Romans 2:28-3:18Matthew 6:31-34, 7:9-11

Judith 5-7; Psalms 150, 151; Proverbs 31:26·30; Acts 10:1·23

Matthew 17:1-13

Parental Advisory: This episode may contain some adult themes.Fr. Stephen De Young discusses the ending of Genesis Chapter 38.

Judith 5-7; Psalms 150, 151; Proverbs 31:26·30; Acts 10:1·23

There are three pairs of Unmercenary Physicians named Cosmas and Damian. The two commemorated today were brothers from Rome. Though they inherited great wealth, they gave most of it to the poor and needy, only setting aside enough for themselves to devote their lives to the service of Christ. As Christian physicians, they freely performed their hea…

Matthew 17:1-13

Today's Telling the Story is inspired by the gospel for the second Sunday of Matthew, the calling of four disciples, the brothers James and John, and the brothers Peter and Andrew. The title of today's Telling the Story is "Zebedee."

Judith 1-4; Psalms 149; Proverbs 31:21·25; Acts 9:20·43

Matthew 16:24-28

Judith 1-4; Psalms 149; Proverbs 31:21·25; Acts 9:20·43

Matthew 16:24-28

Though each of the Twelve Apostles has his own Feast day, on this day they are commemorated together. Of the Twelve, only St John the Theologian died in peace; the rest met a martyr's end. Following are their individual feast days and the manner of their end.Roman citizens could not be crucified: crucifixion was considered a shameful death unworthy…

Dcn. Nicholas Kotar is back on the podcast to discuss with Fr. Andrew what is probably the funniest of all of Tolkien’s stories, the non-Legendarium tale “Farmer Giles of Ham.” Pull up a chair, grab a big bowl full of Dragon’s Tail, and be prepared for some storytelling joy.

Matthew 16:21-23

Tobit 12-14; Psalm 148; Proverbs 31:16-20; Acts 9:1-18

For the lives of these two great Apostles, we can only recommend a reading of the entire New Testament, which contains accounts of their lives and many of their inspired writings. St Peter, after preaching in Judea, Antioch and parts of Asia, came to Rome, where he was crucified by order of the Emperor Nero, about the year 66. Being led to the cros…

Matthew 16:21-23

Tobit 12-14; Psalm 148; Proverbs 31:16-20; Acts 9:1-18

Dr. David Ford, professor of Church History at St. Tikhon's Seminary, reads passages from his anthology of selections from the writings of St. John Chrysostom, entitled "Sing to Your Soul."

Join Michael in a discussion about an encounter he had with man with severe facial injuries, and what it caused him to reflect on concerning the face of Christ and the theological understanding of our faces that should guide our daily encounters with everyone.

Romans 2:14-29Matthew 5:33-41

"A great ascetic and wonderworker of the Egyptian desert, he was a contemporary of Patriarch Theophilus and the Emperor Theodosius the Great. He is called 'the Standard-Bearer' because he once helped the Emperor Theodosius to gain a victory over enemy forces by his prayers. When the Emperor summoned him to Constantinople, he replied that he was una…

Tobit 7-11; Psalm 146, 147; Proverbs 31:10-15; Acts 8:26-40

Matthew 16:13-20

In this first episode of the series, we consider the Readable Books (aka Deuterocanonical, Apocryphal) in general, and how they are esteemed by Orthodox, and then read the poignant prayer of Azariah (Daniel 3:25-36), seeing it in the light of Genesis 15, Psalm 79, Romans 3:4, and Rev 16:7.

Tobit 7-11; Psalm 146, 147; Proverbs 31:10-15; Acts 8:26-40

Matthew 16:13-20

Fr. John Whiteford's sermon from June 23, 2024.

Bobby Maddex conducts an in-studio interview with Fr. Kwame Labi, a Grand Protopresbyter of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa. Currently he is the Vicar General of the Holy Orthodox Archdiocese of Accra and Rector of the Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Cathedral in Accra.

Christian tradition refers to “the devil” or “the evil one,” but is this one being? What about (the) Satan -- or Samael, Mastema, and Azazel? Join Fr. Andrew and Fr. Stephen as they have a look at the wickedest of the wicked.*PRE-RECORDED EPISODE*

Learn all about the Gospels and the four evangelists--from who the writers were, to what they were writing about, to how we use those writings today!

Romans 1:28-2:9Matthew 5:27-32

Matthew 16:5-12

Tobit 4-6; Psalm 145; Proverbs 31:6-9; Acts 8:1-25

Constantinople seemed always an event, either coming, happening, or going. In the years before the Council of Ephesus (431) the city, reeling still from the deposition and exile of St. John Chrysostom, now faced a new challenge with the arrival of an Archbishop, Nestorius, at odds with the life and thought of the most influential elements of the ci…

He is counted as one of the Holy Unmercenary Physicians. "This saint was born of rich and eminent parents in ancient Rome, where he studied all the secular wisdom of that time, devoting himself in particular to the study of medicine. Sampson was a compassionate and liberal physician, and gave the sick medicine for both soul and body, counselling ea…

Matthew 16:5-12

Tobit 4-6; Psalm 145; Proverbs 31:6-9; Acts 8:1-25

Romans 1:18-27Matthew 5:20-26

In a new age of challenges we didn't endure ourselves, how can we parent teens with countercultural values? Often, what is popular is not what is right, and we need strength to be resolute as we teach our young adults to be a light and see God's goodness in the midst of suffering and confusion.

The Center for Family Care team addresses the following topic: “What gives our children a true sense of security?” The starting point of the discussion is a quotation from St Porphyrios’ book Wounded By Love.

Fr. Nicolaie tells how the faith of people who saw (and see) evil in the face of war is a faith that can guide those of us who live in a society tempted by the illusion of death.

Matthew 16:1-4

This icon was once kept in the Church of Blachernae in Constantinople. In 1383, it suddenly appeared in the sky over Lake Ladoga, then travelled through the air to the city of Tikhvin, where it alit by the River Tikhvina. A monastery was built there to house it. In the twentieth century it was brought to America. Innumerable miracles have been work…

Tobit 1-3; Psalm 144:10-21; Proverbs 31:1-5; Acts 7:44-60

Matthew 15:32-39

Nehemiah 12,13; Psalm 144:1-9; Proverbs 30:31-35; Acts 7:22-43

Though the daughter of a Roman senator and a great beauty, she fled the world and entered a monastery in Mesopotamia. (So great was her beauty that the abbess had her stand behind a screen while reading to her monastic sisters.) At that time the Emperor Diocletian sent a certain Selenus, along with his nephew Lysimachus, on a mission to find and de…

Faeries are cute, diminutive, winged sprites, right? Not so fast. Some call them nature spirits, while others consider the “Fair Folk” to be the fading memory of Celtic pre-Christian gods. At the turn of the 20th Century, a number of rural villagers reported that faeries are really fallen angels! Of curious interest: multiple tales reveal the fey i…