do St. Panteleimon Orthodox Christian Outreach By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-24T22:21:35+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Gerald Largent, the executive director of St. Panteleimon Orthodox Christian Outreach, a relatively new pan-Orthodox ministry geared toward those living in nursing and/or group homes. Full Article
do Orthodox Mission to Haiti By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-24T22:41:26+00:00 John Maddex interviews Fr. Matthew Williams about the cholera outbreak in Haiti and the work of the Orthodox Mission there. Full Article
do The Spirit of Orthodoxy Choir By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-24T22:53:58+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Aleksei V. Shipovalnikov, the director of The Spirit of Orthodoxy Choir. Full Article
do An Urgent Plea from the Hogar Rafael Ayau Orthodox Orphanage By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-25T02:00:52+00:00 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. Full Article
do Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-25T02:18:38+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Chaplain Patrick Tutella, the Executive Director of Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM), about OCPM's 2011 Convocation in Toronto, Canada. Full Article
do Orthodox Speakers Bureau By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-25T04:37:57+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Cynthia Damaskos, the director of the Orthodox Speakers Bureau. Full Article
do Orthodox Clergy Couples Retreat By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-25T04:41:48+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. Charles Joanides and Presv. Kerry Pappas, the leaders of the Orthodox Clergy Couples Retreat, which will take place May 22-24 at Antiochian Village in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. Full Article
do The Way: A Multimedia Resource for Introducing Orthodox Christianity By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-25T04:47:31+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews David and Mangala Frost of the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies (IOCS) about a new IOCS Orthodox evangelism tool called The Way, now available in the United States exclusively through Conciliar Press. Full Article
do The Atlas of American Orthodox Christian Churches By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-25T04:53:27+00:00 John Maddex talks with Alexei Krindatch, Research Consultant to the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in America, about a brand new publication that will serve as a valuable handbook in every parish library. Click on the attachment link to see a sample. It is currently available from Holy Cross Bookstore in Brookline, MA, by calling 800 245-0599. Full Article
do Orthodoxy in Remote Alaska By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-25T15:55:25+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. Nicholai Isaac, a priest serving in rural Alaska, about the Yukon Deanery Orthodox Church Conference that will be held August 19-21 at St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church in Lower Kalskag. Full Article
do The Society for Orthodox Christian History in the Americas By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-25T16:12:43+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Matthew Namee, Associate Director of the Society for Orthodox Christian History in the Americas and host of the AFR podcast American Orthodox History, about the organization's new academic journal and upcoming symposium. Full Article
do The Council of Eastern Orthodox Youth Leaders of the Americas By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-25T16:15:32+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews George Matsoukas, the Executive Director of Orthodox Christian Laity (OCL), and Ronald Muresan, the Vice President of the Orthodox Brotherhood, about the 2011 OCL Annual Meeting, which this year will honor the Council of Eastern Orthodox Youth Leaders of the Americas (CEOYLA). Full Article
do What Can You Do to Help Those in Prison? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-25T20:50:28+00:00 Bobby Maddex checks in with Chaplain Patrick Tutella, the Executive Director of Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry, to get an update on the important work in which his organization is engaged and to hear about new opportunities for those interested in ministering to the incarcerated. Full Article
do Distance Learning at the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-25T20:59:08+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Costas (Constantinos Athanasopoulos), the Director of Distance Learning at the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies in the UK, and Michael Basham, a recent graduate of this distance-learning program. Full Article
do Hierarchical Triumph of Orthodoxy Vespers By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-25T23:51:55+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. Stephen Kaznica, priest at Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Passaic, New Jersey, about the church's historic Hierarchical Triumph of Orthodoxy Vespers that will take place on March 4, 2012. Full Article
do Metropolitan Jonah - Orthodox Unity in America By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-25T23:55:15+00:00 Metropolitan Jonah presided over the 2012 Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers held at Holy Cross Antiochian Orthodox Church in Linthicum, MD, and spoke on Orthodox unity in America. Full Article
do Five Facts About the Orthodox Church in the United States By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T00:48:41+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Alexei Krindatch, the Research Coordinator for the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in North and Central America, about new survey data he just published under the title "Five Interesting Facts About Orthodox Church Geography and Demography in the United States." Some of his findings may surprise you! Full Article
do The Problem of Orthodox Detainees By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T01:19:38+00:00 Chaplain Patrick Tutella, the Executive Director of Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM), introduces listeners to a special guest with a remarkable story and then provides details about the upcoming OCPM National Convocation that will be taking place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 26-28. Full Article
