Welcome to ‘Enacting the Kingdom’: A Podcast about Liturgical Worship. Fr. Yuri Hladio is an Orthodox Christian Priest with a life-long desire to keep learning. Fr. Geoffrey holds a doctorate in Liturgical Theology and is the co-director of the Orthodox School of Theology at the University of Toronto. Together they explore the liturgical services of the Orthodox Christian Church.
Fr. Yuri Hladio & Fr. Geoffrey Ready
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We are so excited to begin our new series created just for our patrons, Your Liturgical Bible. The Scriptures are the source material for our liturgical services, either directly or indirectly. The goal is to provide our listeners with the tools to read the Scriptures in a way that informs how we experience Liturgy, and then ultimately allows us to bring that Liturgy into our everyday life.There is another podcast, Bible Project, that does an excellent job of describing certain pillars of biblical literacy that help us approach Scripture properly. Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey take a look at these pillars from an Orthodox perspective, beginning with Divine and Human Literature, Unified Literature and Messianic Literature.Check out the Paradigm series here: https://bibleproject.com/podcast/series/paradigm/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In our final episode on the sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers, Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey reflect on the impact these words can have on our modern lives. Even those sayings that deal with becoming a monastic (which at first may seem too far out of reach) can apply to us who live in the world, as we share a common call to asceticism.In this sixth season of Enacting the Kingdom, we are releasing a series on the Sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers that was previously only available to our patrons. If you like what you hear, and would like access to much more, please consider supporting our project by heading to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and choosing a tier of support. We would love to have you join our growing community! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
There are many sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers that mention "three essential things" of the spiritual life, and they are incredibly varied and often paradoxical. Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey discuss these as well as sayings that involve prayer, and the differing gifts of Christians.In this sixth season of Enacting the Kingdom, we are releasing a series on the Sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers that was previously only available to our patrons. If you like what you hear, and would like access to much more, please consider supporting our project by heading to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and choosing a tier of support. We would love to have you join our growing community! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
As we continue our series on the desert sayings, Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri explore the themes of virtues, charity and services of love, as well as solitude, silence and hesychia.Today's sayings prove to us again the true meaning of monasticism, which is rooted in monachos - singular focus - which is not the same as being by oneself. It is rather about the release of all things that get in the way of our capacity to show love. The singular aim of all that we do is God.In this sixth season of Enacting the Kingdom, we are releasing a series on the Sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers that was previously only available to our patrons. If you like what you hear, and would like access to much more, please consider supporting our project by heading to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and choosing a tier of support. We would love to have you join our growing community! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode on our series of the Desert Sayings, we touch on two themes: the tears of compunction (are those tears self-centered or Christ-centered?) and the necessity for practice in the spiritual life (and sticking with that practice even when there are no discernible results).In this sixth season of Enacting the Kingdom, we are releasing a series on the Sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers that was previously only available to our patrons. If you like what you hear, and would like access to much more, please consider supporting our project by heading to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and choosing a tier of support. We would love to have you join our growing community! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri explore two themes in this fourth episode in our series on the Desert Sayings. The first is simplicity - the importance of always being a beginner, maintaining humility, practicing restraint and putting things in their proper place. The second theme is on spiritual elders and soul friends - those relationships where we can be known fully, and trust in each other's unconditional love and acceptance. In this modern world, how do we find someone we can trust and reveal ourselves to, so that we can engage in a relationship this way?In this sixth season of Enacting the Kingdom, we are releasing a series on the Sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers that was previously only available to our patrons. If you like what you hear, and would like access to much more, please consider supporting our project by heading to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and choosing a tier of support. We would love to have you join our growing community! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
