<![CDATA[Fr. Jeremiah's Ponderings]]>
frjeremiah.substack.com]]>https://frjeremiah.substack.com/podcastSubstackSat, 04 Jul 2026 09:07:35 GMThttps://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/4188715.rssFr. Jeremiah CaughranI'm the rector of Grace Anglican Church in Gastonia, NC. I have been ordained as a priest since 2016. I make videos about Anglicanism on Youtube and I write about random things here that interest me.episodicFr. Jeremiah Caughranfrjeremiah@substack.comNo<![CDATA[Born and Beheaded! Nativity of John the Baptist #christianhistory]]>



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Apologies about a second email for my subscribers! But I couldn’t go without saying something about this wonderful feast day.



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