do Colorado Springs Fire Threatens Orthodox Church By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T02:15:50+00:00 Fr. Anthony Karbo tells us about the current situation in Colorado Springs and the massive fire that has destroyed homes and caused thousands of evacuations. He is pastor of St. Constantine and Helen Orthodox Church (OCA) and their beautiful classic church structure was built in 2002. Full Article
do Endowed Chair Announced in Honor of Fr. Peter Gillquist By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T03:46:33+00:00 Dr. Frank Papatheofanis talks with John Maddex about the newly announced endowed chair established at St. Katherine College in honor of Fr. Peter Gillquist who fell asleep in the Lord on July 1, 2012. Full Article
do The St. Stephen's Course In Orthodox Theology By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T03:51:41+00:00 In this encore presentation of Ancient Faith Presents, John Maddex talks with Dn. Peter Boulukos, registrar of the St. Stephen's Course in Orthodox Theology. Please note that the St. Stephen's Course has extended the deadline for 2012 applications until September 30. For more information, please call (201) 569–0095. Full Article
do Orthodox Christian Laity Celebrates 25 Years! By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T03:57:20+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews George Matsoukas, the Executive Director of Orthodox Christian Laity (OCL), which will be celebrating 25 years of service this coming October 24 through 27. The video below recounts the history of OCL. Full Article
do Orthodox Christian Translation Society By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T04:11:29+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Erin Moulton and Jodi Elliott, the president and vice president, respectively, of the Orthodox Christian Translation Society Board of Directors. Full Article
do Theodore of Tarsus: The Syrian Archbishop of Canterbury By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T14:53:44+00:00 On April 5, 2013, Fr. James Early presented a paper at the International Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Thought at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. The topic of Fr. James' paper was "Theodore of Tarsus: The Syrian Archbishop of Canterbury." St. Theodore was the only Archbishop of Canterbury whose native language was Greek and who hailed from Syria. His feast day is September 19 in the Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Anglican Churches. Full Article
do Interpretation of Orthodox Sacred Music By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T15:10:52+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Nicholas Reeves, Assistant Professor of Liturgical Music at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, about an upcoming master class on the interpretation of Orthodox sacred music. The class will be led by Maestro Vladimir Gorbik and held at St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church in Santa Rosa, California. Full Article
do Doxacon By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T15:12:34+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. David Subu and Daniel Silver about an upcoming event called Doxacon, which may very well be the first Orthodox conference on science fiction and fantasy. Full Article
do Tornado in Oklahoma By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T15:14:07+00:00 The day after a devastating tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma, Ancient Faith Radio files this report including interviews with Bishop Basil of the Antiochian Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America and Fr. John Salem, priest at St. Elijah Orthodox Church in Oklahoma City. Full Article
do St. Raphael Orthodox Online Homeschool By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T16:35:32+00:00 Attention all Orthodox homeschool families: There's a new resource available that could make your homeschooling curriculum more robust and meaningful! Bobby Maddex interviews Dr. James Taylor, the founder and director of St. Raphael Orthodox Online Homeschool. Full Article
do Orthodox Theological Education in the 21st Century By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T16:46:21+00:00 In honor of the 75th anniversary of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. John Behr, the Dean of the school, about what it means when we talk about an Orthodox theological education and why it is important. Full Article
do God's Creation and Orthodox Music By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T16:59:46+00:00 We talk with Richard Barrett, Artistic Director for the St. John of Damascus Society about an ambitious project to create a musical setting for the Vesperal Psalm (103/104) blending the various Orthodox music styles. This will eventually be a video presentation including beautiful images from creation. This was launched through a Kickstarter fund raising campaign. Full Article
do Panagia: Orthodox Hymns to the Mother of God By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T18:27:34+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Vladimir Morosan, the director of the professional Orthodox choir Archangel Voices, about the choir's new CD Panagia: Orthodox Hymns to the Mother of God. Full Article
do Orthodox Carving By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T18:32:57+00:00 Did you know that there is a robust carving tradition in the Orthodox Church? Bobby Maddex talks with Jonathan Pageau, a wood carver in the Orthodox tradition and the editor of the Orthodox Arts Journal. Full Article
do Coming to Orthodoxy By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T18:39:52+00:00 On this special edition of Ancient Faith Presents, Father Nabil Hanna, the priest at St. George Orthodox Church in Fishers, Indiana, speaks at the 20th anniversary celebration of St. Mary's Orthodox Church in Goshen, Indiana. Full Article
do Orthodoxy in Africa By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T18:42:58+00:00 On this special edition of Ancient Faith Presents, Fr. Andrew Anderson, the priest at St. Gregory of Nyssa Orthodox Church in Kingston, Ontario, speaks on Orthodoxy in Africa at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Belleville, Ontario. Full Article
