{"podcast":{"title":"Way of the Fathers","slug":"way-of-the-fathers-255425","podcast_index_feed_id":255425,"rss_url":"https://wayofthefathers.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.catholicculture.org/wayofthefathers","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/9/3/1/99310a2ea040a9d116c3140a3186d450/WayOfFathers-2023-Podcast-3000x3000.jpg","author":"Thomas V. Mirus","episode_count":171,"summary":"A podcast about the Fathers and Doctors of the Church—the foundational figures of Christian history. A production of CatholicCulture.org, hosted by Jim Papandrea (formerly by Mike Aquilina). Currently covering all the Doctors of the Church! Seasons: 1: Church Fathers 2: Early Ecumenical Councils 3: Cities of God 4: Heresies 5: Doctors of the Church","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T08:18:23.300187+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/way-of-the-fathers-255425"},"episode":{"title":"5.35 St. John of the Cross: Master In the Faith","slug":"5-35-st-john-of-the-cross-master-in-the-faith","published_at":"2026-05-27T12:42:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/way-of-the-fathers-255425/5-35-st-john-of-the-cross-master-in-the-faith","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/way-of-the-fathers-255425","url":"https://wayofthefathers.libsyn.com/535-st-john-of-the-cross-master-in-the-faith","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/wayofthefathers/WOTF_John_2_Final.mp3?dest-id=1581944","summary":"St. John of the Cross (1542 - 1591) What St. Thomas Aquinas did for philosophy and systematic theology, St. John of the Cross did for mysticism. He brought mystical theology to a plateau, gleaning from the mystics who came before him, and making it accessible to those who want to follow in the contemplative life. Links Check out this Catholic Culture podcast about St. John of the Cross' poetry, including readings of some of his poems in Spanish and English: https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/166-poetry-st-john-cross-w-carla-galdo/ Pope St. John Paul II Apostolic Letter, Maestro en la Fe (1990): https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=5724&repos=1&subrepos=0&searchid=2644080 Pope Benedict XVI General Address on St. John of the Cross (2011): https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=9548&repos=1&subrepos=0&searchid=2644080 The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross : https://www.icspublications.org/collections/homepage/products/the-collected-works-of-st-john-of-the-cross The song \"Living Flame\" on the album Held by Love by Songs in His Presence : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0014C17NW/ SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's Newsletter: https://www.catholicculture.org/newsletters/ DONATE at: http://www.catholicculture.org/donate/audio Dr. Papandrea's Homepage: https://jimpapandrea.wordpress.com/ Dr. Papandrea's latest book - Praying the Wisdom: Inspired Prayers for Lectio Divina and Contemplative Prayer : https://sophiainstitute.com/product/praying-the-wisdom/ Dr. Papandrea's YouTube channel, The Original Church : https://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginalChurch Theme Music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed: https://www.ccwatershed.org/","meta_description":"St. John of the Cross (1542 - 1591) What St. Thomas Aquinas did for philosophy and systematic theology, St. John of the Cross did for mysticism. He brough…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1552,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/way-of-the-fathers-255425/episodes/5-35-st-john-of-the-cross-master-in-the-faith/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/way-of-the-fathers-255425/5-35-st-john-of-the-cross-master-in-the-faith.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}