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his podcast is geared toward Orthodox and non-Orthodox Christians who want to care for their health in a spiritually minded manner. It focuses on ways to manage medical conditions such as weight loss, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, gastric reflux, and more. Rita Madden’s theory of…

Rita Madden and Ancient Faith Radio


    • Aug 25, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 16m AVG DURATION
    • 196 EPISODES


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    How to Live a Holy Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022


    Rita Madden shares some reflections from the book titled, "How to Live a Holy Life."

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    How to Live a Holy Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 12:50


    Rita Madden shares some reflections from the book titled, "How to Live a Holy Life."

    Work Together

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022


    Rita Madden reminds us of the blessing of working together in all facets of our lives, especially as we struggle to change some aspect of our life.

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    Work Together

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 9:23


    Rita Madden reminds us of the blessing of working together in all facets of our lives, especially as we struggle to change some aspect of our life.

    Feasting Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022


    Feasting is not the opposite of fasting, but a most joyful application of the fruits of our Lenten spiritual efforts! Take what you have cultivated during the fast, and feast with joy by following these 5 tips.

    Feasting Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 8:50


    Feasting is not the opposite of fasting, but a most joyful application of the fruits of our Lenten spiritual efforts! Take what you have cultivated during the fast, and feast with joy by following these 5 tips.

    Finding Moderation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022


    The Church offers us guidance for what to eat and what to abstain from during the fast, but does not give much guidance in the way of exactly how much to eat. Today, I am hoping to suggest that, when keeping the proper spirit of the fast, the wisdom of how much we need is already within us.

    Finding Moderation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 10:13


    The Church offers us guidance for what to eat and what to abstain from during the fast, but does not give much guidance in the way of exactly how much to eat. Today, I am hoping to suggest that, when keeping the proper spirit of the fast, the wisdom of how much we need is already within us.

    Fasting vs Dieting

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022


    In this episode, Krista Fedorchak, the new co-host of Food, Faith and Fasting, unpacks the differences between the fasting mindset and the dieting mindset, so we can better understand and approach this ancient Christian Discipline within the context of our current society's understanding of dieting.

    Fasting vs Dieting

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 16:48


    In this episode, Krista Fedorchak, the new co-host of Food, Faith and Fasting, unpacks the differences between the fasting mindset and the dieting mindset, so we can better understand and approach this ancient Christian Discipline within the context of our current society's understanding of dieting.

    Giving Thanks for All Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 14:17


    Modern day medicine is encouraging people to practice gratitude as it is good for health. We are called by our Holy Tradition to give thanks for all things! Following the Holy Orthodox Tradition provides us the tools we need to care for soul and body.

    Giving Thanks for All Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022


    Modern day medicine is encouraging people to practice gratitude as it is good for health. We are called by our Holy Tradition to give thanks for all things! Following the Holy Orthodox Tradition provides us the tools we need to care for soul and body.

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    Sustaining a Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022


    Rita Madden shares how to make a change that lasts in our lives through small but persistent choices.

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    Sustaining a Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 12:29


    Rita Madden shares how to make a change that lasts in our lives through small but persistent choices.

    Working on Ourselves

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021


    In this podcast we explore how to make small changes in our life to benefit our soul and body based on various practices that our Holy Tradition provides to us.

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    Working on Ourselves

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 13:02


    In this podcast we explore how to make small changes in our life to benefit our soul and body based on various practices that our Holy Tradition provides to us.

    Learning from A Monastery's Kitchen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021


    In this podcast we discover wonderful wisdom from A Monastery's Kitchen to bring Christ into everything we do.

    Learning from A Monastery's Kitchen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 12:15


    In this podcast we discover wonderful wisdom from A Monastery's Kitchen to bring Christ into everything we do.

    Creating Balance with Barriers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021


    In this podcast we examine a teaching from the Desert Mother Amma Syncletica to understand how to care for our health in a Christ centered manner.

    Creating Balance with Barriers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 15:34


    In this podcast we examine a teaching from the Desert Mother Amma Syncletica to understand how to care for our health in a Christ centered manner.

    Handling Spiritual Sickness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021


    In this podcast we explore how guidance from St. John of Kronstadt to handle spiritual sickness, following Holy Orthodox Tradition, gives us the answers and when we do this, we just feel physically better.

    Handling Spiritual Sickness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 13:56


    In this podcast we explore how guidance from St. John of Kronstadt to handle spiritual sickness, following Holy Orthodox Tradition, gives us the answers and when we do this, we just feel physically better.

    Align Yourself With God

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021


    It's simply so beautiful how our tradition has the answers for what a lot of modern day self-help programs are offering to help one care for their health.

