I have been a die hard catholic for 20 years. These past months i have been in a harsh tug of war with my own selfishness, i have wanted to run away and forget all. But i cant, and then here you guys are and show up in my feed, and rightfully so, jesus sent you to me through this app. Pray for me, Antonella C. Thank you for this talk show guys!

Praying for Fr. Rich, his Mother, Jennifer, Ryan , their children and extended families.

I am a lifetime Catholic and have never heard of the Didache! This was so informative. Thank-you for a wonderful talk!

The most important thing about this manuscript to me is something that you guys didn't even mention, which is that the Trinity is mentioned in the first century. There are a whole bunch of scholars who don't even believe that.

Gentlemen, I am a convert. I entered the church this Easter Vigil. I know you all want the Protestant Christians to see your ways. You would do best to present your information, pray for people then let The Holy Spirit influence their hearts. God bless you.

How wonderful that the beliefs we practice today preceded the Bible and it is so well documented. I feel so blessed that I was called to Catholicism 63 years ago.🙏

Early Christian history is my favourite and so I'm really looking forward to this.

Keep up the good work with the guest priests. We miss Fr. Rich, we pray for him every day.

I love you guys, but still miss Fr. Rich…you guys are a great trio! Prayers for Father and his family…🙏🏻💖👼🏻✝️☘️

Praying for Fr. Rich parishioners. Our pastor of 12 year went on sabbatical about 18 months ago (his sabbatical was about 3 months). We all hoped he would return to our parish, but knew in our hearts we would be getting a new pastor. It is a loss, a period of grief for some, an adjustment, but mostly a lesson on earthly attachments. Always remembering Jen, St. Peregrine please intercede.

Cradle Catholic, never heard of this document until this year. Thank you for reading it and explaining. One of my favorite episodes of CTS.

I am a novitiate for secular third order Franciscans I fast on Wednesday and Friday, and I also pray the Pater Noster multiple times a day from the office of the Paters. It is pretty interesting to see how this lines up with the Didache.

Praying for Fr. Rich and family...

Definitely one of the best you tubes that I have watched. I had been wondering about the Didache and this answers so many questions and also undoubtedly establishes the early Church as the Catholic Church of today.

Awesome episode. Every Christian should watch this until it sinks in.

Great to see you finally discuss this , it’s such a winner in any debates about Our One True Church !

I pronounced it as "die-dash" in my head when first reading about it haha

Praying for Father Rich and Ryan’s family 🙏🏻Love this forum and all who are involved 😊🙏🏻 Praying for peace 🙏🏻

Thank you for a wonderful learning experience as I personally had never heard of the didache. Unbelievable history of the early church - and prayers for Fr. Rich, his mom, Jen, Ryan and family. Plus, prayers for Ryan Scheel and a vote of appreciation for all the wonderful research you do for the show. God bless your family and God bless Fr. King. (I am hoping Fr. Rich returns though.) Yes, we are all false prophets at times when we don't practice what we preach. I am often guilty of that. You are funny Fr. King which means you fit right in with the Ryans. This is one of my favorite episodes and plan to watch it again.

Very enjoyable episode! Thank you for this wonderful podcast and prayers from Divine Mercy Parish! Also prayers for Ryan and his wife, as well as Father Pagano and his mother. God Bless.

This is one of your best episodes, that and the episodes about Mary, Simon Peter, and the Shroud of Turin.

Nice surprise to see so early. Hi Fr. Matt, it is great to see you.

Hi Ryan, Ryan, and Father Matt. Fascinating show. Lots of prayers going out for everyone.

Thank you. Love that priest's voice and thank you for this message

Thank you beautiful episode 🙏🏻

Thank you so much for this topic. Now I know what is Didache is and it's teachings. God bless you all.❤️🙏

Thank you for reading the Didache. I have not read it, but it says all we need to know.

All of this is new to me.

today , 2 years ago, on may 12 , in sokoto NIGERIA a young Christian martyr named DEBORAH samuel YAKUBU was stoned to death by a mob of Muslim students , after being accused falsy of blasphemy. in reality she rejected the advances of a Muslim and she openly announced her love for christ. hopefully she s a martyr in heaven. pray for her soul. may 12, is the eve of the feast day of our lady of Fatima.. Christians of Nigeria are severely persecuted by muslims on a scale you just can t imagine..raise your voice for NIGERIA Christians.

This was good!! I heard of the Didache before but didn't know what it was...or how it was spelled...lol This was very interesting and informative. ❤

Thank you for this episode! I've heard of the Didache, but had no idea what it was. I think church history is so fascinating!

I love this reading, but I do struggle with some of it, especially these days, but I do pray, pray, pray...for help

This is the way

My brain, every time they said “the way”: 🎶 Where were they going without ever knowing the way?🎶

Holding good thought for Jen D and Fr Rich. In the meantime can you take 2 minutes to introduce the guest priests filling in for Fr Rich? This was very interesting. You guys made a 2000 year old text very interesting and relevant to today.

