3 Priests Walk in a Bar

Somehow...someway...we're back (for a limited time only).You know how your favorite TV show ends, but then gets revived a decade or so later and it's just not as good? Well this is nothing like that; we're back and up to the same old shenanigans, with just a small modification in the lineup.With 2025 marking the 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed, we thought that would be the perfect excuse to grab a pint, turn on the microphones, and talk some theology and nonsense (mostly nonsense).Recorded in our brand new studio (read: an upstairs bedroom), we hope you'll come along with us, but we can't make any guarantees as to where we're going.

Money makes the world go round, and Jesus certainly had plenty to say about it. But what does the church have to say about it in light of what He said? Life is complicated, but spending a few bucks on a beer and listening to your clerics talk about your financial decisions is a no brainer.

We're getting back into the rhythm of things, but until we find a venue that will risk its health and safety host us, we're hopping back around the virtual kids table for a live gathering, asking the hard questions: Did Jesus Fart? The Miracle and Mystery of the Incarnation

Somehow we were able to get together and record in person! Today we brave the traffic of I-95 to venture out into the Badlands of Fredericksburg to an oasis known as Haley’s Honey Meadery. We sit down with the owner and talk about everything from bee-keeping, to mead-making, to how to open a winery, as well as Legos for some reason. And we also talk about the hypostatic union a little bit at the end there. Laughs to be had and mead to be drunk in this episode.

Well posing a new episode for Season 3 didn't go as planned. But we're here! And this is the reason it took so long, your Sweet Baby host got hitched to Mrs. Sweet Baby Host, but not before getting some wise words from his three dads on the sacred bond of marriage. Tune in for the most inconsequential pre-marital counseling session you've ever heard!

After a long winter's hibernation, your three priests have emerged possibly even less enlightened than they were before. Today your clerics and sweet baby host gather around the virtual kids table to discuss that rousing topic of Lent. Now, for most of us Lent may not be the most exciting time of year in the Church calendar, but you've definitely never heard a Lent where a Lutheran pastor shouts "Anathema!" to an Episcopal priest over a smudge. All this and more in this season premier of 3 Priests Walk in a Bar.

To be honest, much like most of the episodes, this one was pretty chaotic. From recording mishaps to all kinds of weirdness, this is peak 3 Priests. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Mac McAlister, the first ever attendee of anything 3 priests related, and a good friend to many. Rest in Peace, Mac. We will see you again.

As our Savior said, "Go ye into all the world..." We figured that means breweries too. Today your clerics and sweet baby host come to you live(ish) once again from Fredericksburg, VA. With Thanksgiving coming up, we thought we would rewind the clock to tell each other how our traditions got to put down roots in America. Did the Orthodox actually get here first? What actually is lutefisk? And did the Episcopal Church get its name from the devil himself? All this and more laughs than we could actually handle on today's episode.

and so are we. Today you clerical errors and Sweet Baby host boldly venture where no man has ever gone before, and for good reason. In today's topic we make no new progress on the question of what should Christians think about aliens? Are they friend or foe? Should we concern ourselves with whether they exist or not? How can Fr. Adam go between mounting the laser cannons in defense of Earth and wanting to baptize all these visitors of the third kind? All this and a poor editing job on this episode!

Is faith alone a biblical concept? What does it mean to have faith alone, and what does it look like in the real world? This along with some restaurant bread recommendations and flashback to the days of Limewire from a very tired host on this episode of 3 Priests Walk in a Bar.

It’s the debut episode of Season 2! Today we are celebrating the first episode of 2021, which coincidentally is also our 21st episode. Do you remember turning 21 and all the fun that brought? Me neither. But nevertheless, turning 21 is a sign of maturity (supposedly), and now that our podcast has 21 episodes out, we thought it was time to talk about some spiritual maturity (for a change). Many traditions have rites such as confirmation and christmation to help bring members to full fellowship in the church. But what exactly are these milestones in the life of a believer? Are they the same thing? Are they different? And what does Pastor Lou’s sweatshirt actually say? All this and more on the Season 2 debut episode of 3 Priests Walk in a Bar.

