science and technology All is Well By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-04-14T05:08:33+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi explains how we can live in the awareness that "all is well" in the middle of a troubled world. Full Article
science and technology Leisure By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-05-18T18:33:08+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on the topic of leisure and invites us to consider how to use our leisure time to restore our souls. Full Article
science and technology Introverts and Extroverts By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-07-07T22:06:56+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi discusses the difference between introverts and extroverts. Full Article
science and technology An Interview with John Maddex By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T04:58:02+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews John Maddex, Co-Founder and President of Ancient Faith Ministries, about his coming into the Orthodox Church, the founding of AFM and what he has learned along the way. Full Article
science and technology An Interview with Fr. Joshua Trant By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T05:03:12+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Fr. Joshua Trant, parish priest of St. Matthew the Apostle Mission in Baton Rouge, LA. Full Article
science and technology My Favorite Bible Quotes By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T05:06:50+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on some of his favorite Bible quotes and shares how they speak to him. Full Article
science and technology Narrative: Interview with Fr. John Shimchick By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T05:11:01+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi discusses the role of "narrative" in the life of Orthodox Christians with Fr. John Shimchick. Fr. John is the rector of the Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross (OCA) in Medford, NJ. The video interview by Fr. John with Dr. Rossi that is reference in this podcast can be found here. Full Article
science and technology Orthodoxy on Tap By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T05:13:38+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Spyridoula Fotinis about the gathering for young adults called Orthodoxy on Tap. Full Article
science and technology How to Be a Sinner: An Interview with Dr. Peter Bouteneff By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T05:36:00+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Dr. Peter Bouteneff about his new book titled, How to Become a Sinner, published by St. Vladimir's Press. Dr. Bouteneff is the Director of the Master of Arts Program and Professor of Systematic Theology at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, NY. Full Article
science and technology An Interview with Metropolitan Tikhon By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T20:58:26+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada about his encounter with a young girl with terminal cancer. Full Article
science and technology An Interview with Dr. Gayle Woloschak By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:03:10+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Dr. Gayle Woloschak about OCAMPR and her life and faith journey. Dr. Woloschak, professor of Radiation Oncology at Northwestern University in Chicago and an adjunct professor of Religion and Science at Lutheran School of Theology Chicago, and at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, as well as Professor of Bioethics at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, NY. Full Article
science and technology Narcissism By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:05:43+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi explains the narcissus myth and how the narcissistic tendency that is in all of us needs to be healed by the cross of Christ. Full Article
science and technology Harlots in the Desert By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:13:25+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Fr. David Mezynski, Associate Dean for Student Affairs at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, on the book titled Harlots of the Desert by Benedicta Ward. Full Article
science and technology Heart of the Desert By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:17:28+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi shares his reflections on the book titled In the Heart of the Desert: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers by Fr. John Chryssavgis. Full Article
science and technology 2018 OCAMPR Conference: Interview with Dr. Philip Mamalakis By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:20:33+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Dr. Philip Mamalakis on the 2018 Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology and Religion (OCAMPR) Conference titled "Compliance and Resistance: Discerning the Spirit". This year's conference will be held on November 8-10 at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Cultural Center in Somerset, New Jersey. Full Article
science and technology Summer Musings By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:25:20+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi shares his insights from his summer experiences. Full Article
science and technology Bioethics of Gene Editing: Interview with Dr. Gayle Woloschak By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:30:37+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Dr. Gayle Woloschak on the topic of bioethics. Dr. Woloschak is a professor of Radiation Oncology at Northwestern University in Chicago and an adjunct professor of Religion and Science at Lutheran School of Theology Chicago, and at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, as well as Professor of Bioethics at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, NY. Full Article
science and technology Active Listening By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:32:58+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi talks about the meaning and importance of 'active listening.' Full Article
science and technology Circle of Influence By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:40:49+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on difference between reactive and proactive approaches to life. Full Article
science and technology Homiletics By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:42:47+00:00 Dr. Rossi interviews Fr. Sergius Halvorsen on the place of the homily in the life of the average parishioner. The Rev. Dr. J. Sergius Halvorsen is the Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program, Assistant Professor of Homiletics and Rhetoric at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, NY. Full Article
science and technology Hospitality By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:42:57+00:00 Dr. Rossi interviews Wes Pulley, a recent graduate from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, NY, on the topic of hospitality in the local parish. Full Article
science and technology Apologetics and Evangelization: An Interview with Fr. Sergius Halvorsen By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:43:20+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Fr. Sergius Halvorsen on the topic of "Apologetics and Evangelization: The Dangers of Profiteering." Rev. Dr. J. Sergius Halvorsen is the Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, NY. Full Article
science and technology Icons of God: An Interview with Fr. John Behr By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:43:52+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Fr. John Behr (Director of the Master of Theology Program and the Father Georges Florovsky Distinguished Professorship of Patristics at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, NY) on a homily he gave on the Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas. Full Article
science and technology Canon Law By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:45:27+00:00 Dr. Rossi interviews the Very Rev. Alexander Rentel on the topic of Canon Law. Fr. Rentel is the Director of the Master of Divinity Program, Ecclesiarch, Assistant Professor of Canon Law and Byzantine Studies and The John and Paraskeva Skvir Lecturer in Practical Theology at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonker, NY. Full Article
