Welcome to Episode 004 of the Discovering the English Catholic Church podcast with Bishop Jayden Hagood!

🚨 In this episode, we dive into the bold vision of the English Catholic Church (ECC)—a faithful restoration of the English Reformation and Oxford Movement, rooted in Catholic creeds, Apostolic Faith, and sacramental worship.

🌍 Learn how the ECC is positioned as a global Catholic mission for the English-speaking world, offering orthodoxy, unity, and freedom from centralized control.

We also answer listener questions:

• 📜 Cedric Gaddis asks about Apostolic Succession, and we explore the ECC’s unbroken chain of valid orders from historic lines.
• 🙏 Father Matthew Sinbunim and Pastor Ric Smith inquire about English Monasticism, and we highlight the ECC’s vibrant religious communities reviving this rich tradition worldwide. ✨

From Lindisfarne to Cameroon, the ECC is reclaiming English patrimony with a universal Catholic identity. Join us to discover a Church that’s Apostolic, sacramental, and mission-driven!

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In this pivotal episode of Discovering the English Catholic Church, Archbishop Jayden Hagood offers an unflinching look at what sets the English Catholic Church (ECC) apart in the fractured landscape of modern Christianity.

Drawing from his newly completed book The Middle Road, His Grace addresses three essential questions:

What makes the English Catholic Church different?

What makes us truly Catholic?

What is the best path forward in the 21st century?

With pastoral conviction and theological depth, Archbishop Hagood contrasts the ECC with both Roman Catholicism and Anglicanism—rejecting authoritarianism on one side and doctrinal collapse on the other. He outlines the ECC’s identity as a Church rooted in the undivided Catholic faith of the first millennium, upholding apostolic succession, valid sacraments, and conciliar leadership.

This episode also introduces the Ordinariate of Evangelical Catholic Churches, a welcoming home for faithful Anglicans, Lutherans, Methodists, and other Evangelical-Catholic Christians who are seeking the fullness of the Catholic faith without compromise.

If you’ve ever asked, “Is there a Church that still speaks truth with love, stands firm in tradition, and empowers the next generation of clergy and laity?”—this episode is your answer.

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In this episode, Archbishop Jayden Hagood takes us on a deep dive into one of the most controversial and misunderstood topics in Church history: clerical celibacy. Was celibacy always required of bishops and priests? The answer may surprise you.

We explore:

✅ The history of married bishops in the early Church, including biblical and patristic evidence.

✅ The rise of mandatory celibacy in the Western Church and how it shaped Catholicism.

✅ The role of clerical chastity vs. celibacy in the English Catholic tradition.

✅ Hard truths about modern seminary culture and the struggles heterosexual seminarians face.

✅ How English Catholic theology offers a refuge for those seeking the ancient faith without modern distortions.

The episode concludes with a discussion on the Declaration of Utrecht, Marian doctrines, and why the English Catholic Church sees itself as both deeply rooted in tradition and radically committed to the salvation of souls in today’s chaotic world.

📢 “We’re not saying abandon ship—we’re saying let’s cut off the rot and refocus on the mission of saving souls.”

Don’t miss this powerful and thought-provoking conversation!

🎧 Listen now and join us as we rediscover the faith of the undivided Church.

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