    Align Yourself With God

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 10:50


    It's simply so beautiful how our tradition has the answers for what a lot of modern day self-help programs are offering to help one care for their health.

    Keeping the Correct Spirit for the Fast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021


    Rita Madden shares some wisdom from Abba Pambo to aid us in keeping the correct spirit for the Great Fast.

    Keeping the Correct Spirit for the Fast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 8:19


    Rita Madden shares some wisdom from Abba Pambo to aid us in keeping the correct spirit for the Great Fast.

    Soul Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021


    In this brief podcast we look at a beautiful teaching from St. John Kronstadt about our true food.

    Soul Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 8:04


    In this brief podcast we look at a beautiful teaching from St. John Kronstadt about our true food.

    Our Relationship to Spiritual Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 13:13


    In this podcast, we see great teachings for our relationship with material things, our earth and body, through teachings from a saint that lived around 1500 years ago! Starting January 21, 2021, Rita will be offering my Food Faith and fasting workshop in the virtual format. Here is the website to learn more and sign up: https://foodfaithfasting.gumroad.com (Workshop Flyer is attached)

    Our Relationship to Spiritual Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020


    In this podcast, we see great teachings for our relationship with material things, our earth and body, through teachings from a saint that lived around 1500 years ago! Starting January 21, 2021, Rita will be offering my Food Faith and fasting workshop in the virtual format. Here is the website to learn more and sign up: https://foodfaithfasting.gumroad.com (Workshop Flyer is attached)

    How to Understand Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020


    In this podcast, we see how the teachings of our holy tradition guide us in understanding our relationship to health.

    How to Understand Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 12:44


    In this podcast, we see how the teachings of our holy tradition guide us in understanding our relationship to health.

    55 Maxims

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020


    The late Father Thomas Hopko outlines 55 Maxims that provide guidance to aid us in the New Years Resolution of putting Christ first—and as we all well know, this is the most important resolution of all!

    55 Maxims

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 10:01


    The late Father Thomas Hopko outlines 55 Maxims that provide guidance to aid us in the New Years Resolution of putting Christ first—and as we all well know, this is the most important resolution of all!

    Medicine in Modern Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019


    Rita explores the use of modern day medicine and how it lines up with our Holy Orthodox Tradition.

    Medicine in Modern Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 9:08


    Rita explores the use of modern day medicine and how it lines up with our Holy Orthodox Tradition.

    The Benefit of Plant Foods

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2019


    As we continue to move through the fast, it is quite beautiful to see how the physical end of our fasting tradition aids us in the spiritual hunger we all feel.

    The Benefit of Plant Foods

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2019 15:03


    As we continue to move through the fast, it is quite beautiful to see how the physical end of our fasting tradition aids us in the spiritual hunger we all feel.

    Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2018


    We know, with Christ, anything is possible! In this podcast we review the importance of not giving up or losing faith when we are struggling to meet a goal.

    Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 14:34


    We know, with Christ, anything is possible! In this podcast we review the importance of not giving up or losing faith when we are struggling to meet a goal.

    Gaining Perspective on Fasting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2018


    With fasting being such a buzz diet, craze right now, Rita Madden helps us to gain some perspective through the teachings of St. Issac the Syrian.

    Gaining Perspective on Fasting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2018 11:27


    With fasting being such a buzz diet, craze right now, Rita Madden helps us to gain some perspective through the teachings of St. Issac the Syrian.

    St. Gregory of Nyssa on The Lord's Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2018


    Rita Madden shares St. Gregory of Nyssa's writing on The Lord's Prayer, and provides insight on stress management and how to eat.

    St. Gregory of Nyssa on The Lord’s Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2018 16:42


    Rita Madden shares St. Gregory of Nyssa's writing on The Lord's Prayer, and provides insight on stress management and how to eat.

    Continuing the Fast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018


    Rita Madden encourages us to continue the fast with words from St. Paisios of the Holy Mountain.

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    Continuing the Fast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018 8:12


    Rita Madden encourages us to continue the fast with words from St. Paisios of the Holy Mountain.

    Getting Ready for Great Lent 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2018


    Rita Madden encourages us to prepare our lives for the journey of Great Lent by working for the healing of the whole earth.

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    Getting Ready for Great Lent 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2018 19:15


    Rita Madden encourages us to prepare our lives for the journey of Great Lent by working for the healing of the whole earth.

    The Candle

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2017


    Rita reflects on how physical objects can help us attain food for our soul, and how we can use physical objects to help us in prayer.

    The Candle

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2017 18:15


    Rita reflects on how physical objects can help us attain food for our soul, and how we can use physical objects to help us in prayer.

    Creating Structure with Silence

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2017


    Rita discusses ways that we can create structure in our lives for silence and prayer.

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