science and technology Project Uganda: An Interview with Seminarian Dn. Simon Menya By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:47:38+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews seminarian Dn. Simon Menya on his vision for ministry in his home country called "Project Uganda." Dn. Simon is a student at Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, NY. Full Article
science and technology A Seminarian's Letter By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:51:29+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi shares a letter that he received from a former seminarian about the lessons that he learned and how he is sharing those insights through his ministry today. Full Article
science and technology Music as Therapy: An Interview with Dr. Carla Thomas By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:53:23+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Dr. Carla Thomas, M.D., Trustee of St. Vladimir's Seminary, on the topic of using music as a healing therapy. Dr. Thomas is a Family Practice physician, Board Member of Orthodox Prison Ministry, member of the Brotherhood of St. Moses the Black and parishioner at St. Luke Orthodox Church in Anniston, Alabama (OCA). Full Article
science and technology My Conversion By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:56:14+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi shares his faith journey and conversion to the Orthodox Church. Full Article
science and technology Sacred Arts Initiative By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:58:28+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Dr. Peter Bouteneff about the Sacred Arts Initiative at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary. Information about the Sacred Arts Initiative can be found here. Full Article
science and technology Miracles By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T21:59:39+00:00 Dr. Rossi reflects on the purpose and meaning of miracles in the mystery of God's plan, and calls us to become more aware of the miracles that we experience everyday. Full Article
science and technology Polarization: An Interview with Bishop Paul (OCA) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T22:02:17+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews The Right Reverend Paul, Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest in the Orthodox Church in America, on the present condition of polarization within the Church and the United States. Full Article
science and technology St. Mary of the Egypt By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T22:03:34+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on the life of St. Mary of Egypt and the ways that she calls us to our own life of repentance. Full Article
science and technology Risen Christians: An Interview with Fr. Alexander Rentel By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T22:09:57+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews the Very Rev. Dr. Alexander Rentel, the new Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America. Fr. Alexander recently gave a homily in the chapel of St. Vladimir's Theological Seminary on the topic of the paschal light of Christ at work in risen Christians. Full Article
science and technology On the Invocation of the Name of Jesus - Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T22:14:50+00:00 Dr. Rossi reflects on the book titled On the Invocation of the Name of Jesus by Lev Gillet. Full Article
science and technology On the Invocation of the Name of Jesus - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T22:53:49+00:00 Dr. Rossi continues his reflections on the book titled On the Invocation of the Name of Jesus by Lev Gillet. Full Article
science and technology Interview with Dr. Grant S. White: Liturgy and the Search for Meaning By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T22:55:54+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Dr. Grant S. White, Assistant Professor of Liturgical Theology at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, on the topic of the Liturgy and a person's search for meaning in turbulent times. Full Article
science and technology The Power of a Soft Smile By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T22:57:05+00:00 Dr. Rossi speaks about the power of a soft smile on our heart and mind. Full Article
science and technology The Homily and the Hearer: Interview with Fr. Sergius Halvorsen By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T23:01:01+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi has a follow up interview with Fr. Sergius Halvorsen on the topic of "The Homily and the Hearer." Rev. Dr. J. Sergius Halvorsen is the Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, NY. Full Article
science and technology Purity of Heart and Sexual Chastity By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T23:02:53+00:00 Dr. Rossi address issues of the purity of the heart and mind in relation to sexual chastity. Full Article
science and technology Borders and Frontiers: An Interview with Rev. Dr. Anthony G. Roeber By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T23:08:51+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Rev. Dr. Anthony G. Roeber, Professor of Church History at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, on the topic of "Boundaries and Frontiers Within the Church." Full Article
science and technology Lessons from St. Silouan the Athonite By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T23:11:38+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on one of his favorite saints, St. Silouan the Athonite. The book Dr. Rossi references, Saint Silouan the Athonite, is available through the Ancient Faith Store. Full Article
science and technology OCAMPR 2019: An Interview with Chaplain Sarah Byrne-Martelli By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T23:14:45+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Chaplain Sarah Byrne-Martelli, co-host of the AFR podcast "A Wounded Healer," on the upcoming OCAMPR conference. OCAMPR stands for The Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology and Religion. Full Article
science and technology Meditation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T23:15:52+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi discusses the importance of daily meditation. Full Article
science and technology Transparency and Accountability: An Interview with Fr. Nikodhim By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T23:17:55+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi has a conversation with Fr. Nikodhim, pastor of St. Nicholas Albanian Orthodox Church in Queens, New York, on the topic of transparency and accountability in the development of trust of others in dangerous situations. Full Article
science and technology Reflections on Christmas By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T23:19:56+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi shares his reflections on the meaning of Christmas. Full Article
science and technology Fr. Roman Braga By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T23:23:41+00:00 Dr. Al Rossi interviews Dr. Daniel Hinshaw on the life and spiritual legacy of Fr. Roman Braga. Dr. Daniel Hinshaw is professor of palliative care at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, New York. Full Article
science and technology Two Trinities By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T23:24:53+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi discusses the Two Trinities - the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and Me, Myself and I. Full Article
science and technology Guilt and Shame By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-31T23:26:00+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Fr. David Mezynski on the dangerous and helpful understandings of guilt and shame. The Very Rev. Dr David Mezynski is the Assistant Professor of Orthodox Spirituality at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, NY. Full Article
science and technology Systematics By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-02-17T16:07:13+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi discusses how we express our beliefs as Orthodox Christians with Dr. Peter Bouteneff, Professor of Systematic Theology at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Younkers, NY. Full Article
science and technology Resilience By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-03-03T22:58:13+00:00 Dr. Albert Rossi discusses the importance of developing resilience in our lives by discussing the concept of object permanence. Full Article