It's that time of year! Time for trees, drinks, and your three clerical errors (and sweet baby host) to head into hibernation. Yes, you heard it right. We're gonna be taking a short break through the end of the year, but we will be back in the new year for the much anticipated, raved about in the New York Times, Season 2! To take us out, we're talking about how we do Christmas. Is Father Adam a grinch about December 25? Did Martin Luther invent the Christmas tree? Are English carols as dusty as Fr. Nik's glasses? All this and more on the Season 1 Finale of 3 Priests Walk in a Bar.

It’s almost Halloween/Reformation Day/All Hallows Eve, and we had to bust out the spooks for you today. You figure priests might have something important to say about spirits and ghosts and things of that nature, and I’m sure our priests do. But the question remains if your host can keep their train of thought long enough to get their thoughts out on a recording. Tune in to today’s episode to hear about ghosts, demons, and one farting exorcist. From Ghoulies and Ghosties and Three Clerical Errors, Good Lord deliver us!

Everyone has misconceptions about something, and misconceptions about our priests are no exception. We've all heard stories about Martin Luther, but how many of them are true? We've heard that the Orthodox are these weird people off in the East somewhere, but is that true? Or are they weird everywhere? And lastly, we've definitely heard stories about Henry VIII, but to what lengths will Fr. Nik go to defend his opinion that he really was the kinda guy you could see yourself getting a beer with? All this and more in today's episode!

The feeling of fall is in the air, and consequently, the Fall of Man is on our minds. What does it mean to speak of man as fallen? And when we speak of our fallenness, what exactly does that mean? And what sort of emphasis should we put on it? One of guilt? One of shame? And what does our fallenness reveal about the character of God? Some have said His wrath, but what about His love? All this and some Autumnal brews on this week's episode.

Unlike your dearly beloved host, the three priests are definitely not angels, yet neither are they demons (at least we don't think so). But there's a reason that they aren't angels, because angels and humans beings are different! So what exactly is an angel? And what role do they play in the story of the Church and the Christians life? If you came here for answers do the deep theological questions, you're at the wrong podcast. But! If you like beer and speculative theology mixed with good humored jabs, you're in the right place. All this and more in today's episode.

Hear ye, hear ye! But what are we hearing? Our 3 clerical error attempt today to delve into the topic of discerning the Spirit’s voice in our lives. If and when the Spirit does speak to us, how do we discern that it is truly the Spirit that’s the one speaking? Many of us have felt like we’ve had multiple competing voices in our hearts telling us what to do and what to think, but if the Spirit of God is speaking to us in the midst of all of that, how do we discern which one is His? All this and more in today’s episode.

The Word is the Word. But how? Today we get a little headier in our subject matter as we explore the relationship between Jesus as the Living Word of God and Scripture as the written Word of God. We don't have nearly enough time to flesh out this topic in its entirety, much to Father Nik's disappointment, but we do have just enough time to prove that once again if there exists any controversy, it's certainly not reaching any resolution here.

After a brief vacation certainly not brought on by the host's forgetfulness, our clerics are back so share a little bit more about themselves. This episode's topic is brought to you by Fr. Adam who has been pushing for it in order to secretly weed out all of our errors and bring us home to Orthodoxy. He may have failed in the attempt, but some great discussion ensues, as it does. So sit back, pour a pint, and brush up on your sword drills for another biographical episode of 3 Priests Walk in a Bar.

The Creeds are those defining statements of core orthodox (small "o") Christian belief. They represent what the Church has believed, does believe, and should always believe as the foundational statements to our faith. But of course there's always some bones to pick among our three clerics. Do we use the creeds in liturgy? If so, how? What are their relationship to Scripture? And will Fr. Adam's goats make another appearance? So if words like "Athanasian" or "Niceno-Constantinopolitan" make you feel like asking the bartender for another round, then this episode is for you. If the first thing you thought of when you read the word "Creed" is Creed Bratton, then you might need this episode more than the rest of us.