ies Lent and Priesthood #6: The Priesthood of Union (Sermon Mar. 12, 2017) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-02T19:21:08+00:00 Reflecting on the theological contributions of St. Gregory Palamas, Fr. Andrew talks about the priesthood in terms of how it unites us with God. Full Article
ies Lent and Priesthood #7: The Priesthood of Sacrifice (Sermon Mar. 19, 2017) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-02T19:21:52+00:00 On this Sunday of the Adoration of the Cross, Fr. Andrew speaks on the ultimate priestly act of Jesus on the cross—sacrifice. Full Article
ies Lent and Priesthood #8: The Priesthood of Hope (Sermon Mar. 26, 2017) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-02T19:23:49+00:00 On the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Fr. Andrew discusses the link St. Paul makes in Hebrews 6:18-20 between hope and the priesthood of Christ. Full Article
ies Lent and Priesthood #9: The Priesthood of Purification (Sermon Apr. 2, 2017) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-03T02:43:51+00:00 With the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, Fr. Andrew uses both her life and the reading from Hebrews to discuss the priesthood of Christ in terms of purification. Full Article
ies Lent and Priesthood #10: The Priesthood of Paradox (Sermon Apr. 9, 2017) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-03T02:44:53+00:00 Fr. Andrew wraps up his 10-week sermon series on the priesthood with his Palm Sunday emphasis on paradox. Full Article
ies The Priesthood After the Resurrection (Sermon Apr. 23, 2017) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-03T02:46:22+00:00 Reflecting on both the Sunday of St. Thomas and the feast of St. George, Fr. Andrew looks back on his sermon series on the priesthood and asks what this ministry means in the light of the resurrection. Full Article
ies The Prophet-Priest Ezekiel (Sermon July 23, 2017) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-08-04T04:56:56+00:00 On the feast of the Prophet Ezekiel, Fr. Andrew gives an overview of his life and discusses some images from his book of prophecy. Full Article
ies Royal Priesthood By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-16T14:24:03+00:00 Host Matthew Monos interviews the OCF Student Leadership Board Chairman about OCF's "Day of Light," "Breaking Bread," and "Day of Prayer" programs. Full Article
ies Loving Our Enemies By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-10-08T19:23:55+00:00 Host Matthew Monos discusses what it means to love our enemies. Full Article
ies Orthodox Apologetics: The Priesthood By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-17T17:27:43+00:00 Mathew Monos once again interviews Fr. Brendan Pelphrey—this time about the Priesthood. Full Article
ies What Happens to Babies When They Die? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-10-18T16:09:11+00:00 Join Andja and Fr. Brendan as they share their experiences with death and discuss what happens to unbaptized babies when they die. Full Article
ies Strengthening Our Families - Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-10-10T01:49:03+00:00 Fr. Nicholas and Dr. Roxanne Louh begin a 2 part series on the family. You'll find some very practical tips for managing family life in our times. Listen to this episode and mark your calendar for part 2 on October 23 at 7:00pm Central on the Talk Station. Full Article
ies Strengthening Our Families - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-10-24T01:36:22+00:00 In part 2 of Strengthening Our Families, Fr. Nicholas and Dr. Roxanne Louh offer 15 very practical steps to help your family live together in harmony. Full Article
ies Let His Enemies Be Scattered By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2012-05-09T21:24:40+00:00 Fr. John relays a story about a Monk in Greece struggling with alcohol and relates it to the Psalmist's words and the words of the Paschal hymn, "Let God Arise and Let His Enemies Be Scattered." Full Article
ies Foolish Controversies By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2013-12-18T19:10:25+00:00 Fr. John Oliver reflects on the importance of keeping justice, mercy, and faithfulness preeminent, as opposed to foolish controversies, genealogies, and dissension. Full Article
ies The Priesthood: Biblical, Crucible, Miracle By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-06-03T20:04:46+00:00 Fr. John shares his reflections on the priesthood in anticipation of the 2016 Antiochian Archdiocese Clergy Symposium to be held at the Antiochian Village in Bolivar, PA. Full Article
ies Sharing Our Stories By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-06-26T00:35:17+00:00 Our Lord's desire is for each of us to have experiences with Him, to be able to say, "My Lord and my God," and to share that experience openly and freely with others. Full Article
ies Glorifying God In Our Bodies By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T01:18:21+00:00 Are our physical bodies evil? Are they good? Fr. John explores these questions in light of Christ's Transfiguration. Full Article
ies Stories Toward the Sacred: Kurt and Nancy Harris By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-01-10T14:26:08+00:00 Fr. John Oliver interviews Kurt and Nancy Harris who share their story of how God brought them into the Orthodox Church. The Harris' will in turn interview others in this new series titled "Stories Toward the Sacred" on the Hearts and Minds podcast. Full Article
ies Stories Toward the Sacred: Charles Chusuei By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-03-14T02:01:50+00:00 Kurt Harris interviews Charles Chusuei about his story of how God brought him into the Orthodox Church, in this new series titled "Stories Toward the Sacred" on the Hearts and Minds podcast. Full Article
ies Stories Toward the Sacred: Dan Naes By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-05-04T20:43:44+00:00 Kurt Harris interviews Dan Naes about his story of how God brought him into the Orthodox Church, in this series titled "Stories Toward the Sacred" on the Hearts and Minds podcast. Full Article
