Ancient Faith Ministries

Dec 1, 2014 • 29 min

Frederica discusses her new book in which she uses a visit to a fictional parish, St. Felicity, to provide a basic introduction to the Orthodox Church.

Dec 1, 2014 • 15 min

The Double T Diner is the scene of Frederica's conversation with Archbishop Lazar, Abbot of the All Saints of North America Monastery in British Columbia. While waiting for their food to arrive, they have an insightful discussion about parish life.

Nov 28, 2014 • 22 min

Dr. Chrissi Hart talks about her children's book and reads the book as part of the interview. An announcement is also made about a new children's book reading feature coming to Ancient Faith Radio

Nov 27, 2014 • 8 min

Bobby Maddex interviews author Katherine Hyde about her recently released children's book Lucia, Saint of Light, published by Ancient Faith Publishing.

Nov 21, 2014 • 22 min

Bobby Maddex interviews Dr. David Frost, the principal and administrator of the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, about a number of exciting developments at IOCS, including a new scholarship, a new PhD program, and an important addition to the institute's Distance Learning Program.

Nov 18, 2014 • 17 min

Dn. Theodore, the Director of Community of St. John the Compassionate Mission, reminds us that Christ arrives at 3:45 on a Friday afternoon.

Nov 11, 2014 • 12 min

Dn. Theodore, the Director of Community of St. John the Compassionate Mission, tells the story of an unborn child named Maria who changed his life forever.

Nov 4, 2014 • 15 min

Dn. Pawel, explains how the mission came to minister to victims of abuse.

Nov 4, 2014 • 13 min

Dn. Pawel, the prefect of the Lived Theology School Program, tells the story of Karina, one of many who experienced for a time the comfort and safety of St. John the Compassionate Mission.

Oct 16, 2014 • 44 min

The Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology, and Religion (OCAMPR) will hold its annual conference Nov 6-8 at Holy Cross in Brookline, MA. OCAMPR President Dr. Michael Christakis and conference coordinator Dr. Philip Mamalakis tell us about OCAMPR and the theme of the coming conference, EXPLORING THE MIND-BODY-SOUL CONNECTION: SPIRITUALITY IN ILLNESS AND HEALING.

Oct 16, 2014 • 47 min

Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. Tom Soroka, the host of the daily podcast “The Path" and the priest at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in McKees Rocks, PA, which will be celebrating its 100th anniversary this coming October 10th through the 12th.

Oct 16, 2014 • 36 min

Bobby Maddex interviews Lesia Maruschak of Studio IKONA, an art gallery in Ottawa, Canada, that will soon be hosting a four-day symposium titled Byzantium, which will feature the sacred art of Georgios Kordis and benefit the charity cure: blood cancer.

Oct 8, 2014 • 44 min

Host Matthew Monos discusses what it means to love our enemies.

Oct 1, 2014 • 18 min

Dn. Theodore, the Director of Community of St. John the Compassionate Mission, reminds us that our relationship with God needs to be simpler and a lot more trusting.

Sep 24, 2014 • 2h 14m

Bishop Alexander of the Bulgarian Diocese of the OCA gave the Second Annual Meyendorff Lecture at SVOTS on September 14, 2014. The title of his lecture was "Force Your Mind to Descend into the Heart: Some Resemblances between Byzantine Hesychasm and Merkavah Mysticism."

Sep 18, 2014 • 48 min

In this special episode of Ancient Faith Presents, Tim Prattas, an assistant for the Department of Greek Education in the Greek Community of Toronto, delivers a Lenten lecture to St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Winnipeg, Canada. The talk is titled “Mission at Home: Reaching Out to Your Local Community.”

Sep 18, 2014 • 16 min

Frederica reads the narrative of Peter's denial of Christ from St. Romanos the Melodist.

Sep 18, 2014 • 25 min

Frederica reflects on fasting and the rigor involved in all ascetic practices.

Sep 18, 2014 • 18 min

Today, we continue our Lenten programming with tips on how to survive the Fast if you live on campus.

Sep 18, 2014 • 21 min

Today, we present a conversation on almsgiving and forgiveness, the first of several shorter segments for the season of Great Lent.