What do the terms "the head" and "the heart" encompass? What does it mean to have the head descend into the heart? Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey discuss desert sayings related to heart-centered spirituality, as well as thoughts, desires and passions.It's so much easier to numb ourselves to the real work we are called to, with counterfeits that replace what is truly needed - but what comes after the struggle? Ineffable joy.In this sixth season of Enacting the Kingdom, we are releasing a series on the Sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers that was previously only available to our patrons. If you like what you hear, and would like access to much more, please consider supporting our project by heading to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and choosing a tier of support. We would love to have you join our growing community! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"Give me a word" is a theme of many desert sayings that have been passed down to us, and (let's be honest) the basis of this whole series! Usually it is a short, pithy piece of advice that the hearer is expected to sit with and ponder. Whether an encouragement or a challenge, it must always be wrestled with and actually put into practice.In this sixth season of Enacting the Kingdom, we are releasing a series on the Sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers that was previously only available to our patrons. If you like what you hear, and would like access to much more, please consider supporting our project by heading to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and choosing a tier of support. We would love to have you join our growing community! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this sixth season of Enacting the Kingdom, we are releasing a series on the Sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers that was previously only available to our patrons. If you like what you hear, and would like access to much more, please consider supporting our project by heading to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and choosing a tier of support. We would love to have you join our growing community!Before diving into the sayings themselves, today Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri chat about where and when these holy men and women lived, why they lived that way, and why their words continue to come down to us so many centuries later. These sayings should affect the things we value, the things we choose to do, the very life that we live. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
We can be tempted to see our faith as being in competition with other aspects of our life, be that sports, consumerism, politics, theatre or music (among so many others), but that is not the way we are meant to approach life. We should not artificially divide the sacred and the secular. We are called to participate in all of these Liturgies of Life, entering into every aspect and sphere of human society, and transform them with God's story, informed by our participation in the Divine Liturgy. In this series finale, Fr Yuri reflects on what helped him most in this series, and Fr Geoffrey shares what he hopes you, our listeners, will take away from it. In a word, joy!Did you know that we have a private podcast just for our patrons? The private setting allows us to engage openly in conversation about all sorts of topics, even the controversial ones. As a patron, you'll get early access to new episodes, have a platform on which to ask questions and start discussions, and enjoy candid opinions and conversations. Join us for as little as $3/month, and help us keep this public podcast going! Sign up at www.patreon.com/enactingthekingdom.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Ideology is the study of ideas, the study of their origin and nature. In this sense, we should never let our ideology, political or otherwise, become dogmatic. It should always be careful, considered, skeptical, and open to new ideas. And as Orthodox Christians, we should model how to hold dogma properly. Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey discuss this and also how to enter into conversations about today's issues with the proper mindset... and more than that, with perspective.Did you know that we have a private podcast just for our patrons? The private setting allows us to engage openly in conversation about all sorts of topics, even the controversial ones. As a patron, you'll get early access to new episodes, have a platform on which to ask questions and start discussions, and enjoy candid opinions and conversations. Join us for as little as $3/month, and help us keep this public podcast going! Sign up at www.patreon.com/enactingthekingdom.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In the last episode, Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey discussed science as a cosmic story and how that story relates to the Gospel. This week, they discuss the problem of the phrase "science says...". Scientific pursuit can be taken to an extreme, and thought of as the only way of rendering truth, in a sense proclaiming scientism to be a sacred authority in itself. Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri also speak about the positive form of scientism, which can be profoundly Christian, indeed!Did you know that we have a private podcast just for our patrons? The private setting allows us to engage openly in conversation about all sorts of topics, even the controversial ones. As a patron, you'll get early access to new episodes, have a platform on which to ask questions and start discussions, and enjoy candid opinions and conversations. Join us for as little as $3/month, and help us keep this public podcast going! Sign up at www.patreon.com/enactingthekingdom.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
As the transcendent Christian story has been reduced to a package of beliefs and behaviours, science has filled the void with a compelling, impressive, awe-inspiring narrative. It checks many of the same "boxes" and, when pursued in truth, can lead to the development of many of the same virtues: openness, humility, honesty, tolerance, caring, and even repentance.Christians do not need to stand in opposition to science in order to recover the true Christian story. In fact, when we engage in dialogue with science, and live according to the narrative of God, we reveal that we don't have a different narrative after all - it's just that we know the Author and Narrator.Did you know that we have a private podcast just for our patrons? The private setting allows us to engage openly in conversation about all sorts of topics, even the controversial ones. As a patron, you'll get early access to new episodes, have a platform on which to ask questions and start discussions, and enjoy candid opinions and conversations. Join us for as little as $3/month, and help us keep this public podcast going! Sign up at www.patreon.com/enactingthekingdom.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
