sh Life in the Shed, from The Adventures of a Little Ringtail Complete Series By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-05-19T21:23:04+00:00 Life in the Shed, from The Adventures of a Little Ringtail Complete Series (2015). Anna Larsen Books. Available from St. Anthony's Monastery Bookstore Full Article
sh Isha's Voice By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-12-10T03:18:36+00:00 Isha’s Voice written by Stephen Muse, illustrated by Dimitra Psychogiou (St. Sebastian Orthodox Press, 2018) Available from St Sebastian Press Full Article
sh Alyosha's Apple / Basil's Search for Miracles 23-24 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-30T21:10:42+00:00 14. Book 1: Alyosha's Apple: A Tale of Old Russia by Alvin Alexsi Currier (Conciliar Press, 1997) Book 2: Basil's Search for Miracles part 12 (chapters 23-24) by Heather Zydek (Conciliar Press, 2007 Full Article
sh It's Sunday Shall We Go to Church? / Artabanes By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-01-01T01:54:07+00:00 46. Book 1: It's Sunday Shall We Go to Church? By Elias Liamis and Penelope Moraitou (Akritas Publications, 2007). Available from St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite Publication Society, 240 Diamond St. Northampton, PA 18067. Fax: 610-440-0995. Book 2: Wise Man Artabanes and His Gifts to Christ the Saviour, by Gregorye S. Petrov (The Publishing House of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral). Full Article
sh A Wish and a Prayer By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-01-24T21:04:31+00:00 A Wish and a Prayer by Beth Bence Reinke, illustrated by Ginger Nielson (4RV Publishing, 2010). Full Article
sh The Sheep and the Goats By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-30T03:29:54+00:00 Fr. Ted explains that there are two ways—one of light and one of death. Full Article
sh Pascha: My Love-Hate Relationship By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-30T16:43:02+00:00 Fr. Ted expresses his frustration with Orthodox Christians who only show up to church on Pascha. Full Article
sh Saturday of Lazarus—A Foreshadowing By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-30T16:44:19+00:00 Fr. Ted explains why Holy Week actually begins with Lazarus Saturday. Full Article
sh The Way We Worship By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-01T01:53:37+00:00 Fr. Ted explains that there's a reason behind everything we do in the Orthodox Church. Full Article
sh Holy Monday - A Foreshadowing By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-01T03:13:41+00:00 Fr. Ted explores Holy Monday's Gospel, explaining how it foreshadows Christ's passion. Full Article
sh Fishing By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-03T01:36:56+00:00 Guest homilist Fr. Theologos Drakos (Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church in Hamilton, Ontario) compares fishing to the spiritual life. Full Article
sh The Shepherd is Not the Destination By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-05T02:24:29+00:00 The priest is simply the vehicle by which Christ moves us from one place to another. Full Article
sh Chip on Our Shoulder By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-05T03:02:22+00:00 We will be judged on what we know and how we live our lives according to that knowledge. Full Article
sh Membership Is Not Enough By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-11-13T21:07:41+00:00 We need to give more than what we don't need. Full Article
sh Finishing the Journey By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-17T03:46:06+00:00 Fr. Ted calls us to carry the meaning of Pascha into our everyday lives. Full Article
sh The Priest as Religious Educator in the Parish By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-26T01:13:38+00:00 This is a recording of a presentation Fr. Ted gave at the annual clergy retreat. Full Article
sh Christian Shoes By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-30T02:15:44+00:00 Fr. Ted calls us to a life genuine love for God and compassion towards those in need. Full Article
sh The House of God 2: The Shape of Liturgy By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-10-08T00:06:52+00:00 Fr. Ted continues his new series of sermons on the Church, the House of God, by reflecting on the Divine Liturgy. Full Article
sh Selfish Love By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T01:58:28+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos challenges the selfish love of "an eye for an eye" with the selfless love of Christ. Full Article
sh Church Leadership By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:45:29+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains the meaning of the parable of the Good Samaritan through the lens of church leadership and hypocrisy. Full Article
