9 88: Today's Orthodox Church By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-03T01:18:11+00:00 Kevin's guest is Alexei Krindatch, the research director of the most extensive and authoritative study ever conducted on how American Orthodox view the Orthodox Church today. This just-published study is full of interesting surprises and will shatter many stereotypes about Orthodoxy in America. Full Article
9 89: Discovering the Whole Christ - Head and Body - In the Orthodox Church By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T02:16:53+00:00 In this edition meet post-modern John Ma'ae, who looked for truth in Theravada Buddhism and eventually found the fullness of Christ as the head and body of the Orthodox Church. Full Article
9 90: The Family as the “Little Church” By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T02:17:35+00:00 Explore with Kevin Allen and his guest, Father Nicolas Speier, why Saint John Chrysostom calls the family "the little church" and what the true vocation of the Orthodox family is. Full Article
9 92: If Prosperity Fails, Does the Gospel Also Fail? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T02:17:52+00:00 Kevin and his guest, Orthodox journalist Glen Chancy, discuss the "Prosperity Gospel" and the implications of a "Gospel message" tied to material prosperity, especially in light of a failing economy. Full Article
9 93: Orthodoxy and the African-American Experience By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T02:18:41+00:00 Join guest host Turbo Qualls and OCA priest, author, and president of The Brotherhood of St Moses the Black, Fr. Moses Berry, in their conversation about Orthodox Christianity and why it is a gift to African-Americans. Full Article
9 96: The Culture War and Orthodox Christianity By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T02:19:39+00:00 Fr. Hans Jacobse, editor of Orthodoxy Today and President of The American Orthodox Institute speaks with host Kevin Allen about whether Eastern Orthodox Christians need to engage in the moral and social war that is being waged in our culture. They will also talk about whether "Religious Right" leaning ex-Evangelical converts are taking over the Orthodox churches in America! Buckle your seat belts! Full Article
9 97: Speaking of Sola Scriptura By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T02:24:27+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford and host Kevin Allen speak about one of American Christianity's defining doctrines—Sola Scriptura (Scripture Alone)—and why it is a flawed and non-biblical notion. Full Article
9 98: The Legacy of St Paul and the Church - Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T02:24:59+00:00 Fr. Ted Stlylianapolous (PhD), professor emeritus at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Theological Seminary, St Paul scholar and author, speaks with host Kevin Allen about justification, sanctification, the sacraments and new perrspectives on St Paul. Kevin says this is one of his best interviews because it tackles the major issues which divide the patristic and Protestant understandings of the foremost expositor of the Christian faith. Full Article
9 130: Death to the World, At Cornerstone Festival 2009 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T02:46:15+00:00 The Death To The World crew reports back on their week at Cornerstone 2009 - the largest Christian rock festival in the world. This is the third year DTTW has set up shop in the exhibitors area as an Orthodox outreach at this largely Evangelical youth gathering. John Valadez, Gary Allen and Julia Gatalskaya report to host Kevin Allen that the 'times they are a' changing' in the world of contemporary Christian youth, reflecting a broader trend towards ancient faith! Full Article
9 Freedom to Repent: The Nun's Blood and Adulteress By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-07-30T12:14:24+00:00 Jesus said “Everyone who practices sin is the slave of sin!” (Jn. 8:34). But we know so long as we live, we live only through God’s dynamic, life-sustaining power active in us. Read the transcript HERE. Full Article
9 Closed Communion: 12 Things I Wish I'd Known - Part 3 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-19T22:43:42+00:00 Frederica Mathewes-Green Full Article
9 First Visit to an Orthodox Church: 12 Things I Wish I'd Known - Part 4 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-19T22:44:12+00:00 Full Article
9 Story Time for Father's Day By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-19T23:03:52+00:00 Full Article
9 The Orthodox Church's View of Non-Orthodox Christians Part 4 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-20T01:51:53+00:00 Full Article
9 The Divine Liturgy Part 9: The Dismissal and Post Communion Prayers By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-25T03:18:31+00:00 In this final program of the series on the Divine Liturgy we discuss the dismissal prayers after communion. These are more than just a formality as they express the summation of all that we have experienced for the past hour or more: God is the lover of mankind. But the Christian's experience of the Eucharist does not end with the final doxology or the Liturgy. In many parishes there are "post communion prayers" that are read as the people come for the closing blessing and antidoron from the priest. These express in prayer the Orthodox experience of the Eucharist and its meaning to us as we commune and "go forth in peace." Full Article