As Orthodox Christians, we participate in a story that has a telos, or end purpose, which is theosis. So what is the telos of health and fitness? Or has health and fitness become the end goal itself? In this day and age, when fitness centres sometimes stand in for churches as a place for community, transformation and purpose, Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey discuss to what degree we should be participating in this particular Liturgy of Life.Did you know that we have a private podcast just for our patrons? The private setting allows us to engage openly in conversation about all sorts of topics, even the controversial ones. As a patron, you'll get early access to new episodes, have a platform on which to ask questions and start discussions, and enjoy candid opinions and conversations. Join us for as little as $3/month, and help us keep this public podcast going! Sign up at www.patreon.com/enactingthekingdom.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
As Orthodox Christians, we do not artificially divide the body and the soul. There is a spiritual dimension to the medical care of our bodies and there is a physical dimension to spiritual care. In this episode, Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey discuss the roles of priests and doctors, the blind trust in (or mistrust of) medical science, the prosperity gospel, and how we should approach every decision with the proper goal in mind - enacting the Kingdom in the here and now.Did you know that we have a private podcast just for our patrons? The private setting allows us to engage openly in conversation about all sorts of topics, even the controversial ones. As a patron, you'll get early access to new episodes, have a platform on which to ask questions and start discussions, and enjoy candid opinions and conversations. Join us for as little as $3/month, and help us keep this public podcast going! Sign up at www.patreon.com/enactingthekingdom.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
The Orthodox Liturgy is full of theatricality, so it's easy to draw parallels between it and film and theatre, although clearly the Liturgy is no mere performance. In this episode, Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey explore how theatre and film are similar to and different from Liturgy, and most importantly how they are both intimately connected with the performance of our own lives. The social drama that is our own existence can be informed, and ultimately should be transformed, by entering into each unique event fully.This show only exists because of an active community of people just like you over on Patreon. Become a patron for as little as $3/month at www.patreon.com/enactingthekingdom, gain access to private episodes and livestreams, and enter into the discussion!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
The Church has always been learning what it means to belong to God's Kingdom and live in the world. There is no doubt that Christ is sovereign, so in a sense civil disobedience to a worldly kingdom is inevitable, yet we still recognize and pray for civil authorities. So what does it mean for an Orthodox Christian to be obedient or disobedient to the state?Keep up to date with us by joining our mailing list at enactingthekingdom.com! Also, if you'd like to support this project, we invite you to join our patron community where we post private episodes on a variety of topics - including the more controversial ones. Head to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and become a patron for as little as $3/month.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"Reading fiction doesn't help us escape the world, it helps us live in it" is the thesis of a podcast called Harry Potter and the Sacred Text, which meditates on pieces of the text almost as if they were Scripture. Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri can certainly get behind the thesis - but to what degree should we participate in narrative this way? You may be surprised by their answers!Keep up to date with us by joining our mailing list at enactingthekingdom.com! Also, if you'd like to support this project, we invite you to join our patron community where we post private episodes on a variety of topics - including the more controversial ones. Head to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and become a patron for as little as $3/month.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri speak about what draws us to the concert experience, and how this can also be found within the church (sometimes controversially)! Popular music today is asking profoundly religious questions - often not with satisfying answers - but when you look deeply, the ultimate answer, the Gospel message, can be pointed to. Of course, this requires us to engage critically with the music, an act that we rehearse in the Liturgy.Enacting the Kingdom is social media free, but you can still connect with us! Subscribe to our newsletter by heading to enactingthekingdom.com. Also, if you'd like to access our private podcast, become a patron for as little as $3/month at patreon.com/enactingthekingdom. This podcast is made possible by listeners like you!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Just as our churches orient us to where our attention should be, so do our homes. Where is the focal point, or the altar, of our spaces? Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri explore the various ways that streaming services, and entertainment in general, manifest as a liturgy in our life - and offer strategies to take control, and use it for Good.Enacting the Kingdom is social media free, but you can still connect with us! Subscribe to our newsletter by heading to enactingthekingdom.com. Also, if you'd like to access our private podcast, become a patron for as little as $3/month at patreon.com/enactingthekingdom. This podcast is made possible by listeners like you!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Public intellectuals are certainly a part of the liturgies of our modern life, but it's really not a new phenomenon. To varying degrees, they have always been part of life, including within church circles - well before the dawn of YouTube and TED talks. What are the good ways to engage with public intellectuals, and what are the ways to avoid?Keep up to date with us by joining our mailing list at enactingthekingdom.com! Also, if you'd like to support this project, we invite you to join our patron community where we post private episodes on a variety of topics - including the more controversial ones. Head to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and become a patron for as little as $3/month.