Dr. Rossi reflects on the book titled On the Invocation of the Name of Jesus by Lev Gillet.

Dr. Rossi continues his reflections on the book titled On the Invocation of the Name of Jesus by Lev Gillet.

Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Dr. Grant S. White, Assistant Professor of Liturgical Theology at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, on the topic of the Liturgy and a person's search for meaning in turbulent times.

Dr. Rossi speaks about the power of a soft smile on our heart and mind.

Dr. Albert Rossi has a follow up interview with Fr. Sergius Halvorsen on the topic of "The Homily and the Hearer." Rev. Dr. J. Sergius Halvorsen is the Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, NY.

Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on one of his favorite saints, St. Silouan the Athonite. The book Dr. Rossi references, Saint Silouan the Athonite, is available through the Ancient Faith Store.

Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Fr. David Mezynski on the topic of Sobriety and the Desert Fathers. Fr. David is the former Dean of Students at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, and is currently working as a social worker in Rochester, New York.

Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Fr. Joshua Lollar on the influence of St. Maximos the Confessor for us today.

Dr. Albert Rossi encourages us to consider what is in our own hearts in regards to prejudices in how we relate to other human beings.

Dr. Albert Rossi continues his reflections on the state of the human race in our culture and the Orthodox Church.

Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on the life of St. Silouan and the great value of little things.

Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on the quote, "Fear is the opposite of love."

Dr. Albert Rossi shares about his relationship with St. Thérèse of Lisieux.

Dr. Albert Rossi reflects further on the spiritual treasures to be found in suffering through the words St. Therese of Lisieux.

Dr. Albert Rossi continues his musings about the real life experiences of the Theotokos.

Dr. Albert Rossi muses about the life of the Theotokos, the Virgin Mary, "the Great Example".

Dr. Albert Rossi discusses the Biblical imagery of our heart as a Garden in which God dwells.

Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on the mystery of the relationship that the Orthodox Church has with the Theotokos through the poetic expressions that the Church uses to describe her.

Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on the need to communicate with one another and to pray, from the heart, in deep silence.

Dr. Albert Rossi encourage us to assume the best of others, seeking to love all who come into our lives, while resisting a judgmental spirit.

Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on the unexpected turn of events that we often encounter in our lives and how we might respond to them.

Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on praying the Jesus Prayer with a living faith.

Dr. Albert Rossi calls us to vigilance in the words that we use.

Dr. Albert Rossi shares a metaphor for how we can put the name of Jesus on those we come in contact with.

Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on the opportunity to be in continual prayer with God throughout each moment of our days.

Dr. Rossi reflects on joy.

In this rather lyrical episode, Dr. Albert Rossi presents us with a poetic image taken from Psalm 81.

Fr. Philip LeMasters maintains that it is no insult to successful single parents to point out the misguided nature of arguments that praise single motherhood as the new norm.

Fr. Lawrence Farley addresses some misconceptions about allowing women to go behind the altar in the Orthodox Church. You can read more about his views on the role of women in the Church in his new book published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press: Feminism and Tradition: Quiet Reflections on Ordination and Communion.

Fr. Philip LeMasters, Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Religion at McMurry University, argues that the primary political action of Orthodox Christians is not found in voting, carrying signs, spouting slogans, or putting bumper stickers on cars. Rather, our most fundamental political witness is to participate in the Divine Liturgy.

Following yesterday's pontifical election, Fr. Andrew Damick comments on this most recent event as well as the recent election of Patriarch John X of the Holy Synod of Antioch.

Fr. Lawrence Farley reflects on the twin bombings at yesterday's Boston Marathon in light of the promises of God.

How did normal American kids become the Boston bombers? How did the friendly giant become the terrorist? Fr. Lawrence Farley, priest at Saint Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church in Langley, British Columbia, reminds us that this sort of thing always happens one poor decision at a time—and that we should guard against doing the same.

Following his visit to the Holy Land, Fr. Lawrence Farley offers some of his impressions of the Holy Sepulchre.

Fr. Lawrence Farley argues that the real story behind the Pope and his Twitter followers is the death of maximalism in the Roman Catholic Church and the modern rush to lower the bar for pretty much everything.

Fr. Lawrence Farley reviews Reza Aslan’s book Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, calling it "a tired rewriting of the same nonsense that pseudo-scholars have been churning out for some time now."

Fr. Lawrence Farley reminds us that the resolution to our fearful inability to know and plan for the future lies in trusting Jesus.

Fr. Lawrence Farley reminds us that the man who trusts God and does what is pleasing to him, such as giving alms to the poor, will experience His favor when his own time of need comes.

With the Church of England just one generation from extinction, the call has gone out for re-evangelization. Fr. Lawrence Farley asks whether this particular church still possesses the evangel of Saints Cuthbert and Aidan.

Fr. Lawrence Farley discusses what it was that made the Child of the Desert so controversial—namely, baptizing Jews.

Fr. John Parker, Chair of the Dept of Evangelization of the Orthodox Church in America, comments on an Op Ed piece in the New York Times about Russia and the Olympics. An edited version of Fr. John's comments can be found in the The Post and Courier.

Fr. Lawrence Farley reminds us that repentance is not simply feeling bad for having broken God's rules; rather, it is a return to yourself and a return to your home.

On a new episode of Ancient Faith Commentaries, Fr. Lawrence Farley, priest at Saint Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church in Langley, B.C., describes and recounts the history of the Church of the Nativity in the now embattled and besieged town of Bethlehem.

There is variety in Orthodox theology, but there is no plurality in dogma—and that is where the unity of the Orthodox faith lies. Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick explains.

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

Fr. Lawrence Farley reminds us that when the fourth-century Christians prayed in their liturgy that God would "pacify the ragings of the pagans," they were taking a public stand against the majority of the world around them. The same is true of us today, only in our case the pagans are better known as secularists.

On the occasion of the Sunday of St. Timon and his congregation's ongoing support of its sister parish in Bosra-Hauran, Syria, Fr. Philip LeMasters encourages us to avoid despair and work to alleviate the suffering of our neighbors wherever they are in the world.

Fr. Lawrence Farley critically examines the hermeneutic of suspicion that marks modern liberal biblical scholarship.

On a new "Ancient Faith Commentaries," Fr. Lawrence Farley explains that the LGBT reality is not really new; it is the same old darkness that St. Paul encountered in his time. And Paul's word to the Church then still stands for us today.

Is Orthodoxy really somehow immune to the liberalism and worldiness that afflicts everyone else in North America? Fr. Lawrence Farley argues, "No!"