Ancient Faith Commentaries Observations and Opinions on Issues That Matter to Orthodox Christians

Start date: July 2012 89 minutes, 28 seconds in 15 episodes

Ancient Faith Radio is pleased to present one-off commentaries on pressing issues and current events by Orthodox clergy and laymen.

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Date	Title & Description	Duration
May 25, 2013	Impressions of the Holy Sepulcher Following his visit to the Holy Land, Fr. Lawrence Farley offers some of his impressions of the Holy Sepulchre. Click to play
Apr 22, 2013	The Friendly Giant 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. Click to play	04:22
Apr 16, 2013	The Arrow That Flies Fr. Lawrence Farley reflects on the twin bombings at yesterday's Boston Marathon in light of the promises of God. Click to play	04:25
Mar 28, 2013	The Anaphora of St. Basil Fr. Philip LeMasters, Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Religion at McMurry University, explains that St. Basil's Anaphora calls us to live out practically what we enact liturgically in response to the needs of the human beings whom we encounter every day. Click to play	06:49
Mar 23, 2013	The Pope and the Patriarch Fr. Peter Michael Preble, host of the AFR podcast Shepherd of Souls and priest at St. Michael's Romanian Orthodox Church in Southbridge, MA, makes some observations about the recent meeting between Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Click to play	04:54
Mar 14, 2013	Two Chairs of Peter Following yesterdays 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. Click to play	10:16
Dec 18, 2012	Christmas in Connecticut Christmas in Newtown, CT will not be the same this year. Fr. Lawrence Farley comments on the tragic events of December 14 and reminds us of the senseless nature of sin. Click to play	09:15
Dec 15, 2012	Finding Comfort in Time of Sorrow There are no words to express the depth of our sorrow when we think of the tragedy in Newtown Connecticut. Fr. Tom Soroka provides a Christian perspective on sorrow as he reminds us of our utter dependance on God. Click to play	06:13
Nov 28, 2012	After the Election 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. Click to play	06:59
Oct 17, 2012	Asceticism Fr. Philip LeMasters points out that our society more readily accepts discipline and sacrifice for sports than it does for religion.	06:19
Oct 16, 2012	Women in the Altar 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.	05:04
Oct 02, 2012	Character Fr. Philip LeMasters argues that if raising everyone's self-esteem by watering down substantive visions of the good life is our preferred mode of operation, then heaven help us if we want our kids to worship anything other than their own self-centered desires.	06:04
Sep 04, 2012	Not in Praise of Single Motherhood 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.	06:05
Aug 02, 2012	Food and Fasting Fr. Philip LeMasters explains that our diet and eating habits have a profound spiritual and moral significance as they shape who we become as people and how we relate to others and to the Lord.	06:21
Jul 18, 2012	Reproductive Technology Fr. Philip LeMasters argues that today’s reproductive technologies raise serious concerns about the relationship between conceiving children and actually parenting them.	06:22