St. Ephrem of Syria – The Doctors of the Church: The Charism of Wisdom with Dr. Matthew Bunson – Discerning Hearts Podcast
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🗓️ 9 June 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Dr. Matthew Bunson and Kris McGregor discuss St. Ephrem of Syria, Doctor of the Church, deacon, poet and teacher known as the “Harp of the Holy Spirit.” In this episode, they explore his hymns, sacred poetry, defense of the faith, devotion to Christ, Mary and the Eucharist and his lasting witness of humble service to the Church.
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| 0:14.0 | Thanks, and God bless. |
| 0:16.0 | Dcerning Hearts.com presents The Doctors of the Church, the carerism of wisdom with Dr. Matthew Bunsen. |
| 0:23.9 | For over 20 years, Dr. Bunsen has been active in the area of Catholic social communications and education, |
| 0:30.8 | including writing, editing, and teaching on a variety of topics related to church history, |
| 0:37.2 | the papacy, the saints, and Catholic culture. |
| 0:40.8 | He is the faculty chair at the Catholic Distance University, a senior fellow of the St. Paul |
| 0:46.1 | Center for Biblical Theology, and the author or co-author of over 50 books, including |
| 0:52.2 | the Encyclopedia of Catholic History and the best-selling |
| 0:55.5 | biographies of St. Damian of Malachi and St. Cotiri Teka Kowice. He also serves as a senior |
| 1:02.4 | editor for the National Catholic Register and is a senior contributor to EWTN News. |
| 1:09.2 | The Doctors of the Church, The Charism of Wisdom, |
| 1:12.1 | with Dr. Matthew Bunsen. |
| 1:13.8 | I'm your host, Chris McGregor. |
| 1:21.6 | Dr. Matthew Bunsen, |
| 1:22.9 | thank you for joining us. |
| 1:24.6 | It's a privilege, |
| 1:25.5 | as always, to be with you, Chris. |
| 1:26.9 | Today we're going to be talking about St. Ephraim. |
| 1:29.3 | When was he declared a doctor of the church? |
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