracles and healings were wrought at the tomb. As the Saint had predicted, two churches and a monastery were built there, and the monastery of Hosios Lukas became a great place of pilgrimage, as it remains to this day.

The Holy Fathers at Mount Sinai lived in the wilderness around the holy mountain before the Emperor Justinian built the famous Monastery there in 527. The brethren were attacked by a band of Saracen barbarians who massacred Doulas, the superior of the community, and most of the other monks. They only stopped when a pillar of fire rose to the sky from the summit of Sinai, causing them to flee in fear.   The Forty-three Holy Fathers at Raithu were massacred on December 22, but are commemorated together with the fathers of Sinai. They lived the monastic life on the shores of the Red Sea. One day about three hundred Ethiopian barbarians raided the area, killing many Christians and enslaving their wives and children. They attacked the church at Raithu, where forty-three fathers had taken shelter. Their abbot Paul enjoined them to persist in prayer to the end, putting no stock in the passing life of this world, which they had renounced when they came to the desert. No sooner had he finished his prayer than the barbarians broke in, slaughtering all the monks but one, who escaped to bring news of the attack to Mt Sinai. When the barbarians returned to their ships they found that the Christians had run their vessels onto the rocks. Enraged, they killed all their prisoners. They themselves were massacred by a band of armed Christians who arrived soon afterward.

The Holy Fathers at Mount Sinai lived in the wilderness around the holy mountain before the Emperor Justinian built the famous Monastery there in 527. The brethren were attacked by a band of Saracen barbarians who massacred Doulas, the superior of the community, and most of the other monks. They only stopped when a pillar of fire rose to the sky from the summit of Sinai, causing them to flee in fear.   The Forty-three Holy Fathers at Raithu were massacred on December 22, but are commemorated together with the fathers of Sinai. They lived the monastic life on the shores of the Red Sea. One day about three hundred Ethiopian barbarians raided the area, killing many Christians and enslaving their wives and children. They attacked the church at Raithu, where forty-three fathers had taken shelter. Their abbot Paul enjoined them to persist in prayer to the end, putting no stock in the passing life of this world, which they had renounced when they came to the desert. No sooner had he finished his prayer than the barbarians broke in, slaughtering all the monks but one, who escaped to bring news of the attack to Mt Sinai. When the barbarians returned to their ships they found that the Christians had run their vessels onto the rocks. Enraged, they killed all their prisoners. They themselves were massacred by a band of armed Christians who arrived soon afterward.

He lived during the years when Constantinople was held in captivity by the Crusaders, and the Imperial government was in exile in Nicaea. Simon fled the world at a young age and traveled to the Holy Mountain, where he submitted himself to a strict but wise Elder for many years. In time, seeking greater seclusion, he moved to a small cave on the western side of Mt Athos, near a cliff that towered a thousand feet above the sea. One night, a few days before the Feast of the Nativity, he saw a star move across the sky and come to rest above the cliff near his cave. Taking this as a demonic delusion, he ignored it; but on the Eve of Nativity, the star once again took its place above the cliff, and Simon heard a voice from heaven saying 'Be in no doubt, Simon, faithful servant of my Son! See this sign, and do not leave this spot in search of greater solitude as you have in mind, for it is here that I want you to establish your monastery, for the salvation of many souls.' Soon afterward, three young monks from wealthy Macedonian families, who had heard of the Saint's holiness, came and laid their wealth at his feet, asking that he accept them as disciples. Simon sent for builders and ordered them to construct a monastery on the very edge of the precipitous cliff. The builders at first refused, saying the work was much too dangerous; but, persuaded by a miracle worked through the Saint's prayers, they were convinced. As soon as the building was finished, the monastic community began to grow rapidly.   In his own lifetime St Simon was the source of many miracles, prophecies and healings. Once the monastery was attacked by Saracen pirates. Simon went to meet them with gifts, hoping to dissuade them from attacking. When the pirates attacked him, they were blinded, and the arm of one of them was paralyzed when he attempted to strike the Saint. All of them were healed when the holy man prayed for them, and at this wonder they all repented, received Baptism and became monks.   Saint Simon reposed in peace. A fragrant, healing balm afterwards flowed from his tomb in great quantities, so that he came to be called Myroblytis, 'Myrrh-gusher' or 'Outpourer of Myrrh.' In subsequent years, the monastery was destroyed and rebuilt more than once, and no trace now remains of the tomb.

