Bobby interviews Fr. David Fontes, a priest, psychologist, and the author of the new Ancient Faith Publishing book In the Eyes of Your Creator: Truly Valuing Yourself and Others.

Fr. Wilbur speaks about the hymn of entrance for the Incarnation of the Son of God.

Dr. John Mark Reynolds discusses the value in finding proper education.

It’s 2024, and chances are you know at least one person who works remotely in some fashion. While the WFH life has its perks — nobody likes a long commute — it certainly comes with its own set of challenges, from lacking pro-level equipment to dealing with household disturbances. If you’re looking to give a gift to someone who spends much of their time in their home office, we’ve rounded up a few techy gift ideas that should make their days a little more delightful, or at least easier to manage.

Check out the rest of our gift ideas here.

Today Dr. Rossi shares some of the material he uses in marriage enrichment seminars around the country.

Dr. Albert Rossi continues his reflections on the profound statement by St. Silouan the Athonite, "Keep your mind in hell and despair not."

Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on the profound statement by St. Silouan the Athonite, "Keep your mind in hell and despair not."

Dr. Albert Rossi encourages us to avoid the savior complex and instead to be gentle with ourselves as we seek to grow in Christ.

Dr. Rossi reflect on the value of well-chosen friendships.

Fr. Andrew Damick says stay home but don't stay idle.

Charles Ajalat joins us to talk about a letter being circulated in Congress that calls for action to be taken by the State Department to secure the release of the two Archbishops being held in Syria. We urge you to call your congressional representative and urge them to sign the Sherman Letter. Find out how to reach your representative HERE.

More than 200 people have now died from the flooding in Valencia, Spain, in Europe's deadliest weather disaster since the 1970s. / Reuters

Long a crime that targeted Black and Latino people, jaywalking is now legal in New York City. / HuffPost

"Even liberal yuppies in my Brooklyn neighborhood lined up at a community board meeting in May to complain that there were just too many migrants at local shelters." The crime of human movement. / The New York Review

See also: Contrary to what Republicans are campaigning on, Biden and Harris worked behind the scenes to get the border crisis under control. / The New York Times [+]

The history of Electrical Audio, legendary recording engineer Steve Albini's studio, which is searching for a way forward after its founder's death. / Inc.

See also: "Anyone who has streamed a song on their phone for free can sense that something has changed." The decline of the working musician. / The New Yorker

Instagram allows male nipples but not female nipples—but in cases of transition when and how is that distinction drawn? / 404 Media

In response to a fake, AI-generated ad, thousands of people showed up for a Halloween parade in Dublin that never happened. / Engadget

Retail stores may soon have access to facial-recognition technology that can detect shoppers who "sweetheart" workers in hopes of scoring discounts. / Gizmodo

Mathematicians calculate there's not enough time left in our universe for monkeys to ever randomly type out the complete works of Shakespeare. / BBC News

Black plastic kitchen utensils contain high levels of fire retardants, which have a nasty habit of leaching into food. / The Atlantic

Legalized gambling is turning football upside down for fans, gamblers, and players alike. / Wide Left

It's the end of an era as the last in-flight magazine for a major carrier goes digital-only. / Columbia Journalism Review

"In a quiet, unremarkable town in Ohio, everything has begun to disappear: first shoes, then street signs, then pets." A links-based mystery game. / Question Mark, Ohio

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Fr. Pat offers three suggestions about how to render the observance of the commandment to "love your enemies" a bit more obvious.

Fr. Pat reflects upon the meaning of these words that Jesus said to Zacchaeus, considering where God abides, what it means, and who is our best model of one who lives with the understanding of these things.

Living Orthodoxy is about love. Here are six ways you can deepen your love for Christ. Are you ready to start?

It's not easy to love your enemies, especially when they do something terrible. But it's the Christian way, and it's possible because Christ has defeated hatred and fear with forgiveness and love. It's possible because He defeated death with His own death.

You probably know what you need to do to grow closer to Christ, but you're having trouble getting started. Here are five ways to jumpstart your spiritual life and start connecting with the Lord today!

