1 Timothy 5:22-6:11; Mark 10:11-16.

1 Timothy 6:17-21; Mark 10:17-27.

2 Timothy 1:1-2, 8-18; Mark 10:23-32.

2 Timothy 2:20-26; Mark 10:46-52.

Hebrews 1:1-12; Luke 2:1-20.

Galatians 4:4-7; Matthew 2:1-12.

Hebrews 2:11-18; Matthew 2:13-23.

Titus 1:15-2:10; Mark 12:1-12.

Hebrews 3:5-11, 17-19; Mark 12:13-17.

Hebrews 4:1-13; Mark 12:18-27.

1 Timothy 5:11-21; Mark 10:2-12.

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.

Fr. Evan Armatas begins the new year on the Feast of Theophany and takes a variety of questions including when to read the Bible, what do the Fathers say about dreams, the Septuagint and more. You can now listen to Fr. Evan every Sunday at 7:00pm Central/8:00pm Eastern.

Suffering, the current break in communion between the Ecumenical and Moscow Patriarchates, fasting practices and more are covered in the questions on tonight's episode.

On tonight's program, Fr. Evan Armatas answers questions on ethnicity and the Church, universalism, real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and the "sure hope" of salvation.

Many calls in this episode dealing with toll houses, universalism, the life of faith, and a question about self-care at the end that will be dealt with next week.

It was non-stop calls on tonight's episode of Orthodox Live with Fr. Evan Armatas. Questions about self-care, healing grace for non Orthodox, closed communion, and others. Don't miss the question at the end from an anonymous listener in the chat room who is coming to the Church from a life of organized crime. He's fearful for his life and his soul before he has a chance to get baptized.

Fr. Evan Armatas answers caller's questions tonight ranging from closed communion to the Holy Spirit.

Phones were active tonight for Fr. Evan Armatas: My parish doesn't seem all that interested in bringing me into the Church; when do blessed things become unblessed; do the Orthodox believe we get a 2nd chance after death; how often should I take communion; and I'm a former Baptist minister - please tell me more about the Orthodox Faith.

Fr. Evan tackles a number of listener questions, including topics on same-sex attraction and divorce.

Calls, emails, and pre-recorded questions made up tonight's show including one about the eternal fate of the non-Orthodox.

Fr. Evan answers questions about the authority of the Church Fathers, the issue of stoning in the Old Testament, baptismal names, and much, much more!

Lots of great questions tonight including ones on confession, autocephaly, forgiveness, and a wife who is not as ready as you are to become Orthodox.

Fr. Evan answers questions about the Holy Spirit and the Trisagion, divisions of Christendom, including Byzantine Catholicism, head coverings, and more.

Calls, pre-records, and email questions make for an interesting and informative show with Fr. Evan Armatas. Questions include transgender pronouns, tattoos, and clergy vocations.

What is truth? Do angels intercede in our lives? How should converts navigate the cradle Orthodox that they encounter? Fr. Evan answers these questions and more on a new Orthodoxy Live.

Incense allergies, the atonement, corporate strategies in the Church, and the definition of the Apostles' Doctrine are all covered in this episode.

On this Pentecost Sunday as well as Father's Day, Fr. Evan Armatas addresses a variety of questions including one from a Baptist pastor exploring Orthodoxy. Can someone find salvation using only the Bible?

Phones were jammed with calls in this episode as Fr. Evan Armatas took a variety of questions ranging from weeping icons to the presence of sin in the world.

Fr. Evan Armatas fields questions by email, pre-record, and telephone on this episode. Among the questions, listeners asked if we will remember our sins in heaven, if a life calling before being Orthodox needs to be approved by the Church after entry, and a helpful reflection on the Church's response to sexual identity issues.

A variety of topics are addressed tonight from listener calls and emails. Included were questions about the Eucharist, evangelism, and Orthodox unity.

Fr. Evan tackles several of the hundreds of emails he has received for the show, including questions about the role of godparents and culture and Orthodoxy.

Fr. Evan fields a ton of call-in questions, including ones about taking up our cross, ordinations, fasting, and the geographic location of heaven.

Fr. Evan answers questions about learning to embrace Orthodoxy and how to respond to a godchild's seemingly bad decisions. He also gets an update from Australia on an interesting Orthodox conference that recently took place in Melbourne.

Fr. Evan answers questions about "living water," trying to fast with medical issues, the gender of God, and more!

Fr. Evan welcomes guest Fr. James Kordaris. Together, they answer questions about children who leave the church, breakfast before communing, unwelcoming parishes, and more!

Fr. Evan welcomes Fr. Anthony Savas. Together, they answer questions regarding reading for the newly converted, St. John Climacus, marital relations during times of fasting, demons existing for our benefit, and more.

Fr. Evan answers questions about abortion, liturgical music, faith and works, the Bishop's staff, and more!

Wall-to-wall calls for Fr. Evan tonight: Is Christ present in the the communion of other Christian traditions? Why do the Orthodox pray to Mary? How do we handle Thanksgiving during the Nativity fast? Do the Orthodox believe in the assurance of salvation?

Fr. Evan celebrates seven years of his program and answers questions regarding the Eucharist, angels, Byzantine Catholicism, and more!

Fr. Evan answers questions about whether Jesus plays favorites, God's view of marriages where only one member is Christian, and more!

Pre-recorded calls from Australia and Japan. Live calls from a catechumen and an inquirer. Another lively show which comes to you live every Sunday at 5:00pm Pacific/8:00pm Eastern on the Ancient Faith Talk station.

Even though Fr. Evan was a bit under the weather, he hosted another fascinating program dealing with a variety of questions on the Orthodox faith. The program began with an interview with Fr. Jim Kordaris and Stacey Stathulis who told us about a Missions and Evangelism conference coming up in February in Columbus.

Fr. Evan tackles the following subjects: the proper use of Holy Water, dating for Orthodox singles, the richness of Orthodox liturgical music, faith and works, “denying” communion, and the doctrine of election.

A question from Bulgaria on bringing up our children in today's world. A caller asking about the proper procedure when the Eucharist is accidentally spilled. Questions about Orthodox unity and more. Another informative show with Fr. Evan Armatas.

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.

Bobby Maddex interviews Daniel Silver, one of the co-founders of the Doxacon Faith and Fandom Conference, which will take place this coming November 1-2 in Bethesda, Maryland.

People love to ask, “If you were starting from scratch in 2019 with no budget, what would you do?” And I always say the same thing. GET A JOB. If you’re thinking about starting a business, and the first thing that pops into your head is, “How can I do it without spending a dime?” […]

Well, the Oscars happened last night, and for the first time in 21 years I didn’t bother to watch. Pretty ironic given how many of these movies I ended up seeing and loving, but that’s neither here nor there. I did watch the video of Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper musically fucking on stage while […]

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Transactions on Data Privacy, Volume 12 Issue 2 (2019) has been published.