li Millennials Living Their Calling By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-09-03T15:57:16+00:00 Learn how to inspire the youth and emerging adults in your communities and families to find great meaning and purpose in serving others through their churches from inspirational millennials doing just that. Hear from the amazing Alyssa and Niko Kyritsis who are each doing great things to help bring people closer to Christ and each other. Full Article
li Good and Faithful Servant: Through Living Your Stewardship Calling - Part 3 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-05-27T23:08:16+00:00 Part 3: The Journey Through Death To The Resurrection – Fr. George L. Livanos Full Article
li Good and Faithful Servant: Through Living Your Stewardship Calling - Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-05-27T23:11:59+00:00 Part 1: The Journey Through Life In Search Of Calling – Fr. George L. Livanos Full Article
li Good and Faithful Servant: Through Living Your Stewardship Calling - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-05-27T23:12:50+00:00 Part 2: The Moment After – The Clarity of Vision From The Partner’s Perspective – Presvytera Dianthe Livanos Full Article
li Good and Faithful Servant: Through Living Your Stewardship Calling - Part 4 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-05-27T23:20:21+00:00 Part 4: The Brother's Perspective - Fr. John Touloumes and Dr. Nicholas Loutsion Full Article
li When Justice Speaks - People Listen By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-06-03T13:10:36+00:00 How can a Supreme Court Chief Justice simultaneously fulfill his oath to uphold the law, honor his deeply held Christian beliefs, and achieve his commitment to improve the world? Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, The Honorable Harold D. Melton, will talk with Bill Marianes about his path to living his calling and his faith. He will provide unique insights on serving our calling while achieving excellence in our chosen vocation. Full Article
li Live with the Louhs! Renewing You! By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-08-05T02:50:18+00:00 Do you want to rediscover your reason for living, the person you were created to be? Renewing You: A Priest, a Psychologist, and a Plan by Fr. Nicholas and Dr. Roxanne Louh gives you the keys to unlock areas of your life that hold you back from experiencing the renewal and transformation God has in mind for you. Join Bill Marianes to go “Live With The Louhs” and learn how faith and psychology join forces to provide you with the type of inward reflection that leads to lasting outward transformation Full Article
li Philanthropy, Outreach and Evangelism By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-09-02T02:30:58+00:00 “Go and make Disciples” was our Lord’s clear instruction, an at the end of His parable where the Good Samaritan helped an injured Jewish stranger, He advised us to “Go and do likewise” and help our brothers and sisters in need. So how can we do that critical work in our lives and our communities? We will explore practical ideas you and your Parish can implement to answer this critical question with Fr. John Kocolas, the Proistamenos at Nativity of Christ Orthodox Church in Novato, California. Nativity of Christ’s Community Outreach Ministry does so much to help so many. Join us for a discussion of creative ways you and your Parish can “go and do likewise.” Call in to share ways you and your parish make disciples and serve others. Full Article
li Prepare Youth for a Lifetime : Orthodox Volunteer Corps By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-01-06T03:43:37+00:00 Join Bill Marianes for a conversation with the leaders of Orthodox Volunteer Corps, the newest Approved Agency of the Assembly of Bishops. OVC leaders, Michael Sider-Rose and Kyra Limberakis, will share the exciting story of this transformational agency and help you understand how your youth and young adults can prepare for a lifetime through a year of service.Prepare Full Article
li Time for an Intervention: Declining Churches and Faith Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-01-31T04:09:47+00:00 In part 1 of a 2-part series, Bill presents the empirical data about our current church challenges, how some Christians overcame these issues and built strong church communities, and the 6 primary root cause areas where our parishes are suffering Full Article
li Time for an Intervention: Declining Churches and Faith Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-02-03T04:27:41+00:00 In Part 2 of this series, Bill provides proven insights, strategies, and solutions from the “Jobs To Be Done” and “Disruptive Innovation” theories developed by Harvard professor Dr. Clayton Christensen. We will also begin to explore an excellent parish assessment that can help diagnose the most critical parish comorbidities and provide solutions Full Article
li Living Your Calling During and After Serious Illnesses By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-05-05T02:53:51+00:00 When you or a loved one become seriously ill, even terminally ill, how do you respond? What you do next is critical. You have been called by your Creator. You have a Stewardship Calling – something you need to do with the gifts over which God made you a steward. But how do we live that calling in in the fce of serious illness or death? Join Bill as he speaks with faithful Orthodox Christians Rip Kastaris, Tracy Namee, and Nikki Bober. They'll explore how those with major heart disease, cancer, and other serious illness diagnoses can continue to live their Stewardship Calling. Full Article