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Cathedrals, liturgical colours, pilgrimages, chanting, saints, relics - sports are clearly religious, and profoundly successful, at that. To what degree can Orthodox Christians engage with these rituals? Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri point to the good in sports, and also point beyond to the greater Good.Keep up to date with us by joining our mailing list at enactingthekingdom.com! Also, if you'd like to support this project, we invite you to join our patron community where we post private episodes on a variety of topics - including the more controversial ones. Head to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and become a patron for as little as $3/month.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
As our work becomes increasingly divorced from the way we live our lives, we are often posed with the question of work/life balance. But are work and life opposites that need to be balanced? Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey propose a different way to look at how we measure a good life, rooted in the purpose of Life itself.Keep up to date with us by joining our mailing list at enactingthekingdom.com! Also, if you'd like to support this project, we invite you to join our patron community where we post private episodes on a variety of topics - including the more controversial ones. Head to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and become a patron for as little as $3/month.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
We all have our food rituals. Whether its having our weekday lunch solo in front of Netflix, or insisting on buttery popcorn for family movie night, these rituals take many forms. Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri pose some questions we can use to gauge whether these food rituals, these liturgies, are helpful or detrimental to us, as well as offer advice on how to recapture these rituals to do them Right.Keep up to date with us by joining our mailing list at enactingthekingdom.com! Also, if you'd like to support this project, we invite you to join our patron community where we post private episodes on a variety of topics - including the more controversial ones. Head to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and become a patron for as little as $3/month.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey discuss the world of advertising and the ways that it forms us liturgically. The thousands of ads we are exposed to every day work to create perceived voids within us that can only be filled by the products and services that are being offered. As much as we rationalize our decisions after the fact, really we have been programmed by desire. Even though we cannot change how humans function in this way, there is an alternative - and it can be found within the Church.As we're social media free, Patreon is the only way to connect with us about both our public and private podcasts. Head to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom to become a patron and join our growing community. Enacting the Kingdom is made possible because of listeners like you.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
To be clear, the smartphone is not good or bad in itself; it is a tool that we need to use appropriately. So much of our interaction with these devices are ritualized, so this is a perfect continuation in our series on the Liturgies of Life. How are we being formed by our use of smartphones? In what ways can we call more attention to and be more intentional about that use?Stay connected with us by subscribing to our newsletter at enactingthekingdom.com! Also, as we are social media free, Patreon is the only place to engage with us and others about these episodes. Head to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom to join our growing community. This podcast is made possible because of listeners like you!**The series that Fr Geoffrey mentions on the sayings of the Desert Fathers & Mothers is part of our Patreon private podcast, and available to all patrons for as little as $3/month!**★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
As we continue to consider the wider implications of our everyday rituals, in this episode Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri discuss the normalization of debt. In fact, the whole economy is structured on debt. So what are the spiritual implications of financial debt? What is the liturgical dimension of debt, and how are we being formed by it? Are there ways to prophetically challenge the system?Enacting the Kingdom is social media free, but you can still connect with us! Subscribe to our newsletter by heading to enactingthekingdom.com. Also, if you'd like to access our private podcast, become a patron for as little as $3/month at patreon.com/enactingthekingdom. This podcast is made possible by listeners like you!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Human beings are social beings. We are meant to be in relationship with one another. The counterfeit connections that we make in today's world don't meet those needs for true relationship, which means we need not be alone to feel lonely.What are these needs that aren't being met? Where can we go to meet them?If you get value from listening to Enacting the Kingdom, please consider writing a short, positive, five-star review on your podcast app. Also, even though we are social media-free, you can keep up to date with us by joining our email list. Just head to enactingthekingdom.com to sign up. Thanks for your support!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also". Or to put it in modern terms: "Show me your bank account's monthly transaction list, and I'll tell you where your loyalties lie."Where have we spent our money? Where have we spent our time? The answers to these questions will speak volumes about where our heart is. In this episode of the Liturgies of Life, Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri speak about the liturgy and pedagogy of the shopping mall, and how the shopping mall, sadly, often speaks to the heart more effectively than the Church. Can you add to our list of the the great liturgies of our age? We want to hear! Come join the discussion at patreon.com/enactingthekingdom, by becoming a patron for as little as $3/month. Your contributions help make this podcast possible!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