sh The Lamp Under the Bushel By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-03-24T13:14:49+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos calls us to take up our cross of suffering and follow Christ during the global pandemic. Full Article
sh Kevin Allen on Finding Christ in a Hindu Ashram By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2007-04-07T09:48:04+00:00 Steve McMeans interviews his co-host, Kevin Allen, about his experiences as the novice of a Hindu guru, and his journey to Orthodoxy. Full Article
sh Bishop Joseph+ On What is a Bishop? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2007-05-20T18:45:11+00:00 In our first interview with an Eastern Orthodox Bishop, Steve McMeans talks with His Grace, Bishop Joseph+, on what a bishop is; his calling, his ministry, and the role the monastic life can play for us all! Burn this on a disc, friends! Full Article
sh Scott Cairns - A Short Trip To The Edge By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2007-06-16T20:29:19+00:00 Visit the "holy mountain" of Mt. Athos, and join in the quest for a spiritual elder with acclaimed poet and author Scot Cairns, who reads selections from his newly-released book and talks with two-time pilgrim to the holy mountain, Kevin Allen! Full Article
sh My Journey From Hare Krishna to Christ - Part One By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2008-09-19T06:26:01+00:00 Hear the fascinating story of Patrick Lansdowne, a 7-year Hare Krishna Temple devotee, about his journey to Christ and the Orthodox Church. In Part One of the interview, Patrick and host Kevin Allen discuss the Hare Krishna sect's unique metaphysics and practices (within Hindusim) and how and why Patrick adopted them! Do any of them "prefigure" Christ? Full Article
sh From Hare Krishna to Christ - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2008-09-26T04:41:41+00:00 Today we bring you part 2 of Kevin's interview with Patrick Landsdowne. Full Article
sh 152: Metropolitan PHILIP on the Status of Bishops in the Archdiocese By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2011-01-05T16:33:31+00:00 Full Article
sh 143: Is Your Parish Dead Or Alive? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2011-01-05T16:37:19+00:00 On this encore program from 2008, Kevin speaks with Fr. Jonathon Ivanoff, Secretary of the Department of Evangelization of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) about the "life cycle" of parishes and how to know whether your parish is thriving, dying or dead on the vine -- and what can be done about it! Full Article
sh 158: The Occult: Shining Light on Satan's Shadow By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2011-02-19T18:00:46+00:00 In this two-part series, Illumined Heart host Kevin Allen speaks with Eastern Orthodox priest and occult-specialist Father George Aquaro about the attractions and dangers of the metaphysics and practices of what is called the occult. From seemingly benign astrology to ghost-chasing, and Father George speaks extensively about these practices and what is behind them from the Orthodox Christian perspective. Do ghosts and apparitions exist, or are they necessarily demonic? This and other questions will be addressed in this fascinating two-part series you will not want to miss. Full Article
sh 159: The Occult: Shining Light on Satan's Shadow - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2011-02-20T16:40:19+00:00 Listen to Part 2 of this fascinating concluding conversation between host Kevin Allen and Orthodox priest and occult-specialist, Father George Aquaro. Full Article
sh 87: ‘Turning Around' An Orthodox Parish By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-27T02:27:01+00:00 In this edition Kevin Allen speaks with priest, missionary, author and an adjunct lecturer at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology and Hellenic College, Fr Luke Veronis, about the challenges he faced when he came home from the mission field to take over a moribund Orthodox parish that had a revolving door of former priests. This is an inspiring and instructive story that will be an encouragement to all! Full Article
sh 131: The Nature and Mission of the Bishop in the Orthodox Church By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T02:49:32+00:00 In the opening program of a new series of interviews, Dr. Bradley Nassif, theologian, author and life-long member of the Antiochian Archdiocese in North America, speaks about the "The Nature and Mission of the Bishop in the Orthodox Church". You can also read Dr Nassif's one-page piece referred to in the interview from the Antiochian website. Full Article
sh Liturgical Worship: In Spirit and Truth? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-19T21:35:08+00:00 Full Article
sh Closed Communion: 12 Things I Wish I'd Known - Part 3 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-19T22:43:42+00:00 Frederica Mathewes-Green Full Article
sh First Visit to an Orthodox Church: 12 Things I Wish I'd Known - Part 4 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-19T22:44:12+00:00 Full Article