He lived during the years when Constantinople was held in captivity by the Crusaders, and the Imperial government was in exile in Nicaea. Simon fled the world at a young age and traveled to the Holy Mountain, where he submitted himself to a strict but wise Elder for many years. In time, seeking greater seclusion, he moved to a small cave on the western side of Mt Athos, near a cliff that towered a thousand feet above the sea. One night, a few days before the Feast of the Nativity, he saw a star move across the sky and come to rest above the cliff near his cave. Taking this as a demonic delusion, he ignored it; but on the Eve of Nativity, the star once again took its place above the cliff, and Simon heard a voice from heaven saying 'Be in no doubt, Simon, faithful servant of my Son! See this sign, and do not leave this spot in search of greater solitude as you have in mind, for it is here that I want you to establish your monastery, for the salvation of many souls.' Soon afterward, three young monks from wealthy Macedonian families, who had heard of the Saint's holiness, came and laid their wealth at his feet, asking that he accept them as disciples. Simon sent for builders and ordered them to construct a monastery on the very edge of the precipitous cliff. The builders at first refused, saying the work was much too dangerous; but, persuaded by a miracle worked through the Saint's prayers, they were convinced. As soon as the building was finished, the monastic community began to grow rapidly.   In his own lifetime St Simon was the source of many miracles, prophecies and healings. Once the monastery was attacked by Saracen pirates. Simon went to meet them with gifts, hoping to dissuade them from attacking. When the pirates attacked him, they were blinded, and the arm of one of them was paralyzed when he attempted to strike the Saint. All of them were healed when the holy man prayed for them, and at this wonder they all repented, received Baptism and became monks.   Saint Simon reposed in peace. A fragrant, healing balm afterwards flowed from his tomb in great quantities, so that he came to be called Myroblytis, 'Myrrh-gusher' or 'Outpourer of Myrrh.' In subsequent years, the monastery was destroyed and rebuilt more than once, and no trace now remains of the tomb.

Nick is joined at Santa Anita Park by The Sun racing correspondent Jack Keene ahead of Breeders' Cup 40. Nick and Jack reflect on the difficult events of Tuesday morning, and get the lowdown from trainer Jena Antonucci as to why Classic favourite Arcangelo scratched. Also on today's show, the heartwarming story of how Juvenile Turf Sprint contender Givemethebeatboys has given so much to two families through challenging times. Nick talks to Shane Foley, Liv Marnane and Kate Harrington. In the latest in our nutrition series with Saracen and Kentucky Equine Research, Dr Joe Pagan and Polly Bonnor explain the intricacies of feeding thoroughbreds on their travels and preparing for major International races, while, in Australia, JA McGrath catches up with Victoria Racing Chair Neil Wilson. Back in California, Nick gets an owner's perspective on the Breeders' Cup from Littleredfeather Racing's Billy Koch.

The Finest attempt to gather information about the creatures that may be lurking beneath Saracen's towers... but no one seems to know about what lies below.

The Finest arrive in Saracen, the Heart of the Sands of the Paerash Desert and they only have one plan in their mind: Break Nalu out of the Hollow.

Tom in for Nick and joined by Juddmonte Farms's Barry Mahon to reflect on the news that last Sunday's Arc second, Westover, has been retired after a career ending injury. Rishi Persad reflects on Westover's career before giving his view on the weekend's feature race, Newmarket's Group 1 Sun Charriot Stakes and we hear from jockey Saffie Osborne who rides Random Harvest in the race. Rishi also pays tribute to Quinault who lines up again at Ascot at the weekend after a stunning season and his trainer Stuart Williams is along to assess his chances. Quinault beat Laurence Bellman's Popmaster last time at Ascot and Laurence is with us on the podcast to look ahead to the two going head to head again. Charlotte Greenway is back at Tattersall's Book 1 and joined today by Polly Bonner of Saracen to reflect on day 2. Plus trainer Ollie Sangster joins us to look ahead to a few of his juveniles running in the next couple of weeks including the possibility of Shuwari lining up in the Fillies' Mile.