9 First Visit to an Orthodox Church: 12 Things I Wish I'd Known - Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-10T21:19:58+00:00 Full Article
9 First Visit to an Orthodox Church: 12 Things I Wish I'd Known - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-10T21:20:07+00:00 Full Article
9 Prayers to the Saints - Part 4: State of the Dead, cont'd. By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-01-31T01:56:47+00:00 In the final program of the series on "Prayer to the Saints" we continue the discussion of the state of the departed from the Scriptures. In many enigmatic passages we find the foundations for why the Church affirms the "Communion of the Saints" as including both those "in Christ" on earth and the "departed in Christ." Within these passages we find the rationale for believing that those who have gone before us do stand before the throne of God and intercede on our behalf because of our prayers to them. Full Article
9 Incarnation, Sacrament and Salvation - Part 9 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-07T03:22:18+00:00 In the ninth part of the series on forming an Orthodox world view, Steve and Bill continue the discussion of the sacramental world view in light of the Incarnation and Trinity. Full Article
9 We're Back By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-18T18:04:08+00:00 Steve and Bill offer indisputable evidence that they are still alive by breaking radio silence. Tune in and find out what has been going on for the last few weeks, and then join them in a discussion of "The Unseen Warfare," a Lenten discussion of the spiritual warfare. Full Article
9 St. Vladimir's Seminary 2008 Report By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-13T20:26:12+00:00 In this podcast, the Chancellor of the Seminary, Fr. Chad Hatfield talks about the year just completed, the financial picture and some myths that need to be dispelled. Full Article
9 St. Vladimir's Seminary Bookstore By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-13T22:11:57+00:00 Fr. Chad interviews Greg Hatrak, the new bookstore manager at St. Vladimir's Seminary, about some exciting new developments in the school's publishing division. Full Article
9 Does Christian Tradition Have a Future? Fr. John Meyendorff's Questions Revisited By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-16T23:16:23+00:00 The Very Rev. Dr. John H. Erickson, former seminary Dean (2002-2007), speaks at the first annual "Father John Meyendorff Memorial Lecture" at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary on September 15, 2013. Full Article
9 St. Vladimir's Seminary's 75th Commencement's “Golden Moments” By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-04T20:50:27+00:00 St. Vladimir's Seminary's 75th Commencement, held May 20, 2017, included several distinguishing moments: granting degrees to 16 graduates in three academic programs; remarks to graduates by His Beatitude the Most Blessed Tikhon, of the Orthodox Church in America; the commencement address by His Grace the Right Reverend John of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America; the appointment of Archpriest John Behr to the newly established “Father Georges Florovsky Distinguished Professorship of Patristics"; and the bestowal of the St. Macrina Award upon Archpriest Chad Hatfield, Seminary President. Full Article
9 St. Vladimir's 2018 Commencement Ceremony By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-07T03:52:33+00:00 The 2018 Commencement at St. Vladimir's Seminary, held May 19, was truly a blessed occasion. In addition to graduating 20 students from the Class of 2018, the seminary also awarded honorary doctorates to three distinguished figures for their contributions to the Orthodox Church: composer Mitered Archpriest Sergei Glagolev, Dr. David Bradshaw, chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Kentucky, and Protodeacon Peter Danilchick, seminary trustee emeritus and former ExxonMobile executive. Hear the Commencement Exercises in their entirety, which included remarks from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon and the Commencement Address from Dr. Bradshaw. Full Article
9 Orthodox Education Day Keynote: Saving Some by All Means (I Cor 9:22) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-07T03:57:11+00:00 St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) celebrated two milestones at the 2018 edition of Orthodox Education Day (OED) on Saturday, October 6: fifty years of OED and fifty years of St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVS) Press. The day included several highlights befitting the historic celebration, including a passionate call to spread the Gospel as individuals in addition to supporting Orthodox evangelistic enterprises such as SVS Press and Ancient Faith Ministries, delivered by Ancient Faith co-founder John Maddex. Full Article
