The Trisagion Prayers - Part 5

Fr. Tom continues to talk about the "Little Entrance" but now how it is done when a Bishop is present.

Had I a Golden Thread

Dr. Rossi uses the song Had I a Golden Thread as sung by his wife of blessed memory to illustrate the opportunity we all have to be a healing presence.

Impressions of the Holy Sepulcher

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

Mayo 25, 2013

Chancellor Addresses Poverty Conference at SVOTS

Fr. Chad Hatfield, Chancellor and CEO of St. Vladimir's Seminary, explains the reasoning behind the school's upcoming conference on poverty.

St. Anthony of Egypt on Sobriety of the Heart

Turning once again to the testimony of St Anthony the Great, this week’s broadcast examines an incident in the great Father’s life in which the true heights of sobriety of heart are witnessed. Might this feed us in our own moments of struggle in the spiritual life?

Special Agents of Christ, Operation 6

Special Agents of Christ: A Prayer Book for Young Orthodox Saints by Annalisa Boyd (Conciliar Press, 2012). Operation 6: Preparation for Confession.

Atheists

Mayo 24, 2013

The Path - Friday, May 24, 2013

Matthew 18:21f

Our Holy Father Nikita Stylites and St. Vincent of Lerins

Sinergia y revelación – 3ª Parte

En esta tercera de tres conferencias, P. Joan propone que la revelación es progresiva: Dios va al encuentro del hombre, y el hombre va al encuentro de Dios. Se trata, por una parte, de la filantropía de Dios y, por nuestra parte, del recuerdo de Su Imagen grabada en el corazón y de la ascesis mediante la cual recuperamos nuestra Semejanza a Dios.

In this third of three podcasts, Fr Joan proposes that revelation is a progressive movement: God coming to man’s encounter, and the man going out to meet Him. This mutual encounter consists, on the one hand, of God’s philanthropy and, on the other, of the tarnished Image of God engraved on our hearts and of the ascesis by which we regain Likeness to God.

The Consequences of Emperor Constantine

Fr. John evaluates the impact that the Christianization of Rome had on the state's conception of sacrifice.

Our Thoughts

The Path - Thursday, May 23, 2013

Matthew 18:19f

Holy Virgin Euphrosyne, Princess or Polotsk

Mayo 23, 2013

Fr. Chad Hatfield - Basic Christian Discipleship Part 2

Overcoming Lust

Fr. Richard explains what lust actually is and how to overcome it.

Books That Touch Your Heart and Mind (Part 2)

In this segment, Fr. Gabriel talks more about his fascination with language and then moves into a consideration of the Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal, best known in the United States for his novels Closely Watched Trains, I Served the King of England, and Too Loud a Solitude, the first two of which were made into award-winning movies. Hrabal was a comic writer with an ironic edge and a great example of those relatively few writers who managed to slip through barriers that the communist regimes erected against intellectuals and artists. Fr. Gabriel ends with portions of Hrabal's novel Gaps, the third in a trilogy about his life written from the viewpoint of his wife Eliska.

Applying Christ’s Beatitudes: Blessed Are the Meek (Part 7)

Fr. George addresses the story of the paralytic and then discusses ways of teaching children how to be spiritually meek.

Hogar Orphanage - Moving On Up!

Madre Inez (Hogar Rafael Ayau Orphanage) and John Maddex talk about the move of the children from Guatemala City to the beautiful mountains and their new home. Help them finish the project and move in with the construction completely paid off!

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Commencement 2013

The Rev. Dr. Sarah Fogg, Director of Pastoral Care at St. John's Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, New York, delivers the commencement address to the SVOTS Class of 2013.

Chief of Sinners

The Path - Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Music?

Hieromartyr Basiliscus of Comana

Mayo 22, 2013

Indirect Fire

A mortar attack on his base prompts Fr. David to look back on past experiences with indirect fire.

Tornado in Oklahoma

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.

Mark Chapter 1, Part 4

Fr. Evan once again continues his discussion of the first chapter of the Gospel of Mark.

Let Us Arise Early and Behold Christ

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Standing Against Violence

The Path - Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Incense?

Holy Equals-to-the-Apostles Emperor Constantine and Helen, His Mother

Mayo 21, 2013

He Who Is Without Sin

Sermon May 19, 2013 (Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers)

On this Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers, Fr. Andrew discusses the similarities between being a Deacon and being a Waiter or Waitress.

Doxacon

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.

Truth, Goodness, and Beauty

Fr. Pat again addresses the "transcendentals," this time explaining how the Incarnation is the manifestation of truth, goodness, and beauty.

Let God Arise and Let His Enemies Be Scattered

Fr. John presents the first of a brief series of homilies on Psalm 67.

The Path - Monday, May 20, 2013

Putting Lazarus in the Synoptics

Our Father among the Saints Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow

Mayo 20, 2013

May 26, 2013: Mark John 5:1-15, Told for Younger Children

May 26, 2013: Mark John 5:1-15, Read for Older Children