nes Oneness And Creation - Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2009-10-20T17:59:55+00:00 Matthew continues his examination of oneness, this time showing how we become one with God, participants in the communal life of the Holy Trinity. Full Article
nes Oneness And The Incarnation - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2010-02-22T18:20:14+00:00 Matthew continues his series by showing how the Fall altered the nature of man's existence. We don't die because we sin. We sin because we die. Full Article
nes Oneness And The Incarnation - Part 3 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2010-02-28T15:09:33+00:00 Matthew explains that, just as every human being fell under the curse of death through Adam, every human has been given immortality in Christ. Full Article
nes Oneness - Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2010-03-27T18:30:31+00:00 Matthew explains how self-centered individualism leads to a personal moral code, which is dangerously close to amorality. Full Article
nes Oneness And The Fall - Part 3 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2010-03-31T15:00:23+00:00 Matthew takes note of the nature of the fall and what was truly lost. Full Article
nes Oneness And The Spirit - Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2010-04-28T20:35:29+00:00 The coming of the Holy Spirit into the world, says Matthew, was the dynamic event which makes true oneness with God and with other people possible. Full Article
nes Oneness And The Spirit - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2010-05-09T12:15:04+00:00 Matthew examines what the Holy Spirit brings to those who are open and willing. Full Article
nes Oneness And The Spirit - Part 3 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2010-05-29T07:25:52+00:00 Matthew continues his series, this time examining the unity of the early Christians and their entry into the Divine Nature of the Trinity. Full Article
nes Oneness And The Fall - Part 4 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2010-07-30T14:34:28+00:00 Matthew examines the deception of Satan in Eden. Full Article
nes Oneness And The Fall - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2010-10-27T14:12:07+00:00 Continuing his series, Matthew shows how the Western interpretation of Genesis is colored by their concept of God Himself. Full Article
nes Oneness And The Fall - Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2010-10-27T14:12:59+00:00 Matthew contrasts the Western and Orthodox views on the disobedience of Adam and Eve in Eden. He begins by revisiting the fall itself. Full Article
nes Oneness - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-08T21:00:23+00:00 Matthew shows how it is the desire of God that our lives be joined together in the same way that the Father and the Son are united. Full Article
nes Oneness And Creation - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-26T00:51:36+00:00 Matthew illustrates how the communal nature of God is why Christians can say that God is love. Full Article
nes Oneness And The Incarnation - Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-04-26T17:44:21+00:00 Matthew begins a new series showing how the Incarnation restores loving oneness between humankind and its Creator. Full Article
nes Oneness and the Trinity - Part 3 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T02:53:26+00:00 Matthew continues his series by contrasting the Western and Eastern views of the Trinity. Full Article
nes Oneness and the Spirit - Part 4 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-21T19:26:49+00:00 In this podcast, Matthew examines two other pillars of Church unity—the breaking of bread and prayers. Full Article
nes Virtual Righteousness - Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-28T19:20:46+00:00 Matthew brings part one of a two-part series on the differences between Eastern and Western views of imputed righteousness. Full Article
nes Virtual Righteousness - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-28T19:24:39+00:00 Matthew brings part two of a two-part series on the differences between Eastern and Western views of imputed righteousness. Full Article
nes Imputed Righteousness - 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-28T19:29:19+00:00 By popular demand, Matthew explores further a topic he introduced a few weeks ago. Full Article
nes Imputed Righteousness - 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-28T19:30:13+00:00 So, is God's righteousness a commodity he bestows on us or is it part of His being and we enter into it? Full Article
nes Imputed Righteousness - 3 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-28T19:31:04+00:00 This week Matthew takes a closer look at Abram becoming Abraham and what his faith brought about. Full Article
nes Imputed Righteousness - 4 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-28T19:32:36+00:00 Matthew continues his look at Abraham and his faith. What did God impute to him as a result? Full Article
nes Imputed Righteousness - 5 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-28T19:33:35+00:00 Are we really righteous as the result of a declaration? Matthew continues his look at Abraham's faith and how that relates to our lives as Christians today. Full Article
nes Imputed Righteousness - 6 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-28T19:34:42+00:00 Dancing with God has become a lost art in the west. Listen as Matthew helps us recover this wonderful and living movement with our Creator. Full Article
nes Imputed Righteousness 7 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-28T19:35:44+00:00 Matthew is helping us understand the nature of our "dance" with God. Abram, Sarai and Hagar are the focus of today's study. Full Article
nes Imputed Righteousness 8 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-28T19:36:40+00:00 What is the nature of faith and how does it relate to the phrase "faith alone?" Full Article
nes Imputed Righteousness 9 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-28T19:38:31+00:00 What God really wants from us is a living connection. A joining with our beings. Just believing that doesn't make it happen. Full Article
nes Imputed Righteousness 10 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-28T19:39:32+00:00 Faith is the beginning of the journey to salvation but obedience is the path. It is simply our love relationship with God. Full Article