9 The Anchor of Schmemann's Liturgical Theology By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-07T04:06:37+00:00 The 36th Annual Father Alexander Schmemann Lecture at St. Vladimir's Seminary proved to be an insightful tribute to Fr. Alexander’s memory. On Wednesday, January 30, 2019, guest lecturer Dr. David Fagerberg, professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame and author of the recently released Liturgy outside Liturgy: The Liturgical Theology of Fr. Alexander Schmemann (Chora Books, 2018), took the audience through a beautiful exploration of what he termed "the house of Schmemann." Full Article
9 St. Vladimir's 2019 Commencement Ceremony By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-07T04:08:05+00:00 At its Commencement Ceremonies Saturday, May 18, 2019 St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) conferred degrees upon twenty-two graduates, including fourteen Master of Divinity, three Master of Arts, and five Master of Theology students. The Seminary also awarded two honorary doctorates, one to His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (Syriac Orthodox Church) and longtime Seminary Trustee Alex Machaskee. Hear the Commencement Exercises in their entirety, which included remarks from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon and the Commencement Address from Orthodox Church in America Chancellor Archpriest Alexander Rentel. Full Article
9 The Sacrament of Theological Education: St. Vladimir's and St. Nersess Seminaries at 50 Years By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-07T04:11:07+00:00 St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS), Yonkers, NY, and St. Nersess Armenian Seminary, Armonk, NY, celebrated fifty years of collaboration with a special event Friday, October 11, on SVOTS’ campus. The event included the annual Father John Meyendorff Memorial Lecture, delivered by SVOTS/St. Nersess Alumnus His Grace, Bishop Daniel Findikyan, Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America and President of St. Nersess Seminary. Full Article
9 Metropolitan Tikhon's Lenten Meditations (First Talk) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-03-05T18:11:48+00:00 The Saint Vladimir's Seminary community entered into its annual two-day Lenten Retreat March 2 and 3, 2020. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada (Orthodox Church in America), delivered four reflections over the two days loosely built around his own experience of life in community. Full Article
9 Metropolitan Tikhon's Lenten Meditations (Second Talk) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-03-05T18:16:42+00:00 The Saint Vladimir's Seminary community entered into its annual two-day Lenten Retreat March 2 and 3, 2020. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada (Orthodox Church in America), delivered four reflections over the two days loosely built around his own experience of life in community. Full Article
9 Metropolitan Tikhon's Lenten Meditations (Third Talk) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-03-05T18:18:25+00:00 The Saint Vladimir's Seminary community entered into its annual two-day Lenten Retreat March 2 and 3, 2020. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada (Orthodox Church in America), delivered four reflections over the two days loosely built around his own experience of life in community. Full Article
9 Metropolitan Tikhon's Lenten Meditations (Fourth Talk) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-03-05T18:19:11+00:00 The Saint Vladimir's Seminary community entered into its annual two-day Lenten Retreat March 2 and 3, 2020. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada (Orthodox Church in America), delivered four reflections over the two days loosely built around his own experience of life in community. Full Article
9 'The Faith I'm Looking for': God's Wonders in the Life of Antwian Davis By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2024-06-14T17:14:15+00:00 Antwian (Anthony) Davis has been experiencing and witnessing God's miraculous grace from a time beyond his own memories as a small child, and seemingly at every turn since: through the profound faith of his parents; in his journey from serious illness and near death in childhood to health and adulthood; from ordained Baptist minister to seminarian at St Vladimir's Seminary; and during his encounters with the sick, suffering, and incarcerated. In this episode of Voices from St Vladimir's Seminary, Antwian shares powerful stories from his life and conversion to Orthodox Christianity—including why he's thankful to his Baptist parents, who he says "actually raised me to be Orthodox." Antwian, who currently serves as SVS Press Bookstore manager, also reveals his favorite Press books and announces the next stop in his grace-filled journey, this time away from St Vladimir's Seminary. Full Article