We must pay careful attention to the telos (the aim, or end purpose) of the rituals we participate in. Nowadays it's common to pick and choose rituals that bring meaning to us, often without any connection to a complete tradition. But we cannot have radical individualism and teleological purpose at the same time. As Christians, we must have a good grip on what it is that we have given ourselves to. What is the Christian story? Why are we here and where are we going? Our story is the greatest story ever told.In this episode, we welcome back Jonathan Pageau, host of the Symbolic World blog and podcast. Jonathan is known for exploring the symbolic patterns that underlie our experience of the world, how these patterns emerge and come together, manifesting in religion, art and in popular culture.Our patrons were able to participate in this recording, sending questions in advance or asking questions live. If you'd like the opportunity to engage in events like this, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/enactingthekingdom. We'd love to have you join our growing community!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Our patterns of worship are more than just what happens on Sundays. Our everyday rituals matter. Is it the content or the action of a ritual which gives it meaning? Would it be okay to replace the word "Father" in the Lord's prayer with anything else? What makes Orthodox Liturgy different from other religious practices?In this episode, we welcome Jonathan Pageau, host of the Symbolic World blog and podcast. Jonathan is known for exploring the symbolic patterns that underlie our experience of the world, how these patterns emerge and come together, manifesting in religion, art and in popular culture.Our patrons were able to participate in this recording, sending questions in advance or asking questions live. If you'd like the opportunity to engage in events like this, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/enactingthekingdom. We'd love to have you join our growing community! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Welcome to the fifth season of Enacting the Kingdom! During this season, we will explore the "Liturgies of Life", and consider the wider implications of our everyday rituals. Social media, shopping, sports, you name it. We explore how the mundane aspects of our daily existence become liturgies of life.A wise man (who happens to co-host this podcast!) once said, "We do in Liturgy what we are meant to be doing in life." What then is the story we take part in during Liturgy and what are the stories that we are participating in during our everyday life?Enacting the Kingdom is only possible because of an active community of people just like you over on Patreon! We hope you'll join us there, and get access to the other half of this podcast. Become a patron at www.patreon.com/enactingthekingdom for as little as $3/month.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Sunday is NOT the Sabbath. But why do so many Christians think that? And are we supposed to follow the rules of the Sabbath as Orthodox Christians? Join us as we chat with Dr Nicole Roccas about the Orthodox approach to observing the Sabbath!Dr. Nicole Roccas is a communications professional who has worked in both academic and nonprofit environments. She is also an adjunct faculty member at the Orthodox School of Theology at Trinity College (University of Toronto). Nicole has been a contributor to Ancient Faith Radio since 2015 as host of the Time Eternal podcast and blog. Her first book is Time and Despondency: Regaining the Present in Faith and Life (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2017), which explores the relationship between human perceptions of time and the spiritual sickness of acedia. She has her PhD in History from the University of Cincinnati and attends Holy Myrrhbearers Orthodox Mission in downtown Toronto.In our fourth season, Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey are releasing episodes on a variety of topics that were previously only available to our patrons. If you like what you hear, and would like access to much more - including monthly livestreams - please consider supporting our project by heading to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and choosing a tier of support. We would love to have you join our growing community.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Playing Dungeons & Dragons is participating in a narrative about wizards, magic, and enchantment. Worshipping in the Divine Liturgy is participating in the story of God's salvation. Are these two stories at odds? Tune in as we're joined by special guest Fr Anthony Perkins in an exploration of the purpose of narrative in the lives of Orthodox Christians.In our fourth season, Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey are releasing episodes on a variety of topics that were previously only available to our patrons. If you like what you hear, and would like access to much more - including monthly livestreams - please consider supporting our project by heading to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and choosing a tier of support. We would love to have you join our growing community.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