ies Stories Toward the Sacred: Anna Harris By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-06-26T01:02:24+00:00 Kurt Harris interviews his oldest daughter, Anna Harris, about her story of how God brought her into the Orthodox Church, in this series titled "Stories Toward the Sacred" on the Hearts and Minds podcast. Full Article
ies Babies in the Biosphere - 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-03-09T19:38:45+00:00 In part 2 of his 3 part series, Fr. John explores further the Orthodox worldview that connects all of creation to our relationship with the Creator. Full Article
ies Babies in the Biosphere - 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-03-09T19:39:31+00:00 This is part one in a series exploring the connection between abortion and the environment. Full Article
ies Babies In The Biosphere - 3 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-03-09T19:40:24+00:00 The integrated Christian possesses a pro-life view that sees the environment as life giving and worthy of protection and a pro-environment view that sees the womb as an environment and worthy of protection. Full Article
ies Five Loaves, Two Fish, Small Fries and a Large Diet By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-23T01:54:48+00:00 Fr. Joseph looks back on 2009 episodes of the Orthodixie podcast (and can't believe he didn't get fired) and looks forward to more jabs at American Orthodoxy in 2010. Full Article
ies Past Songs of Peculiar Paschas (Oldies but Goodies) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-23T02:04:32+00:00 From clerical collar-wearing altar boys to (apparently) Alice Cooper and KISS attending the Paschal Matins -- Oh, and you've never heard the Good News till you've heard it read in German, with a Japanese twist and a Southern accent. (In this "blast from the past," Fr. Joseph even describes how to get one's choir-directing wife to "do her job" only 48 hours after giving birth!) Full Article
ies Aidan's Song - A Year in the Life of a Parish Priest By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-25T03:38:19+00:00 On this special edition of the Orthodixie Podcast, Fr. Joseph interviews the author of the new Conciliar Press book Aidan's Song: A Year in the Life of a Parish Priest. The book has been compared to the "Far Side" cartoon and the TV show Married With Children—but nothing quite compares to Fr. Aidan Wilcoxson's singing a rather surprising number on this very podcast. Aidan's Song is an insightful, moving, and often hilarious personal snapshot of a year in the life of a parish priest. Enjoy! Full Article
ies Priesthood (You Don't Wanna Do That) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-25T04:11:05+00:00 Here's a very serious interview of a known-to-be-funny man; Fr. Joseph quizzes his "boss," Fr. John Salem, on the high calling of the priesthood. Full Article
ies A Priest Quits By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-25T04:20:02+00:00 Fr. Joseph solicited podcast ideas with the premise: "A priest, married with children, quits -- just walks away from the ministry. Why?" Some answers may surprise you. (By the way, how do we Orthodox define crazy?) Full Article
ies A Priest Confesses, Eh? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-26T01:34:43+00:00 Recorded live at All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church in St Paul, Alberta, Canada. Fr. Joseph confesses that, for him, fasting from food ain't the problem. Full Article
ies Dem Babies, Dat Noise, Dis, Diss—Liturgy! By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-26T01:42:33+00:00 Ever tempted by those misbaving in church—you know, the parents? (Of course, kids can be quite the nuisance, too.) Fr. Joseph ventures where angels, at least priests—even parents, fear to tread! Full Article
ies Grumpy Priest Has Good News for Goose, Gander, and Gender Confused By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-26T01:46:17+00:00 Sometimes you can judge a podcast by its title! Full Article
ies Metropolitan Philip—A Few Stories By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-26T01:47:51+00:00 Fr Joseph reminisces about Metropolitan Philip prior to the Trisagion for the Departed at St Joseph Church, Houston, on the Sunday of the Cross, March 23, 2014. Full Article
ies Zombies Evolving, Flying Priest Revolving: Camp St Raphael and Ask Abouna By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-01-28T05:35:53+00:00 Fr. Joseph entertains questions from young people at Camp St. Raphael—proving, Darwin's Theory notwithstanding, that the more things change, the more they remain the same. Full Article
ies Canon Law and the Priesthood By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-06-12T20:59:03+00:00 In this episode, Fr. Anthony responds to questions on how to choose which jurisdiction to serve in, how he ended up as a priest in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, and what his thoughts are on the scheduled Great Council. After a (satirical) word from a sponsor, the show concludes with the results of an interview with UOC-USA priest and Canonist, Fr. Harry Linsinbigler, on Canon Law and the priesthood. Enjoy the show! Full Article
ies The Context of Discernment for the Priesthood By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-07-15T16:23:01+00:00 After making a plea for keeping ecclesial politics subordinated to our Unity and Love for one another, Fr. Anthony makes a case for the priesthood being one of many options for those desiring to serve God and His Church. He also spends time introducing a book on vocations that the founder of the GGWB website, Fr. John Peck, recently released. Full Article
ies The Priest as Pastor AND Prophet By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-10-08T13:50:17+00:00 In this episode, Fr. Anthony begins by talking about things you can learn about priests from the way the keep the altar. Then, after a commercial break for a cool new liturgical gadget, he talks about the trade-offs between the pastoral and prophetic ministries and how they are made one in love. Full Article
