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Come and explore the challenges of the spiritual life at the intersection of the eternal Gospel and the 21st century.

Fr. Richard Rene and Ancient Faith Radio


    • May 1, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 15m AVG DURATION
    • 118 EPISODES


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    Death in Custody

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2018 8:42


    Sowing the Heart, Knowing the Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2016 13:12


    We are to offer the unique soil of our heart to the seed that God has planted in us by the hand of Jesus Christ—but first we need to know it.

    Observing and Beholding

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2016 17:28


    Fr. Richard reveals the dark and horrific center of religion that is not present in Christianity.

    Hope for a Man Named Lightning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2016 12:12


    Fr. Richard tells the story of a seemingly hopeless man whom he met during his prison ministry.

    Why Keep Walking?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2016 20:27


    Rise Into the Body

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2016 18:16


    Fr. Richard explains what the Resurrection means for our understanding of the human body.

    The Voice of Stones

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2016 18:43


    The Last Judgement: What to Expect

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2016 26:17


    What will guarantee that we do not spend eternity in joy, beholding the presence of our Lord, is our expectations.

    On St. Nicholas and Making a Difference

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2015 22:09


    The Church is here to bring peace and joy in the midst of our sufferings. It is not here to make a difference in this world.

    Divine Torment

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2015 17:21


    The Church brings us the story of the Gadarene Demoniac because it wants us to see ourselves in this man—our own fundamental insanity as fallen human beings.

    The Mystery of God’s Judgment

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2015 18:01


    How Can I Use it for Your Closer Contact?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2015 21:47


    Fr. Richard explains how as Christian we are to respond to loss in our lives.

    Three Lessons from Dale

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2015 22:53


    Fr. Richard shares three lessons he learned from an incarcerated individual who discovered the peace of Christ.

    The Nation of the Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2015 17:04


    Fundamental Compassion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2015 17:49


    Don't worry about big acts, but rather concern yourself with the fundamental needs that people have.

    Noah and the Ark of Salvation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2014 8:12


    Using Power in the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2014 23:28


    Both those who lead and those who follow in the Church need to ask themselves, "How can we look at power differently?"

    The Myrrhbearers and the Social Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2014 17:05


    Fr. Richard explains what the story of the Myrrhbearers has to teach us about the social teaching of the Church.

    Acquiring Wisdom

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2014 8:53


    Fr. Richard explains that if we are going to fully enter the Christian life, then part of our task is to acquire wisdom.

    Being Human: Part Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2014 8:18


    Live in Your Head or Live in Your Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2014 20:17


    We can either live life in our heads and be alone, or we can live life in our hearts and meet with God.

    Making Spaces

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2014 7:12


    Fr. Richard explains that by prescribing the readings from Genesis during Lent, the Church links creation with the journey of the Lord to the Cross.

    Annunciation and the Power of Words

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2014 9:14


    Fr. Richard reminds us that we can conceive in others the presence of God through our words.

    Being Human: Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2014 8:08


    Fr. Richard reminds us that we have the God-given potential to rise above those things that would subject us.

    Being Human: Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2014 8:11


    As we follow Jesus to the cross, explains Fr. Richard, our challenge is to seek to become human again.

    Expect Nothing; Hope for Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2014 23:37


    Drawing on the encounter between Jesus and the Canaanite woman, Fr. Richard outlines the two dimensions of "great faith."

    He Became Sin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2014 8:31


    Fr. Richard marvels at the mystery of how this pure, incorruptible, uncontaminated, utterly righteous God immersed himself in the tailing pond of humanity's most toxic attitudes and behaviors.

    The Demoniac is Not the Demon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2013 19:50


    Who is the enemy in our spiritual war? Fr. Richard reminds us that it is not flesh and blood, but rather the demon of our age.

    Do We Believe?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2013 15:20


    Fr. Richard explains that God brings us to Church to show us that He loves us.

    How to Discover the True Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2013 12:52


    Fr. Richard explains what the story of St. Helen and the Cross teaches us about experiencing the resurrection power of the Cross in our lives.

    That We May See Him Clearly

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2013 9:45


    The Joy of Slavery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2013 20:03


    What does St. Paul mean when he says we should be slaves of righteousness? Fr. Richard explains.

    Becoming Fully Dimensional

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2013 20:01


    Unity in Diversity, Diversity in Unity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2013 13:07


    Go In and Be Still

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2013 22:54


    Fr. Richard answers two questions: How do we realize God's closeness to us, and how do we proclaim it?

    God Has Never Been Closer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2013 9:55


    Fr. Richard reminds us that after Christ ascended into heaven, he grew closer to us than ever.

    The Myrrh-Bearing Women and the Redemption of the Past

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2013 17:26


    St. Thomas and the Wounds

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2013 17:36


    Fr. Richard explains that it by following St. Thomas's example that we can break through the "business as usual" that follows Lent and Pascha.

    Overcoming Lust

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2013 7:32


    The Topsy Turvy Ladder

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2013 16:38


    People of the Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2013 20:14


    Fr. Richard reminds us that if we're going to be people of the Cross, then we need to accept our subjugation and suffering.

    The Outer Journey and the Inner Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2013 15:46


    Let Us Disappear

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2013 8:47


    Fr. Richard explains that the way for us to demonstrate the submission of the Theotokos is by trying to disappear.

    The Triumph of the Personal

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2013 18:48


    Fr. Richard explains what it is about icons that is crucial and essential to being an Orthodox Christian.

    Overcoming Resentment: Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2013 9:06


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