2.4 Ephesus: The Mother of All Controversies | Way of the Fathers with Mike Aquilina

From the distance of more than a millennium and a half, Nestorius can seem a comic character. He was a verbally fussy man with an uncanny knack for alienating people. Within days of his installation as bishop of Constantinople, he had offended the imperial family, the monks, and the nobles, but also the common people. He also caused a major fire in the city. But when he tried to suppress devotion to Mary as “Mother of God,” he invited all his enemies to join forces against him-because such a campaign affected not only the status of Mary, but also the doctrine of Jesus Christ. Nestorius forced a crisis that played out in grotesque (and humorous) ways at the Council of Ephesus in 431.
LINKS
Cyril of Alexandria, Five Tomes against Nestorius www.tertullian.org/fathers/cy...
Extracts from the Acts, Council of Ephesus www.catholicculture.org/cultu...
Nestorius, The Bazaar of Heracleides www.tertullian.org/fathers/ne...
Nestorius, Letters to Pope Celestine www.tertullian.org/fathers/ne...
Socrates Scholasticus, Church History, Book VII www.catholicculture.org/cultu...
John A. McGuckin, Saint Cyril of Alexandria and the Christological Controversy www.amazon.com/Saint-Cyril-Al...
Mike Aquilina’s website fathersofthechurch.com
Mike Aquilina’s books catholicbooksdirect.com/write...
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  • @christianmondragon7006
    @christianmondragon70062 жыл бұрын

    I am loving this series on the church councils. Very entertaining and informative

  • @CatholicCulturePod

    @CatholicCulturePod

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Christian!

  • @user-jm4kz5bg9f
    @user-jm4kz5bg9f29 күн бұрын

    Gaude... Oramus... 🎶

  • @fantasia55
    @fantasia55Ай бұрын

    In the 13th century, a Chinese Nestorian priest visited Europe and said Mass for the Pope.

  • @CatholicCulturePod

    @CatholicCulturePod

    Ай бұрын

    Yes, it's a fascinating story.

  • @OoglyBooglySmackMama
    @OoglyBooglySmackMama2 жыл бұрын

    I am so sorry, but I am cracking up at the commentary here... "A man of scant brains..." And then after the Arian church caused a major fire in the city... I think already a comedic satire movie could be made about the bishop and his time.

  • @OoglyBooglySmackMama
    @OoglyBooglySmackMama2 жыл бұрын

    Also I know this probably gets asked a lot, but is there a complete compendium of all Catholic history anywhere? Or would I have to weave it together myself from historians across the ages. Is there a good list of "100 books across the ages of all Catholic history" that I can put in my Amazon wishlist to make my own library some day?

  • @0752756949

    @0752756949

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bless your ❤️, You're asking for whole library without saying you want a library 😃. This is the start on this quest, it will take a few years though... www.ccel.org/fathers PS. If at all possible, I would suggest to build a strong foundation into the Greco-roman culture as both the OT and NT came into our world in Greek. classics.princeton.edu/programs/graduate/reading-lists PS. PS. If you can learn, at least to read, Koine Greek and Latina Vulgara it would make all the difference. PS. PS. PS If you do all these within less than 4 years you would come to the strange realization that you should have joined the Seminary 😃

  • @athanasiuscontramund

    @athanasiuscontramund

    2 жыл бұрын

    Justin, thanks for your kind comments. For the period under discussion, my favorite book is Robert Louis Wilken's THE FIRST THOUSAND YEARS. I've edited the "Reclaiming Catholic History" series for Ave Maria Press, so I can personally vouch for all those volumes. They'll take you through the major eras, right down to our own day. If you have further questions, feel free to email me directly. I don't often see comments. Mike Aquilina

  • @OoglyBooglySmackMama

    @OoglyBooglySmackMama

    Жыл бұрын

    @@athanasiuscontramund Thank you kindly for your recommendations sir, I have just ordered them after some paychecks came in. I also donated to the audio today online as I hope this series never ends and goes all the way to our present day.

  • @CatholicCulturePod

    @CatholicCulturePod

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for your contribution, Justin! Just saw this comment. By the way, I recently picked up this Cluny Media re-print of a history of the general councils. I haven't read it yet, but as Mike's series only covers the patristic era, you might find it interesting. clunymedia.com/products/the-church-in-crisis --Thomas Mirus

  • @mikeoconnor4590
    @mikeoconnor45909 ай бұрын

    Yes Mary IS the mother of GOD - our race’s only boast!

  • @user-jm4kz5bg9f

    @user-jm4kz5bg9f

    29 күн бұрын

    Technically... You are correct!!

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