ies Honor among Priests By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-11T17:39:51+00:00 In this episode, Fr. Anthony uses insights from his former career in intelligence to explain the spiritual vulnerability of our priests (and the need for vigilance). After a commercial break for a new type of Paschal vestment, he then offers a first draft of a priestly "Code of Honor. Full Article
ies Advice on Chanting—for Priests By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-01-05T14:40:49+00:00 In this episode, Fr. Anthony shares some advice on how to build a good relationship with choir directors and chanters, talks about the need to have and work towards a vision of parish worship, and encourages priests to be intentional about evaluating and improving their own liturgical chanting and movements. Full Article
ies Hunger, Social Media Silence, and the Stickiness of the Priestly Profession By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-02-24T18:14:36+00:00 In this episode, Fr. Anthony expresses how much he looks forward to having his old friend hunger back around, laments the lack of discernment on social media, and gives the short and long answer to the question of whether it is ever okay for a priest to seek a new assignment. Full Article
ies Personality Types and the Priesthood By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-03-10T19:08:53+00:00 In this episode Fr. Anthony Perkins and Fr. Gregory Jensen have a conversation about how a person's personality type (e.g. extravert vs. introvert) affects their priestly service. This conversation is followed by two codas during which they talk about life, the universe, and everything (to include the problem with doing everything on the cheap). Full Article
ies Narcissism and the Priesthood By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-05-19T13:07:01+00:00 Fr. Anthony and Fr. Harry Linsinbigler (UOC-USA priest and Canonist) discuss the difference between run-of-the-mill pride and full-blown narcissism, how both respond (or don't respond) to Orthopraxis, and the way narcissism poisons the soul and the community. They also call for the Church to be more intentional in keeping narcissists out of seminary and the priesthood, and discuss how we can and should protect ourselves and one another from giving in to the temptation of both pride and narcissism. Full Article
ies Fr. Michael Kon on His Conversion and the Priestly Vocation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-11-13T14:38:28+00:00 In this episode, recorded at the 2017 meeting of the Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology, and Religion, Fr. Michael Kon, a priest of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and a Substance Abuse Counselor, discusses his conversion to Orthodox Christianity (from Judaism) and the lessons he has learned as a bi-vocational priest. Enjoy the show! Full Article
ies The Perfect Pattern and the Royal Priesthood By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-01-22T15:51:03+00:00 In this episode, Fr. Anthony uses the image of the pattern (as found in Genesis, Isaiah, the Gospel of St. Matthew, and the Amber series of Roger Zelazny) to help explain our calling to bring the Logic of the Center to the chaos of the edges. Enjoy the show! Full Article
ies Priests and Parishioners: You Really Don't Have to Like Each Other By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-03-23T13:39:28+00:00 A priest friend of mine likes to say, "We may not have many, but we have them all!" In this episode, I describe some the of the things that make it hard for priests and laity to see eye-to-eye and try to make the case that it really is okay not to like everything about your priests or parishes in order to love, serve, and support them. (Please note that I am NOT defending pathological or abusive parishioners and priests; we deal with those rare situations in other episodes). Enjoy the show! Full Article
ies Summer Camp for Priests, Rituals, and Choosing a Seminary By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-09-15T21:28:44+00:00 In this rambling episode, Fr. Anthony makes a plea for family pilgrimages (his uses Mommy and Me, Daddy and Me at All Saints Camp), talks about how he likes to teach dogmatics, and gives some advice on choosing a seminary. Enjoy the show! Full Article
ies Additional Duties as Required (and Vacation!) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-10-01T23:42:16+00:00 Priests don't just serve their parishes, they serve their communities. In this episode, Fr. Anthony talks about a couple of the things that came up recently for him in Allentown, PA. He also talks about how the advice "not to forget where you came from" means different things to different people (and how that is something to celebrate). Enjoy the show! Full Article
ies Parish Life, Confession and the Ontology of the Priesthood By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-11-14T23:04:16+00:00 Fr. Anthony and Fr. Harry Linsinbigler (canonist for the UOC-USA) talk about recent blessings at the parish Fr. Harry serves (Protection of the Theotokos in Dover, FL), variations on the sacrament of confession, and the ontology of the priesthood. Listen and find out how relics and myrrh-streaming icons can help a parish's culture, what the differences are between the different prayers of absolution, and whether the priest is just a fill-in for when the bishop can't be at the parish. Enjoy the show! Full Article
ies Anaxios Gifts: Perfect Presents for the Priests in Your Life By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-12-21T22:44:57+00:00 GGWB gave its time in this episode over to its sponsor: Anaxios Gifts! From the Tin-Foil Skufia to a book of feel-good homilies to the "Beards of Love" charity, Anaxios has it all! Tired of acrimonious debates about patriarchal show downs? So were we, so we went double-dog silly on this one. Operators are standing by; enjoy the show! Full Article