li Living Your Calling After Your Loved Ones Pass - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-05-30T01:37:37+00:00 This week, Bill speaks with Matushka Trudi Richter and Presvytera Dianthe Livanos about how we continue to live our Stewardship Callings after our loved ones pass on to the kingdom eternal. If you or someone you love is seriously ill, or if you have experienced the death of a loved one, and you are wondering why and how you will carry on, then this conversation is for you. This is part two with Bill speaking with Presbytera Dianthe Livanos. Full Article
li Living Your Calling After Your Loved Ones Pass - Part 3 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-05-30T01:38:06+00:00 This week, Bill speaks with Matushka Trudi Richter and Presvytera Dianthe Livanos about how we continue to live our Stewardship Callings after our loved ones pass on to the kingdom eternal. If you or someone you love is seriously ill, or if you have experienced the death of a loved one, and you are wondering why and how you will carry on, then this conversation is for you. In part three, Bill with his guests Mat. Trudi and Presv. Dianthe reflect together on the topic. Full Article
li Living Your Calling After Your Loved Ones Pass - Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-05-30T01:39:45+00:00 This week, Bill speaks with Matushka Trudi Richter and Presvytera Dianthe Livanos about how we continue to live our Stewardship Callings after our loved ones pass on to the kingdom eternal. If you or someone you love is seriously ill, or if you have experienced the death of a loved one, and you are wondering why and how you will carry on, then this conversation is for you. This is a three part program and part one features the interview with Mat. Trudi Richter. Full Article
li Meet the New AFM CEO Melinda Johnson By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-10-31T03:25:14+00:00 This week on Stewardship Calling, meet the new CEO of Ancient Faith Ministries, Melinda Johnson. Learn about her history, what brought her to Ancient Faith, and her vision for the future. Full Article
li Religious Freedom and Critical Legal Issues By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-04-06T02:39:41+00:00 Join Bill Marianes and Professor Brad Jacobs, Associate Dean and Constitutional Law Professor at Regent University School of Law, for a discussion about religious freedom and the critical legal issues that matter most to our Christian churches, institutions, and faithful. Full Article
li Living A Christian Worldview By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-06-08T03:47:32+00:00 Join Bill and Dr. Barry Doublestein to find out what a Christian worldview is, how to define and clarify yours, and learn what you can do to become a Christ-centered leader who is worthy of being followed. Full Article
li Eastern Catholics By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-09T15:46:03+00:00 Today we present an interview Frederica conducted with Fr. Stephen Wojcichowsky, director of the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute in Ottawa. They recently held a conference that they called "The Sheptytsky Institute Study Days," and Fr. Tom Hopko and Frederica were among the speakers. Full Article
li A Voice in the Public Square By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-09T17:05:16+00:00 Frederica returns to the Holy Ascension Orthodox Church in Mt. Pleasant South Carolina to talk with the pastor, Fr. John Parker. Fr. John has demonstrated that you can effectively engage your local community on matters of faith. Full Article
li The Liturgy of St. James By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-09T22:47:55+00:00 Today we catch up with Frederica in York, PA, at a banquet at St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Church. She is sitting with Fr. Elias Yelovich, priest at the mission parish of St. James the Apostle near Baltimore. Once a year on October 23, they celebrate the Liturgy of St. James. Learn about this ancient liturgy and how it is celebrated. Full Article
li Listening Skills By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-10T21:42:13+00:00 Frederica is interviewed by her friend Katherine Mowers about how to really listen to other people. Full Article
li Saint Felicity By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-11T01:05:20+00:00 Frederica recounts the history of her patron saint, whose feast day is February 1. Full Article
li Frederica in California By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-11T01:07:29+00:00 Frederica speaks at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, about Orthodox spirituality and the Jesus Prayer. Full Article
li Alice in Wonderland By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-11T01:23:15+00:00 Frederica reviews Tim Burton's film Alice in Wonderland, a movie that she says is too frenetic and ludicrous to be enjoyed. Full Article
li Letters to Juliet By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-11T01:37:27+00:00 Frederica reviews the 2010 movie, Letters to Juliet. Full Article
li Big Questions Online By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-11T19:24:22+00:00 Frederica interviews Rod Dreher about his new project with the Templeton Foundation, BigQuestionsOnline.com. Full Article
li Light to Those in Darkness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-11T19:32:01+00:00 In this week's podcast, Frederica shares, "Akathist to Jesus: Light to Those in Darkness," written by Fr. Lawrence Farley. Full Article
