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Millennials Living Their Calling

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.




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Good and Faithful Servant: Through Living Your Stewardship Calling - Part 3

Part 3: The Journey Through Death To The Resurrection – Fr. George L. Livanos




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Good and Faithful Servant: Through Living Your Stewardship Calling - Part 1

Part 1: The Journey Through Life In Search Of Calling – Fr. George L. Livanos




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Good and Faithful Servant: Through Living Your Stewardship Calling - Part 2

Part 2: The Moment After – The Clarity of Vision From The Partner’s Perspective – Presvytera Dianthe Livanos




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Good and Faithful Servant: Through Living Your Stewardship Calling - Part 4

Part 4: The Brother's Perspective - Fr. John Touloumes and Dr. Nicholas Loutsion




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When Justice Speaks - People Listen

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.




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Live with the Louhs! Renewing You!

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




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Philanthropy, Outreach and Evangelism

“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.




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Prepare Youth for a Lifetime : Orthodox Volunteer Corps

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




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Time for an Intervention: Declining Churches and Faith Part 1

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




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Time for an Intervention: Declining Churches and Faith Part 2

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




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Living Your Calling During and After Serious Illnesses

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.




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Living Your Calling After Your Loved Ones Pass - Part 2

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.




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Living Your Calling After Your Loved Ones Pass - Part 3

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.




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Living Your Calling After Your Loved Ones Pass - Part 1

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.




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Meet the New AFM CEO Melinda Johnson

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.




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Religious Freedom and Critical Legal Issues

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.




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Living A Christian Worldview

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.




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Eastern Catholics

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.




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A Voice in the Public Square

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.




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The Liturgy of St. James

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.




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Listening Skills

Frederica is interviewed by her friend Katherine Mowers about how to really listen to other people.




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Saint Felicity

Frederica recounts the history of her patron saint, whose feast day is February 1.




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Frederica in California

Frederica speaks at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, about Orthodox spirituality and the Jesus Prayer.




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Alice in Wonderland

Frederica reviews Tim Burton's film Alice in Wonderland, a movie that she says is too frenetic and ludicrous to be enjoyed.




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Letters to Juliet

Frederica reviews the 2010 movie, Letters to Juliet.




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Big Questions Online

Frederica interviews Rod Dreher about his new project with the Templeton Foundation, BigQuestionsOnline.com.




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Light to Those in Darkness

In this week's podcast, Frederica shares, "Akathist to Jesus: Light to Those in Darkness," written by Fr. Lawrence Farley.




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Flipped

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.




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The Protevangelion of James

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.




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Protevangelion 2

Frederica discusses the Protevangelion.




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Homilies of Fr. George

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.




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Infallible R Us

Frederica shares an email exchange regarding the Orthodox view of Scripture.




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Oberlin College

Frederica speaks to students of OCF (Orthodox Christian Fellowship) at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio.




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Magnolia

Frederica interviews her musician son David Mathewes about music composition, as well as his new CD titled Magnolia.




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Parish Daily Prayer List

Frederica shares an idea she had for improving parish life.




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Transfiguration, Light, and an Icon

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.




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Dealing with Depression

Frederica shares some email advice that she gave to a person suffering from depression.




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Life After Delivery

Frederica reads a brief story that someone from her parish passed along to her.




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St Matrona the Blind Akathist

Frederica introduces us to St. Matrona the Blind and reads her akathist hymn.




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The High and Holy Calling of Being a Wife

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.




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Millennial Pro-Lifers

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.




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A Voice that is Calling You: Fr. George Calciu

This past May 6-7, Frederica spoke to a group of Romanian Orthodox Christians in Brussels about Fr. George Calciu.




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Interview on Becoming a Writer and Spokesman for the Pro-Life Cause

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.




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Interview with Nicholas Kosar on Colonel Philip Ludwell III

Frederica Mathewes-Green interviews Nicholas Kosar about Colonel Philip Ludwell III, the first known American convert to Orthodoxy.




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What Makes a Life Significant?

Why do we dislike living in peaceful times?




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On Failing to Keep One's Prayer Rule

I believe that it's good to set yourself a prayer rule that you won't be able to fully complete.




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A Malibu Conversation with Barbara Nicolosi

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."




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Light and Evangelicals

Frederica revisits two of her previous podcasts with some additional reflections as the result of some email she received from listeners.




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Light and Darkness

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.