Tom in for Nick and joined by Juddmonte Farms's Barry Mahon to reflect on the news that last Sunday's Arc second, Westover, has been retired after a career ending injury. Rishi Persad reflects on Westover's career before giving his view on the weekend's feature race, Newmarket's Group 1 Sun Charriot Stakes and we hear from jockey Saffie Osborne who rides Random Harvest in the race. Rishi also pays tribute to Quinault who lines up again at Ascot at the weekend after a stunning season and his trainer Stuart Williams is along to assess his chances. Quinault beat Laurence Bellman's Popmaster last time at Ascot and Laurence is with us on the podcast to look ahead to the two going head to head again. Charlotte Greenway is back at Tattersall's Book 1 and joined today by Polly Bonner of Saracen to reflect on day 2. Plus trainer Ollie Sangster joins us to look ahead to a few of his juveniles running in the next couple of weeks including the possibility of Shuwari lining up in the Fillies' Mile.

Pope John X, the "Wee Liar", owed much of his upward momentum in life to his outrageously good looks and the scandalous love affair he had with the most powerful woman in Rome. Maybe. Or maybe they were related. In his episode, we discuss an astounding response to the Saracen threat, an actual battle pope, and the flightiest Italian nobles.   

Nick is joined by Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead to discuss the latest news and events from around the racing world today. They begin with the news that jump racing's brightest star Constitution Hill is to remain over hurdles, and are joined by his trainer Nicky Henderson. With the Melbourne Cup weights released overnight, Nick catches up with Willie Mullins, trainer of leading fancies Vauban and Absurde, while VRC Executive GM Leigh Jordon gives us an overview of the main contenders. Eve Johnson Houghton looks ahead to the weekend with exciting 2yo Mister Sketch, and also has news on Dewhurst fancy Indian Run. Meanwhile, Tattersalls Ireland CEO Simon Kerins previews the September sale in association with Weatherbys, while we debut a new occasional series devoted to finding out more about equine nutrition and physiology with Kentucky Equine Research's Dr Joe Pagan and Saracen's Polly Bonnor.

Nick is joined by Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead to discuss the latest news and events from around the racing world today. They begin with the news that jump racing's brightest star Constitution Hill is to remain over hurdles, and are joined by his trainer Nicky Henderson. With the Melbourne Cup weights released overnight, Nick catches up with Willie Mullins, trainer of leading fancies Vauban and Absurde, while VRC Executive GM Leigh Jordon gives us an overview of the main contenders. Eve Johnson Houghton looks ahead to the weekend with exciting 2yo Mister Sketch, and also has news on Dewhurst fancy Indian Run. Meanwhile, Tattersalls Ireland CEO Simon Kerins previews the September sale in association with Weatherbys, while we debut a new occasional series devoted to finding out more about equine nutrition and physiology with Kentucky Equine Research's Dr Joe Pagan and Saracen's Polly Bonnor.

The party puts every effort forward to prepare for their mission in Saracen and learn more of the stakes that stand before them.

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Scott Porter, Zach Gilford, & Mae Whitman discuss Friday Night lights, Season 2, Episode 3, "Are You Ready For Friday Night?". This episode is NOT only football, it's about Jackie & Billy, climbing out of windows, and a new title sequence! Tyra gets caught climbing out the window, Billy breaks the bro code, Riggins passes out running gassers, Buddy's charming pants off, Saracen charms Carlotta, Saracen goes to blows with Smash, Julie macks on Swede guy, Tammy slaps Julie, Buddy campaigns to get Coach Taylor back, Street's back at Murderball, Street's going to Mexico for shark therapy, and more! In "Overtime", the sit down counter, and Street's ad lib. Apartments.com - Your Place to Find a Place! AirMedCare Network - Visit AirMedCareNetwork.com/FNL to get up to an $80 Mastercard or Amazon eGift Card! Brought to you by Progressive Insurance!

