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Orthodox questions and answers on the spiritual life with Fr. Maxym Lysack from Ottawa, Canada

Fr. Maxym Lysack and Ancient Faith Radio


    • Mar 28, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 9m AVG DURATION
    • 46 EPISODES


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    The Inner Person in the Orthodox Tradition: Theosis Unpacked

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2020 29:28


    29:28 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/the_inner_perso

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    The Inner Person in the Orthodox Tradition: Healing the Soul through the Sacraments

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 32:38


    32:38 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofth

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    The Inner Person in the Orthodox Tradition: Healing the Soul through God's Grace and Aceticism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 36:39


    36:39 https://www.ancientfaith.com/pod

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    The Inner Person in the Orthodox Tradition: The Powers of the Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 30:43


    In this second episode on the inner person, Fr. Maxym discusses the powers of the soul: nous, word and spirit. He shows how these powers were placed in us by God, reflect His image and demonstrate what a whole, balanced and healthy human being is meant to be.

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    The Inner Person in the Orthodox Tradition - Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 30:55


    In this introductory episode to a new series on the inner person in the Orthodox tradition, Fr. Maxym discusses the meaning of the soul and the relationship between the soul, the heart and the mind.

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    What are the causes of self-love and how can we protect our children?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2018 6:29


    06:29 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/what_a

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    Since the harrowing of hades, are the demonic powers still active?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2018 3:51


    03:51 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/since_the

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    Is there a connection between eating animal products and the passions?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2018 8:11


    08:11 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/is_th

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    How do we Move from Mere Confession to True Repentance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2018 6:26


    06:26 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/how_do_we_move_from_m

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    What is the Opposite of Sloth?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2018 4:07


    04:07 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/what_is_the_opposite_of_sloth

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    The Importance of having a Spiritual Father when Praying the Jesus Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2018 4:47


    04:47 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/th

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    Which Commandments Should We Obey?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2018 4:43


    04:43 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/which_commandments_should_we_obey

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    Posture and the Jesus Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2018 3:37


    03:37 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/posture_and_the_jesus_prayer f

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    Have Mercy On Me “A Sinner” or “The Sinner”?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2018 2:37


    Fr. Maxym Lysack addresses a question about the Jesus Prayer.

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    The Jesus Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2018 7:21


    Fr. Maxym Lysack explains what differentiates the Jesus Prayer from other prayers.

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    Prayer of the Heart and Words

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2018 3:06


    03:06 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/prayer_of_the_heart_and_words

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    Unceasing Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2018 9:08


    The price to be paid for unceasing prayer.

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    Building a Simple Rule of Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2017 27:44


    Part 1 of a 2 part series on prayer.

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    Re-establishing a Simple Prayer Rule

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2017 20:49


    Part two of a two-part series on prayer.

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    Fasting As An Aid To Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 6:46


    06:46 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/fasting_as_an_aid_to_prayer1 fe

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    Can You Think Your Sins And Not Say Them?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2017 3:50


    03:50 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/can_you_think_your_sins_and_not_sa

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    Worship As Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2016 6:23


    06:23 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/worship_as_community feeds@ancientfait

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    Fasting As An Aid To Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2016 6:45


    06:45 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/fasting_as_an_aid_to_prayer fee

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    What are the Manifestations of Akedia?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2016 8:35


    08:35 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/what_are_the_manifestations_of_akedia

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    Addiction to Sinful Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2016 5:46


    05:46 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/addiction_to_sinful_thoughts f

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    Thoughts and the Body

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2016 6:11


    06:11 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/thoughts_and_the_body feeds@ancientfa

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    How Do I Live Modestly in the World?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2016 4:46


    04:46 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/how_do_i_act_modestly_in_the_world

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    How Do We Practice Asceticism After Communion?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2016 5:49


    05:49 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/asceticism_after_communion

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    How Do I Keep the Commandments and Acquire Virtue?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2016 5:03


    05:03 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/acquire_virtue

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    Can We Will Ourselves Into Repentance?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2016 6:37


    06:37 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/can_we_will_ourselves_into_repentance

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    How is humility different from simple self-criticism?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2016 4:15


    04:15 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/how_is_humility_differ

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    Can I Think My Way Into Deification?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2016 5:00


    05:00 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/can_i_think_my_way_into_deification

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    Why Was There Temptation In Paradise

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2016 7:50


    07:50 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/why_was_there_temptation_in_paradise

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    Why Does Evil Exist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2015 5:51


    05:51 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/why_does_evil_exist feeds@ancientfaith

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    Fantasy and the Spiritual Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2015 5:50


    05:50 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/fantasy_and_the_spiritual_life

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    What is Meant by the Bridegroom Coming At Midnight?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2015 4:43


    04:43 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/what_is_meant_by_the_bri

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    Should Emotions be Repressed, Indulged or Purified?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2015 4:07


    04:07 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/should_emotions_be_repre

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    Attaining Spiritual Joy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2015 5:00


    05:00 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/attaining_spiritual_joy feeds@ancie

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    Allowing God to Transform Evil in Our Lives

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2014 6:34


    06:34 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/allowing_god_to_transform_evil_i

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    What Does Spiritual Growth Look Like?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2014 2:34


    02:34 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/what_does_spiritual_growth_look_like

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    Can Intercessory Prayers Be Done At Home?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2014 2:22


    02:22 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/can_intercessory_prayers_be_done_a

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    How Do We Deal With Thoughts (Logismoi) During Prayer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2014 4:14


    What should we do when thoughts come? The Psalms will help wash your heart of the distractions and you will reach the point where you can pray better.

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    What is the Relationship Between Being Born Again and Confession?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2014 5:55


    05:55 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/what_is_th

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    What Are We Doing in the Divine Liturgy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2014 9:32


    09:32 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lawofthespirit/what_are_we_doing_in_the_divine_lit

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    What Is Love In The Spiritual Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2014 5:55


    In this 2nd episode, Fr. Maxym addresses the question about love in the spiritual life.

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    Seeing Our Sins In Humility

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2014 8:10


    In this inaugural episode, Fr. Maxym addresses the question "How can we see our sins in humility and how can we fight despair?”

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