do Orthodox Filmmakers and Artists By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T19:08:06+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Chris Vlahonasios, the founder of the Orthodox Filmmakers and Artists blog, as well as the Byzanfest film festival. Full Article
do Documentary Film on Frederica Mathewes-Green By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-26T19:15:39+00:00 Noted author, speaker, and podcaster Frederica Mathewes-Green joins us to talk about a documentary film project on her life and work as a former feminist and now Orthodox Christian. Learn how you can support this project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/basilicaproductions/frederica-the-life-and-work-of-frederica-mathewes Full Article
do St. Raphael Orthodox Online Homeschool By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-27T00:28:45+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Dr. James Taylor, the founder and director of the St. Raphael Orthodox Online Home School. The school has just finished its first year of operation, and registration has begun for the summer session, which will feature four new course offerings. Full Article
do Baseline - A New Evangelism Tool for the Spread of Orthodoxy By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-27T02:08:46+00:00 A conversation with film producer David DeJonge and the head of the Department of Outreach and Evangelism for the GOA, Fr. Jim Kordaris. Learn about a new and exciting project to produce a high quality video series as a tool for evangelism called Baseline. Full Article
do Orthodox Resources for Youth and Young Adult Ministry By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-27T02:14:04+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Steven Christoforou, the Youth Protection and Parish Ministries Coordinator for the Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese (GOA) of America and the host of the Ancient Faith Radio video podcast Be the Bee, about the many resources for youth and young adult ministry that are available from the GOA. Full Article
do The Institute for Orthodox Thought and Culture By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-07-27T02:16:13+00:00 Fr. Andrew Damick interviews Dr. Gary Jenkins about the proposed Institute for Orthodox Thought and Culture at Eastern University in Pennsylvania. Please complete the survey to help them launch this program in the fall of 2015. Full Article
do Doxacon Seattle 2014 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-08-04T15:53:33+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews David Jennings and Tanya Keenan, the organizers of Doxacon Seattle 2014, an Orthodox conference dedicated to science fiction and fantasy in all of their various forms. Full Article
do Orthodox Christian Mission Center By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-01T00:53:09+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Presbytera Renee Ritsi, Assistant Teams Director and Healthcare Coordinator for the Orthodox Christian Mission Center, about some mission team opportunities for both this year and 2015. Full Article
do St Raphael Orthodox Online Homeschool By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-10T18:04:49+00:00 Once again, Bobby Maddex interviews Dr. James Taylor, the founder and director of the St. Raphael Orthodox Online Homeschool. It's not too late to register for the fall term! Full Article
do Pan-Orthodox Sanctity of Life Sunday Presentation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-10T21:16:24+00:00 Ancient Faith Radio presents Frederica Mathewes-Green speaking at the second annual Pan-Orthodox Sanctity of Life Sunday Presentation. The presentation was sponsored by the Orthodox Christian Clergy Association of Greater Chicago and took place at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Cicero, Illinois. Full Article
do Orthodoxy and Bioethics: Abortion, Euthanasia, and Stem-Cell Research By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-10T21:16:30+00:00 Today on the program we feature a lecture by Fr. Stanley Harakas, the Archbishop Iakovos Professor of Orthodox Theology, Emeritus, at Holy Cross, given at the first annual Anne and Theodore Phillips Paschal Lecture Series in Chicago, Illinois. Full Article
do Pittsburgh's St. Nicholas Orthodox Church Celebrates 100 Years By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-10-16T23:06:30+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. Tom Soroka, the host of the daily podcast “The Path" and the priest at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in McKees Rocks, PA, which will be celebrating its 100th anniversary this coming October 10th through the 12th. Full Article
do Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-21T23:23:33+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Dr. David Frost, the principal and administrator of the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, about a number of exciting developments at IOCS, including a new scholarship, a new PhD program, and an important addition to the institute's Distance Learning Program. Full Article
do Wisdom for Today from the Early Church By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-12-01T20:17:34+00:00 Bobby Maddex interviews Dr. David C. Ford, Professor of Church History at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary and the author of the new St. Tikhon’s Monastery Press book Wisdom for Today from the Early Church. Full Article
do The Old Testament in the Eastern Orthodox Tradition By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-12-01T20:23:02+00:00 Fr. Eugen Pentiuc joins us to talk about his new book The Old Testament in the Eastern Orthodox Tradition. Fr. Eugen is one of the speakers at the upcoming OCAMPR Conference at Holy Cross Seminary. Full Article
do Glimpses of Orthodoxy in Great Britain and America By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-12-01T20:26:11+00:00 Reader Nicholas Chapman provides an exploration of moves towards Orthodoxy in Britain and later America in a transatlantic connection between the Reformation and the First World War. Our thanks to Fr. Gregory Hallam at St. Aidan Orthodox Church in Manchester (where this talk was given) for the recording. Full Article