ng Catching Our Breath By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-01-27T12:55:51+00:00 Sometimes, the hardest kind of pressure to deal with is the kind that just doesn't let up. What can we do to break in on that stress? How can we stop and catch our breath? Join Fr. Nick and Dr. Roxanne Louh live for practical advice. Full Article
ng Living with Simplicity and Intentionality By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-02-24T16:16:22+00:00 Joining the Louh's are Cynthia Damaskos and Molly Sabourin from Filled With Less. Full Article
ng Meeting Mary in Your Life By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-04-14T10:59:40+00:00 Brandi Willis Schreiber, author of A Long Walk with Mary: A Personal Search for the Mother of God, joins Fr. Nick and Dr. Roxanne Louh for a conversation about her year-long quest to better know and love the Theotokos. Full Article
ng Caring for Creation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-05-12T13:18:22+00:00 Join Fr. Nick and Dr. Roxanne Tuesday evening for a new episode of Healthy Minds Healthy Souls. This week, they're talking with Spyridoula Fotinis about stewardship of God's creation, both at the individual and parish level, and reflecting on history and initiatives from the Ecumenical Patriarch. Full Article
ng Choosing Joy Over Happiness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-05-26T12:51:53+00:00 Join Fr. Nicholas and Dr. Roxanne Louh for a special episode of the Healthy Minds Healthy Souls radio show titled "Choosing Joy Over Happiness." The Louhs share some practical ways to create lasting inner joy in your lives. Full Article
ng Looking At Life Through God's Lens By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-06-23T03:22:33+00:00 Fr. Nick and Dr. Roxanne Louh share ways we can practice looking at the world through the lens God gives us. Full Article
ng A Sacred Beginning By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-08-11T03:02:57+00:00 Join Fr. Nick, Dr. Roxanne, and special guests Sarah Brangwynne and Sasha Rose Oxnard, authors of A Sacred Beginning: Nuturing Your Body, Mind, and Soul During Baby's First Forty Days, for a special session of Healthy Minds Healthy Souls titled "A Sacred Beginning: The Spiritual Journey of Motherhood" on Tuesday, August 10th at 8:00 PM EST. It's going to be a GREAT show! Be sure to share it with friends and family. Full Article
ng Renewing You By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-09-16T10:13:10+00:00 Join Fr. Nick, Dr. Roxanne, and Robert Krantz, director and actor in 2019's Faith, Hope, and Love, who shares about the impact of Renewing You: A Priest, a Psychologist, and a Plan on his life. Full Article
ng Advent - Bridging the Chasm to the Divine By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2012-11-16T22:46:30+00:00 As we begin the Advent Fast, Fr. John Oliver reflects on the chasm that divides us from the Divine and the uniqueness of Christianity in bridging that gap. Full Article
ng Reading God's Books By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2013-12-09T17:24:25+00:00 A talk Fr. John Oliver gave at a symposium titled "God's Books: Reading Scripture in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam" held at the Murfreesboro Mosque in November. Full Article
ng Responding To Same Sex Marriage By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-13T15:04:50+00:00 As our culture grows more and more accepting of things that trouble us as Orthodox Christians, Fr. John Oliver shares the example of St. Paul to guide our response. Full Article
ng Responding To Same Sex Marriage - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-26T12:27:05+00:00 Fr. John sees our sexuality as a gift from the Divine Logos. Full Article
ng Responding To Same Sex Marriage - Part 3 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-06-03T15:24:26+00:00 In part 3 of his series on same sex marriage, Fr. John reflects on what a civil right is and how that applies to the question of same same unions. Full Article
ng Morally Wrong? Politically Right? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-05T21:01:46+00:00 How does the Faith proclaim when life begins? It might surprise you and help inform you as some of you go to the polls tomorrow. Full Article
ng The Art of Arguing By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-01T02:35:19+00:00 St Gregory Palamas said, "Every argument has a counter-argument, but who can argue against life." Full Article
ng Sharing Our Stories By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-06-26T00:35:17+00:00 Our Lord's desire is for each of us to have experiences with Him, to be able to say, "My Lord and my God," and to share that experience openly and freely with others. Full Article
