Season 2 Episode 15 – So… Are We Friends Yet?

Scene 1: The Roundtable Reunion

Moderator: Fifteen episodes later… where are we?

*Around the table are an Orthodox theologian, a Catholic bishop, a Protestant pastor, and Jamie holding snacks.*

Scene 2: Orthodox Reflection

Orthodox Rep: We’ve preserved the ancient rhythms… but sometimes we’ve acted like we invented the truth.

Jamie: You mean, like spiritual copyright?

Orthodox Rep: We’ve had moments of pride. But we never stopped praying for the others.

Scene 3: Catholic Reflection

Catholic Rep: We’ve held the Church together through centuries of chaos… but we’ve also wounded with power.

Jamie: You mean like... excommunicating entire continents?

Catholic Rep: And sometimes forgetting the mercy we were meant to offer.

Scene 4: Protestant Reflection

Protestant Rep: We rediscovered grace… but also multiplied division. We tore down idols — and sometimes beauty.

Jamie: And invented fog machines.

Protestant Rep: Yes. That too.

Scene 5: The Shift

Moderator: So… do you all agree now?

All Together (laughing): No!

Orthodox Rep: We still disagree on many things.

Catholic Rep: But we’ve stopped trying to win.

Protestant Rep: And we’ve started learning to listen.

Closing Reflection

Moderator: Maybe the goal isn’t to erase our differences… but to outgrow the need to burn each other for them.

Jamie: So we’re like siblings with wildly different opinions… who finally agreed to show up at the same table?

Moderator: Exactly. And that’s the beginning of communion.