sh Interview with Bishop Benjamin (OCA) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-19T22:46:52+00:00 Full Article
sh The Andrew Tallman Show Hour Two By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-25T03:29:15+00:00 This is hour two of the Andrew Tallman Show that Steve and Bill hosted during Andrew's Christmas vacation. Full Article
sh Sola Scriptura on the Andrew Tallman Show By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-26T15:01:57+00:00 Steve and Bill are once again invited to guest host the Andrew Tallman Show on KPXQ, a live Phoenix drive time Christian talk show. We decide to boldly go where no Evangelical talk show host has gone before. We discuss the topic of sola scriptura and during the program get a call from a suprise guest. Full Article
sh Liturgical Worship in the New Testament By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-10T21:19:42+00:00 Full Article
sh First Visit to an Orthodox Church: 12 Things I Wish I'd Known - Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-10T21:19:58+00:00 Full Article
sh First Visit to an Orthodox Church: 12 Things I Wish I'd Known - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-10T21:20:07+00:00 Full Article
sh A Conversation With Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-13T19:21:42+00:00 In this debut episode, Fr. Chad has a fascinating discussion with Bishop Hilarion about ecumenical dialogues between Anglicans, Catholics, and Orthodox. Full Article
sh As for Me and My House We Will Serve the Lord (Joshua 24:15): Part One By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-24T02:44:09+00:00 This is two of three lectures that Fr. Chad Hatfield delivered at the Parish Life Conference of the Antiochian Diocese of Los Angeles and the West, held in Phoenix, Arizona, June 28-July 3, 2016. Full Article
sh As for Me and My House We Will Serve the Lord (Joshua 24:15): Part Two By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-24T02:45:00+00:00 This is the final of three lectures that Fr. Chad Hatfield delivered at the Parish Life Conference of the Antiochian Diocese of Los Angeles and the West, held in Phoenix, Arizona, June 28-July 3, 2016. Full Article
sh Boston Byzantine Choir: A Quarter-Century Journey of Byzantine Chant in English By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-07T04:04:28+00:00 On its return to Orthodox Education Day at St. Vladimir's Seminary October 6, 2018, the Boston Byzantine Choir, directed by Charles R. Marge, delivered a beautiful performance at Three Hierarchs Chapel in celebration of the choir's own 25th anniversary. Full Article
sh Starting and Growing an Orthodox Parish: Lessons from America By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-06-25T16:42:57+00:00 What can be learned from the Orthodox Mission to Alaska? How should the spirit of the early Church in the Roman empire inspire the life of a new parish? Saint Vladimir’s Seminary President Fr. Chad Hatfield offered insights and practical advice on mission planting at Holy Theophany Russian Orthodox Church in Bergen, Norway on December 6, 2019. The talk was organized in part by St. Vladimir's Alumnus Fr. Theodor Svane (’15) and the parish Fr. Theodore serves, Annunciation of the Holy Virgin Mary Orthodox Mission Parish, also in Bergen. Full Article
sh 10 Things I Wish I Knew By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2009-01-07T18:12:00+00:00 In a recent catechism class, Dn. Michael reflected on ten things he wishes he had known before his first visit to an Orthodox Church. Full Article
sh Thinking Orthodox - The Shaping of Phronema - Tradition By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-06T03:30:54+00:00 Tradition is the foundation of Orthodox Christianity. It permeates everything we believe and do. But when Orthodox Christians talk about Tradition, they mean something different that Protestants or Roman Catholics. In this episode, we consider five questions about Tradition, including what it is and what it’s not Full Article
sh Thinking Orthodox - The Shaping of Phronema - Scripture By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-13T17:50:13+00:00 We’ve seen the important role Tradition plays in the shaping of our phronema. But what role does the Bible play in its development? To answer that question, we consider Holy Scriptures from three perspectives: Inspiration, Interpretation, and Instruction. We also look at how Tradition and Scripture relate to each other. Full Article
sh Thinking Orthodox - The Shaping of Phronema - The Fathers By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-23T03:16:30+00:00 An Orthodox Phronema sits on a three-legged stool: Tradition, Scripture, and the Fathers. In this episode, we consider the role of the Fathers. Specifically, we answer several questions about them: Who are they, why are they important, and how do they relate to Scripture and Tradition. Full Article