nes Imputed Righteousness-11 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-28T19:40:21+00:00 Abraham faces the greatest test of his faith imaginable. Full Article
nes Imputed Righteousness-12 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-28T19:41:30+00:00 This is the final episode in the Imputed Righteousness series. If you would like a CD package (4 CD's) of all 13 episodes in this series it is available for $30 when you make your request by emailing us. We will give you the details on how to process your order. Full Article
nes Anger and Forgiveness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-07-23T04:25:07+00:00 On this pre-recorded edition of Healthy Minds, Healthy Souls, the Louhs discuss the importance of curbing your anger and working to forgive. Full Article
nes Living Your Best Life - Bill Marianes By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-10-09T01:48:21+00:00 Fr. Nicholas and Dr. Roxanne Louh welcome stewardship evangelist Bill Marianes to talk about how to live our best life to the glory of God. Full Article
nes A Perspective on Serving on the Front Lines of the Coronavirus By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-04-08T09:53:22+00:00 Fr. Nick and Pres. Roxanne host a special guest, Dr. D, a physician in Manhattan at one of the hardest hit hospitals dealing with coronavirus. Full Article
nes Choosing Joy Over Happiness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-05-26T12:51:53+00:00 Join Fr. Nicholas and Dr. Roxanne Louh for a special episode of the Healthy Minds Healthy Souls radio show titled "Choosing Joy Over Happiness." The Louhs share some practical ways to create lasting inner joy in your lives. Full Article
nes Forgiveness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-19T02:49:39+00:00 "The soul can not know peace unless she prays for her enemies. If you will pray for your enemies peace will come to you." St. Silouan the Athonite Full Article
nes Our Shared Brokenness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-06-29T15:32:57+00:00 Together, we are connected by the forgiveness we all need. Full Article
nes Power Made Perfect in Weakness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T01:31:01+00:00 Fr. John notes the differences between problems and crosses to bear. Full Article
nes The People who Sat in Darkness Have Seen a Great Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T01:31:24+00:00 Fr. John examines how the advent season prepares us for the Nativity of Christ. Full Article
nes The Wilderness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-02-08T00:50:30+00:00 Fr. John Oliver offers a view of the pain of the "wilderness" stage of the Christian life while journeying with God to the Promised Land. Full Article
nes The Healing Power of Forgiveness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-02-07T16:47:03+00:00 Fr. John Oliver paints a hope-filled picture of the healing power of forgiveness. Full Article
nes On Hurricanes and Holy Communion By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2024-10-16T05:01:00+00:00 Fr. John Oliver reflects on the recent hurricanes. Full Article
nes St. Anthony and the Flying Spaghetti Madness - Aarr! By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-23T01:42:59+00:00 At a 1,500 year "disadvantage" -- Aarr! -- St. Anthony the Great missed out on International Talk Like a Pirate Day. But, Fr. Joseph imagines what the desert dwelling Father might have said to disciples of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Full Article
nes I Love Jesus, but I Hate You: Our Witness on the Internet By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-11-22T04:06:13+00:00 Not much has changed on the internet since this episode appeared five years ago: endless pics of naughty bits, cyber minefields, perpetual gossip, and . . . Christ. It's "the End" versus "the sun will come out tomorrow." So, whose side are you on? Full Article
nes 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
nes Reclaiming Manliness in the Church By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-26T19:26:06+00:00 In this episode, Fr. Anthony and Fr. Hans Jacobse (American Orthodox Institute) lament a culture that denigrates manliness and talk about how priests (and other manly men) can help boys of all ages tame their passions and become the Christian warriors they were called to be. Note: this conversation includes a frank (but not explicit) discussion about pornography. Full Article
nes Three Homilies on Kindness (and an Ordination) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-08-20T23:09:35+00:00 This episode includes three homilies on the theology of kindness, given 7/28/2019, 8/11/2019, and 8/4/2019. The first was given the day after Dn. Richard Jendras, Fr. Anthony's replacement at Pokrova in Allentown, was ordained; the second was given the Sunday after the mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso; the third was given on his last Sunday in Pokrova. Enjoy the show! Full Article
nes A Plea for Pastoral Gentleness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-05-14T19:58:35+00:00 In this episode, Fr. Anthony, drawing on the work of St. John Chrysostom and St. Gregory the Great, uses the example of the calling of the publican Matthew to elucidate Christ's pastoral approach of gentleness and makes the case that he reserved beatings with the metaphorical sin-stick/shepherd's staff for protecting the weak against attacks from the Pharisees. Enjoy the show! Full Article
nes COVID, Vaccines, Orthodoxy and Discernment in an Age of Deception By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-12-29T20:04:13+00:00 Join Fr. Anthony next to his back porch in Hartwell, Georgia, as he talks with scientist, theologian, professor, Associate Dean, and evangelist, Gayle Woloschak, PhD, DMin (Northwestern University) about COVID, vaccines, and discernment. This is a recording of Fr. Anthony's livestream. Enjoy the show! Full Article
nes Stillness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-11-16T03:50:57+00:00 If we are always busy and noisy, we cannot hear the voice of God. Full Article
nes More Thoughts on Movies, Holiness, and Brownies By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-12-02T04:09:18+00:00 Fr. Michael continues his discussion from last week. "We should not teach our children that anything outside us can defile us.... The defilement is already in our hearts and what we avoid, we avoid because it stirs up the disordered passions of my heart." Full Article