1 March 11, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-06-04T15:49:21+00:00 Fr. Evan tackles a number of listener questions, including topics on same-sex attraction and divorce. Full Article
1 March 17, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-06-04T15:50:29+00:00 Calls, emails, and pre-recorded questions made up tonight's show including one about the eternal fate of the non-Orthodox. Full Article
1 April 7, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-06-04T15:51:56+00:00 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! Full Article
1 May 5, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-06-04T15:54:58+00:00 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. Full Article
1 May 12, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-06-04T15:57:15+00:00 Fr. Evan answers questions about the Holy Spirit and the Trisagion, divisions of Christendom, including Byzantine Catholicism, head coverings, and more. Full Article
1 May 26, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-06-04T16:04:34+00:00 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. Full Article
1 October 27, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-11-25T22:01:18+00:00 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. Full Article
1 June 9, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-31T21:09:22+00:00 Incense allergies, the atonement, corporate strategies in the Church, and the definition of the Apostles' Doctrine are all covered in this episode. Full Article
1 June 16, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-31T21:11:55+00:00 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? Full Article
1 June 23, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-31T21:14:43+00:00 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. Full Article
1 July 7, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-31T21:15:59+00:00 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. Full Article
1 July 21, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-31T21:17:52+00:00 A variety of topics are addressed tonight from listener calls and emails. Included were questions about the Eucharist, evangelism, and Orthodox unity. Full Article
1 August 11, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-31T21:26:40+00:00 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. Full Article
1 September 8, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-31T21:28:13+00:00 Fr. Evan fields a ton of call-in questions, including ones about taking up our cross, ordinations, fasting, and the geographic location of heaven. Full Article
1 September 15, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-31T21:29:42+00:00 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. Full Article
1 September 22, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-31T21:30:43+00:00 Fr. Evan answers questions about "living water," trying to fast with medical issues, the gender of God, and more! Full Article
1 October 6, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-31T21:34:35+00:00 Fr. Evan welcomes guest Fr. James Kordaris. Together, they answer questions about children who leave the church, breakfast before communing, unwelcoming parishes, and more! Full Article
1 October 20, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-31T21:36:31+00:00 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. Full Article
1 November 10, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-31T21:41:48+00:00 Fr. Evan answers questions about abortion, liturgical music, faith and works, the Bishop's staff, and more! Full Article
1 November 17, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-31T21:43:26+00:00 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? Full Article
1 November 24, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-31T21:45:59+00:00 Fr. Evan celebrates seven years of his program and answers questions regarding the Eucharist, angels, Byzantine Catholicism, and more! Full Article
1 December 1, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-31T21:48:31+00:00 Fr. Evan answers questions about whether Jesus plays favorites, God's view of marriages where only one member is Christian, and more! Full Article
1 December 8, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-31T21:51:50+00:00 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. Full Article
1 December 15, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-31T21:53:56+00:00 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. Full Article
1 December 22, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-31T21:55:17+00:00 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. Full Article
1 January 13, 2019 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-09T05:00:24+00:00 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. Full Article
1 January 12, 2020 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-02-14T17:45:50+00:00 Fr. Evan discusses Pascha Passports, the origin of ghosts, divorce and the diaconate, praying for the dead, the Christmas star, and transubstantiation. Full Article
1 January 19, 2020 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-02-14T17:47:22+00:00 Fr. Evan answers questions on fasting, prayer lists, relationships with our spouses, bringing teenagers into the church, and multiple wives of Old Testament figures. Full Article
1 February 16, 2020 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-03-13T16:00:37+00:00 After talking with John Maddex about the recent Missions and Evangelism conference, Fr. Evan takes calls about pre-determinism, satan's fall, holy water replenishment, the following of the law as believed in Messianic Judaism, and careers for laity in the Church. Full Article
1 March 15, 2020 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-12-07T20:14:16+00:00 Fr. Evan addresses coronavirus and liturgy, possible pagan practices in Protestant churches, and more. Full Article
1 May 10, 2020 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-12-07T20:35:22+00:00 Fr. Evan answers questions about monastic vocation, menstruation and Communion, the burial tradition of Orthodox Christians, and much, much more! Full Article