I didn't know this existed. Thanks guys!

this was one of the most educational podcasts on biblical history. thanks have sharing. i'vr never heard of Didache before now. I won't forget the "Christ monge" phrase😊

if you paid attention to the text of the didache, and the implied context, you will understand that the didache was drawing from the beatitudes, the lord's prayer, the olivet discourse, daniel, isaiah, and the plain text of matthew and mark. their mention of the apostles means that the majority of them are still alive. there is no explicit mention of persecution so therefore the neronian persecutions of 64 haven't occurred yet. the mention of meat from offerings and absence of circumcision, means that the council of jerusalem in 50 have already occurred. no mention of priests but rather, the notion of prophets implies the duties of catholic priests today, means that the levitical priesthood is still existing because to call someone a priest can only mean a levite or cohen of the temple of jerusalem. the lack of pauline theology means that the origin of the didache is outside of the greeks. the terms witchcraft, and pederasty meaning relations between an adult and a prepubescent boy and bondservants meaning slaves means that this is still well within the second temple period. pederasty was a near universal practice in the roman empire, as well as witchcraft, and slavery. take note also that at 13 years old, a jewish male was considered a man, while the rite of passage for a roman was at 14 by wearing the toga virilis. the code of ethics enshrined by the didache for bondservants for christians is unlike that of the practice of the romans because they are treated almost as equals or christians are to treat them with brotherly love, while still operating under the civil practice of the empire. it is wrong to repeat the notion that the gospels were somehow written or completed after 70 AD. this is a malicious invention of the protestant and jewish intellectuals because they could never accept the fact that jesus foretold the destruction of the temple in 70 AD. if you truly believe that jesus is God and Messiah, as written in the old testament, it is evident that all the books of the entire new testament was finished before the end of 67 AD because all of the books, epistles, and letters of the NT give you an indication that christians were unmolested by the romans. this means that the great fire of rome in july of 64 AD, had not yet occurred. whereas, the book of revelations clearly lament an apocalyptic suffering of the christians and saints, and the gemmatria of nero is clearly indicated in surviving manuscripts, 666 and 616. john could still have measured the temple because it still stood and at the same time, revelations indicate by strong allusions that all the apostles aside from john have already perished together with a lot of martyrs. nero died in june of 68 and it takes 1 to 2 months for letters to disseminate fully.

Happy Ascension Thursday to the Catholic Talk Show! Thank you so much for your wonderful videos! You have been such a help to me and my husband as we journey back to Rome! We will be entering the Church on Pentecost all glory to God! May God bless you all today and keep you all today in his love and peace 🙏

This is awesome ❤

Thank you so much for this beautiful show it blessed me so! God bless you men of God and praying daily for Jen and her healing and peace 🙏

Oh so very interesting!! Thank you!!!

Thank you 🙏🏻

Very interesting and informative, reminiscent of the book Wisdom as well.

Great episode lads

New convert this Easter Vigil too and love your show! Sending prayers daily for all of you (including Jen and Ftr Rich).

Great show!

The Didache has within it the Lord's Prayer, and it includes the doxology of that prayer (missing only the word "kingdom"). This doxology cannot possibly have been some later addition, and certainly not a later Protestant addition. The doxology is used in the liturgy not with the rest of the prayer immediately after the seven petitions, but slightly later on. It was probably because of this usage in the liturgy that caused the doxology to be omitted from so many Latin MSS of St. Matthew 6.

So enlightening-and also highly entertaining. Loved listening to the three of you joke one moment, then go very serious and deep the next. Cannot believe how much this aligns with our Catholic liturgy. Thank you and God bless.

Great episode!! ❤

Thanks guys another good video, very enriching in many ways.

I am a Hallow user. Thanks for this sharing the Didache. I've been wanting to buy the book.

Excellent content

This episode was so awesome! Thank you guys.

Thank You All...this was exactly what I was looking for!

Father Matt's voice is familiar. But I can't completely recall where I heard him before this episode.

Thanks!

I love how simple and effective the Didache is. It make sense

Probably my favorite one yet! Wow!

Pre-Vatican II the church fasted on Wednesday and Fridays during the liturgical quarters, Ember Wednesdays and Fridays ... I have recently read. Also, in my direct translation of the Didache from Greek there is no mention of men laying with men.

Hi Fr Matt! Miss seeing you!

Wow. So I can feel the energy in the room and this is obviously not the same show. I think it will take some time but it is so exciting to watch. I’m interested to see what happens when you trade another priest. Of all the challenges and difficulties, I don’t think anyone is as tempted as the priest. I still think it would be a good idea to have a semester of priesthood. So that we would have a society of priest, and some will be greater than others. And I think it will create the best foundation to do everything else that is good in this life. To have a proper understanding or perspective of what is good and bad, right and wrong and hear the best example of perfection. From the least to the greatest, each one greater than the next.

A marvelous thing slapped me right in the back of the head as I listened to this around the fourth time. It is the words of Jesus Christ, “The gates of hell will not prevail against it”, in reference to His Church that He would build. It does look like when we needed to know the details of our beginning in order to know where we are, when we became ready, He kept His promise! We know now that the beginning was the beginning and we are at this end of where it began! That’s pretty cool and very inspiring. He told us how blessed are those who have not seen yet believed… …I have to admit there was an era of life in which I wondered if doubt was the wiser part of prudence? Well, we can stop that now! Just like in the beginning, He said it, He meant it, and we can believe it!

