Ep 219 - Real Martyrdom of St. Peter & St. Paul with Fr. Robert Nixon

<p>"Quo vadis, Domine?" Lord, where are You going?</p><p></p><p>That's the question Christ asked Peter on the road out of Rome, and it's the last thing Peter heard before he chose to die on a cross turned upside down. Fr. Robert Nixon is back on the show with a brand-new translation almost nobody has read: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://tanbooks.com/products/books/the-life-and-martyrdom-of-st-peter-and-st-paul/?srsltid=AU7gw4XOYcsLM0wT26m8QLWHnDVEt_cunYmg_pNGQE2Q3RmbG5RTPASR" target="_blank">the Life and Martyrdom of Saint Peter and Saint Paul,</a> written by a man who was practically an eyewitness. Simon Magus, a demonic flying "miracle," a Roman emperor demanding Peter read his mind, and two apostles who walked to their deaths without a shred of fear. This is the episode that'll make you rethink what courage actually looks like.</p><p></p><p>Fr. Nixon's latest translation for TAN Books brings us the lives of Peter and Paul as recorded by Saint Abdias of Babylon, one of the seventy-two disciples and a near-contemporary of the apostles themselves.</p><p></p><p>Grab a coffee, brothers. This one puts real flesh and blood on two men you think you already know.</p><p></p><p><b>PRODUCTS &amp; REFERENCES MENTIONED:</b></p><ul><li>Life and Martyrdom of Saint Peter and Saint Paul by Saint Abdias of Babylon, trans. Fr. Robert Nixon (TAN Books) -- use cpde "manlycatholic" at checkout for a discount and suppor the podcast</li><li>Fr. Nixon's prior episodes: #167 (Eucharistic Visions of Saint Frances of Rome) and #208 (The Mystical Meaning of Numbers in Sacred Scripture)<p></p></li><li></li></ul><p></p><p>Thank you for your prayers and support!</p><p><br />Consider supporting the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee page (<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buymeacoffee.com/tmc" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/tmc</a>) to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible!</p><p><br />Check out our store! <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://the-manly-catholic-store.checkoutstores.com/" target="_blank">https://the-manly-catholic-store.checkoutstores.com/</a></p><p><br />Subscribe to our YouTube page: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxrRLZNk4WqPdgcac5vuWEQ" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxrRLZNk4WqPdgcac5vuWEQ</a></p><p><br />Check out our website (<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.themanlycatholic.com/" target="_blank">https://w