Eastern Christianity, St Thomas Aquinas & The Immaculate Conception w/ Fr. Christiaan Kappes

00:00 Start
0:49 Aquinas translated into Classical Greek (after 1354AD)
2:09 Transition to Eastern Culture
2:48 Ruthenian (and the type of people drawn in)
7:49 Devotions and sacramentals
14:13 Blanket spiritual program is not endorsed
16:55 SSPX (and Vatican 2)
20:27 How the Eastern churches came back into union with Rome
23:03 Speculation on the trajectory of the liturgy wars (and male spiritual leadership)
32:56 Doctoral dissertation on the reform of theTridentine Mass into a transitional form
42:30 What would Fr. Christiaan Kappes do if he were Pope
56:20 Orthodox (and conditions for giving communion to an Orthodox)
1:11:21 Thomas Aquinas and Infant Communion (and Aquinas on intellect and will)
1:24:15 Thomas Aquinas and Immaculate Conception (and Corpus Thomisticum)
1:29:58 Books of Sentences of Peter Lombard (and purification)
1:38:52 String of quotes on Holy Virgin
1:47:27 Protoevangelium of James (and age of Mary)
1:48:11 Translation of Luke 1:46-47
1:54:15 Tradition
1:56:36 Aquinas‘s angelical salutation
1:59:20 Absolute primary of Christ (and the incarnation)
2:10:15 Duns Scotus (and Bonaventure’s arguments for the existence of God)
2:22:10 Orthodox and Immaculate Conception (and co-mediatrix)
2:30:02-2:24:37 Break music
2:35:37 Why can Eastern priests be married and permanent deacons (Start of Q&A)
21:41:56 What the church teaches on ecumenism
2:45:28 What are some things you can do to build unity
2:49:50 Ethnophilism
2:52:49 Eastern Orthodox interpretations of Matthew 16:18
2:57:56 What can Latin and Eastern Catholics learn from each other
3:01:02 Books by Fr. Christiaan Kappes (and rocks my socks)

[WilliamAlbrecht]

Rev. Dr. Kappes is the top living Mariologist and one of the top Christologists as well. He is a master of theology and this interview was fantastic. It's a thrill you had him on! You're the man, Matt!

[Erick_Ybarra]

We have had Fr. Christiaan Kappes on Reason and Theology before. He has been someone we look up to as a theological and intellectual giant. This video here barely scratches the surface of this man's knowledge base. That is not to say anything about his kindness and gentle character. Glad you had him on.

Erick Ybarra

[jjmj]

What you said...
Watched till the end. We really consider Fr. Kappas a good friend to our family. We miss him greatly here in Indianapolis. 🙏 📿

[henrykeller]

Father Kannes advice about Vespers and Fish Fries is excellent. I love the Liturgy of the Hours which I learned to pray in jail in Wichita KS during the Summer of Mercy for rescuing preborn children

[lucaspacitti]

This was one of the best shows ever! Fr. Christiaan is an intellectual giant!

[crunchycousin]

Love that he brought up other countries and liturgy. Sometimes in the west we are so focused on ourselves that we forget that the church is universal. I thought I would hate novus ordo but being raised protestant I actually really enjoyed it and felt it was more accessible to those who are not familiar with traditional mass. We are Orthodox converts but are interested in Catholicism.

[slocole]

Father Kappes is one of my favorite modern day theologians, his great works on the Energies Essence Distinction has helped me greatly come to better theological understandings

[tellyhow]

I grew up on the TLM and in my passive years in the 60's just went for what my son called the microwave mass. In my revert in the 80's, I sought the old Mass in rare venues but was happy to find one just before Covid19 struck. Now the TLM has not been revived with the NO. Now I attend an SSPX once a month and really value the reverence up across the communion rail including the laity. Now even in the NO I get communion on the tongue from the priest who can't withhold the Host with my tongue sticking out. Very prudent of such priests. I do miss the prayers to Saints and many features in the Mass of the Ages. EWTN tries to be as close. 🙏 😇

[johnharmsen]

Wonderful Stuff!! Fr Kappes an intellectual giant. All we need now is a Catholic Pope

[sherrywhite]

First time hearing this priest! It was EXCELLENT! Learned a lot! Thank you! God bless

[casandracrinamontanari]

Done scout's rocks my socks! 😁😄😃😀😇🥰 GOD be praised! I have to look at it again with pen and paper! 18 February 2024

[tomhenry]

Great conversation, gentlemen. Fr. Kappes was my roommate in College Seminary. Great guy then, and very informative now!

[samanthatyler]

Dun Scotus rocks my socks!
Always listen to you the whole way. So proud of a fellow faithful Aussie being of great service to Catholics all over the world! Keep it up :)

[AdithiaKusno]

Rev Dr Kappes is one among a few Byzantine theologian who truly grasped the broader nuances and delicate intricacies in polemical debate on immaculate conception and filioque. Such a blessing to study under him in the Byzantine Catholic Seminary.

[HaydenSF]

Just now running into this while working through the back catalog, but this is one of the best interviews you’ve done!

[bishoythakla]

He was at our parish for a while! (Holy Rosary). Awesome priest, so intelligent and gifted.

[chrisklein]

Duns Scotus rocks my socks… listening for three hours is easy when doing chores.
Great conversation and it opened doors I didn’t even know were there.

[The_AgentSmith]

Thank you Matt for bringing Dr. Kappes: so many things raised, great content

[KM-ecqv]

Really appreciate Fr. Kappes' balanced take on TLM v. NO, especially his point about the NO's success in evangelizing Africa. I also gotta note -- as someone who converted from nondenominational Protestantism (very anti-liturgy) -- that a reverent, well-done NO truly IS an excellent outreach tool to a lot of the more "traditional" Christian denominations in the U.S.

[margaretslater]

Such an incredible interview!! Farther Kappes is such a great teacher! I learned so much about the immaculate conception and it’s history. Thank you so much for this interview!