Fr. Stephen De Young finishes his discussion on 1 Corinthians with Chapter 16.

Fr. Stephen De Young introduces St. Paul's 2nd Letter to the Corinthians, which is not technically his second letter to the people of Corinth.

Fr. Stephen De Young really dives into an interesting discussion about a bulk of 2 Corinthians Chapter 1.

Fr. Stephen De Young discusses the second of 2 Corinthians and begins the third

Fr. Stephen De Young finishes the discussion from last week on the third chapter of 2 Corinthians.

Fr. Stephen De Young begins his discussion of the fourth chapter of 2 Corinthians.

Fr. Stephen De Young wraps up the discussion of 2 Corinthians, Chapter 4.

Fr. Stephen De Young begins the discussion of Paul's second letter to the Corinthians, chapter 5.

Fr. Stephen De Young picks up where he left off in Chapter 5 of 2 Corinthians.

Fr. Stephen De Young leads a discussion on Chapter 6 of St. Paul's 2nd Letter to the Corinthians.

Fr. Stephen De Young brings the discussion of 2 Corinthians, Chapter 6 to a close.

Fr. Stephen De Young begins a discussion on Chapter 7 of St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians.

Fr. Stephen De Young picks up where he left off in 2 Corinthians Chapter 7 verse 5.

Fr. Stephen De Young begins the discussion on the eighth chapter of 2nd Corinthians.

Fr. Stephen De Young concludes his discussion of Chapter 8, and discusses Chapter 9.

Fr. Stephen De Young leads a discussion on Chapter 10 of 2 Corinthians.

Fr. Stephen De Young completes the discussion of 2 Corinthians, working through chapters 10, 11, 12, and 13.

Several places in Holy Scripture, there are architectural images given to describe our Lord. Fr. Thomas reflects on them in today's episode.

Fr. Philip LeMasters encourages us to live faithfully before the Lord, as did the Theotokos.

Like the saints we remember today, let us turn away from such distractions and instead orient ourselves toward the blessedness of a Kingdom that remains not of this world. Let us offer all our blessings back to Him with gratitude, for that is the only way to live as those who know that the good things of this life are not ends in themselves, but points of entrance to eternal life.

Fr John shares a few nuggets of Gospel living which he heard from a kindhearted Delivery Man, Michael, who came to deliver a playground set to Holy Ascension.

On this Sunday of the Cross, we unpack Hebrews 4:14-5:9, plus a few extra verses, with the help of St. John Chrysostom, Leviticus 16, Genesis 14 and Psalm 109/110. Special encouragement is found here for this difficult time of isolation and waiting.

Fr. Ted reminds us that the sign of the cross is a prayer, yes, but it is also a statement of faith.

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains the meaning of Jesus' Parable of the Talents.

Ex-member of the hard-core Christian rock band East West (2002 Dove Award Winner!) speaks about the Christian Contemporary Music Industry, the reality of touring life on the road, the spiritual and physical exhaustion that eventually led him to examine his faith and eventually discovery of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

If you missed it the first time, here is another opportunity to hear this very frank and open conversation with Charles Ajalat, the Chancellor of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese in North America. It is about an hour long but worth the investment of your time!

Kevin’s guest in this summer encore presentation is Amal Morcos of IOCC who reports on her trip to Syria and Lebanon.

The past few years have seen their controversies within the Self Ruled Antiochian Archdiocese of North America. On September 30, 2010, Kevin Allen and John Maddex traveled to Englewood, NJ to visit the headquarters of the Antiochian Archdiocese and the home of it’s Archbishop Metropolitan Philip Saliba. Our purpose was to seek clarification on several key areas that have become a concern to many, and fodder for the blogosphere. His Eminence warmly welcomed us and gave Kevin the freedom to ask any question he thought would be helpful to our audience in understanding several critical issues. There were four specific topics we wanted him to address: 1. The meaning and future of self rule in the Antiochian Archdiocese. 2. The status of the Bishops in North America and the meaning as well as the ramifications of the title “Auxiliary Bishop.” 3. The finances of the Antiochian Archdiocese and in particular the status of an audit. 4. The view point of His Eminence on the Episcopal Assembly, SCOBA, and the future of Administrative Unity in North America. We have left the Metropolitan’s remarks intact and unedited to make them available to the audience for their own evaluation and conclusions. This episode provides the entire interview. If you are interested in listening to the individual topics, we have also divided it up into 4 sections and those are available on The Illumined Heart page of Ancient Faith Radio. A free transcript is also available.

