Ancient Faith Ministries

Feb 1, 2020 • 34 min

Nic Hartmann, a parishioner at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, reminds us that God sometimes wills that we lead a life seeking our salvation through the world.

Feb 1, 2020 • 22 min

Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick shares his thoughts on the controversial situation of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine. Are we looking at the situation through worldly eyes or through spiritual eyes?

Jan 29, 2020 • 14 min

Meet Nick, one of the treasures at the Mission. Taken from Walking Humbly: The Holiness of the Poor, by St. John the Compassionate Mission.

Jan 28, 2020 • 4h 34m

Dr. Constantinou begins her study of the specific letters by St. Paul, beginning with the oldest Christian document in existence: 1 Thessalonians. We will also discuss why some people dispute Paul's authorship of some of the letters and learn about how to recognize the basic structure of his letters.

Jan 23, 2020 • 21 min

Meet John, one of the treasures at the Mission. Taken from Walking Humbly: The Holiness of the Poor, by St. John the Compassionate Mission.

Jan 21, 2020 • 23 min

Fr Alex Goussetis speaks with Licensed Social Worker Christy Buck on issues and parental resources related to bullying.

Jan 21, 2020 • 35 min

Fr Alex Goussetis speaks with Dr Sarah Crabtree, a marriage and family therapist, who works with couples in which one or both spouses is considering divorce.

Jan 21, 2020 • 6h 25m

What was daily life like as a Jew or Christian during the first century of the Roman Empire? St. Paul lived and interacted with the world around him, which was Roman in administration but culturally Greek. He was a Jew when the practice of Judaism was very different from the Judaism of today. Join us tonight as we seek to place and to understand St. Paul as a man immersed in the cultural and religious milieu of his time.

Jan 15, 2020 • 1h 16m

Fr. Brendan Pelphrey and Kassiani discuss Ecumenism and what it means to Orthodox Christians.

Jan 14, 2020 • 1h 37m

Dr. Michael Colburn, the OCMC Mission Specialist in Linguistics and Translations, speaks at the second annual missions lecture at St. Vladimir's Seminary.

Jan 14, 2020 • 4h 28m

Paul is such an important apostle that he is referred to by the Fathers as "THE Apostle." But during his lifetime, most people did not consider him an apostle. Why not? St. Paul defended his apostleship in a very surprising way. What is the most important criteria to remember when reading Paul's epistles? How can we remember the order of his epistles? Why are they in that particular order in the Bible? Tonight we talk about these issues as well as take a peek into the world of first-century Judaism and the Greco-Roman world so we can understand Paul's life and his world. There are some internet issues with our connection to the San Diego studio so we apologize for an occasional drop out.

Jan 13, 2020 • 18 min

Meet Edna, one of the treasures at the Mission. Taken from Walking Humbly: The Holiness of the Poor, by St. John the Compassionate Mission.

Jan 10, 2020 • 1h 8m

From the "Torzehstvonik", a collection of patristic feast-day homilies, and forthcoming publication of the Church of the Nativity in Erie, PA.

Jan 10, 2020 • 13 min

Meet Carol Anne, one of the treasures at the Mission. Taken from Walking Humbly: The Holiness of the Poor, by St. John the Compassionate Mission.

Jan 7, 2020 • 2h 59m

St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS), Yonkers, NY, and St. Nersess Armenian Seminary, Armonk, NY, celebrated fifty years of collaboration with a special event Friday, October 11, on SVOTS’ campus. The event included the annual Father John Meyendorff Memorial Lecture, delivered by SVOTS/St. Nersess Alumnus His Grace, Bishop Daniel Findikyan, Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America and President of St. Nersess Seminary.

Jan 7, 2020 • 6h 31m

At its Commencement Ceremonies Saturday, May 18, 2019 St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) conferred degrees upon twenty-two graduates, including fourteen Master of Divinity, three Master of Arts, and five Master of Theology students. The Seminary also awarded two honorary doctorates, one to His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (Syriac Orthodox Church) and longtime Seminary Trustee Alex Machaskee. Hear the Commencement Exercises in their entirety, which included remarks from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon and the Commencement Address from Orthodox Church in America Chancellor Archpriest Alexander Rentel.

Jan 7, 2020 • 1h 41m

The 36th Annual Father Alexander Schmemann Lecture at St. Vladimir's Seminary proved to be an insightful tribute to Fr. Alexander’s memory. On Wednesday, January 30, 2019, guest lecturer Dr. David Fagerberg, professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame and author of the recently released Liturgy outside Liturgy: The Liturgical Theology of Fr. Alexander Schmemann (Chora Books, 2018), took the audience through a beautiful exploration of what he termed "the house of Schmemann."

Jan 7, 2020 • 1h 34m

At Orthodox Education Day (OED) on October 6, 2018, former SVS Press director Ted Bazil and St Vladimir's Seminary Professor Emeritus David Drillock offered a fantastic look back and wonderful stories from the fifty-year history of SVS Press and Orthodox Education Day.

Jan 7, 2020 • 1h 1m

On its return to Orthodox Education Day at St. Vladimir's Seminary October 6, 2018, the Boston Byzantine Choir, directed by Charles R. Marge, delivered a beautiful performance at Three Hierarchs Chapel in celebration of the choir's own 25th anniversary.

Jan 7, 2020 • 1h 22m

St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) celebrated two milestones at the 2018 edition of Orthodox Education Day (OED) on Saturday, October 6: fifty years of OED and fifty years of St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVS) Press. The day included several highlights befitting the historic celebration, including a passionate call to spread the Gospel as individuals in addition to supporting Orthodox evangelistic enterprises such as SVS Press and Ancient Faith Ministries, delivered by Ancient Faith co-founder John Maddex.