Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Originally given July 27, 2008)

Fr Thomas challenges us to recognize that our task as Christians is not simply to come to church to be fed for our own purposes, but to be sent out to build up the body of Christ.

Listen as Fr. Tom encourages all seekers to follow in the path of the Canaanite woman.

There is one key issue that we now face in the post-Christian West. In so far as many people believe that there is a God they take the divine to be a simple, abstract, impersonal force

How does the Orthodox Church understand the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit?

Fr. Dcn. Emmanuel gives the homily from the Epistle to the Ephesians.

It is the recognition of Jesus in the midst of the storm that calms the fears of the disciples. With Jesus around there is no need to fear.

After Fr. Gregory speaks with the children, Fr. Emmanuel speaks from I Corinthians saying that the cultures of the first and twenty-first centuries are certainly different, but the foundations for living are the same. What are these foundations for living that St Paul wishes to communicate to his fellow workers in the first century and to us today?

Fr. Emmanuel and Fr. Gregory team together to celebrate the life of St. James but also to reflect on the growth of St. Aidan's.

From the Gospel record of St Peter walking across the water on Galilee to Christ. Fr Gregory Hallam shows how important it is to keep our eyes firmly fixed on Christ amid all the challenges of life. From the Apostle reading he explains St Paul's teaching of Christians fulfilling their role as God's co-workers and fellow builders. We build on that sure foundation which is Christ, a gold that will never tarnish or be destroyed.

Bobby interviews Jane G. Meyer and Megan Gilbert, the creators of the new book A Child’s Guide to the Divine Liturgy, published by Ancient Faith Publishing.

Once a culture accepts the fundamental premise of euthanasia consciousness, there is no way to limit doctor-administered death to those who are already at the end of their lives.

Supporting another's self-destruction is not a compassionate or morally neutral act.

Do "doctors of death" need any specialized training to diagnosis and prescribe lethal drugs to patients who want to die?

Wesley J. Smith shares the story of his friend, Robert Salamanca, who died peacefully with dignity of ALS.

Is euthanasia really the best way to alleviate the suffering of those dealing with serious mental illness?

Should we be working to prevent all suicide, or should we support and encourage "some" suicides?

Continuing the theme of the last episode which dealt with Orthodoxy as Paradoxy, Dr. Rossi talks about the need to embrace ambiguity.

In the first of a two-part series, Dr. Rossi helps us be a healing presence for those who are tempted with suicide.

In an earlier podcast, Dr. Rossi dealt with our need to embrace ambiguity as a way to become a healing presence. After receiving an email from a listener, he continues with this theme today.

Dr. Rossi continues his comments on suicide and talks in particular about the Pastoral Paper on Suicide that was adopted by SCOBA in May of 2007.

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.