Scott Porter, Zach Gilford & Mae Whitman discuss Friday Night Lights, Season 2, Episode 1 - "Last Days Of Summer". It's NOT only football, this episode is about memories, looking hot, and big changes! Coach gives Tammy a mid-delivery pep talk, Julie's focused on the Swede, Coach MacGregor takes away Captain C's from Riggins & Saracen, "the Swede-uation", chitty chats, Julie & Coach talk about the Swede-uation, the lake house party, Under Review: Julie & Lois, Lyla finds her faith, Saracen and Smash have it out, Coach & Tammy fight, Tyra & Landry's MURDER scene, the coverup, and more! In 'Overtime', the championship ring, & great bumper stickers. In 'Press Box', Street's sunglasses, and Coach Counter! Brought to you by Progressive Insurance! AirMedCare Network - Get up to an $80 Mastercard or Amazon eGift Card when you join and use offer code: FNL. Visit AirMedCareNetwork.com/FNL today!

Scott Porter & Zach Gilford chat with fellow FNL co-star - Gaius Charles! This episode is NOT only football, it's about THE SMASH BABY! Gaius talks about his early road to acting, his "New York actor checklist" credits, his path to Friday Night Lights, his audition process, thoughts on playing Smash Williams, his relationship with Liz Mikel aka Mama Smash, favorite storylines, Waverlash, being hit by a stunt guy, advice he got from Kyle Chandler, the writer's strike that occurred to Season 2 & the fallout, Smash teaching Saracen to pick up girls, thoughts on his final character arch, and project since FNL! Visit AirMedCareNetwork.com/FNL today to get up to an $80 Mastercard or Amazon eGift Card when you join and use offer code: FNL

Scott Porter & Zach Gilford discuss Friday Night Lights, Season 1, Episode 20, "Mud Bowl". This episode is NOT only football, it's about people being loud in places they shouldn;t be, & kids playing football for the love of the game. Saracen finds money in his locker, Street gets a new tricked out wheelchair, Waverly & Lyla shoot guns to blow off steam, Smash is freaked out, Lyla's empowered to confront Street, Landry & Tyra begin their journey, & coach plans a game in a cow field. In "Overtime", Julie LOVES Saracen, the lawsuit storyline falls to the wayside, & envelopes. In "Press Box", does Coach Taylor have a job outside of being the football coach? Get up to an $80 Mastercard or Amazon eGift Card when you join and use offer code: FNL. Visit AirMedCareNetwork.com/FNL today! Brought to you by Progressive Insurance! Go to Apartments.com to find your pet-friendly place!

Scott Porter, Zach Gilford & Mae Whitman discuss Friday Night Lights, Season 1, Episode 19, "Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes". This episode is NOT only football, it's about, letting go, family dynamics, & Scott's favorite scene he ever shot. Street doesn't make the Quad Rugby team, "Jason Cheat Street", Street & Lyla get honest, Smash doesn't handle Waverly's bipolar reveal very well, Riggins stops Bo from getting beat up - then makes out with his mom, Street gives Saracen some pointers, Big Rig & Street reconnect for "Texas Forever" 2.0, Buddy Garrity tries (poorly) to apologize, Lyla goes nuts at the dealership, Coach & Julie share a cheesy(?) moment, and more! In "Overtime", Daddy-Daughter dances are weird, Street tries to buy beer, & Julie watches her parents dance. In "Press Box", the gang answers fan questions about Costume Design! First Leaf - Visit TryFirstLeaf.com/FRIDAYFOOTBALL and save 50% on your first SIX bottles, plus free shipping! Brought to you by Progressive Insurance!

