Ancient Faith Commentaries
Observations and Opinions on Issues That Matter to Orthodox Christians
Visit Show Website http://ancientfaith.com/podcasts...Recently Aired
-
HD
Impressions of the Holy Sepulcher
Following his visit to the Holy Land, Fr. Lawrence Farley ...
Following his visit to the Holy Land, Fr. Lawrence Farley offers some of his impressions of the Holy Sepulchre.
-
HD
The Friendly Giant
How did normal American kids become the Boston bombers? How ...
How did normal American kids become the Boston bombers? How did the friendly giant become the terrorist? Fr. Lawrence Farley, priest at Saint Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church in Langley, British Columbia, reminds us that this sort of thing always happens
-
HD
The Arrow That Flies
Fr. Lawrence Farley reflects on the twin bombings at yesterday's ...
Fr. Lawrence Farley reflects on the twin bombings at yesterday's Boston Marathon in light of the promises of God.
-
HD
The Anaphora of St. Basil
Fr. Philip LeMasters, Dean of the School of Social Sciences ...
Fr. Philip LeMasters, Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Religion at McMurry University, explains that St. Basil's Anaphora calls us to live out practically what we enact liturgically in response to the needs of the human beings whom we encounter e
-
HD
The Pope and the Patriarch
Fr. Peter Michael Preble, host of the AFR podcast Shepherd ...
Fr. Peter Michael Preble, host of the AFR podcast Shepherd of Souls and priest at St. Michael's Romanian Orthodox Church in Southbridge, MA, makes some observations about the recent meeting between Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
-
HD
Two Chairs of Peter
Following yesterdays pontifical election, Fr. Andrew Damick comments on this ...
Following yesterdays pontifical election, Fr. Andrew Damick comments on this most recent event as well as the recent election of Patriarch John X of the Holy Synod of Antioch.
-
HD
Christmas in Connecticut
Christmas in Newtown, CT will not be the same this ...
Christmas in Newtown, CT will not be the same this year. Fr. Lawrence Farley comments on the tragic events of December 14 and reminds us of the senseless nature of sin.
-
HD
Finding Comfort in Time of Sorrow
There are no words to express the depth of our ...
There are no words to express the depth of our sorrow when we think of the tragedy in Newtown Connecticut. Fr. Tom Soroka provides a Christian perspective on sorrow as he reminds us of our utter dependance on God.
-
HD
After the Election
Fr. Philip LeMasters, Dean of the School of Social Sciences ...
Fr. Philip LeMasters, Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Religion at McMurry University, argues that the primary political action of Orthodox Christians is not found in voting, carrying signs, spouting slogans, or putting bumper stickers on cars. R
-
HD
Asceticism
Fr. Philip LeMasters points out that our society more readily ...
Fr. Philip LeMasters points out that our society more readily accepts discipline and sacrifice for sports than it does for religion.