The late V. Rev. Dr. Joseph J. Allen (1943-2020) was a prolific author, professor, theologian, and director of theological and pastoral education for the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese. He was also the pastor of St. Anthony Orthodox Church in Bergenfield, New Jersey, for over 53 years. Fr. Joseph’s unique storytelling ability, combined with a proficiency not only in pastoral theology—his doctoral field—but also in homiletics, comes through in his lectures, which were recently recovered, edited, and digitized from a long-forgotten set of cassette tapes.