Ancient Faith Ministries

Jul 26, 2014 • 35 min

Bobby Maddex interviews Eleana Silk, the librarian at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary. In conjunction with the 75th anniversary of St. Vlad’s, Bobby will be conducting a series of interviews with staff and faculty about the history of this venerable school, and what better way to start than with what should be the heart of any academic institution—the library.

Jul 26, 2014 • 13 min

Bobby Maddex interviews Daria Petrykowski of the Orthodox Church in America about the upcoming parish ministries conference, which will be held July 10-13, 2013, at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. Click here for more information about the conference and to register.

Jul 26, 2014 • 25 min

Bobby Maddex interviews Apostolos Combitsis, the Protopsaltis of St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Toms River, New Jersey, and the director of the Byzantine Choir of the Metropolis of New Jersey, about the importance of preserving Byzantine music and the various enterprises through which he attempts to do just that.

Jul 26, 2014 • 57 min

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.

Jul 26, 2014 • 19 min

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.

Jul 26, 2014 • 12 min

Bobby Maddex interviews Nicholas Reeves, Assistant Professor of Liturgical Music at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, about an upcoming master class on the interpretation of Orthodox sacred music. The class will be led by Maestro Vladimir Gorbik and held at St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church in Santa Rosa, California.

Jul 26, 2014 • 20 min

Bobby Maddex interviews Vlad Morosan, the director of the professional choral group Archangel Voices, about an upcoming concert at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in Danbury Connecticut. The event will take place on June 8, 2013, at 7:30 PM, and the cost is $45 per ticket ($20 for students), which includes a wine and cheese reception.

Jul 26, 2014 • 35 min

Bobby Maddex interviews Anne Van Fossen, cofounder of the Classical Learning Resource Center, an online Orthodox classical education program.

Jul 26, 2014 • 16 min

Matthew Gallatin interviews Anne Van Fossen about the Classical Learning Resource Center, an online classroom with instruction in Greek, Latin, mythology, philosophy, and critical thinking.

Jul 26, 2014 • 20 min

Bobby Maddex talks with Dr. Marcus Plested, the Academic Director of the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies in Cambridge, England, about the institute's summer school and distance learning program.

Jul 26, 2014 • 24 min

Bobby Maddex interviews Frederica Mathewes-Green, host of the AFR podcast "Frederica Here and Now," about her book Mary As the Early Christians Knew Her: The Mother of Jesus in Three Ancient Texts, which was just released in paperback by Paraclete Press.

Jul 26, 2014 • 28 min

On this special episode of “Ancient Faith Presents,” Bishop John Abdalah, an auxiliary bishop for the Antiochian Diocese of Worcester and New England, offers the first keynote address at a conference at Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology titled “Pastoral Challenges in Marriage: O God, Replenish Their Life with All Good Things.”

Jul 26, 2014 • 26 min

On April 5, 2013, Fr. James Early presented a paper at the International Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Thought at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. The topic of Fr. James' paper was "Theodore of Tarsus: The Syrian Archbishop of Canterbury." St. Theodore was the only Archbishop of Canterbury whose native language was Greek and who hailed from Syria. His feast day is September 19 in the Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Anglican Churches.

Jul 26, 2014 • 29 min

Bobby Maddex interviews the staff and students of the Lived Theology School in Toronto, Ontario, part of the St. John the Compassionate Mission headed by Fr. Roberto Ubertino and Dn. Pawel Mucha.

Jul 26, 2014 • 1h 15m

On this special episode of Ancient Faith Presents, Mr. John Tzavelas, a graduate of both the Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy and St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, speaks at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Winnipeg about the popular online film Zeitgeist and its claim that Christianity is a false religion.

Jul 26, 2014 • 17 min

Bobby Maddex interviews Sam Dunlap, the Country Director for Jerusalem for International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), about some of the humanitarian issues and needs in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza.

Jul 26, 2014 • 14 min

Bobby Maddex interviews the conductor Peter Jermihov about a concert of Orthodox Lenten and Marian hymns that will be performed by the St. Romanos Choir at Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral in Des Plaines, Illinois, on April 7, 2013.

Jul 26, 2014 • 1h 8m

On this special episode of "Ancient Faith Presents," Orthodox writer and speaker John Granger lectures at the Church of the Holy Ascension in Norman, Oklahoma. John addresses eating, both during the fasts and outside of them, as an extension and echo of the Eucharist.

Jul 26, 2014 • 29 min

Fr. Constantine Nasr is the retired priest at St. Elijah Antiochian Orthodox Church in Oklahoma City. During his many years there, speakers and conferences were videotaped and he now makes them available on a channel on YouTube.

Jul 26, 2014 • 15 min

We speak with Dn. David Companik, the spokesman for the upcoming conference titled "Sacred Art, Sacred Music," which will be held this coming March 1-3 at St. Jonah Orthodox Church in Spring, Texas. The speakers will be Archimandrite Luke Murianka and the composer Kurt Sander.