Two Priests Talking

On this episode Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick discuss the ACNA's stance on ordination of women to the priesthood and the idea of dual integrities. They also begin to unpack some of the history surrounding women's orders while exploring the creation account and the importance of understanding cosmology, anthropology and male and female archetypes in Scripture. 0:00 - Chit chat 9:45 - Why talk about W.O.? 13:00 - Dual Integrities 15:30 - 15 years into the ACNA 16:30 - Goals for this conversation 20:00 - Mere Anglicanism and Calvin Robinson 23:40 - Idealogical Context of Our Current Moment in Time 40:25 - Galatians 3:2844:30 - Created in God's image, Male and Female He created Them 48:00 - Cosmology and Archetypes 54:30 - Intended goal of creation 1:07:40 - Have we forgotten the First Story? 1:09:15 - Was God arbitrary in his choice of gendered language? 1:20:40 - Why talk about it this way? 1:22:45 - Conclusion

On this episode of Two Priests Talking we spend some time hearing from Fr. Nick. 0:00 Intro 0:44 Chit Chat 8:36 The Lid Fits the Mug 9:42 This is the interview 12:00 Earliest memories of faith? 16:28 People or the Institution? 21:03 College and The Navigators 27:50 Movement into Ministry 29:00 Katie 32:30 Moving to Knoxville 35:28 Ministry and Depression 41:36 Move toward Anglicanism 46:26 Beatitude or Theosis? 49:06 Old North Abbey 54:57 Ordination: an ontological reality 1:04:10 What would you say to your younger self? 1:07:15 Last Thoughts 1:10:34 Blessing

On this Episode of Two Priests Talking we interview one of our very own, Father Aaron Wright. We discuss his youth as a pastors kid, growing up into faith and Anglicanism, meeting and marrying his wife, life at Old North Abbey, why he is an Anglican and much more. 0:00 Intro 0:43 Chit Chat 4:25 Pastors Kid 7:55 Fairhope, Alabama 9:30 Raising Kids into Faith 12:00 Called to Ministry 23:20 Experiencing God 27:00 The Story and Anglicanism 32:30 The Gospels 38:00 Marriage and Kids 43:35 Ministry Life 45:39 Old North Abbey 52:00 What has surprised you most at ONA? 55:20 What is the biggest challenge facing ONA? 1:01:18 What are you most excited about at ONA? 1:03:04 UT Football 1:06:50 Tailwater or Mountain Stream? 1:08:21 Why I'm Anglican 1:12:21 Blessing

Challenges facing Global Anglicanism and what encourages Archbishop Foley. On this episode of Two Priests Talking we have the privilege of interview His Grace, Archbishop Foley Beach. We chat about Georgia football, travel highlights, the challenges facing Global Anglicanism, GAFCON, and much more. 0:00 Intro 4:21 Welcome Archbishop Foley 5:41 UGA Football 7:31 Travel Highlights 9:15 Wildest thing eaten during international travel 11:40 Abp. Movement into Anglicanism 15:42 Ordination and Consecration 17:21 Challenges facing Global Anglicanism 23:31 Encouraged by... 24:46 GAFCON Thoughts 29:35 Young Clergy 31:31 Free Time 32:50 Final Thoughts 34:13 Blessing 34:45 Reflections on our conversation with Abp. Foley

On this episode of Two Priests Talking Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick examine the role that suffering plays in living a life of flourishing and the temptation to erect our own towers of Babel rather than embracing Pentecost.    

0:00 Chit Chat  

5:54 Is Human Flourishing Possible? 

10:25 Suffering and Flourishing 

26:55 Babel and the lack of Meaning 

31:40 Babel as the Centripetal Humanist Project 

32:40 The God who Suffers  

34:30 The Invitation to Flourishing 

40:55 Theosis and the Divine Life 

1:03:05 Signing Off

On this episode of Two Priests Talking Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick sit down to talk about moving from fear toward love and the invitation that is extended to us in the incarnation of Jesus Christ. 

On this episode of Two Priests Talking Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick discuss the importance of dying to self.  In particular dying to our old self, and living in newness of life offered to us through Christ Jesus.  This is in contrast to the worlds understanding of living our best life now, or a you do you mentality.  

In this episode of Two Priests Talking Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick talk about the importance of faith in living a life of flourishing.  They contrast the difference between faith and idolatry and engage with the important reality of our nature as bearers of God's image.  

On this episode of Two Priests Talking Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick sit down to talk about the importance of forgiveness.  

On this episode of Two Priests Talking Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick sit down to talk about the death of discourse in current cultural moment and what it looks like to reengage with discourse that brings life. 

On this episode of Two Priests Talking Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick sit down to talk about tribalism, in particular, ideological or mind tribes that we gravitate toward and how they impact human flourishing. 

On this episode of Two Priests Talking Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick examine the difference between a life lived centrifugally and a life lived centripetally and how it impacts our flourishing as people. 

On this episode of Two Priests Talking Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick begin down the road of unpacking what is human flourishing and what does it take to flourish. 

In this episode Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick discuss somosas and gravy, vertigo, the strength of women, the seventh and eighth commandments, the Supreme Court draft leak, common pro-choice arguments and their failures.  

