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The Cost of Independence
May 12, 2014 • 16 min
Frederica tries to account for why couples are increasingly living together without getting married.
Popular Saints
May 12, 2014 • 33 min
Frederica wonders why some saints are more popular than others.
Basil Athas
May 12, 2014 • 11 min
Frederica interviews Basil Athas, a godly man and key character in her first book Facing East.
Flaws of the Fifties
May 12, 2014 • 28 min
Frederica examines a few of the differences between her parents' generation and her own.
Einstein
May 12, 2014 • 26 min
Frederica examines the spiritual life of Albert Einstein as expressed in a 1929 article in the Saturday Evening Post—published just three days before the Wall Street collapse that began the Great Depression.
Fr. Makary
May 12, 2014 • 43 min
Frederica interviews Hieromonk Makary, the beekeeper at Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Bombala, New South Wales, Australia.
The Dangers of Sympathy
May 12, 2014 • 18 min
Frederica explains that "worried prayer" can actually be hurtful to the suffering person
Russian Blasphemy
May 12, 2014 • 24 min
Frederica explains to non-liturgical Christians why the actions of the recently convicted Russian protest group were sacrilege and especially insensitive to the Orthodox individuals who remained faithful throughout the Soviet era.
The Work of Theology
May 12, 2014 • 49 min
Frederica argues that the concept of "theology always in flux" is a dubious one.
Pastors and Same-Sex Attraction
May 12, 2014 • 14 min
Frederica explores the many complex issues surrounding Orthodoxy clergy and their pastoral stance toward same-sex attraction.
Loaf of Bread
May 12, 2014 • 31 min
Frederica recounts the fascinating story of an Armenian woman who threw a loaf of bread into a garbage pit every day for thirteen years.
OCMC
May 12, 2014 • 35 min
Frederica interviews Fr. Martin Ritsi, executive director of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center.
On Pentecost
May 12, 2014 • 22 min
Frederica reads "On Pentecost" by St. Romanos the Melodist.
On the Ascension
May 12, 2014 • 21 min
Frederica reads "On the Ascension" by St. Romanos the Melodist.
The St. Photios Shrine
May 12, 2014 • 23 min
Fredrica interviews Polly Hillier, the Director of the St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine in St. Augustine, Florida, about the story behind the shrine.
St. Thomas
May 12, 2014 • 16 min
Frederica defends the character of St. Thomas, whom we commemorate on the Sunday after Pascha.
Lamentation of the Theotokos
May 12, 2014 • 14 min
As we approach Holy Week, you won't want to miss this powerful reading by Frederica of the Lamentation of the Theotokos written by St. Romanos the Melodist and translated by Fr. Ephrem Lash. It was taken from the book On the Life of Christ: Kontakia, published in 1994.
The Akathist to the Theotokos
May 12, 2014 • 23 min
On Fridays during Great Lent, it is the tradition of the Church to sing a hymn to the Theotokos known as the Akathist. These beautiful words were penned by St. Romanos the Melodist, and today Frederica reads her own translation of this inspiring hymn taken from her book, Lost Gospel of Mary.
Gay Rights 2
May 12, 2014 • 1h 14m
Having received much feedback on her November 9, 2011, episode, Frederica reflects again on the subject of gay rights.
We Have to Tell Them
May 12, 2014 • 30 min
Frederica recounts her recent dream about waiting to learn the basis on which God will judge human beings.