You can't just proof text the Fathers, can you? Should the Church Fathers be read by anyone or just the experts? Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri explore these questions and more with our special guest Dr Daniel Opperwall!Dr Daniel Opperwall is an Orthodox Christian author, teacher, scholar, father and husband. He lives and writes in Hamilton, Ontario. With a broad spectrum of tastes and interests, Dr Opperwall's work ranges from academic studies in Church history and patristics (in which he holds his PhD) to critical essays, sci-fi and fantasy, literary fiction, poetry, and children's books. Dr Opperwall teaches theology and Church history at the Orthodox School of Theology at Trinity College, University of Toronto. His courses are available both in-class and online. More information is on the Trinity website.In our fourth season, Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey are releasing episodes on a variety of topics that were previously only available to our patrons. If you like what you hear, and would like access to much more - including monthly livestreams - please consider supporting our project by heading to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and choosing a tier of support. We would love to have you join our growing community.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Compared to the other fasting periods of the year, Great Lent has a much stronger presence, liturgically with its extra services and hymnography, but also with its severity. It was never prescribed biblically to Christians, so how did the Lenten practice form? Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri discuss this and also connect how the pandemic has thrust all of us into an experience quite akin to the "wilderness" of Lent.In our fourth season, Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey are releasing episodes on a variety of topics that were previously only available to our patrons. If you like what you hear, and would like access to much more - including monthly livestreams - please consider supporting our project by heading to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and choosing a tier of support. We would love to have you join our growing community.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In the East, we describe God as uncircumscribed. You cannot capture Him with any human thought or human word. You cannot place limits on Him. The very act of placing Him within a syllogism is flawed and therefore any arguments attempting to prove or disprove the existence of God inevitably fall short. What, if any, benefit is there to this type of debate?In our fourth season, Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey are releasing episodes on a variety of topics that were previously only available to our patrons. If you like what you hear, and would like access to much more - including monthly livestreams - please consider supporting our project by heading to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and choosing a tier of support. We would love to have you join our growing community.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri discuss the often misunderstood concept of the purpose of infant baptism in the Orthodox Church.In our fourth season, Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey are releasing episodes on a variety of topics that were previously only available to our patrons. If you like what you hear, and would like access to much more - including monthly livestreams - please consider supporting our project by heading to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and choosing a tier of support. We would love to have you join our growing community.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Myths and mistakes of the Orthodox Church... oof, this can be a touchy subject! But really what are myths? How are they formed? What significance do they have? What purpose do they serve? In our fourth season, Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey are releasing episodes on a variety of topics that were previously only available to our patrons. If you like what you hear, and would like access to much more - including monthly livestreams - please consider supporting our project by heading to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and choosing a tier of support. We would love to have you join our growing community.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
How does intercessory prayer work for the dead? For that matter, how does intercessory prayer work for the living? Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey explore the importance of praying for the dead, and the ways in which we do this regularly as Orthodox Christians.In our fourth season, Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey are releasing episodes on a variety of topics that were previously only available to our patrons. If you like what you hear, and would like access to much more - including monthly livestreams - please consider supporting our project by heading to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and choosing a tier of support. We would love to have you join our growing community.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In Orthodox tradition there is a clear liturgical transition into the fast of Great Lent, but that seems to be largely missing in the Nativity Fast. Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri help us look a little more carefully for the nuances of the Orthodox expressions of Advent - a period of waiting, or postponing, as we anticipate the coming of Christ. As this experience of Advent disappears in the West, it is becoming even more important for Orthodox Christians to witness the spirit of slowing down, desiring and longing for the feast.In our fourth season, Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey are releasing episodes on a variety of topics that were previously only available to our patrons. If you like what you hear, and would like access to much more - including monthly livestreams - please consider supporting our project by heading to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and choosing a tier of support. We would love to have you join our growing community.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
How important really are ecumenical councils to the Church, and to the individual Orthodox Christian? Not surprisingly, the answer is complicated. The Christological truths that were declared as dogma are obviously central to our faith, but we must also remember that the councils took place in a certain time at a certain place within a certain historical context. Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri explore both the essential truths and also the more problematic declarations in this episode!In our fourth season, Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey are releasing episodes on a variety of topics that were previously only available to our patrons. If you like what you hear, and would like access to much more - including monthly livestreams - please consider supporting our project by heading to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and choosing a tier of support. We would love to have you join our growing community.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