In a very special edition of The Illumined Heart, we have an extensive conversation with His Eminence Metropolitan Kallistos Ware, Professor Emeritus in Eastern Orthodox Studies at Oxford University, and Bishop of Diokleia. Metropolitan Ka!istos is widely regarded as perhaps the world’s leading theologian of the Eastern Orthodox Church today. We present the entire interview here but also offer it in bite size pieces below. Kevin Allen's guest host is John Maddex.

The Death To The World crew reports back on their week at Cornerstone 2009 - the largest Christian rock festival in the world. This is the third year DTTW has set up shop in the exhibitors area as an Orthodox outreach at this largely Evangelical youth gathering. John Valadez, Gary Allen and Julia Gatalskaya report to host Kevin Allen that the 'times they are a' changing' in the world of contemporary Christian youth, reflecting a broader trend towards ancient faith!

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.

Pd. Nicolás predicó sobre las piedras que nos separa de la alegria del Señor y como podemos quitar estos piedras malas de nuestras vidas. Marcos 15:43-16:8 Fr. Nicholas preached about the stones that separate us from the joy of the Lord and how we can remove these evil stones from our lives. Mark 15:43-16:8.

Padre Nicolás predicó sobre como el mensaje del Señor está puesto en tu corazón. Nosotros tenemos que guardar un lugar santo para cultivar aquel mensaje. (Romanos 2:10-16) Fr. Nicholas preached about the message of the Lord that is placed in our hearts. He emphasized that we need to cultivate that place which cares for the message within us. (Romans 2:10-16)

Padre Nicolás predicó sobre oración del corazón y como la misericordia llega a nosotros con una oportunidad nuevo para ser salvado. (1 Cor. 6:12-20) Fr. Nicholas preached about the prayer of the heart and how the mercy comes upon us with a new opportunity in order to be saved. (1 Cor. 6:12-20)

Padre Nicholas predica que todos somos pecadores, pero Tenemos a una Dios, que nos perdona. Y por eso, somos dichosos. Mateo 18:23-35 Fr. Nicholas preaches that we all are sinners, but we have a God, that forgives us. And we are lucky because of this. Matthew 18:23-35

Carta: Gál 3: 23-4:5, Evangelio Lc 18: 18- 27 El Diácono Alejandro predico sobre la conversión. Letter: Gal 3: 23-4:5, Gospel: Lk 18: 18-27 Deacon Alejandro preached about conversion.

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One would not have guessed that the question of whether to receive a person into the Orthodox Church by baptism and chrismation or by chrismation alone would be a hot issue given the history of reception into the Church. Both methods have been widely used in the ancient and recent past and continue to be used in the present.

Recently I have come across an anti-Orthodox polemic which rejects our veneration of icons on the grounds that venerating an image painted on a board of Christ, His Mother, or His saints is contrary to the practice of the apostles and of the earliest Church. The objection is stated with some sophistication, and is not the usual fundamentalist reference to the Mosaic Law’s proscription of carved statues used in worship (e.g. Exodus 20:4f). This more sophisticated objection acknowledges that there were indeed images of Christ, His Mother, and His saints used in the early Church such as can be found in the funerary art of the catacombs and on the walls of churches (such as that of Dura Europos). But, it points out, there is no evidence that these images functioned as anything more than mere decoration. That is, the people did not come up to the wall to kiss the wall art or venerate the images.

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God did not create sickness and disease nor does He desire for us to suffer. However, Fr Tom teaches us that the sovereign God uses suffering to draw us closer to Him. (Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

The American religious scene is full of false teachers preaching a "gospel" that is focused solely on making people feel good about themselves. Fr Thomas reminds us that the truth of Christ promises us God's comfort in suffering, not the absence of suffering in this world. (Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

Bishops and priests are most accountable before God for the state of the church. But Fr Thomas reminds us that all of us share responsibility for our church communities and gives practical advice on how to remain faithful and focused.

Fr Thomas encourages us from the scriptures to patiently endure the Coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to turn back to God in repentance.