So interesting - never heard of a Didache

Hey guys, great show! I was wondering (hoping), is there a link to the text Fr. Was reading from? Just asking

That bit about the prophets contributing to the communities they visited reminds me of the monasteries that produce various goods, like beer, coffee, baked goods and so on.

This priest has such a similar voice to father pagano with the same inflections the same Rosy cheeks and he looks so much like him. It's weird.

​​Any insight on the messages from Sr. Amapola at the Mission of Divine Mercy, TX? Maybe the next show?

Thank You awesomw show how is Father Rich

What is a good Catholic translation of the didache available in print?

This in, chapter 11, the Christian community even when I was young, people were allowed to come and stay but after even the 1st meal they would offer to help with their hands to assist in daily chores, if if you washed their clothes, they would wear some of yours till theirs was finished. And they would help with anything or take it upon themselves to pick vegetables or milk the cow, something of themselves in honor of the good deed you showed to them. It was up to my father to speak to them and negotiate anything further. Even visiting cousins never stayed more than a week at a time.

Interested in your comments about St Paul and the ‘cloak’ he left behind. Some, (including myself 😊) are intrigued by the idea that this is a veiled (!) reference to the Shroud rather than a random request.

Dear Antonella our beloved faith is a daily struggle in this harsh world. A world that is crucifying Our Savior all over again. No matter what happens to you never let go of the Lords Hand. Let Him guide you to His Heavenly Home where you belong. Start the Surrender novena. Very powerful and miraculous. God bless. Mary from England

Doesn't that sound like Mary's messages also, where she begins with 'my child'?

As a baptized Protestant in my 70s, I have never in my life witnessed a baptism that was not trinitarian! We baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit - always!

Is there a new book or article that they are referencing? Please put links in the note sections. Thank you.

I remember citing the didache to my friend who is a Seventh-day Adventist, and he looked at me like it was an alien. According to him, Seventh-day Adventist are the first Christians, which I found very amusing, and also concerning that he believed that

I thought they were going to post a link to the didache? Did I overlook that. I was trying to reference the document earlier this year and wasn’t sure I was looking at the correct thing. Would help me cross-reference. 🤔 1:08:41

Where can I buy a Didache that has been approved by the church? I've seen some in Amazon but I don't know if it was translated by a protestant.

Is it still a good practice for families to invite your Priests over to dinner and if to come Bless your Home, you should make a monitory offering to the priest and one for the poor? Etc.?

What language is the Didache you are reading from translated? I have one translated from Greek and some of the words are different than you are reading… I also have another that doesn’t say what language it was translated from and it is different also

I was wondering if the Didache supports the Cult of the Virgin.

I like this show very much and will continue we be subscribing. But my only criticism for now is, why fhe bobble heads?? Iys distrating or cringe. Perhaps in the background would be better. Overall i enjoy the content.

How can Protestants not convert when presented with the Didache?

„Dead sea squirrels“ 🐿️ 😂

They found it in the 1800s? Really cool that’s awesome pre Calvinist I believe

What about Paul’s gospel? He refers to it as few times. What about the marcion gospel and Q Gospel?

We are the only Church who technically has a holding for the work of the Church. With our goods stewarded over 2000 years.

The Eucharistic prayers were whispered so to be preserved and protected from abuse, only known to the the priests and bishops.

In the chapter about Apostles and prophets, doesn't the Bible state that apostles are those men who witnessed the resurrection? If that is so, then the Didache must be during the very first years of the church.k8

Shouldn’t the Didache be included in the Catechism and the Bible? For all Catholics to have

Oh my gosh I just realized you guys totally stole Rush Limbaugh's intro, or it's very close anyway😂😂😂

The Bible doesn’t explicitly speak of gambling per say either, but we know it’s included in curbing our excessive natures : to over do at work, hoard, over-eat, drunkenness etc.

Why did you pick the least popular thumbnail?

The Acts of the Apostles references the Didache??

So much apologetics coming out since the early 80s and the use of media. It takes time but I wonder how this is uniting the Church? All the mis-information that has been spread about the Catholic Church since the Reformation is being debunked and easily discredited. And some of the best apologetics is being done by converts. I pray every day for the unity that Jesus prayed for the night before His Passion.

Jasher 2 For in those days the sons of men began to trespass against God, and to transgress the commandments which he had commanded to Adam, to be fruitful and multiply in the earth 20 And some of the sons of men caused their wives to drink a draught that would render them barren, in order that they might retain their figures and whereby their beautiful appearance might not fade 21 And when the sons of men caused some of their wives to drink, Zillah drank with them 22 And the child-bearing women appeared abominable in the sight of their husbands as widows, whilst their husbands lived, for to the barren ones only they were attached.

What about Thomas? Why didn't he write?

I have a Didache Bible. Where are you reading from.

I reject the Q theory.