Bobby Maddex interviews Ashley Lackovich-Van Gorp, the author of the new AFP book Children of My Heart: Finding Christ Through Adoption.

Bobby Maddex interviews Annalisa Boyd, the author of the Ancient Faith Publishing book Hear Me: A Prayer Book for Young Adults, which has just been released in a second edition.

Bobby Maddex interviews—live!—Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger about their new AFP book Tending the Garden of Our Hearts: Daily Lenten Meditations for Families.

When we are intentional in our listening and silence, we are in the best position to commune with Christ.

Our communion with God springs from the heart - our all important "inner space."

True forgiveness comes from the heart and Dr. Rossi tells us what that looks like.

Dr. Albert Rossi shares his reflections on the book titled In the Heart of the Desert: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers by Fr. John Chryssavgis.

Dr. Albert Rossi has a follow up interview with Fr. Sergius Halvorsen on the topic of "The Homily and the Hearer." Rev. Dr. J. Sergius Halvorsen is the Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, NY.

Dr. Rossi address issues of the purity of the heart and mind in relation to sexual chastity.

Dr. Albert Rossi discusses the Biblical imagery of our heart as a Garden in which God dwells.

Turning once again to the testimony of St Anthony the Great, this week’s broadcast examines an incident in the great Father’s life in which the true heights of sobriety of heart are witnessed. Might this feed us in our own moments of struggle in the spiritual life?

In this week's broadcast, Fr. Dcn. Matthew examines three sayings by Abba Poemen ("The Shepherd") of Egypt on the means by which the hardest heart can be softened by the Lord.

In this week’s broadcast, Archimandrite Irenei examines three sayings by Abba Poemen ("The Shepherd") of Egypt on the means by which the hardest heart can be softened by the Lord.

Fr. Pat contemplates what the life of the Virgin Mary teaches us concerning 1) dogmatic theology, 2) the life of piety and worship, 3) the moral, ascetical life.

Fr. Pat discusses the parable of the servant and the debt he owed to the king.

In this homily based upon Matthew 6:22-33, Fr. Pat looks at three things necessary for us to have purity of heart.

In this homily based upon the Parable of the Sower in Luke 8, Fr. Pat teaches us about the qualities of the heart, its enemies, and our example of one with a patient heart.

Father Pat looks at what we can learn about prayer from the story of the Syrophoenician woman found in Matthew 15. This is part one of a two-part series.

Our contemporary culture is accustomed to thinking of the heart as a symbol of spontaneous feelings. That’s about the last thing it means in the Bible. Fr. Pat Reardon reflects on the Parable of the Sower from Luke 8.

On the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Fr. Pat looks at two questions posed to St. Peter; each question has to do with the identity of the same Person, but the two questions are posed very differently.

In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus teaches us about hearing the Word of God and and holding it fast in our hearts. Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon offers reflections on this topic.

In this Palm Sunday homily, Fr. Pat looks briefly into the testimony of three spokesmen for the apostolic memory with respect to the passion and death of Christ.

Fr. Pat preaches on the Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican found in Luke 18.

Jesus' healing of the Paralytic in Matthew 9 teaches us many things about man's biggest problem, about the corporate nature of the Church's service to the sinner, and about the Lord's authority to forgive sins.

In this two-part interview Kevin's guest is "George," who became a Sunni Muslim at age 14 and studied to become an Imam at a madrasa, studying Quran, Arabic language, Islamic theology, hadith, and jurisprudence. He left Islam and became an Orthodox Christian 20 years later. Among other things, Kevin and his guest discuss Islamic theology, common misunderstandings of Christianity by Muslims, differences between "orthodox" Islam and the Nation of Islam, the true understanding and practice in Islam of slavery and jihad, and the extraordinary journey that led "George" to Orthodox Christianity.

In this two-part interview Kevin's guest is "George," who became a Sunni Muslim at age 14 and studied to become an Imam at a madrasa, studying Quran, Arabic language, Islamic theology, hadith, and jurisprudence. He left Islam and became an Orthodox Christian 20 years later. Among other things, Kevin and his guest discuss Islamic theology, common misunderstandings of Christianity by Muslims, differences between "orthodox" Islam and the Nation of Islam, the true understanding and practice in Islam of slavery and jihad, and the extraordinary journey that led "George" to Orthodox Christianity.

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An untimely net-cord winner sets Tomas Martin Etcheverry on his way to victory against Dan Evans in Great Britain's opening match against Argentina at the Davis Cup in Manchester.

Scotland are the great entertainers when they really need to be the great executioners, writes Tom English.

Ex-Wales wing Jess Kavanagh and chair of the Cardiff supporters body CF10 Rugby Trust Lynn Glaister express frustration at the latest WRU row involving the women's game.

We share the stories of some of the 12,000 people who have died with coronavirus in Scotland.

Chloe Morrison was struck by part of a lorry's extended stabiliser leg as she walked on a pavement.

A man has gone on trial accused of murdering Damien Heagney.

An off-duty officer who allegedly assaulted two colleagues at a wedding said he "shrugged" them off.

Final preparations are underway for this year’s ‘Santa Steamlights Experience’.

Dr Noweed Ahmad performs life-changing surgery that allows deaf people to hear.

Colby Bishop has described the months that followed his open heart surgery as "horrific" after making a goalscoring return to the Portsmouth team.

A "credible international operator" has been found for the site, South Yorkshire leaders are told.

Rachel says adopting her daughter has been exciting and scary but she wouldn't have it any other way.

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This work investigated the suitability of a new tool for decision support in training programs of high performance athletes. The aim of this study was to find a reliable and robust measure of the fitness of an athlete for use as a tool for adjusting training schedules. We examined the use of heart rate recovery percentage (HRr%) for this purpose, using a two-phased approach. Phase 1 consisted of testing the suitability of HRr% as a measure of aerobic fitness, using a modified running test specifically designed for high-performance team running sports such as football. Phase 2 was conducted over a 12-week training program with two different training loads. HRr% measured aerobic fitness and a running time-trial measured performance. Consecutive measures of HRr% during phase 1 indicated a Pearson’s r of 0.92, suggesting a robust measure of aerobic fitness. During phase 2, HRr% reflected the training load and significantly increased when the training load was reduced between weeks 4 to 5. This work shows that HRr% is a robust indicator of aerobic fitness and provides an on-the-spot index that is useful for training load adjustment of elite-performance athletes.