We wrap up the season with Fr Yuri asking Fr Geoffrey a series of questions about baptism, including how candidates and observers can participate fully in the service, and how this participation moves beyond the service as we enact the Kingdom in our daily lives.Thank you for listening to this public episode of our podcast! If you'd like see this project continue, please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/enactingthekingdom. We just introduced a new entry level of support which we hope will enable more of you to join our community. We regularly post episodes just for our patrons, and host monthly livestreams with fun and expert guests. We hope to see you there!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
There are many scenarios that require pastoral flexibility when receiving someone into the Church. Fr Yuri and Fr Geoffrey explore many of these cases and describe how the Church approaches each one.Thank you for listening to this public episode of our podcast! If you'd like see this project continue, please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/enactingthekingdom. We just introduced a new entry level of support which we hope will enable more of you to join our community. We regularly post episodes just for our patrons, and host monthly livestreams with fun and expert guests. We hope to see you there!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
This week we'd like to offer you a little insight into the private episodes we create for our patrons over at Patreon, with this episode on Godparents that we released in February 2021. If you like what you hear, and would like to see our public project continue, please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/enactingthekingdom. We just introduced a new entry level of support which we hope will enable more of you to join our community. We regularly post episodes just for our patrons, and host monthly livestreams with fun and expert guests. We would love for you to join us.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
At this point in the service, the chrism is washed away, and yet not undone. Rather, its true reality is revealed. Just pay attention to the verb tense in the prayers! Then the newly baptized is tonsured - don't worry, no medieval monastic haircuts here! - but the trimming of those few hairs carries so much meaning.Thank you for listening to this public episode of our podcast! If you'd like see this project continue, please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/enactingthekingdom. We just introduced a new entry level of support which we hope will enable more of you to join our community. We regularly post episodes just for our patrons, and host monthly livestreams with fun and expert guests. We hope to see you there!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear?" The prokeimenon sets the tone for all of the scripture readings at the point in the baptism. As difficult as this is to live out, if we truly understood what baptism is, we would know that there really is nothing for us to fear. Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri We hope you enjoyed this public episode of Enacting the Kingdom. We also regularly post private episodes for our patrons, covering a wide variety of serious and fun topics. We'd love to have you join our community at patreon.com/enactingthekingdom; your support means so much to us!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
We now come to the chrismation, the commissioning; the one who has been baptized is being sent out, empowered by the operation and grace of the Holy Spirit.Thank you again for listening to this public offering of our podcast! We hope you are able to take something from it that helps you move forward into the world, enacting the Kingdom. If you would like to support our project and help it continue, please visit patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and become a patron. Our patrons have access to a growing backlog of private episodes, and also to monthly livestreams with special guests. We'd love to have you join us!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Psalm 31 reflects the sheer joy of one who has come from being miserable in the hiddenness of their sin to being completely enveloped in God's mercy, protected and hidden within Him. Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri walk through the psalm verses, showing how they connect to what has come before in the service, and point to what is coming.Thank you so much for listening to this public episode of our podcast, we hope you enjoyed it. If you would like to support this project, and gain access to the private portion of our podcast, please head over to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom. We'd love to have you join us.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
The whole story has been building up to this moment, but really the baptism (or "dipping") is as quick as passing through a gate. And it really is a gateway - a passing through death to Life. Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri discuss this, and also touch on the controversial immersion debate.We hope you enjoyed this part of our public offering! If you have appreciated this project so far and would like to support our work going forward, become a patron at patreon.com/enactingthekingdom. There are multiple tiers of support, and you will receive access to a growing backlog of our private episodes as well as monthly livestreams with special guests. We hope to see you over there!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Water, oil, candles, incense - the makings of a good spa day, or the elements of a sacrament? The use of oil in baptism certainly gets less "press" than the use of water, but the anointing contains so much depth of meaning. Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri discuss the prayers during the blessing of the oil and the anointing itself.We hope you've received benefit from this public offering of our podcast! If you're interested in supporting this project, and obtaining access to a growing backlog of private episodes and monthly livestreams, please head over to patreon.com/enactingthekingdom and choose a tier of support. We'd love to have you join our growing community.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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