The Young Tractarians Podcast

We close this season of the Young Tractarians with discussing the Greatest Commandment in Matthew 22 for Scripture; and for Reason and Tradition together we discuss John Henry Newman: his canonisation, especially in light of Msgr Roderick Strange's new book, "Newman: The Heart of Holiness", and through Newman's "Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine" and Tract XC. And now we're off on paternity break! Show notes: https://theyoungtractarians.wordpress.com/?p=300

Welcome back! As Season 2 of the Young Tractarians is inching towards its conclusion, we discuss Scripture, Reason, and Tradition once again. This week we are joined by Wesley Owens, a seminarian from the Anglican Church in North America, who studies Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. Together we talk about the healing of the man with dropsy and the importance of humility based on Luke 14; Wesley guides us through the 2019 Book of Common Prayer and we discuss some good principles of modern liturgical...

Refreshed after a week's break, and having recovered from illnesses and the demands of parochial life, we once again talk Scripture, Reason, and Tradition. This week we look at the raising of the son of the widow of Nain, then we debate the Five Guiding Principles, and we talk about Angels for tradition! Enjoy, and check out the show notes here: https://theyoungtractarians.wordpress.com/2019/10/04/season-2-episode-9/

We bring you once again the hottest takes of the Anglican world on Scripture, Reason and Tradition! This week we discuss the Gospel for Trinity 14, that is, Jesus healing lepers in Luke 17; we present to you the worst liturgy we have ever seen: The Grail Liturgy; and we finish the show with discussing Catechesis – the options that are there and some of the underlying assumptions. Show notes: https://theyoungtractarians.wordpress.com/?p=266

This week we have Fr Liam Beadle, the parish priest at St Chad's, Toller Lane, Bradford joining us to discuss Scripture, Reason, and Tradition. We discuss the parable of the Good Samaritan, the reading for the 13th Sunday after Trinity in the Book of Common Prayer; for Reason we talk about the use of the English Missal; and for tradition we talk about the ancient tenet of Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi. Show notes: https://theyoungtractarians.wordpress.com/?p=257

Welcome back! We once again bring you your much desired dose of Scripture, Reason, and Tradition, although in a reshuffled format, because today we have Fr Robin Ward, the principal of St Stephen's House, Oxford, as our special guest! To start with, we discuss the connection between baptism and the common good as our Reason segment, then for Scripture, we talk about Jesus healing the deaf-mute in the Gospel of Mark, and for Tradition we discuss the beautiful old rite that is the Churching of...

Greetings and blessings! Our latest episode is here, with Fr Kormos' home decor tips and Andrew's debut as a singer, but also a discussion of the Gospel for the 11th Sunday after Trinity in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer (the Pharisee and the Publican); the timeless question of the relationship between the Church and the State and what an Anglican version of Integralism may look like; and the last of the Cardinal Virtues, Temperance. Show notes:...

Welcome to this fourth installment of the second season of the Young Tractarians! For the first time in this season we have a guest, Fr Timothy Ezat, the vicar of St Richard's of Chichester, Eastbourne, who helps with his extraordinary insights as we once again discuss Scripture, Reason, and Tradition. For Scripture, we look at Jesus weeping over Jerusalem and the Cleansing of the Temple in St Luke 19.41ff; for Reason we look at how we ought to be engaging with Sacred Scripture; and for...

Welcome back to the Young Tractarians! In this third episode of the second season of the show, for Scripture we discuss the Gospel for the Ninth Sunday after Trinity in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; for Reason we talk about the problems of Diocesan finance in the face of the "Resource and Renewal" framework; and for Tradition we continue with our treatment of the Cardinal Virtues, and talk about the virtue of justice. Show notes: https://theyoungtractarians.wordpress.com/?p=192

Welcome back to Season 2 of the Young Tractarians! In this second episode for Scripture we discuss the Gospel for the 8th Sunday after Trinity in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer as we listen to Jesus' warning against false prophets in Matthew 7; for Reason we discuss the revelations of IICSA and what the handling of the sexual abuse crisis says of the current culture of the Church of England; and for Tradition we talk about the virtue of Prudence, especially in the light of the teaching of St...