ng Suffering By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-07-05T23:26:20+00:00 The struggle is what we bring to God, only what we bring, because deliverance his His job. Full Article
ng Bowing to the Great Suffering By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-07-07T21:34:24+00:00 Fr. John illustrates how Christians are those who reach out to people in pain Full Article
ng The Fear of Change By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-10-05T19:58:39+00:00 "Like a scared child on the first day of school, fear turns us into isolated, self-protective individuals. Like an ever-tightening cocoon." Full Article
ng Praying on the Way of the Cross By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-10-05T21:09:03+00:00 Every Sunday morning, the six Psalms of Matins carries us on a descent into our brokenness and ascent with a cry of faith. Gently taking us on the way of the cross. Full Article
ng A Sacred Hunger By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T01:11:02+00:00 God places within us a hunger for fellowship with himself and creation, but too often man distorts that hunger into an appetite for temporary pleasure. Full Article
ng Glorifying God In Our Bodies By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T01:18:21+00:00 Are our physical bodies evil? Are they good? Fr. John explores these questions in light of Christ's Transfiguration. Full Article
ng Commending Ourselves and Each Other to Christ Our God By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T01:18:53+00:00 What do those words in the liturgy mean? And how do we accomplish this? Fr. John enlightens us with the answers. Full Article
ng New Years and New Beginnings By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T01:21:23+00:00 Fr. John explains why the new church year begins on September 1, then tells of a birthday party like no other. Full Article
ng Slowing Down for Holy Week By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T01:28:57+00:00 Fr. John shows how Holy Week answers the question of "What happened?" between Christ's entry into Jerusalem and His glorious Resurrection. Full Article
ng The Healing Power of Forgiveness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-02-07T16:47:03+00:00 Fr. John Oliver paints a hope-filled picture of the healing power of forgiveness. Full Article
ng Repentance: Loving the Person God Desires We Become By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-02-02T17:19:15+00:00 Fr. John Oliver discusses the true meaning of repentance, becoming the person that God desire us to become. Full Article
ng What Is Your Governing Dynamic? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-03-09T19:32:16+00:00 We all have one. But what should it be? Fr. John explores the tapestry of our lives and those intrusions that can interupt the pattern. Full Article
ng Rising Above Violence And Revenge By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-03-09T19:33:59+00:00 When reviled, we bless. When insulted, we forgive - St. Paul Full Article
ng Passing the Time By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-03-09T19:41:36+00:00 "Are we almost there yet?" How many times will that question be asked this holiday weekend? Fr. John explores the passing of time from a Christian perspective as we travel our journey of salvation. Full Article
ng Seeing the World in an Iconographic Way By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-03-09T19:49:50+00:00 Fr. John notes how Orthodox Christians see things in an iconographic way-- the images are connected to the larger reality they represent. Full Article
ng Less Taking, More Giving By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-01-23T14:03:28+00:00 Fr. John Oliver reflects on what makes us truly happy. Full Article
ng Repelling the Holy Spirit By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-06-19T21:16:45+00:00 Fr. John Oliver explains how we can repel the Holy Spirit, and how we can become alive in the Holy Spirit instead. Full Article
ng Serving from the Depths of Bliss By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-12-23T06:03:00+00:00 Fr. John Oliver shares a remarkable story of service to inspire us to joyfully use our gifts in service of others. Full Article
ng Forget About Getting Good Grades By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2024-04-11T05:03:00+00:00 Fr. John Oliver reminds us of the true focus of Christian life. Full Article
