1. Today on the Almanac, we remember the Grand Union of the Augustinian Order in 1256.
  2. Today on the Almanac, we remember the Fifth Lateran Council in 1512, the last Pre-Reformation church council.
  3. Today on the Almanac, we remember St. Athanasius on his feast day.
  4. Today, we begin a new season of the Almanac with a new format. We consider the history of May Day. The reading is from Martin Luther.
  5. The year was 1602. Today we remember William Lilly, Christian Astrologist? The last word for this second season is from the final stanza to Richard Wilbur’s “A Stable Lamp is Lighted.”
  6. The year was 1968. Today we remember Lin Zhao, a Chinese Christian Martyr.
  7. In this episode, Blake sits down with filmmaker, Noah Sampsel. They discuss his love for film, how everyday creative experiences like cooking support his craft, and finding balance between creating for others and working on passion projects.
  8. The year was 160. Today we remember Tertullian, the renegade Church Father. The reading is from Tertullian.
  9. According to the make believe wokeness-ometer, Jesus qualifies as the most authoritative voice because he was the most oppressed. Poor Jew, not from Jerusalem, under Roman rule, betrayed by his own, even his friends, killed because of his identity. Listen to him.
  10. Dr. Paulson refutes the charge that Luther is the origin of an ever secularizing culture.
  11. The year was 1396. Today we remember St. Stephan of Perm. The reading is from Dorothy Sayers.
  12. Mike and Wade discuss the two kingdoms (or spheres, realms, etc.) and the Christian life as part of both church and state in light of the fourth chapter of Althaus' The Ethics of Martin Luther for Wade's PHI 201 course.