We are back with another season of Scripture, Reason and Tradition! This week we are looking at the Feeding of the Four Thousands in St Mark chapter 8; discuss all the things we wished we could over the last few months (Rochester Cathedral's mini golf course; Pope Francis' changes to the Lord’s Prayer; the Anglican-Methodist Proposals; the Seal of the Confessional; and Canon Bursell and the Dominical Sacraments), and we talk about the necessity of Reparation, especially in light of clerical...

In the final episode of the first season of the Young Tractarians we discuss the Gospel reading for the 4th Sunday in Lent; we talk about Ringgate and the problem of Liturgical Authoritarianism; and finally we immerse ourselves in the joys of Laetare Sunday! Thank you for sticking with us during Season 1, and please stick around for Season 2! We will be back, and we will be better than ever! Show notes: https://theyoungtractarians.wordpress.com/?p=147

We are back once again (this time, just the two of us as usual) to debate Scripture, Reason and Tradition. At the beginning of Lent, we discuss the Lord's temptation and victory over the devil in the wilderness in St Matthew Ch. 4; then we indulge ourselves in two of our favourite hobby horse topics: for Reason, we discuss the importance of the traditional 1-year Lectionary and why, we humbly posit, it is superior to the 3-year ones of the 20th century; and for Tradition, we talk about the...

As we are entering this season of penitence and self-denial, and as we seek the closeness of the Lord, we are bringing you a short meditation from the Rt Revd Robert Ladds, based on John Henry Newman's meditations on the Blessed Virgin Mary. We wish you a blessed Ash Wednesday, and a joyful Lent. The full text of the meditations can be found on our website: https://theyoungtractarians.wordpress.com/?p=133

We return on this Quinquagesima Sunday, the final Sunday before Lent, to discuss Scripture, Reason, and Tradition – with Fr George Westhaver, the principal of Pusey House! For Scripture we talk about St Luke 18:31.ff, the Gospel for Quinqagesima in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; for Reason, we talk about The Bishop of Burnley's rebellion against parochial fees at General Synod; and for Tradition we talk about the good old Anglican tradition of confession, and shriving! Show notes:...

We have a guest! We are delighted to be joined by Fr Samuel McNally-Cross, the Vicar of Kensal Town as we discuss Scripture, Reason, and Tradition. We continue to examine the pre-Lenten season, so we talk about the Gospel for Sexagesima in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; for Reason we talk about the great evil of Relativism; and for Tradition, we talk about the spiritual discipline of fasting. Show notes: https://theyoungtractarians.wordpress.com/2019/02/23/episode-7/

This week on the Young Tractarians features for Scripture the Gospel for Septuagesima in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; for Reason we talk about the upcoming canonization of John Henry Newman and the heroic virtues acknowledged for Jozsef Mindszenty, and potential pitfalls around canonization; and finally for Tradition we give an introduction to the Gesimas, and the Pre-Lenten period in East and West. Show notes: https://theyoungtractarians.wordpress.com/2019/02/17/episode-6/

In this fifth installment of our Anglican podcast about Scripture, Reason, and Tradition, we discuss the Gospel for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, we debate the questions of Baptism and Eucharist in light of the Bishop of Liverpool's questions, and we discuss Marian feasts and Marian spirituality in the light of Candlemas. Show notes: https://theyoungtractarians.wordpress.com/?p=113

In this episode ouf our Anglican podcast on Scripure, Reason, and Tradition, we talk about the Gospel reading for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany; we offer a critique of the Diocese of Birmingham's new framework called "People and Places"; and we talk about the Church of England's very own saintly king, Charles I the King & Martyr. Show notes: https://theyoungtractarians.wordpress.com/?p=108

In the third episode of the podcast we once again discuss Scripture, Reason, and Tradition. We talk about the Gospel reading for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany in the Book of Common Prayer, we brood over Justin Welby's comments on clergy converting to Roman Catholicism, discuss Anglican apologetics, and finally, offer the hottest hot takes on discernment and vocation. Show notes: https://theyoungtractarians.wordpress.com/2019/01/25/episode-3/