Our lives are chapters in a greater story. What part are you playing: the all-star athlete, the Greek American, the top of your class? What about the disciple of Christ? This week, let's refocus our lives in God's story, the greater story of salvation.

"Thoughts" are the imaginings and fantasies that can distract us from God. And they can turn into action after they enter our hearts. So how do we deal with the thoughts that bother us? Instead of fighting them, we can turn away from them.

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:14-16 If your parish suddenly disappeared, would anyone notice? Are we living out the Gospel in our neighborhoods and communities? Because we believe the same things that the first Christians taught. But do we act like them? Last week, we talked about the importance of prayer. But we can't forget almsgiving in our spiritual practice. We've prepared a FREE downloadable workbook to help you work through how you can better love your neighbor. https://mailchi.mp/goarch/be_be_bee_148 Questions you might be struggling with, that we'll touch on in the video: How do we act like Christians? How do I love my neighbor? How to act like a Christian? What is unchristian like behavior? What are Bible rules to live by? What is social justice in Christianity? What does the Bible say about social justice? What is social justice really mean? Social justice and the Gospel? Why do young adults leave the Church? Why do people quit going to Church?

“The glory of God is a living human; and the life of humanity consists in beholding God.” (Saint Irenaus of Lyons) Jesus tells us to pick up our cross and follow Him. But what does that mean? On the Third Sunday of Great Lent, we may think that "bearing your cross" means patiently enduring burdens. Especially now, as we make our way through the struggle of Great Lent. But Christ isn't simply calling us to endure: to rely on our own strength or wisdom or will. He's calling us to die to our broken selves so that we can be made new in Christ. He's calling us to draw near to the Throne of Grace. As always, we've prepared a FREE downloadable workbook to help you act on what you'll learn: https://mailchi.mp/goarch/bethebee171

Charles Ajalat joins us to talk about a letter being circulated in Congress that calls for action to be taken by the State Department to secure the release of the two Archbishops being held in Syria. We urge you to call your congressional representative and urge them to sign the Sherman Letter. Find out how to reach your representative HERE.

One of the most challenging and important jobs a parent has is to talk to their children about sexuality in a way that incorporates the various spheres of life – biological, emotional, relational, social, and spiritual. In this episode of Ancient Faith Today, host Kevin Allen speaks with Dr. John T. Chirban, author of How to Talk With Your Kids About Sex, about ways to prepare for this most important parental responsibility.

Loving you enemy is something you do - you cannot love an enemy in theory.

Half way! Keep on taking up you Cross and following. Third Sunday in Lent. At this stage we can begin to get tired. Mark's Gospel encourages you to keep on taking up your Cross and following Christ. Be encouraged!

Just as the moon shines with the light of the sun so you should shine with the Light of the Son.

Judas or Mary - your choice.

Don't let your prayers be little and timid but straight from your heart. 2 Corinthians 6: 16 - 18, 7:1 Matthew 15: 21 - 28

2 Corinthians 6:1-10, Matthew 25: 14-30 A wasted life.

Philippians 4:4-9, John 12: 1-18. What does real spirituality look like?

For startups and small businesses that self-fund / bootstrap everything. Not for big-budget businesses. ❌ Do not give away an ebook. ❌ Do not spend money on subscribers from Meta or LinkedIn. ✅ Borrow other people’s lists. ✅ Use a smart lead-gen tool / pop-up on your site. Circa Feb 2018, Copyhackers did a webinar […]

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Where do unshipped marketing assets go when they die? We imagine a place called Marketing Purgatory. It’s a gloomy world where unused ads, landing pages and email campaigns mope around, waiting for the day they’ll finally launch. Sadly, it’s a day that will never come. Some of these assets were killed by zealous CEOs. Others […]

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What is a flywheel? My first real life encounter with a flywheel was on a water well in South Africa. I was working at an orphanage where one of our projects was to provide a reliable water source. Because electricity was unreliable, we mounted a hand-powered pump. But we couldn’t use the kind of pump […]

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