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"The Opinionated Tailor" is a glimpse into the colorful world of Khouria Krista West, ecclesiastical tailor, and is brought to you by Ancient Faith Radio


    • Feb 13, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 18m AVG DURATION
    • 71 EPISODES


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    Can Beauty Save the World?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 25:11


    Krista explores the topic of missions and evangelism through the lens of the ancient beauty of the Church and her living room.

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    Origins of Orthodox Christian Textile Aesthetics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2019 22:41


    Ever wonder why stuff looks different in the Orthodox Church? Krista helps us imagine being Roman in the late antique period and learning how textile usage then influences aesthetics in the Church today.

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    What's Your Praxis?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2018 17:52


    Krista muses on faith with works and creating our praxis, or the practice of our faith.

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    Church Beauty Basics

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 30:39


    Want to bring more beauty to your church, but don't know where to begin? Listen is as Krista shares some easy tips and ideas for making and keeping your church beautiful.

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    Beauty in the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2018 7:48


    Krista West recently wrote an article about Beauty in the Church for a priest whose church was starting a building program and they wanted to raise awareness about beauty in the Church.

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    Marian's House

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2017 17:06


    Have you ever felt incomplete or unfinished? Krista shares what moving to an old home has taught her about bringing life to completion in Christ.

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    Great Unexpectations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2017 33:32


    So what do we do when life hands us something we weren't expecting?

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    Parenting without a Paradigm

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2017 22:24


    Kh Krista talks about the gifts and struggles of parenting if you haven't grown up with good role models.

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    What's New in the Workshop

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2017 20:10


    Kh. Krista catches us up on her various current projects and interests.

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    Why Work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2016 36:20


    In this podcast, Kh. Krista reads Dorothy Sayers's essay "Why Work?" which was written over 70 years ago and yet is highly relevant today.

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    Watchful Work: Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2016 35:53


    Kh. Krista shares specific skills and techniques for making your work more watchful.

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    Watchful Work: Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2016 18:11


    Kh. Krista encourages us to learn to work efficiently and deeply and make every moment count.

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    Raising Skillful Children: Part Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2016 38:08


    Part three focuses on the adolescent years and the launch into early adulthood.

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    Raising Skillful Children: Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2015 30:23


    Part two of this series focuses on practical suggestions for ages 8-13.

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    Raising Skillful Children: Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2015 32:09


    In part one of three of her new series, Kh. Krista explains why raising skillful children is important and then focuses on practical suggestions for ages birth through 7.

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    It's All In Your Head: Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2015 18:15


    Kh. Krista continues her musings on social media and its limitations.

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    It's All In Your Head: Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2015 20:41


    Kh. Krista muses on social media and its limitations.

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    40 Days of Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2014 18:09


    Kh. Krista discusses her complicated relationship with her late father, which became less so as she helped him negotiate the end of his life.

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    Slow Vestments

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2014 21:38


    Kh. Krista turns her thoughts to the fast fashion industry and what its implications are for our vestment tradition.

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    Ten Things I Love About Teenagers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2013 18:36


    Kh. Krista muses on the things she loves about teenagers.

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    What's Wrong with Venice?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2013 21:53


    On a recent research trip overseas, Kh. Krista visited San Marcos in Venice, Italy, a church adorned with looted Byzantine art and iconography. In doing so, she was really hit by the magnitude of the loss of Constantinople, which prompted a reflection on beauty and the sublime.

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    Real Stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2012 17:25


    In a world of the unreal, Kh. Krista meditates on the "real" stuff of the Church.

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    Today is Not the Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2012 11:53


    Work got you down? Take a few minutes to hear how work can refresh you.

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    The Happy Prince

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2011 18:47


    As a Christmas gift to her listeners, Kh. Krista reads The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde.

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    Where Is Your Peace?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2011 9:05


    Ever thought of your spiritual peace as a weapon? Kh. Krista has!

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    Beauty is More Than Skin Deep

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2011 13:00


    In the Orthodox Church, beauty is more than skin deep. Kh. Krista explains why.

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    The Community of Joy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2011 7:40


    Kh. Krista reads her article, "The Community of Joy."

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    Vestment Book 5

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2011 13:56


    Kh. Krista completes the first chapter of her book on the origins and traditions of Orthodox Vestments.

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    Preparing for Lent

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2011 10:20


    Are you prepared for Lent? Kh. Krista gives some tips.

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    Vestment Book 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2011 17:36


    With this podcast, Kh. Krista continues reading from her book on Orthodox vestments, discussing the ancient garments of Greece and Rome and their transformation into Orthodox Christian liturgical dress.

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    Vestment Book 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2010 16:56


    With this podcast, Kh. Krista continues reading from her book on Orthodox vestments, discussing the ancient garments of Greece and Rome and their transformation into Orthodox Christian liturgical dress.

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    Mary and Martha and Mamool

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2010 16:49


    Kh. Krista contemplates the differences between Mary and Martha, in light of making Arabic pastries.

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    Vestment Book 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2010 14:38


    With this podcast, Kh. Krista continues reading from her book on Orthodox vestments, discussing the ancient garments of Greece and Rome and their transformation into Orthodox Christian liturgical dress.

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    Vestment Book I

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2010 13:18


    Kh. Krista begins reading from her book-in-progress on the origins and traditions of Orthodox vestments.

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    Perspectives

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2010 10:10


    Kh. Krista explains how our lives can change when we change our vision.

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    Put Down and Look

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2010 11:26


    Kh. Krista encourages us to put down the service books and enter more fully into this year's Lenten services.

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    Prepare Ye the Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2010 16:31


    Getting ready for both a new baby and a new book on vestments has Kh. Krista thinking about preparation in general.

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    Discipline - Part 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2009 23:45


    Kh. Krista discusses the importance and joy of hard work.

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    Discipline - Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2009 16:50


    As part of a disciplined life, Kh. Krista discusses the place occupied by balance, eikonimia, and rest.

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    Discipline - Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2009 12:49


    Is almsgiving just about money? Kh. Krista explores how almsgiving teaches us to let go.

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    Discipline - Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2009 15:52


    Kh. Krista presents fasting as a gift and a skill.

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    Discipline - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2009 16:06


    In part two of her series on leading a more disciplined life, Kh. Krista looks at the traditional discipline of prayer.

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    Discipline - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2009 26:09


    How do we lead a disciplined life? Part one of a series on discipline.

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    Abase and Abound

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2009 19:15


    How good are you at going with the flow? Can you "abase and abound," as St. Paul mentions in Philippians? Kh. Krista uses her experience making cassocks to consider this topic.

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    Learning to Ski the Slopes of Lent

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2009 15:57


    Khouria Krista compares the Lenten journey to learning to ski.

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    Preparing for Lent

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2009 16:35


    How to take your schedule down a notch in preparation for Great Lent.

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    Longing for Paradise

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2009 22:53


    Christ charms us into His kingdom, says Khouria Krista West, and this is nowhere more evident than in the physical manifestation of beauty within the Church.

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    Bishops' Vestments

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2009 22:14


    Khouria Krista West explains the origins of Bishops' vestments.

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    Sin No. 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2009 17:34


    On the list of 7 deadly sins in the Bible, the 5th one is Gluttony. In a society where we are often denied nothing, how do we as Orthodox Christians face this issue head on? Kh. Krista has a very personal experience to share with us today.

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    Eye Of The Storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2008 15:24


    Kh. Krista muses on Christmas, preparation, twinkly lights and priorities as we draw closer to Christmas day.

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