Ancient Faith Ministries

May 16, 2022 • 13 min

"The love he experienced, and still does, is deeper in his heart than the harm brought about by drugs."

May 12, 2022 • 30 min

Listen to stories written by Brother Luke at St. John the Compassionate Mission.

May 10, 2022 • 3h 14m

The Resurrection of Christ is the hope of all Christians and the foundational teaching of our faith. Why do people resist it and what arguments do they raise against it? Can it be "proven," and if not, why not? Why wouldn't God want us to be assured of the resurrection and give us absolute proof?

May 9, 2022 • 42 min

After Great Lent and Pascha, we want to look back and check our progress. But spiritual growth is not an easy thing to measure, either by our accomplishments or our feelings. As in marriage, we grow in immeasurable love for God over time.

May 5, 2022 • 4h 47m

When you or a loved one become seriously ill, even terminally ill, how do you respond? What you do next is critical. You have been called by your Creator. You have a Stewardship Calling – something you need to do with the gifts over which God made you a steward. But how do we live that calling in in the fce of serious illness or death? Join Bill as he speaks with faithful Orthodox Christians Rip Kastaris, Tracy Namee, and Nikki Bober. They'll explore how those with major heart disease, cancer, and other serious illness diagnoses can continue to live their Stewardship Calling.

May 3, 2022 • 3h 8m

The Resurrection of Christ: What are its key components and the main criticisms against it? Since the Resurrection is critical to the Christian faith, why didn't the Lord give us something "obvious" or "provable" for this most important of all events? We will also return to some of our "Random Questions."

May 2, 2022 • 48 min

Presvytera Melanie speaks with her husband Father Joseph DiStefano about their lives together as a family navigating their son's intensive special needs over the years, how they address losses of their dreams for family life, and are finding new discoveries of meaning, deeper understandings of love, and simple joys of shared life together. It all comes together when the focus is on what is most important in life - God's Heavenly Kingdom.

Apr 29, 2022 • 5h 31m

Prof. Jenkins welcomes John Thompson, librarian at Waynesburg University (holding back chaos). John's life found him present at the start of All Saints Orthodox Church in Chicago, and with that, present at the creation of Touchstone Magazine. He helped oversee the Faith and Learning program at Waynesburg, and while there taught Greek to the most ambitious students. All of this hardly exhausts John's stops along the way.

Apr 26, 2022 • 3h 15m

We conclude our series on the Crucifixion of the King of Glory by turning our attention to the burial process described in the gospels, many details of which have been disputed in modern times. The discovery of the empty tomb and the Resurrection itself have been challenged on the basis that, as a condemned criminal, Jesus would not have been buried at all. Is there any truth to these claims? What about the details such as the huge quantity of myrrh and aloes brought by Nicodemus? What was the purpose of that and why did the women plan to return after the Sabbath to anoint the body?

Apr 21, 2022 • 1h 26m

In this month’s episode Cynthia and Molly interview Mat. Christina Veselak about the relationship between food and mental health. They also share some of their own recent “aha moments” that have made them more productive.

Apr 21, 2022 • 30 min

Presvytera Melanie speaks about her son Michael Seraphim, describing the lessons he has been teaching her family including through the details of his timely birth, and the unique way God enlightens people through Michael, when they "have eyes to see" him as a child of God.

Apr 20, 2022 • 34 min

In this episode, Danielle and Jeanine dive into understanding Christ-centered relationships. They discuss where to find these relationships, their benefits, and why it’s helpful to maintain them with other young adults

Apr 14, 2022 • 4h 6m

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects an estimated 1 in 44 children in the United States. ASD can create challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech, and nonverbal communication. After her son Michael was diagnosed with ASD, Dr. Lisa Liberatore and her husband Dr. Dimitri Kessaris formed LUV Michael, a pioneering nonprofit ministry that transforms the lives of those with ASD. We will speak with Lisa Liberatore and Mark Bondi about their innovative LUV Michael organic granola products enterprise that employs the autistic population, their U.S. Autism Homes housing initiative, and other autism advocacy. LUV Michael is a unique ministry opportunity for you and your parish to help create meaningful work for autistic adults, learn about autism, and advocate for autism acceptance

Apr 12, 2022 • 1h 24m

n this episode we consider the facial features and expressions of the saints in iconography as well as the meaning of the objects they hold. Then, in preparation for Holy Week, we consider the icon of the Crucifixion of Christ and the powerful lessons it teaches us.

Apr 12, 2022 • 3h 16m

Two Messiahs? A dead God? Christ as the True Isaac? The "crucifixion" of sacrificial lambs? How strange typologies and amazing prophecies were fulfilled are the subject of this week's episode of Search the Scriptures LIVE! Join us tonight as we continue our discussion of the new book, The Crucifixion of the King of Glory

Apr 8, 2022 • 29 min

Fr. Nicolaie writes about discussions and prayers from those gathered on a typical Friday afternoon at St. John the Compassionate Mission in Toronto.

Apr 7, 2022 • 6h 28m

This episodes Dr. "Doc" Jenkins visits with his old friend Jamey William Bennett, classical educator turned licensed insurance adjuster, podcaster, catechist, rapper, and brand new dad. He and Jamey cover old ground in each of their lives, reflecting on education, Calvinist culture and education, beauty, what learning really entails, and the grave perils of the life of Faith.

Apr 7, 2022 • 9 min

Fr Alex Goussetis describes the wide variety of people who will attend Divine Liturgy on Palm Sunday.

Apr 5, 2022 • 37 min

Suetta and Nate discuss their Amish and Mennonite backgrounds, how they both entered marriage with the mindset that they were “extraordinary” and how that affected their marriage. They discuss the steps they took to save their relationship and how Orthodoxy provided a solution for the spiritual structure they were seeking and how their journey in life has showed them the beauty in being “ordinary."

Apr 5, 2022 • 3h 53m

The "last words" of Christ on the cross have been the subject of much interest over the millennia. In spite of his extreme pain, the Lord spoke seven times from the cross and each statement is instructive for us. Each evangelist recorded the statements that he considered most important to his presentation of Christ, his identity, example, and purpose.