Ancient Faith Ministries

Sep 10, 2012 • 8 min

Timothy interviews Jonny Braun, the OCF Southwest Representative, about College Student Sunday, which will take place this coming September 16th.

Sep 5, 2012 • 25 min

Mother Melania, stavrophor (little schema) nun at St. Barbara Monastery, Santa Paula, California and author of the series, "The Twelve Great Feasts for Children", and the series, "The 3-Day Pascha" (for Great and Holy Friday, Great and Holy Saturday, and Pascha) discusses purity (and impurity) of heart and overcoming the passions.

Sep 4, 2012 • 1h 5m

Dr. Constantinou explains why God sent the prophets and then reads and discusses the very beginning of Isaiah.

Aug 31, 2012 • 37 min

Wouldn't it be wonderful to combine the "best" of classic Orthodox Christian spiritual "therapies" (praxis) with modern psychological modalities in therapy? In the first of the new fall line-up, Kevin speaks with Orthodox professor and therapist, Dr. Philip Mamalakis about the ground-breaking work in this area he is pioneering. The web site for Dr. Philip that was mentioned in the interview can be found HERE.

Aug 16, 2012 • 1h 54m

An Evangelical Protestant rock festival that serves as a hotbed for Eastern Orthodoxy? That’s exactly what Bobby Maddex found last July at the Cornerstone Music Festival in Bushnell, Illinois. In this audio documentary, exclusive to Ancient Faith Radio, Bobby explores the uniqueness of Cornerstone—what it is about those who attend and play at the festival that makes them so receptive to Orthodox Christianity.

Aug 16, 2012 • 40 min

Wheaton College, the epicenter of Evangelical Protestantism, has just opened a Center for Early Christian Studies that will immerse students in the fields of Patristics, the Ecumenical Councils, and early Christian literature. This audio documentary, exclusive to AFR, explores the reasons for the sudden Evangelical interest in the Church Fathers, as well as the potential ramifications of this interest.

Aug 16, 2012 • 26 min

A 26 minute documentary on an Orthodox coffee house/bookstore in Colorado Springs

Aug 14, 2012 • 1h 9m

Ancient Faith Radio correspondent Chrysanthe Loizos takes us "behind the scenes" at the Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration in Ellwood City, PA. With the blessing of the Abbess, Mother Christophora, Chrysanthe gives us a glimpse into the daily life of the nuns as well as their purpose and goals.

Aug 6, 2012 • 9 min

Timothy interviews students who have attended Real Break, the alternative spring break program offered every year to Orthodox college students.

Aug 6, 2012 • 8 min

Timothy talks with College Conference coordinators from the Student Advisory Board.

Aug 6, 2012 • 7 min

This year's podcaster, Timothy Markatos, introduces the 2012 Student Advisory Board.

Jun 4, 2012 • 59 min

This week, Matthew Namee and new co-host Aram Sarkisian discuss, among other things, the Russian Mission in North America, the consecration of Bishop Arseny of Winnipeg, three fascinating early parish priests, and the time Jimmy Carter awarded Archbishop Iakovos the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Apr 11, 2012 • 1h 1m

Dr. Constantinou continues her exploration of the prophecies found in Isaiah 53.

Apr 11, 2012 • 1h 3m

Dr. Constantinou explores the prophecies of Christ's crucifixion and resurrection in Isaiah 53.

Apr 9, 2012 • 1h 8m

Dr. Constantinou continues her introduction to the major prophets of the Old Testament, this time with the addition of statements from the Church Fathers.

Mar 26, 2012 • 1h

Dr. Constantinou begins discussing the major prophets of the Old Testament, including Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel.

Mar 20, 2012 • 27 min

In this episode, Matthew discusses, among other things, some influential early convert priests, the Romanian Bishop Polycarp Morusca, a 1940s attempt at jurisdictional unity, and the renowned church historian Jaroslav Pelikan.

Mar 12, 2012 • 42 min

We ask God to forgive our sins and God tells us that His forgiveness is conditional on our forgiveness of others. But what does forgiveness really mean? Does it mean forgetting the offense entirely, or is it the intention to forgive that matters? What if we forgive, but the bitterness or the memory of the sin or offense comes back - have we not truly forgiven? Are we to repent of our sin once, or is it a continual process? These and other questions are the topic of the next Illumined Heart with guest Rev. Fr Tom Soroka.

Mar 12, 2012 • 28 min

Matthew discusses Philip Ludwell III, St. Alexis Toth, Archimandrite Theoclitos Triantafilides, and others.

Mar 5, 2012 • 20 min

Matthew discusses Archbishop Arseny of Winnipeg, the first Orthodox chapel in Oregon, the first All-American Sobor, the funeral of St. Raphael Hawaweeny, and the life of the early Greek priest Fr. Kallinikos Kanellas.