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Two Friends Talking (about nothing)

In this cross-over episode, Fr. Anthony talks with his friend Pastor Michael Landsman, co-host of the Areopagus Podcast, about their CPE experiences, Fr. Anthony's transition to a new life, playing D&D, and how important it is for clergy to have (non-parishioner) friends in their lives for discernment and relaxed fellowship. Enjoy the show!




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Fr. John Whiteford on the Beauty of Doing Things Well

In this episode, Fr. Anthony interviews Fr. John Whiteford about some of the many joys he has found serving and glorifying God in the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. Fr. John is the rector of St. Jonah Orthodox Church in the Houston area (saintjonah.org) and he blogs at his parish website and at fatherjohn.blogspot.com. Fr. John has a great love of the Gospel and sharing it with everyone. That joy is contagious. Enjoy the show!




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Fr Gabriel on the Confluence of Beautiful Things in Liturgy

Fr Anthony and Fr. Gabriel Rochelle overcome myriad technical problems to talk about the confluence of poetry, story, and proclamation that take place in the Divine Liturgy (and life). Enjoy the show!




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How Not to Speak About Spiritual Things

Fr. Michael shares from St. Isaac the Syrian, "How one speaks of spiritual things is perhaps more important than the very spiritual matters themselves."




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No One Can Do Everything

Fr. Michael shares helpful words for the beginning of Great Lent from Chapter 21 of the Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian.




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Episode 7: How Arrested Development Changed Everything

Canceling Arrested Development was a huge mistake. Some might say that bringing it back for Season Four was an even huger mistake. Steve and Christian explore what makes certain shows land with an audience, why Arrested Development was before its time, and how we in the Church can avoid making the same huge mistakes as the producers of many TV Shows that were canceled too early (or not early enough) and were brought back for more. Of course, they end with another Top Five. Typical.




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Episode 15: How “Stranger Things” Turned Us Upside Down

This week, the guys watch the Netflix original series "Stranger Things" and discuss friendship, transcendence, nostalgia, and our longing for eternity. They wrap up with their top 5 iconic '80s movies.




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Episode 47: Even Stranger Things

The guys couldn’t wait to watch and talk about Stranger Things 2. Join them as they explore the power of truth, our need for family and friends, and how transcendence plays into our experience of being human. They close with their Top 5 Unlikely Heroes. For more from the Y2AM team.




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Episode 108: Good Things About Good Omens

Christina Andresen and Emma Solak discuss the new Amazon Prime show, Good Omens. They discuss how we are all fallen, the battle between heaven and hell, and whether or not the gospel falls flat for those in comfort. They close with their Top 5 Gangs of Kids.




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We Have Everything We Need to Obey Christ's Call to “Follow Me”

We have everything that we need to follow in the path of the apostles and saints in humbly obeying our Lord. That is how we can become radiant with the divine glory and obey the Savior’s calling: “Follow Me.”




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Putting First Things First as We Prepare for the Feast of Christ’s Nativity

Let us prepare for the banquet through fasting, prayer, generosity, confession, and repentance, so that we will have the spiritual clarity to accept the great invitation that is ours in Christ Jesus.




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Lent is About Nothing Less Than Knowing God from the Depths of our Hearts

Lent does not call us merely to think or have feelings about our Lord’s Cross and resurrection. This season invites us to grow in our personal knowledge and experience of the Savior Who offered Himself on the Cross and rose in glory on the third day for our salvation.




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We Must Live Eucharistically in Order to “Give Them Something to Eat”

By miraculously satisfying so many with so little, Christ revealed what it means for us to live eucharistically as we offer ourselves and our resources for the fulfillment of His gracious purposes for the world and all its inhabitants.




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“With God All Things Are Possible” for Those Who Take Up the Struggle

St. Basil the Great, who gave away his great wealth to found philanthropic ministries for the sick and needy, taught that the Lord’s strict words to this man revealed his lack of love for his neighbors. Basil wrote that “Those who love their neighbors as themselves possess nothing more than their neighbor; yet surely, you seem to have great possessions! How else can this be, but that you have preferred your own enjoyment to the consolation of the many…For the more you abound in wealth, the more you lack in love.” The young ruler had laid up treasures for himself on earth and had given his heart to them. (Matt. 6: 19-21)




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Light, Peace, and Wrath: One of These Things is Not Like the Others?

How do we understand God’s wrath, when there is also His love and peace?




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Sunday of Holy Fathers of Seventh Ecumenical Council: Things Sure and Shallow

What is sure and what is shallow? Our Great Vesper readings (Genesis 14:14-20, Deuteronomy 1:8-11, 15-17 and Deuteronomy 10:14-21) guide us in understanding what the fathers of the ecumenical councils have done, and in reading Titus 3:8-15 and Luke 8:5-15.




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Things Hidden and Things Revealed: Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost & Seventh Sunday of Luke

The prophet Isaiah and St. John Chrysostom help us to understand why God hides and reveals, as we read Galatians 1 and Luke 8:41-56. We are led to pay special attention to the epistle, since we have heard it twice in the space of two weeks!




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Something to Sing About! The Dogmatikon Theotokion in Tone Six

We think about the profundity of this well-known hymn that focusses upon the Incarnation, looking to passages in Isaiah and Daniel, as well as the New Testament.




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Speaking the Same Thing: The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

We consider the quality of deep unity commended to us in 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, illumining that teaching by reference to the unity fostered by King Hezekiah as God’s people repented and resumed celebrating the Passover during his faithful reform (2 Chronicles 30).




