26 August 2018

Off the Menu: Episode 10 - Spectral Bears, St Brendan, and the East

Originally uploaded on 21 October 2016. Another Presidential Debate reaction leads off, followed by a fascinating discussion of St Brendan. St Brendan quite likely preceded both Lief Eriksson and Christopher Coulmbus to North America!

Next is a question sparked by the Chevalier's 'future history',  Star Spangled Crown, asking why Kings need a Royal pedigree. The historian comes out in him and we get a disquisition on the Royal Families of both Britain and Denmark.


Moving on, we have a discussion of the Great Schism and the genesis of the Eastern Catholic Churches, with a call for forgiveness and the healing of the schism. (I may have posted this as an excerpt.)


He then discusses Orthodox objections to St Augustine in an explanation that goes over my head, but with a bit of a dig at the Orthodox's lack of a unified theology.


To end the episode, the Chevalier asks Mr Frankini if he has any 'seasonal' questions as they approach All Hallows E'en. Mr Frankini then has a query occasioned by the Chevalier's fascinating Haunted Castles of the World: Ghostly Legends and Phenomena from Keeps and Fortresses Around the Globe, asking what he thinks of the legends of ghostly bears in the Tower of London.

1.) Presidential Debate Reaction 0:09 2.) Saint Brendan's Voyage 12:44 3.) Why do Kings need Royal Pedigree? 16:48 4.) Eastern Catholic Churches 20:35 5.) Orthodox objections to Saint Augustine 26:58 6.) Spectral Bears! 29:46




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