<p>St. Herman, who traveled from his monastery in Valaam to share the gospel of Christ with the native Alaskans, established the light of Orthodoxy in the hearts of countless souls and forever changed North America. This reading shows forth some of his most inspiring and well-known teachings, vital for everyone, especially Americans.
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Mar 2025
Nihilism, Vaccines, Confessing the Faith, & Resisting Evil Rulers - Elder Justin Parvu
An interview with Elder Justin Parvu of Petru Vodă Monastery (Romania) given on October 7th, 2009. Elder Justin spent 16 years in prison under the communists and tirelessly served the Romanian people until his repose on June 16th, 2013. Read a brief account of his life with the t ... Show More
13m 56s
Mar 2025
On Repentance (Homily from Great Lent) - St. John of Kronstadt
A homily to stir up our hard hearts to sincerely repent, both now, wherever we are, and before our priest where we receive reconciliation with Christ and the Church.Reading from: Season of Repentance: Lenten Homilies of Saint John of Kronstadt, p. 76-81📖 Season of Repentance: Le ... Show More
9m 30s
Dec 2023
A Syriac Catholic priest and father in Bethlehem preaches on the Feast of the Holy Family
Yunan Frédéric, a Syriac Catholic priest living in Bethlehem with his Latina-American wife and their three children, preaches on the Feast of the Holy Family, even though the Syriac Church does not observe this feast in its liturgical calendar. For the past two years, he has serv ... Show More
34m 48s
Apr 2024
Episode #97- April 10, 2024: Snake Oil: Manifestation and Mindfulness with Special Guest Fr. Christopher Brashears
#97: Snake Oil: Manifestation and Mindfulness Slippery Cultural Myths Masquerading as Truth Today, we are joined again by Father Christopher Brashears from the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. Fr. Brashears is a parish priest, canon lawyer, and member of the Archdiocesan Tribunal. I ... Show More
34m 10s
Sep 2022
Saint Paisios and Saint Isaac the Syrian | Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou
St. Paisios told me: “Read it, little by little, it is so ‘vitamin-rich’ that you cannot read more than two pages and understand them. Then go back, go back and never say ‘I finished St. Isaac’. The end of the perfects is endless. And Saint Isaac the Syrian is one of the perfects ... Show More
16m 10s