Sunday School for Heathens

This week on Sunday School: Moses goes up and down a mountain over and over again, God plays interior designer, and the Israelites learn to be very afraid of clouds. Also Shannon counts a lot. Our saint is Saint Hildegard, a lady saint who did NOT die tragically young. Theme song: Adam Griffin https://alteringgravity.wordpress.com/Logo and Editing: David GriffinEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @sundayschoolforheathens!

It's story time on Sunday School as Bryan recounts the Parable of The Good Samaritan. As always, Shannon wants more detail. Our saint is Saint Sebaldus, a weather-appropriate saint. Theme song: Adam Griffin https://alteringgravity.wordpress.com/Logo and Editing: David GriffinEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @sundayschoolforheathens!

This episode answers one of Shannon's biggest questions: how do people know what bible passages are being read in church? Does it line up with holidays? Do you read in order? Is it the same everywhere? Find out this week! Our saint was Saint Lucy of Syracuse who was even more stubborn than an ox. Theme song: Adam Griffin https://alteringgravity.wordpress.com/Logo and Editing: David GriffinEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @sundayschoolforheathens!

Relics are the subject of the week! Find out about different degrees of relics, how relics have been used to start new churches, and the workaround to selling pieces of dead saints! Our saint is Saint Catherine of Siena, who had a really weird wedding ring. Theme song: Adam Griffin https://alteringgravity.wordpress.com/Logo and Editing: David GriffinEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @sundayschoolforheathens!

We are back with Part 2 of Creationism! This time we cover the different types of contemporary creationist beliefs. Our saint is Saint Dominic de Guzman, who was best buds with Saint Francis of Assisi. Theme song: Adam Griffin https://alteringgravity.wordpress.com/Logo and Editing: David GriffinEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @sundayschoolforheathens!

It's the first of another two parter. This time we are diving deep into creationism! In Part 1, we talk about the creation story (or rather stories, because there are two of them). Our saint is Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, who could be a real sass master if he thought you were too worldly. Theme song: Adam Griffin https://alteringgravity.wordpress.com/Logo and Editing: David GriffinEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @sundayschoolforheathens!

It's a new year and you could probably use a pep talk. So here is a biblical pep talk! The Letter to the Hebrews is full of brags about the Christian covenant but also mystery about its origin. Our saint is Saint Lawrence, who made a great BBQ dish (but not in the way you think). This episode was a listener request! If you have one, tweet at us @school4heathens or email us at [email protected] song: Adam Griffin https://alteringgravity.wordpress.com/Logo and Editing: David GriffinEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @sundayschoolforheathens!

It's a new year and the pledge drives are over. But that hasn't stopped us from talking about people asking for your money. This week we dive into the practice of Tithing, or giving 10%. Our saint is Saint Barbara, who had very strong opinions on window placement. Theme Song: Adam Griffin https://alteringgravity.wordpress.com/Logo: David GriffinEditing: Shannon DesmondEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @sundayschoolforheathens!

It's our 10th Episode and we are talking all about Saints! Wrap up 2018 with talk of martyrs, believers, and patrons of all kinds. Our saint is Saint Philomena, who everyone pretty much forgot about, but we love her anyway. Theme song: Adam Griffin https://alteringgravity.wordpress.com/Logo and Editing: David GriffinEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @sundayschoolforheathens!

Are we going to do a Christmas episode? Of course we are going to do a Christmas episode! This week Bryan brings us the story of the Three Wise Men at Jesus' birth. Were there actually three of them? Where did they come from? What were their names? Listen in to find out! Our saint is Saint Helena of Constantinople, who found so many relics. Theme song: Adam Griffin https://alteringgravity.wordpress.com/Logo and Editing: David GriffinEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @sundayschoolforheathens!

What do Mesmerism, Christian Science, and Donald Trump all have in common? They all come up in this week's episode of Sunday School for Heathens! Our saint is Saint Thomas More, who got a little too mixed up in the English reformation. Theme song: Adam Griffin https://alteringgravity.wordpress.com/Logo and Editing: David GriffinEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @sundayschoolforheathens!

This week on Sunday School, Bryan gives us the cliffs notes to Christianity as we cover the Nicene Creed! See how you can wrap up all these beliefs in just a few short phrases. Our saint is Saint Eulalia of Merida, who was a really precocious pre-teen. Theme song: Adam Griffin https://alteringgravity.wordpress.com/Logo and Editing: David GriffinEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @sundayschoolforheathens!

After last week's discussion of initiations, we are zooming in and focusing just on the sacrament of Confirmation. Our saint is Saint Anthony of Padua, who was so good at speaking that his tongue outlasted him. Theme song: Adam Griffin https://alteringgravity.wordpress.com/Logo and Editing: David GriffinEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @sundayschoolforheathens!

We are back with Part 2 of our Initiation series! This week we look protestant faiths: Lutherans, Methodists, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Baptists, Evangelicals, and Mormons. We see lots of similarities and some key differences through all of these. Our saint is Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, a Native American saint. Theme song: Adam GriffinLogo: David GriffinEditing: Shannon DesmondEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @Sundayschoolforheathens

Bryan brings us our first "Spot the Differences" episode, where we compare one idea across a whole bunch of denominations. The idea this week is the Rites of Initiation! We had such a good conversation we are splitting it up across two episodes, so this week we talk about Catholics and The Orthodox Church and next week we'll get everyone else! Our saint is Saint Catherine of Alexandria, who converted people with the power of debate. Theme song: Adam GriffinLogo: David GriffinEditing: Shannon DesmondEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @sundayschoolforheathens

This week we are keeping it light with some very important stories from Jesus' days as a party boy! We learn just how cool Mary was and ponder some historical geography. Our saint is Saint Francis de Sales, a friend to the deaf community. Theme song: Adam GriffinLogo: David GriffinEditing: Shannon DesmondEmail us at [email protected] on Instagram @sundayschoolforheathens

This week on Sunday School: Shannon tells Bryan all about the Papal Ninja and Bryan tells Shannon all about Onanism, or masturbation! Our saint is Saint Walter of Pontoise, who really just wanted some alone time. Theme song: Adam GriffinLogo: David GriffinEditing: Shannon DesmondEmail us at [email protected]

Sunday School for Heathens Episode Number 1 Topic: Original Sin Hosts: Shannon Desmond and Bryan Matias Theme Song: Adam Griffin alteringgravity.wordpress.com Logo: David Griffin RSSVERIFY