Bobby interviews Fr. Constantine Nasr, author of Mastering the Art of Marriage: Staying Together When the World Pulls You Apart.

Bobby interviews Annalisa Boyd, the author of the new Conciliar Press book Special Agents of Christ: A Prayer Book for Young Orthodox Saints.

Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. Barnabas Powell, the author of the new AFP book A Faith Encouraged: A Devotional Guide to Being Orthodox on Purpose.

On a new Ex Libris, the podcast of Ancient Faith Publishing, host Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. John Strickland, the author of The Age of Paradise: Christendom from Pentecost to the First Millennium.

Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. John Strickland, the author of the new AFP book The Age of Division: Christendom from the Great Schism to the Protestant Reformation. This is volume two of a four-volume series called Paradise and Utopia: The Rise and Fall of What the West Once Was.

The 20/40 Young Adult Ministry of St Joseph Church, Houston, hosted Dr. John Mark Reynolds, Provost of Houston Baptist University (and Orthodox Christian) on four Fridays in March.

The 20/40 Young Adult Ministry of St Joseph Church, Houston, hosted Dr. John Mark Reynolds, Provost of Houston Baptist University (and Orthodox Christian) on four Fridays in March.

The 20/40 Young Adult Ministry of St Joseph Church, Houston, hosted Dr. John Mark Reynolds, Provost of Houston Baptist University (and Orthodox Christian) on four Fridays in March.

The 20/40 Young Adult Ministry of St Joseph Church, Houston, hosted Dr. John Mark Reynolds, Provost of Houston Baptist University (and Orthodox Christian) on four Fridays in March.

What is the best way to defend the exceptional nature of human beings?

Books and seminars abound on the topic of time management but Dr. Rossi says as Christians we need to look at time management in a different way.

Dr. Rossi recorded an adaptation of his talk that he gives to youth on sex, lust, and marriage. His talk usually lasts a couple of hours but he has condensed it here to 45 minutes. Its well worth listening to!

Today Dr. Rossi shares some of the material he uses in marriage enrichment seminars around the country.

Dr. Rossi talks about the pre-marital communications period and how important it is to understand your future spouse.

Dr. Albert Rossi discusses the deep and important topic of self image as it relates to our life in Christ.

Dr. Albert Rossi shares more about his view on the eternal nature of marriage and his relationship with his wife, of blessed memory.

Dr. Albert Rossi shares some movie recommendations for all to enjoy and discuss.

Dr. Albert Rossi reflects upon the 'inner village' of his own life.

Dr. Albert Rossi explores the meaning of a quote by St. Therese of Lisieux.

Fr. Lawrence Farley points out that the Church associates the destruction of the Temple with the Cross to demonstrate how prophecy becomes history.

Fr. Philip LeMasters argues that it has always been a component of Orthodox teaching that the uniquely life-giving union of man and woman is unspeakably holy and a sign of the relationship between Christ and the Church.

Fr. Philip reflects on the Eucharistic context of the pastoral response to contemporary challenges in marriage, family, and sexuality.

Beginning a new series of broadcasts reflecting on the writings of the Church Fathers, this opening segment explores St Irenaeus of Lyons' famous consideration of Christ "passing through every age" of human life.

In this first half of a lecture recorded live in commemoration of the "Pauline Year," celebrating 2,000 years since the birth of the Apostle, Archimandrite Irenei explores the heritage of the great missionary saint in Orthodoxy. Drawing connections to Elder Joseph the Hesychast of Mount Athos, St Symeon the New Theologian, and other great figures of the Orthodox tradition, this first portion of the lecture addresses questions of conversion and relationship, and how St Paul’s example is at the heart of living Orthodox Tradition.

This week we broadcast the second half of our lecture on the heritage of St Paul in Orthodoxy, given recently in Manchester, UK, to a largely non-Orthodox audience. In this portion, Archimandrite Irenei focuses on St. Paul’s injunction to "pray without ceasing," and explores the manner in which this is lived out in the Prayer of the Heart and experiential life of Orthodox Christianity throughout history.

The Hogar Rafael Ayau Orthodox Orphanage in Guatemala City, Guatemala, needs your assistance. Here Bobby Maddex talks with Mother Abbess Ines about the increasingly desperate situation in which the orphanage finds itself. Click here to learn more about the Hogar, and click here to find out how you can help.

Bobby Maddex interviews Katherine Johnson, the creator of Ages of Grace, a new homeschooling curriculum that aims to provide an authentically Orthodox Christian education.

On a new Ancient Faith Presents, we interview the Very Reverend Constantine Nasr, priest at St. Elijah Orthodox Church in Oklahoma City and the author of the new Conciliar Press book Mastering the Art of Marriage: Staying Together When the World Pulls You Apart.

"Ancient Faith Presents" an interview with Mat. Robin Freeman, one of the conductors of an upcoming concert by the St. Vladimir's Seminary Chorale. This audiovisual presentation is titled Orient: Sacred Song and Images, and it will take place in New York City on May 7 at 7:30 PM.

Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. Nicholas Andruchow, the recently assigned full-time priest to the St. Innocent Orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico, about his work with both the orphanage and Project Mexico.

Fr. Caleb Abetti is the Chair of the Contemporary Issues Implementation Team for the OCA and he talks to us about an coming event in White River, VT, called Holy Conversation - Marriage and Sexuality.

Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. John Mefrige, a professional Marriage and Family Therapist from San Antonio, Texas. From February 15 through 18, Fr. John will be leading a marriage preparation seminar at Antiochian Village in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. The registration deadline for this retreat is February 1.

On this special episode of “Ancient Faith Presents,” Bishop John Abdalah, an auxiliary bishop for the Antiochian Diocese of Worcester and New England, offers the first keynote address at a conference at Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology titled “Pastoral Challenges in Marriage: O God, Replenish Their Life with All Good Things.”

Fr. John Finley interviews Fr. Jon-Stephen Hedges, a director with the St. Brigid Fellowship and a chaplain with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department, about his role on the scene at the sites of the recent string of murders in Isla Vista, California.

Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. Matthew Penney, the author of the new Orthodox young adult novel Voyage to the Rock.

Bobby Maddex interviews Presvytera Kerry Pappas, the Coordinator for Seminarian and Clergy Couple Care of the Center for Family Care of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, about an upcoming conference on marriage titled "Oneness: Growing and Protecting the Blessed Communion."

Fr. John Parker joins us to talk about the position of the Orthodox Church on same-sex marriage as well as an upcoming March for Marriage in Washington DC. For more information about the Orthodox participation in the march, visit the Crown Them With Glory website.

Elissa Bjeletich, author of Blueprints for the Little Church and the host of the AFR podcast "Raising Saints," speaks at The Holy Taxiarchai and St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church in Niles, Illinois.

Bobby Maddex interviews Dr. Philip Mamalakis about his new eBook 13 Reasons Why We Must Engage with our Teens, which is a fascinating examination of the recent Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.

Bobby Maddex interviews Paula Marchman with the GOA Family Life Ministry in Atlanta and Edna King, one of the individuals behind Woven: An Interactive Book for the Modern Teenage Girl on Orthodox Christianity.

Bobby Maddex interviews Archimandrite Sergius of St. Tikhon’s Monastery and Maria Sheehan, the community coordinator for the monastery, about St. Tikhon’s 114th Annual Memorial Day Pilgrimage.

Madre Inez (Hogar Rafael Ayau Orphanage) and John Maddex talk about the move of the children from Guatemala City to the beautiful mountains and their new home. Help them finish the project and move in with the construction completely paid off!