ess History is Necessary for Christianity (July 7, 2019) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-23T22:33:52+00:00 Using St. Paul's comments about the Law of Moses in Gal. 3-4 especially in light of the Apostolic Council of Acts 15, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick argues that history is not just important for the Christian but actually necessary to Christian theology. Full Article
ess We Are Training Ourselves for Selfishness (Aug. 4, 2019) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-23T22:39:04+00:00 Every day, we make hundreds of small choices that train us for selfishness. How does that affect our behavior, and how do we train ourselves to be like Christ instead? Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick explores some of our everyday experiences and what they mean for eternity. Full Article
ess Introduction to Orthodox Awareness Month By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2013-10-21T20:21:26+00:00 Eddie Ryan, the Social Media Student Leader of Orthodox Christian Fellowship, interviews two SAB members about Orthodox Awareness month. Full Article
ess Orthodox Awareness Month Closeout By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2013-11-06T17:17:17+00:00 Eddie Ryan discusses what happened with Orthodox Awareness Month with two SAB members. Full Article
ess College Conference East Keynote Address By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-01-31T20:19:18+00:00 This is the keynote address given by His Grace, Bishop Gregory of Nyssa, Primate of the American Carpatho-Russion Orthodox Diocese of the USA and the episcopal overseer of the Orthodox Christian Fellowship, at the 2013 OCF College Conference East at Antiochian Village in Ligonier, Penn. He addressed this year's theme for OCF: "Behold now, what is so good or so pleasant as for brothers to dwell together in unity?" (Psalm 132:1) Full Article
ess All Stars: When OCF Work is Discouraging—with Naim Mekdessi and Rachel Sierra By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-04-28T15:51:21+00:00 Tasya interviews Rachel Sierra and Naim Mekdessi—two students who have been active throughout their college years in OCF's South Region. The three college seniors discuss dealing with chapter elections, what it means to be District Leaders and chapter presidents, how they handle discouragement in OCF work, and more. Full Article
ess The 2007 College Conference at Antiochian Village - Session 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-03-09T18:42:29+00:00 The first keynote address from Dn. Nicholas Belcher. Full Article
ess Preparing for Lent: Forgiveness Sunday By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-03-11T23:19:10+00:00 In this episode, Danielle and Fr. Timothy discuss the liberation found in humbly forgiving ourselves and others before Christ. Full Article
ess Oneness And The Trinity - Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2009-08-21T19:52:33+00:00 Matthew shows how the communal life of the Father, Son and Spirit defines who we are and how we must live. Full Article
ess Oneness And The Trinity - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2009-08-23T17:25:02+00:00 The great mystery of the Trinity lies in the sameness of each part of the triune Godhead. Matthew examines how this is so. Full Article
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess 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
ess Confession By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-28T19:42:24+00:00 Why do Orthodox feel they need to confess their sins to a priest. Don't we all have direct access to God through Christ? Full Article
ess Stress for Christmas By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-11-29T02:19:30+00:00 Fr. Nick and Dr. Roxanne offer some very practical advise for avoiding the stress and depression that often accompanies the Christmas season. Full Article
ess Coping With Depression By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-02-14T03:02:47+00:00 The chat room was full and the calls were many on this episode as Fr. Nick and Dr. Roxanne Louh tackle another one of the most wide spread struggles in our society today - depression. Full Article
ess Coping with Depression By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-04-10T12:44:40+00:00 Fr. Nicholas and Dr. Roxanne Louh tackle the topic of depression, a potentially life-threatening mood disorder that affects 1 in 6 persons in the United States, or approximately 17.6 million Americans each year. Full Article
ess 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
ess Filled With Less - Molly Sabourin By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-10-23T01:53:31+00:00 Molly Sabourin joins the Louhs to talk about clutter, stress, and chaos. Molly along with her partners Cynthia Damaskos and Presvytera Stacey Dorrance invite you to experience simplicity, intentionality, and transcendence. Full Article
ess Filled with Less By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-15T15:43:54+00:00 The Louhs interview Molly Sabourin, one of the individuals behind the "Filled with Less" movement, a ministry of Holistic Christian Life. Full Article
ess 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
ess Intercessory Prayer: The Last Hope for the World - Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2012-01-30T15:31:16+00:00 In this new 10 part series, Fr. John introduces his topic which relates the necessity of intercessory prayer to the world circumstances we face. Full Article
ess Intercessory Prayer: The Last Hope for the World - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2012-02-06T08:40:48+00:00 In part 2, Fr. John connects the opening prayers of the Divine Liturgy to the real life issues facing our world. He begins with a typical family preparing for church on a typical Sunday morning. Full Article