Part three of our four-part documentary Transformation: Same-Sex Attraction Through the Lens of Orthodox Christianity How are we doing as a Church at showing love to everyone who walks in our doors? Are we welcoming or judgmental? Does a warm welcome translate into endorsement of someone's lifestyle? If we are to truly love one another and bear one another's burdens, we need to get to know them first. Resource: Christian Faith and Same Sex Attraction by Fr. Thomas Hopko

⁠The story of the Orthodox Deaconess is largely unknown today. When did they exist, and what was their function? In recent decades, there has been a call for restoring the female diaconate, causing no small debate between Orthodox proponents and opponents.⁠ In the first special edition of Ancient Faith Today Live, Fr. Tom Soroka and John Maddex take a deep dive into the topic with a full-length audio documentary, which will feature scholarly experts from both sides of the issue and reflect upon the views shared and what we can conclude about the Church’s wisdom on this issue today.

Fr. Tom Soroka and John Maddex will dive into the topic of Universalism and speak with Orthodox panelists who fall into one of three categories: Confident Universalists, Hopeful Universalists, and those who say Universalism was condemned as a heresy. We read in Scripture that God is not willing that any should perish (2 Peter 3:9). But we also read that It is appointed unto man once to die, and after that comes the judgment (Hebrews 9:27). There are those who claim that, since Christ died for all, we can be assured that all will indeed be saved and not face eternal condemnation. This is called “universalism” or “apocatastasis.” Was this teaching condemned by the Church? Who among the Church Fathers embraced universal salvation?

Microsoft is changing its famous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) to black in Windows 11. The software giant started testing its new design changes in a Windows 11 preview earlier this week, but the Black Screen of Death isn’t fully enabled yet. The Verge understands Microsoft will be switching to a Black Screen of Death for Windows 11, matching the new black logon and shutdown screens.

Fr. Pat contemplates what the life of the Virgin Mary teaches us concerning 1) dogmatic theology, 2) the life of piety and worship, 3) the moral, ascetical life.

A great pastor makes for a great church, right? Fr. Pat compares Peter, Paul, and Apollos, and their various ministries to the Corinthian Church.

Fr. Pat gave this sermon in Waynesburg, PA, at the funeral of beloved friend Nancy (Katherine) Thompson who fell asleep in the Lord on August 2, 2011.

Fr. Pat addresses the Word of God, the enemies of the Word, and the qualities of the heart.

Fr. Pat explains the importance of hearing the word of God, putting on Christ, and having common sense.

Fr. Pat breaks the story down into three parts: the question, the parable, and the lesson.

Fr. Pat addresses those who come to Divine Liturgy with bad attitudes and for the wrong reasons.

Fr. Pat examines three saints of the old covenant as three dimensions of the mystery of Christmas.

Fr. Pat discusses the quotation of the prophecy of Isaiah in Matthew 4.

Fr. Pat examines three aspects of the temple: the human being, the family, and the Church.

Fr. Pat examines the three images of Jesus found in this parable: the Judge, the Brother, and the Teacher.

Fr. Pat takes a closer look at the wounds Christ suffered on his feet, hands, and side.

Fr. Pat examines each of the three players in the second of the "miracles of blessing" found in the Gospel of Matthew—the centurion, Jesus, and the servant.

Fr. Pat makes three points with respect to the central teaching of Chalcedon, particularly as we prepare for the Feast of the Transfiguration.

Fr. Pat examines the expression of the Gospel in 1 Corinthians 15 from three different angles.

Fr. Pat reflects on the mystery of the Cross as presented during Holy Week through the imagery of other biblical characters.

Fr. Pat continues the allegory that Jesus began in the parable of the sowing of the seed.

Fr. Pat explains how the Parable of the Talents is really about the Last Judgment.

Fr. Pat examines the principle of synergy, the assent of Mary, and holiness and personal history as they relate to the Feast of the Annunciation.

Fr. Pat considers the Gospel message of St. Thomas Sunday through the triple lens of what classical philosophy calls "the transcendentals": the true, the good, and the beautiful.

Fr. Pat shares his homily from the Sunday of the Paralytic.

The man born with the blindness that we all share sees differently and looks different.

Fr. Pat examines the story of Christ calling his first disciples under three aspects.

Fr. Pat discusses three experiences associated with prayer to Jesus.

Fr. Pat shares his homily from the Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos.

Fr. Pat shares his homily from the Sunday of the Genealogy.

Fr. Pat explores three ways of looking at Protagoras's infamous assertion.

Fr. Pat shares his homily on the Feast of Theophany.

Fr. Pat explains that prayer is the highest of all human activities.

Fr. Pat discusses the moral order in three stages.

Fr. Pat discusses the patterns of thought that make man so resistant to the cross.

Fr. Pat discusses three problems that the Samaritan woman faces when she comes to the well and meets Jesus.

Ideally, the discovery of the soul should accompany the discovery of God.

Fr. Pat discusses three approaches to death.

Fr. Pat discusses the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes.

Fr. Pat uses Aristotle's four causes to explore the consecrated life of the Mother of God.

Fr. Pat takes on the characters in this parable one by one—the father, the younger son, and then the older son.

Fr. Pat reflects on liberation from darkness, the way of the Cross, and the inner Christ.

Fr. Pat examines Psalm 3, a prayer that should be recited anytime a believer feels desperate and inundated.

Fr. Pat presents a series of biblical quotations about kingship and priesthood.

Fr. Pat presents three points of reflection related to the first three months of Jesus's life: the Holy Spirit, the Ark of the Covenant, and Mary's departure back to Nazareth.

Fr. Pat discusses three periods of biblical history related to the Nativity.

Fr. Pat examines the lay practice of Orthodoxy through the lens of the final chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews.

Fr. Pat comments on the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee.

Fr. Pat discusses three ambiguities in the parable of the Prodigal Son.

Fr. Pat shares his homily from the Sunday of the Last Judgment.