In this episode, we invite you to sample a recent episode from the Over Under Achievers, another podcast within the PMG family, featuring Knox and PMG Editor / Man of Mystery, Jason Waterfalls.In this episode, they discuss parenting through the lens of NCAA-style tournament seeding (1-seeds, 5-seeds, and 16-seeds).They also talk about a Shart Taint idea for a new business opportunity that doesn't make a lot of sense but has a great name.And as is their custom, they end with a round of Cameo Closest To The Pin, where they guess the Cameo price of the guy who played Saracen in Friday Night Lights.Listen, enjoy, and make sure to subscribe to the Over Under Achievers where ever you listen to podcasts!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Scott Porter, Zach Gilford & Mae Whitman discuss Friday Night Lights, Season 1, Episode 14, "Upping The Ante". This episode is NOT only football - it's about jacuzzis, the work, & kidnappings. Jason Street & Lyla break the news about getting engaged, Street & Lyla chat in the Jeep, Buddy asks Coach Taylor for help about the engagement, Coach & Street see each other at the courthouse, Tim tracks down his dad where they play a game of golf with a wager, Julie & Tyra's relationship forms, Saracen calls Julie his girlfriend, the infamous jacuzzi scene, Saracen lies to Julie, Smash runs himself ragged, Coach yells at Riggins - Tammy yells at Coach, and Smash leads the team prayer. In "Overtime", girls night party, & Zach realizes he never did a scene with Minka.

Scott Porter, Zach Gilford & Mae Whitman discuss Friday Night Lights, Season 1, Episode 13, "Little Girl, I Wanna Marry You". This episode is NOT only football - it's about chewing gum, cold Texas nights, moral die-lemmas, destiny & the illusion of control. The Panthers need to beat South Pine, Mama Smash confronts coach Taylor about Smaash's steroid use, Smash shows up at Coach's house, Smash has a tough convo with his mother, Coach takes Smash out to dinner, the Saracen family send off dad at the bus station, Matt does really well in the game, Mayor Rodell asks Tammy to join her campaign team, Tyra & her mother have an argument then get a flat tire, Buddy sets up Lyla on a date, Herc & Street spy on the date, Street confronts Buddy in the driveway, Herc gives Street some advice, and Jason Street proposes to Lyla. Plus, Scott finds his playbook, condensation trials, BTS on a few scenes! In "Overtime", Zach reveals an interesting fact about this episode. Submit your questions on YouTube or the Apple Podcasts Rate & Review section!

Scott Porter, Zach Gilford & Mae Whitman discuss Friday Night Lights, Season 1, Episode 12, "What To Do While You're Waiting". It's NOT Only Football, this episode is about kids acting like adults, boundaries, & parent-child relationships. Panthers are on bye, Saracen gets his father a job at Buddy's dealership, Waverlash (Waverly & Smash) try to find common ground, building an entire Carnival, we meet Tyra's mom & abusive boyfriend, the Street family files a lawsuit against the school & Coach Taylor, a tough conversation between Jason & his mom, and Street's father squares off with Coach. Plus, memories from the FNL 10 year anniversary party, shooting during golden hour, self-given nicknames, Smash & Saracen bloopers, Scott learning to drive stick for the show, Street's wardrobe, and more! In "Overtime", Aztec Burgers, filming in real high schools, and Zach & Mae recreate a scene between Saracen & his dad. PLUS, the group answers YOUR questions from YouTube & the Apple Podcasts Rate & Review section, in "Press Box"!

Scott Porter, Zach Gilford & Mae Whitman discuss Friday Night Lights, Season 1, Episode 11, "Nevermind". This episode is NOT only football, it's about relationship work, Nirvana, & "mouthfeel". An unlikely friendship between Landry & Riggins, Street has a temper tantrum trying to find his Nirvana CD, Herc gets established as Street's big brother figure, Street sees Lyla at the music store - sparks fly, Saracen's dad takes the wind out of his sails, Coach sits Saracen for the backup QB, Saracen & dad have it out in the parking lot, Riggins comes to Landry's band performance, and more! In "Overtime", Tammy confronts Riggins at his locker about a good test grade, & Coach gets a call from UT. PLUS, the group answers YOUR questions from YouTube & the Apple Podcasts Rate & Review section in "Press Box"!

Scott Porter, Zach Gilford & Mae Whitman discuss Friday Night Lights, Season 1, Episode 10, "It's Different For Girls". This episode is NOT only football, it's about - agency, blankets, and boys vs girls. Jason Street finally goes home but it doesn't feel the same, Street races the neighborhood kids and loses, Saracen *hersey kisses* Julie, Saracen tries to tell coach about dating Julie but he's not having it, Riggins shows up at Lyla's house, Lyla gets slut shamed at school and online, the football players come out in cheer uniforms for the pep rally, Smash reunites with Waverly(and both are hiding something, and more! In "Overtime", Zach & Scott act out a deleted scene, & small town mindsets. PLUS, we answer YOUR questions from YouTube & the Apple Podcasts Rate & Review section in the "Press Box".