1 May 17, 2020 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-12-07T20:38:15+00:00 Back to back calls from all over the country for Fr. Evan tonight. Questions included: How are holy relics disbursed? How do we balance spiritual joy and humility? Who were the Samaritans? What are we to make of the state of the Church today and all of the problems? And more! Full Article
1 June 14, 2020 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-12-07T20:45:32+00:00 Fr. Evan answers questions about racism and the Church and more! Full Article
1 June 21, 2020 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-12-07T20:52:36+00:00 Fr. Evan answers question about fasting, the demonic, praying to saints, and more! Full Article
1 July 19, 2020 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-12-07T21:00:49+00:00 Fr. Evan interviews Dr. John Mark Reynolds and then fields questions about St. Elias, St. Sophronius, exercise and vanity, and more! Full Article
1 August 16, 2020 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-12-07T21:06:59+00:00 Fr. Evan answers questions regarding sharing the prayer book with one's spouse, how to come into the Church, the Orthodox view of the Incarnation, neurobiology and personhood, and more! Full Article
1 September 13, 2020 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-12-07T21:12:24+00:00 Fr. Evan answers questions about whether Jesus renounced his divinity after coming to Earth, why God created Adam and Eve separately, why God allows people to suffer, prayers for those people who have abandoned the Faith, and more! Full Article
1 October 12, 2020 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-12-07T21:20:31+00:00 Fr Evan answers questions about racial reconciliation, the body of Christ, Bible reading, why bad things happen to good people, and more! Full Article
1 October 18, 2020 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-12-07T21:21:54+00:00 Fr. Evan answers questions about the Orthodox view of the visual arts, dealing with anger, understanding the spiritual side of physical pain, addressing conflict among loved ones, and more! Full Article
1 December 13, 2020 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-12-14T14:59:11+00:00 Fr. Evan answers question about Orthodox icons and their theological correctness. He shares a personal experience of almsgiving and what he learned about himself regarding the discipline of this virtue. He provides helpful resources on the sacrament of confession and discusses the concept of righteousness as relationship. Full Article
1 January 10, 2021 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-01-11T17:44:08+00:00 Fr. Evan is joined by Dr. Timothy Patitsas, Professor of Ethics at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Seminary and Dean of Hellenic College, to discuss questions about the ethics of the COVID-19 vaccine and the ethics of vaccine development. Full Article
1 January 17, 2021 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-01-18T13:06:49+00:00 Fr. Evan discusses the difference between an ordained priest preaching and a non-ordained individual preaching in the Orthodox Church. Can women teach? Fr. Evan also addresses the development and cultivation of church leadership, as well as humility. Full Article
1 January 24, 2021 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-01-25T13:46:59+00:00 Fr. Evan shares answers on Orthodox Christian burial rituals, blessed bread after communion, the teaching of the concept "little christ," and the role of Mary in the Orthodox Church. Full Article
1 February 7, 2021 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-02-08T13:32:47+00:00 Fr. Evan answers questions regarding fasting, the history of the Theotokos, disagreement with our hierarchs, and the Covid vaccine. Full Article
1 February 14, 2021 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-02-15T13:59:09+00:00 Fr. Evan answers questions about the Theotokos, miscarried babies, the Eucharist and expectant mothers, and Orthodox Church plants. Full Article
1 February 21, 2021 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-02-22T15:07:07+00:00 Fr. Evan and his guest Fr. Chris Salamy explain to our callers and listeners why Orthodox Christians do not practice cremation. They also provide an Orthodox perspective on mindfulness practices and address what it means to blaspheme the Holy Spirit. Full Article
1 February 28, 2021 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-03-01T12:13:20+00:00 Tonight Fr. Evan addresses questions on the history of authority and primacy within the Orthodox Church as well as the history of the Catholic papacy. The various traditions Orthodoxy practices regarding baptismal names or patron saints and why we have this practice.What is Christian unity and how do we work toward common ground within our communities? Full Article
1 March 7, 2021 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-03-08T13:21:40+00:00 Fr. Evan interviews Fr. Alexander Goussetis about his new book Practicing Prayer and his work with the GOA Center for Family Care. He also answers questions from live callers about gender orientation, the difference between infant and adult participation in the Eucharist, and the practice of Orthodoxy without a nearby Orthodox Church. Full Article
1 March 21, 2021 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-03-22T10:25:16+00:00 Fr. Evan explains the services and importance of the Canon of St. Andrew and the Compline services in the Orthodox Church. In The Divine Liturgy, what is meant by the phrase "mercy of peace"? He also answers a live caller question on fasting. Full Article
1 March 3, 2013 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-03-27T21:20:08+00:00 Sitting in for Fr. Evan tonight is Fr. Steven Tsichlis, pastor at St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church in Irvine, CA. He tackled questions ranging from organ donations to the Orthodox view of salvation compared to the Protestant view. Full Article