Ancient Faith Ministries

May 6, 2015 • 15 min

Dn. Theodore, the Director of Community of St. John the Compassionate Mission, tells a suffering man to pray, but is that enough?

Apr 28, 2015 • 11 min

Fr. Roberto Ubertino, Founder and Executive Director of St. John the Compassionate Mission, demonstrates how part of the challenge and the beauty of living Orthodox mission is learning to accept the tenderness of God in our lives through the poor.

Apr 28, 2015 • 32 min

A fascinating interview with Fr. Gregory Hogg, an Antiochian priest in Western Michigan. Fr. Gregory was a Missouri Synod Lutheran pastor and professor for 22 years before coming to Orthodoxy. He also recently spoke at the Faith of our Fathers colloquium for Lutherans on Eastern Orthodoxy and his lecture along with many others are available for download on Ancient Faith Radio.

Apr 16, 2015 • 10 min

We interview Fr. Moses Berry about the annual Ancient Christianity conference sponsored by The Brotherhood of St. Moses the Black. The dates are May 30 - Jun 1 in the Ash Grove/Springfield, MO, area.

Apr 9, 2015 • 10 min

It's called the Agape meal because that is where we are challenged to live what we have experienced in the liturgy.

Apr 9, 2015 • 17 min

Dn. Pawel, the prefect of the Lived Theology School Program, discusses the narthex of St. John the Compassionate Mission and its meaning.

Apr 3, 2015 • 2h 57m

Our thanks to His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph for the generous amount of time he gave us in his office in Englewood, NJ for this open and honest interview. Hear his assessment of his first several months as Metropolitan as well as an understanding of his commitment to the Mother Church of Antioch, and his views on Orthodox unity.

Apr 3, 2015 • 51 min

On Monday, March 23, 2015, Fr. Thomas Hopko was prayed into God's presence by hundreds of friends, hierarchs, clergy, and family. The funeral homily was given by Fr. John Behr, Dean at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary.

Apr 3, 2015 • 2h 21m

On Thursday, March 19, 2015, Juliana Taimoorazy, the Founder and President of the Iraqi Christian Relief Council, spoke at Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church in Warrenville, Illinois. The talk was sponsored by The Fellowship of St. James, publisher of Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity, the Daily Devotional Guide, the St. James Calendar, and Salvo magazine, and the title was “Crucible of the Assyrians.”

Apr 3, 2015 • 1h 3m

Bobby Maddex interviews Craig Hella Johnson, the director of the Conspirare choir, and Vlad Morosan, the founder and president of Musica Russica who helped select the songs that Conspirare sing on their 2015 Grammy-award winning CD The Sacred Spirit of Russia.

Apr 2, 2015 • 17 min

Frederica shares a reply on the subject of doubt to a visitor to her website.

Mar 30, 2015 • 5h 3m

Bill and his co-host Fr. Barnabas Powell set the stage for this new 5th Sunday feature on Ancient Faith Radio. This first program is pre-recorded but future programs will be live and available for your calls.

Mar 24, 2015 • 11 min

Dn. Theodore, the Director of Community of St. John the Compassionate Mission, explains that the real work of the mission comes from sitting and talking.

Mar 11, 2015 • 13 min

Nikolai, a counselor at St. John the Compassionate Mission, explains why it's important to break bread together with the poor.

Mar 10, 2015 • 1h 36m

Steven Christoforou, host of the video podcast "Be the Bee," speaks at the 2014 College Conference.

Mar 10, 2015 • 1h 26m

Mother Gabriella, Abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan, speaks at the 2014 College Conference.

Mar 6, 2015 • 14 min

A parishioner at Frederica's parish who has Aspergers writes a letter to a listener who likewise has the syndrome.

Mar 4, 2015 • 16 min

Dn. Theodore, the Director of Community of St. John the Compassionate Mission, reminds us that by thinking that the sole purpose of a mission is to convert everyone, you put a price tag on compassion.

Mar 4, 2015 • 19 min

Dn. Theodore, the Director of Community of St. John the Compassionate Mission, discusses a man at the mission who wanted to love God but felt as though he just couldn't love back anymore.

Mar 4, 2015 • 11 min

Nikolai, a counselor at St. John the Compassionate Mission, discusses Great Lent and the Early Morning Breakfast Program at the mission.