li Flipped By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-11T19:34:24+00:00 Frederica reviews Flipped, a movie by director Rob Reiner that tries so hard to sell itself that it's only the sales pitch that you hear. Full Article
li The Protevangelion of James By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-11T20:00:09+00:00 A reading of the "Lost Gospel of Mary" (Frederica's name for it), from her book of that title. The scholarly name is "the Protevangelion of James" (or "protevangelium" in Latin). It is a timely story for Nativity Fast because it covers the Virgin's life from her conception through the birth of Christ and the slaughter of the innocents. Full Article
li Protevangelion 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-11T20:00:57+00:00 Frederica discusses the Protevangelion. Full Article
li Homilies of Fr. George By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-11T22:55:12+00:00 Frederica reads from three homilies of Fr. George Calciu. The book, Fr. George Calciu: Interviews, Homilies and Talks, is currently available through Saint Herman Press. Full Article
li Infallible R Us By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-11T23:00:20+00:00 Frederica shares an email exchange regarding the Orthodox view of Scripture. Full Article
li Oberlin College By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-11T23:17:27+00:00 Frederica speaks to students of OCF (Orthodox Christian Fellowship) at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. Full Article
li Magnolia By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-12T20:57:10+00:00 Frederica interviews her musician son David Mathewes about music composition, as well as his new CD titled Magnolia. Full Article
li Parish Daily Prayer List By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-12T21:53:42+00:00 Frederica shares an idea she had for improving parish life. Full Article
li Transfiguration, Light, and an Icon By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-10T21:05:54+00:00 This week as we think about the Transfiguration of our Lord, Frederica has some interesting reflections on a particular icon of the Transfiguration from the apse of St. Catherine's Monastery in Sinai. To view the icon, click HERE for a large image, and HERE for a smaller one. Full Article
li Dealing with Depression By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-11-13T22:31:31+00:00 Frederica shares some email advice that she gave to a person suffering from depression. Full Article
li Life After Delivery By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-16T17:02:43+00:00 Frederica reads a brief story that someone from her parish passed along to her. Full Article
li St Matrona the Blind Akathist By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-09T14:36:06+00:00 Frederica introduces us to St. Matrona the Blind and reads her akathist hymn. Full Article
li The High and Holy Calling of Being a Wife By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-09-01T21:12:55+00:00 Frederica shares an essay she wrote for a book titled Glory and Honor: Orthodox Christian Resources on Marriage, edited by Drs. David and Mary Ford and Dr. Alfred K. Siewers. Full Article
li Millennial Pro-Lifers By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-09-29T16:32:28+00:00 Frederica shares the results of a new survey conducted by The Institute for Pro-Life Advancement regarding the changing view Millennials have towards abortion, as published in The Washington Post on June 30, 2016. Full Article
li A Voice that is Calling You: Fr. George Calciu By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-04T19:40:56+00:00 This past May 6-7, Frederica spoke to a group of Romanian Orthodox Christians in Brussels about Fr. George Calciu. Full Article
li Interview on Becoming a Writer and Spokesman for the Pro-Life Cause By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-06-04T16:35:26+00:00 Frederica was interviewed in a busy fellowship hall by a teen from her parish about how she became a writer and spokesman for the Pro-Life cause. Full Article
li Interview with Nicholas Kosar on Colonel Philip Ludwell III By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-06-25T21:24:08+00:00 Frederica Mathewes-Green interviews Nicholas Kosar about Colonel Philip Ludwell III, the first known American convert to Orthodoxy. Full Article
li What Makes a Life Significant? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-12-08T02:52:26+00:00 Why do we dislike living in peaceful times? Full Article
li On Failing to Keep One's Prayer Rule By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-12-08T02:56:02+00:00 I believe that it's good to set yourself a prayer rule that you won't be able to fully complete. Full Article
li A Malibu Conversation with Barbara Nicolosi By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-10T22:30:25+00:00 Christian screen writer Barbara Nicolosi joins Frederica at a Malibu cafe for an informal conversation about Christian attempts at film producing. Barbara is the editor of "Behind the Screen: Hollywood Insiders on Faith, Film and Culture." Full Article
li Light and Evangelicals By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-19T01:43:54+00:00 Frederica revisits two of her previous podcasts with some additional reflections as the result of some email she received from listeners. Full Article
li Light and Darkness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-19T01:51:26+00:00 How does Scripture treat the themes of light, darkness and shadow? Is light always "good" and dark always "evil"? What began as a friendly debate with emerging church leader Leonard Sweet results in an instructive study by Frederica on this topic. Full Article