In this Episode Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick discuss why happiness can't give us purpose or meaning in life, toxic masculinity, marriage, freedom in boundaries, our inability to defeat gravity, chess and all those squares on the board and the culture of delusion that we live within.  

On this Episode of Two Priests Talking Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick discuss the transition from Meaning to Happiness in our current context and how that impacts our culture as well as how it has led to a culture that widely accepts abortion.  

In this episode Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick talk about who truly is the World's Greatest Dad, why our parents don't listen to our podcast, Omicron, Rieff, Taylor, a 1st World, 2nd World, 3rd World framework, how we have ended up in a culture that supports abortion, and where we find meaning - is it transcendent or immanent?  Plus, fly tying, birthdays, and all the usual nonsense.  

In this first episode of season 3 of Two Priests Talking Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick discuss the future of baldness, omicron, radar screens, humanity, hope, Advent, exile, being sober minded, Theotokos, IVs, anxiety, the Magnificat, and our constant attempts as humans to save ourselves.

On this last episode of Two Priests Talking Season 2 Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick discuss, fear, death, Covid, the hope of the Resurrection, Baptism, Eucharist and the Burial Liturgy.  It's a pretty good episode.  Take a listen.  

On this episode of Two Priests Talking Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick sit down to talk about marriage, vows, major league baseball, salmon, wedding dresses, flowers, fly fishing, worship, the state, and so much more.  

This week on Two Priests Talking Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick discuss raccoons, fondue, beach vacations, sleepless nights, regeneration, symbol vs. symbol, Noah and the ark, infants, immersion, brooms, sacrament and the life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus.

In this episode Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick discuss hair loss, Reformed Baptists, Peter Leithart vs. John Piper, allergies, spring time, spiritual formation and being a people in Exodus and the importance of a Eucharist as a meal that prepares us to be, and sustains us as, the people of God who proclaim his life, death and resurrection to the world.  

Jordan Peterson Podcast we referenced.  Starts around minute 20:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rAqVmZwqZM

On this episode of Two Priests Talking, Father Aaron and Father Nick talk about corn, terrible fly fishing, rain, the wonder of the people of God doing the work of the people in the context of community, The Gospel, the Creeds, heterodoxy, lazy homilies and more...  For those of you pressed for time, remember, most podcast apps have a 2x option!  Feel free to listen to us at speeds greater than normal!  Blessings.   

Lemons, sunlight, celebrity pastors, humanity as liturgical, the importance of worshipping in community, sacred spaces vs. flat spaces, Liturgy as shaping and the beauty of worship.

Man.  I don't even know where to begin.  Quick listen, lots covered.  Two Priests Talking are back with a brief interlude as we prepare for more content in Season 2.

Two Priests Talking is back with Season Two!  Now with more talking than ever!  Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick sit down in this episode to discuss bagel sandwiches, tridents, stools, Scripture, Reason and Tradition, Richard... no wait John... No, Richard Hooker, John Jewel, the Reformation, Sacraments and what it looks like to use Reason in our current cultural moment to hold Scripture and Tradition together as faithful Christians.  

On this episode of Two Priests Talking Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick sit down to talk about the perils of newfound celebrity, manna, meat, the disease of kings, Israel's ability to romanticize the past and our own tendency to do the same, the necessity of thankfulness, why feasting is so hard and why fasting is so important, all well disagreeing wholeheartedly on a number of subjects.  

In this episode of Two Priests Talking Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick talk about Chick-Fil-A, Onions, old oak trees, the Eucharist, Fr. Capon's The Supper of The Lamb, #hamiltonwright2020, the image of God in humanity and the reality that God might possibly be the ultimate materialist.  

This week on Two Priests Talking Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick talk about maple trees, weaponized religion, the importance of sober-mindedness, the King of the universe, the 2020 election, #HamiltonWright2020, all while beatboxing.  Well, maybe not that last part.  Or maybe...

This week on Two Priests Talking Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick talk about broken bones, the longest lasting bar of soap, Enneagram numbers, the joys of living in an age of advertising, all while exploring the seemingly ever illusive state of contentment in a world filled with an abundance of things claiming that they can satisfy your soul.

Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick sit down to finish their conversation about Critical Race Theory, answering the question, "Is CRT a solution or merely a resurrection of Babel," while also announcing their 2020 Presidential bid, gardening at the White House, a brief history of racism in America as well as the hope we have in Jesus.  

Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick sit down to talk about Critical Race Theory, the Presidential debates being inappropriate for children we hope will one day grow up into functioning adults, The Story of Scripture, the Tower of Babel, Pentecost, racism in America and how we as Christians should engage with a reality that can often feel simply overwhelming. 

This week Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick discuss the end of the world, tigers, Eucharist, futbol, football, snakes and living ordinary lives in the midst of an endless cycle of catastrophe and boredom.

Fr. Aaron and Fr. Nick sit down to discuss Dire Straits, the boneless chicken wing scandal in Lincoln, Nebraska, Moralistic Therapeutic Deism, Atonement, Theosis and our vocation as Christians.