Scott Porter, Zach Gilford & Mae Whitman discuss Friday Night Lights Season 1, Episode 9, "Full Hearts". It's NOT Only Football, this episode is about evolving parent-child relationships, muffins, & the TRUTH! Street confronts Lyla, Riggins feels the fallout from the team, Street & Tyra play quarters, Saracen & Julie try to go on a date, the members only jacket, Hollywood kissing, Coach & Saracen have a chat, Saracen sings Mr. Sandman to his grandma, cringy lines, Smash's homecoming to Gatling, Lyla takes more fallout at the game, Smash has a difficult conversation with his mother after a comment about his father, and more! In "Overtime", where Mae's true fandom lies, "anyone but her", and a funny slip. PLUS, "Pressbox" where the group answers YOUR questions from YouTube & the Apple Podcasts Rate & Review section!

Is there such a thing as a natural monk? Saint Luke was born in 896 to pious parents who came from Aegina but were forced to settle on the Greek mainland due to Saracen raids. From his earliest years, he showed a desire for a life of ascesis and contemplation usually only found in seasoned elders. He abstained from all flesh, cheese, eggs, and delicacies, drank only water, and kept a total fast on Wednesdays and Fridays. While herding cattle or tilling the family fields, he would often give away his food and even his clothing to the poor, returning home naked. When his father died, he abandoned farm work to devote himself entirely to prayer, making such progress that he was often lifted above the ground while praying. After a time he secretly left home and entered a monastery in Athens (he was now only fourteen years old), but the abbot sent him home after seeing his mother every night in dream, tearfully calling for her son. He returned home for a while, but when he had obtained her permission to leave once again set out upon the monastic life. He traveled widely, living as a hermit in various places, sometimes attached to a monastery and sometimes not. Often he would be forced to move by the number of visitors who learned of his holiness, no matter how secretly he tried to live, and came to him for prayer or a word of counsel or prophecy. Once he lived for three years on the island of Ampelon; his sister would occasionally bring him some bread, but he gave much of it away to the needy or to passing sailors. Finally, his health damaged, he returned to the mainland at the entreaties of his disciples and settled at a place called Stirion (which may be a corruption of Soterion), where he built a hermitage.   Saint Luke fell ill in his seventh year at Stirion. Embracing his disciples, he asked them to pray for him, prophesying that the place where he died would someday be the site of a great church and monastery; he then reposed in peace and joy.   His tomb exuded a fragrant oil which was collected and burned in a lamp, and many miracles and healings were wrought at the tomb. As the Saint had predicted, two churches and a monastery were built there, and the monastery of Hosios Lukas became a great place of pilgrimage, as it remains to this day.

Zach Gilford, Scott Porter & Mae Whitman discuss Friday Night Lights Season 1, Episode 8 - "Crossing the Line". It's NOT Only Football, this episode is about new beginnings, trauma, & going back to comfort. The group talks about murderball, loud kissing, sober Riggins-Hulk, Smash takes steroids & starts working at the Tasty Freeze, Smash tries to teach Saracen to flirt, Julie contemplates dating Matt, Street & Herc fight, BTS from Street punching Riggins, and Billy & Tim brawl. In "Overtime", Coach talks with Julie over ping pong. PLUS, the group answers your questions in the "Press Conference"!

Scott Porter, Zach Gilford, & Mae Whitman discuss Friday Night Lights Season 1, Episode 5 - "Git 'Er Done"! It's NOT only Football - this episode is about greed, finding a way out, & tough decisions! After Zach's episode summary, the group discusses Lyla & Tim both struggling with their secret relationship, "Under Review", Lyla stuck at a crossroads, Coach's tough decision to start VooDoo over Saracen, Coach & Tammy's #RelationshipGoals, VooDoo calling his own plays, Tyra gets played by Connor, Smash & Saracen's friendship begins, Scott's struggles settling in to playing Street, and so much more!