9 On the Incarnation: Lesson 9 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2010-11-29T18:23:00+00:00 Guest lecturer Joel Miller discusses chapter seven of St. Athanasius's book On the Incarnation. This is lesson nine in Dn. Michael's series "In But Not Of." Full Article
9 Sacred Marriage - Part 9 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-06-04T17:18:53+00:00 Conflict is inevitable in a marriage. But when it happens, we can either advance in our relationships or decline. Today's topic is Falling Forward when conflict arises as Dn. Michael and Gail Hyatt continue to teach through the book Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas. Full Article
9 ¿Donde Encuentra Tu Consuelo? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-29T14:15:36+00:00 Padre Nicolás predico sobre la consolación que recibimos en el Espíritu de Dios. Evita los engaños que da el mundo. (Hechos 2:1-11) Fr. Nicholas preached about the consolation we receive in the Spirit of God. Avoid the deception of the world that gives only temporal rewards. (Acts 2:1-11) Full Article
9 ¿Estamos Atentos? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-01-29T20:53:37+00:00 Padre Nicolás predicó sobre la firmeza de la fe, y esta firmeza va a mantenerte cuando la gente trata a quitar tu creencia en Jesús Cristo. No vamos a dejarlos a engañarnos. (Lucas 8:5-15) Fr. Nicholas preached about the firmness of the faith and how this firmness will maintain you when people try to take away your belief in Jesus Christ. (2 Cor. 9:6-11) Full Article
9 ¿Que Hay Adentro? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-12T17:54:41+00:00 Padre Nicholas predico sobre la vida espiritual y el valor tan grande de la salud de tu alma. También cuidado por tanto reglas que crean que tu salvación viene de ellos. La salvación viene de Cristo. (Gálata 2:16-20) Fr. Nicholas preached about the spiritual life and the great value in having a healthy soul. Also be careful for all the rules, believing that salvation comes from them. Salvation comes from Christ. (Galatians 2:16-20) Full Article
9 ¿Qué es tu Motivación? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-03-03T18:52:44+00:00 Padre Nicolás predicó sobre que nuestro motivación va a ser la cosa que nos lleva al cielo. (1 Corinthians 9:2-12) Fr. Nicholas preached about how our motivation will be the thing that will take us to heaven. (1 Corinthians 9:2-12) Full Article
9 ¿Cuál es Nuestra Vocación? / What is Our Vocation? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-09T00:43:10+00:00 El Padre Nicolás predicó sobre el llamado de Dios en nuestras vidas. Father Nicholas preached on the call of God in our lives. Full Article
9 ¿Conoces al Padre? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-16T18:56:57+00:00 El Padre Nicolás predicó sobre acercarse a la ayuda del Padre. Father Nicholas preached about reaching out to Father’s help. Full Article
9 ¿Por que Buscar a Dios? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-01-28T16:39:04+00:00 El Padre Nicolás predicó sobre el acercamiento a Dios para ser sanados. Father Nicholas preached on approaching God to be healed. Full Article
9 ¿A Qué Dedicamos Nuestra Vida? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-03-25T20:32:53+00:00 El Padre Nicolás predicó sobre nuestra ocupación buscando lo eterno o lo temporal. Father Nicholas preached about our occupation looking for the eternal or the temporal. Full Article
9 Motherhood: Let It Break You But Don't Despair By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-09-15T13:17:25+00:00 Today's episode is taken from Molly's piece as a guest blog on The Orthodox Mama. With her eyes on the saints and years of raising her four children, Molly offers three big lessons she's learned about motherhood. Full Article
9 Ain't I Great? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2009-12-15T14:57:07+00:00 Sometimes we ask, "If I die young, how many great things might I have done?" Perhaps we should ask, "If I live long, will I die a human being?" Full Article
9 Valentine's Day and Marriage By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2010-02-10T08:06:21+00:00 Listen in on Steve's reflections on learning to love, his marriage and his Valentine's day wish for his wife. Full Article
9 January 19, 2014 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-03-19T21:35:27+00:00 This episode was pre-recorded with no live calls but questions came from listeners who used the message line and email. Topics included Holy Water, the Ever-Virginity of Mary, the Jesus Prayer, and the importance of the Church Fathers. Full Article
9 May 19, 2013 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-06-14T03:16:39+00:00 Fr. Evan discusses the responsibility of wedding sponsors, ways to enhance prayer, dialoguing with Evangelical friends who don't value the physical world, and C.S. Lewis. Full Article
9 October 19, 2014 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-12-01T16:55:49+00:00 Fr. Evan Armatas talks to an Orthodox doctor about Ebola and then takes questions on a variety of topics including women's roles in the Church and praying for the dead. Full Article