ng Helping Others Heals Ourselves By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2024-11-01T14:24:21+00:00 Fr. John Oliver reflects on how helping others helps us fight our own battles. Full Article
ng Waiting By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-20T22:47:13+00:00 It was only a dream but the lesson is of supreme importance. Full Article
ng Constantine - He Built This City, But He Didn't Write The Song By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-20T22:53:27+00:00 Take a trip in the time machine with Fr. Joseph and travel back to the 4th Century (with a brief musical stop in the 1970s). Full Article
ng Help! There's An Iconostasis In My Living Room By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-20T22:55:05+00:00 You know how strange dreams can be when you're not sleeping in your own bed? Well, this one ranks up there with the strangest. But, Fr. Joseph has a very practical application in this "Best Of" Orthodixie podcast. Full Article
ng Developing A Rule of Prayer By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-20T22:57:02+00:00 What does it mean to have a discipline of prayer? Fr. Joseph helps us understand and introduces a new and helpful resource. If you are interested after listening, contact him at: St. George Orthodox Church 5311 Mercer Houston, TX 77005 Or, write him at the email adress above. Full Article
ng Developing A Rule Of Prayer By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-20T22:57:30+00:00 What does it mean to have a discipline of prayer? In this encore presentation, Fr. Joseph helps us understand and introduces a helpful resource: Visit the St Philip's Prayer Discipline website at: www.stphilipsprayerdiscipline.org. Full Article
ng Defeating Sin By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-20T22:59:39+00:00 Today we feature an interview with Fr. Joseph about his brand new book - Defeating Sin: Overcoming Our Passions and Changing Forever Full Article
ng Just Because You're Ugly Doesn't Mean You Can't Sing! By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-20T23:00:18+00:00 One does not have to sing well by worldly standards nor even be good looking. Yet, one must raise a loving, cheerful, truthful voice to do justice through creation to the Creator, God. Full Article
ng The Great Awakening By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-20T23:00:55+00:00 So, what would it look like if suddenly the country was swept up in the popularity of Orthodoxy. Brace yourself for Fr. Joseph's vision! Full Article
ng Bending the Rules Out of Love By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-20T23:04:03+00:00 Fr. Joseph manages to connect grandma with KISS, mama with a dirty slugger, catgut with a knee bone, wrestling with a loser, and God Himself with bending the rules -- all in under 12 minutes! (This episode is taken from the new audio version of "We Came, We Saw, We Converted: The Lighter Side of Orthodoxy in America", available from Conciliar Press.) Full Article
ng Revisiting “An Empty Church Is A Peaceful Church” By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-20T23:08:49+00:00 Here's a remastered version of Fr Joseph's interview with Fr. Danislav Gregorio, author of the book, An Empty Church is a Peaceful Church, taken from the forthcoming audio book version of We Came, We Saw, We Converted. Full Article
ng Ortho-Man And The Confusion of Tongues By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-22T05:43:16+00:00 In this week's Ortho-Man sequel, Fr. Joseph can't understand the movie, gets knocked out, smells garlic, dreams of Popeye, quotes St Nicholai of Zica and ponders the mysterious identity of Psssst Man. Full Article
ng Recalculating Our GPS By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-22T05:48:10+00:00 Is there virtue in being lost? Not exactly. Then again, being found is only worthy when the Finder is the Hound that loves you. Fr. Joseph's sense of direction is a little different (i.e., nonexistent). Truth is, most of the time, he doesn't know where he is. Full Article
ng Putting the Fun in Dysfunction Since AD 33 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-22T05:57:58+00:00 Fr. Joseph delivers a brief newscast (sponsored by e-Hierarchy.com®) featuring Orthodox stories from around the country including this week's Person of the Week. Full Article
ng Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas ... Carol? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-22T06:08:54+00:00 Fr. Joseph joins Sir Paul McCartney, Alvin Chipmunk, José Feliciano and other Wailers in a journey down memory lane -- eschewing the worldly sounds of the season for some really bad (ghostly) percussion moments. Are you prepared? Full Article