Scott Porter, Zach Gilford & Mae Whitman break down Friday Night Lights Season 1, Episode 4 - "Who's Your Daddy"! It's NOT Only Football, this episode is about - rivalries, obligations & apologies! The group talks about love languages, real life rivalries, the Taylor's hosting the team's Bye-Week BBQ, Herc's introduction, a new Jason Street emerging after Herc's trolling, Tyra visiting Street in the hospital, Coach inadvertently telling Saracen to hook up with his daughter Julie, a tough phone call between Saracen & his dad, Saracen taking the blame for bashing the opposing QB's truck, Coach & Tammy's under-the-table fight, the Taylor household getting a brick through the window, VooDoo Tatum crashing the party, and Lyla & Riggins gets complicated!

Zach Gilford, Scott Porter & Mae Whitman discuss Season 1, Episode 3 - "Wind Sprints"! The group discusses the team's loss and the fallout that ensues - some characters start acting out, Street struggles in the hospital, Coach Taylor get fired up for the first time, Saracen gets an atta boy from coach, Lyla pulls out Street's catheter, Street's blowup scene on Lyla, VooDoo Tatum gets introduced, coach tries to get the team back on track with a night practice, and the episode ending with LYLA AND RIGGINS MAKING OUT! Plus, rooting for & against characters, green screen & motion capture acting, Scott's fun facts, Zach remembers when Brad Leland (Buddy Garrity) took the crew to a Cowboys game during shooting, BTS on key scenes, and more!

Happy Thanksgiving FNL fam! Zach Gilford, Scott Porter & Mae Whitman pick up where they left off on the Pilot episode! The group discusses their favorite scenes & memories from the episode, the town of Dillon as a character, the many layers of Tim Riggins, the theme of religion, Zach tries to give away a big spoiler, what made Saracen so different from everyone in Dillon, the many montages, Coach Taylor's locker room speech, Mae's challenge flag, Scott's vault of scripts, Mae's custom plate, the revolutionary camera work, behind the real football games, where the inspiration for Jason Street came from, behind Jason Street's injury scenes, Mae's perspective on the ending, & why it's NOT only football! Have a question for the podcast? Leave us a Rating & Review on Apple Podcasts!

On this episode of X-Ray Vision, Jason Concepcion and Rosie Knight sweat it out in the yurt! In the Previously On (2:43) Jason and Rosie discuss a grab bag of news, including The Last of Us trailer and mutants galore with Namor and Deadpool 3, before sweating out She-Hulk episode 7, summarizing and theorizing about Jen's blood and Josh's identity. In the Airlock (38:45), Jason and Rosie dive deep (deeep) into House of the Dragon episode 6, recapping and exploring time jumps, friendships lost, and questionable alliances. Next, in round seven of Jason's classic segment Ask the Maester (1:28:15), he and Rosie answer listener questions about the history and lore of House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones. Finally, another round of the Airlock (1:55:50) as Jason and Rosie, along with super producer Chris, return to Middle Earth to dive deeper (deeeper) into Rings of Power to unpack all things corrupted elf, Sauron, and whether Theo deserves some corporal punishment (which we're totally against in real life, for the record).Tune in every Friday and don't forget to Hulk Smash the Follow button!Follow Jason: twitter.com/netw3rkFollow Rosie: IG, Letterboxd, IGN author page, Nerdist author pageJoin the X-Ray Vision DiscordFollow Crooked: twitter.com/crookedmediaThe Listener's Guide for all things X-Ray Vision!Old Man Logan by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven and Dexter Vines; the standalone arc started with Wolverine vol. 3 #66.Man-Bull debuted in Daredevil #78 (1971) and created by Gerry Conway and Gene Colan.El Águila debuted in Power Man & Iron Fist #58 (1979) and created by Jo Duffy, Trevor von Eadon, and Dave Cockrum.Saracen debuted in Blade: Vampire Hunter #1 (1999) and created by Bart Sears. The first Porcupine debuted in Tales to Astonish #48 (1963) and created by Stan Lee, Ernest Hart, and Don Heck.