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Ancient Faith Radio is pleased to present our growing slate of long-form documentaries on a wide variety of topics related to the Orthodox Church.

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    Transformation: Part 4 - Listen and Learn

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 32:49


    Part four of our four part documentary Transformation: Same Sex Attraction Through The Lens Of Orthodox Christianity. In this episode, we will hear a call to listen, to engage, to show patience, and extend the benefit of the doubt wherever we can - especially our young people who are asking tough questions and deserve to be heard. Resource: Christian Faith and Same Sex Attraction by Fr. Thomas Hopko

    Transformation: Part 3 - The Greatest of These is Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 72:00


    Part three of our four-part documentary Transformation: Same-Sex Attraction Through the Lens of Orthodox Christianity How are we doing as a Church at showing love to everyone who walks in our doors? Are we welcoming or judgmental? Does a warm welcome translate into endorsement of someone's lifestyle? If we are to truly love one another and bear one another's burdens, we need to get to know them first. Resource: Christian Faith and Same Sex Attraction by Fr. Thomas Hopko

    Transformation: Part 2 - The Clear Teaching of the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 54:17


    Part two of "Transformation: Same-Sex Attraction Through the Lens of Orthodox Christianity." In part two, we take a deep dive into the theology surrounding same-sex attraction. What do the Scripture, canons, and Fathers have to say about it? Is it sinful to have a same-sex attraction? Archbishop Michael, Dr. Jeannie Constantinou, Fr. Harry Linsinbigler, Dr. Roxanne Louh, and Dr. Edith M. Humphrey are among our panelists. Resource: Christian Faith and Same Sex Attraction by Fr. Thomas Hopko

    Transformation: Part 1 - Made in His Image and Likeness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 69:27


    Part one of a four-part documentary called "Transformation: Same-Sex Attraction Through the Lens of Orthodox Christianity." In this first episode, we meet four individuals who are faithful, obedient Orthodox Christians in terms of celibacy, but are attracted to members of the same sex. What are their stories, struggles, and disappointments? How have they been received in the Orthodox Church? And what do they want the Church to know about that struggle? Resource: Christian Faith and Same Sex Attraction by Fr. Thomas Hopko

    The Equal of Martyrdom: Fr. Nicola Yanney, Holy Man of Nebraska

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2019 61:28


    In this special documentary, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick goes on pilgrimage to encounter Fr. Nicola Yanney, an early 20th century Orthodox missionary in America and the first priest ordained by St. Raphael of Brooklyn, whose missionary territory included most of the Great Plains. Join Fr. Andrew as he explores the life of this holy man through interviews, research and prayer in Kearney, Nebraska, asking the question: Is Fr. Nicola a saint? Included with this documentary are 9 bonus tracks of extra interviews and other material that was not included in the main documentary.

    Parallel Love: The Story of a Band Called Luxury

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2018 40:08


    Fr. David Bozeman, Fr. James Bozeman, and Fr. Christopher Foley discuss their experience as members of the band Luxury and introduce the new documentary about that experience. The entire band suffered through an accident in the early Nineties that led to their conversion to Eastern Orthodoxy. Here is the trailer for the documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y4jIPn96Ig.

    Out of Appalachia: Orthodox Christianity and the Old Regular Baptists

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2018 63:08


    Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick journeys into the hollers of central Appalachia and encounters one of the least-known forms of American Protestant religion, exploring their faith, their music and one of their churches, through the eyes of an Orthodox priest raised in that tradition.

    Golden Wedding Anniversary for the Hopkos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2013 65:27


    June 9 marks the 50th wedding anniversary for Fr. Tom and Matushka Anne Hopko. In this special episode, the 2 of them are interviewed in their home by Frs. John Shimchick and Alexander Garklavs. Together they remember their early years and God's blessing on their lives. May God grant them many years!

    Life at the Monastery of the Transfiguration

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2012 34:31


    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.

    Orthodoxy and the Cornerstone Music Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2012 56:57


    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.

    The Miracle in Zone One: Guatemala City’s Hogar Raphael Ayau Orthodox Orphanage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2010 39:26


    In this new audio documentary, exclusive to Ancient Faith Radio, Bobby Maddex takes a trip to the Hogar Raphael Ayau Orthodox Orphanage in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Learn how the orphanage came to be, what takes place there on a daily basis, and why it is truly miraculous beyond measure.

    Wheaton and the Fathers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2010 40:05


    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.

    Agia Sophia - Fresh Coffee, Ancient Wisdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2006 26:04


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

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