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Continue in the Things That You Have Learned! The Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee

After completing our analysis on the troparia, kontakia, and theotokia, we turn to reading the epistles for Divine Liturgy, beginning with this week’s section from 2 Timothy. The Apostle Paul’s words to this young leader are applicable to everyone, not simply to those who lead the Church, since the Scriptures, Old and New Testament, are for all. We seek to understand the Apostle’s instructions by reference to Psalm 118 (MT 119), and by remembering those who have suffered for their faithfulness—most especially our Lord Jesus himself.




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Lighting Up the Apocalypse 9: Strengthen the Things That Remain!

We hear Jesus’ words to Sardis (Rev. 3:1-6) in the light of the prophets Amos (2:4-12, 5:16-20, 6:1) and Isaiah (42:3), considering that divine warnings are meant to lead to repentance, and that we are invited to participate in the strengthening help that Christ gives His Church.




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Light from the Psalter 12: Glorious Things are Spoken!

Today we read the fourth of the six Psalms recited by the priest at the beginning of Matins, Psalm 86 LXX/87 MT. With help from Joshua 2, John 4:14 and 7: 37-39, and Galatians 4:26-7, we unpack this psalm that celebrates the glory of Zion—a city founded by the LORD in the Old Testament, and that points towards an even more glorious heavenly city, to which we are called as citizens.




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Everything Tells Us About God

Everything Tells Us About God, by Katherine Bolger Hyde, illustrations by Livia Coloji (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2018).




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Christ in Everything

Fr. Ted assures us that God's blessings at Church can affect all of the other different facets of our lives.




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Waiting for Something

Fr. Ted encourages us to emulate St. Simeon.




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Everything About Youth: The Lost Generation

Fr. Ted speaks at the Biennial Clergy-Laity Conference for the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Canada in Vancouver.




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Forgiveness or Nothing

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos describes the power of forgiveness and the consequences of refusing to forgive.




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Closed Communion: 12 Things I Wish I'd Known - Part 3

Frederica Mathewes-Green




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First Visit to an Orthodox Church: 12 Things I Wish I'd Known - Part 4




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First Visit to an Orthodox Church: 12 Things I Wish I'd Known - Part 1




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First Visit to an Orthodox Church: 12 Things I Wish I'd Known - Part 2




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10 Things I Wish I Knew

In a recent catechism class, Dn. Michael reflected on ten things he wishes he had known before his first visit to an Orthodox Church.




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The Necessity of Tithing

We often wonder how we will fund the growth of our parishes or pay for the needed repairs on the temple. Yet, if each member would tithe their income back into the Lord’s work, what could be possible? On today’s At the Corner of East and West, Dn. Michael Hyatt gives a sermon on the Necessity of Tithing.




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A Good Reason to Do Nothing

Nikolai, a counselor at St. John the Compassionate Mission, explains why it's important to break bread together with the poor.




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Counting on Three Things: A Christmas letter from Fr. Nicolaie

In this episode, we hear a Christmas letter from Fr. Nicolaie about two things, no three things, St. John the Compassionate Mission can count on.




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“...and no one gave him anything”

Listen to reflections written by Fr. Nicolaie for the Sunday of the Prodigal Son.




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Glory to God for Dappled Things

Reflections written by Brother Luke.




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The Only Thing, Love in the Marketplace, the Amputation, and Reasons to Live

Stories from St. John the Compassionate Mission written by Brother Luke.




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Things that remain




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Three Things to be Thankful For

Sermon on the Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Ephesians 2:14-22; Luke 13:10-17)




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The Abundance of Things (Luke 12:16-21)

In the parable of the Rich Fool, Christ warns us of the dangers of acquiring too many material possessions. Fr Tom reminds us that our life should always maintain an eternal perspective, focusing on love of God and of neighbor. (Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost)




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Seeing Things with God's Perspective (Mt 6:22-33)

Our Lord taught his disciples to put away anxiety about life and instead trust in God. Fr Thomas reminds us that by seeing life through the teachings of Christ, even the difficulties and tribulations of life will build us up to be stronger followers of Him. (Third Sunday after Pentecost)




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Don't Fear Difficult Things (Mt 14:22-34)

Christ walking on the water is often portrayed as a demonstration of His power over creation. But Fr Thomas reminds us that even though the storms of this life are always present, Jesus uses this difficult circumstance to remind his disciples that He is always with those who love Him and that they should never fear. (Ninth Sunday after Pentecost)




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Why Do Bad Things Happen To Christians?

One of the most enduring questions in the minds of people is, "Why do bad things happen to good people?" Christians are certainly not immune from either bad things happening or questioning why. Fr Thomas, using the story of Jesus walking on the water, reminds us that He is the Master Teacher, and can use all struggles to bring us closer to Him. (Mt 14:22-33)




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Everything Matters

Fr. Christopher is the homilist and he reminds us that the Incarnation of Christ means that physical things are used by God to bless us.




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Forgiveness Changes Everything

Fr. Dn. Emmanuel Kahn gives the sermon on Forgiveness.




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Doing a Beautiful Thing for Christ

Fr. Gregory Hallam begins with the children and then Fr. Emmanuel Kahn speaks to the adults about Joseph of Arimathea.




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A Time For Everything Under the Sun




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All Things Made New




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What's In a Name? Everything!