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St. Tikhon's Orthodox Seminary and Ancient Faith Radio


    • Mar 30, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Dr David Ford: From his edited works in 3 Volumes—Sing To Your Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 20:22


    Interview with Dr David Ford--from his edited works in 3 Volumes--Sing To Your Soul--in this brief interview, the beautiful words of Chrysostom on the Cross--during the Week of the Cross.

    Women and Men in the Early Church: The Vision of St. John Chrysostom.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 63:35


    Dr. David Ford, Professor of Church History, discusses his book Women and Men in the Early Church: the Vision of St. John Chrysostom with Dn. Maximus.

    The Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 47:32


    Fr. John Parker interviews the Executive Director of the Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM), Niko Petrogeorge.

    Micah Breland

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 36:08


    Micah Breland grew up in a faithful Christian home, then discovered the Orthodox Church when he met his wife. Having always felt a call to serve God and others, he is now a first year at St. Tikhon's pursuing a vocation to the Holy Priesthood.

    Meet Seminarian Mark Solomon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 23:16


    Mark Solomon is a first year seminarian from the Diocese of the West. Mark grew up in a Protestant home, but found himself turning away from faith in his younger years. He is now an Orthodox Christian and pursuing a call to the priesthood at St. Tikhon's.

    Covid and Vaccines - Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 58:44


    Fr. John Parker, Dean of St Tikhon's Seminary, hosts Dr Ryan Sampson Nash, MD, MA, for part two of a discussion about COVID and the vaccines. Dr Nash will address questions and feedback from part one.

    COVID and the Vaccines

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 76:29


    Fr. John Parker, Dean of St Tikhon's Seminary, hosts Dr. Ryan Sampson Nash, MD, MA, in a discussion about COVID and the vaccines. Dr. Nash will discuss, from the bioethical perspective, as a faithful Orthodox Christian and physician, the nuances of the vaccines and their relationship to medicine in general.

    Dr David C Ford, on his book, “Sing to Your Soul” Vol 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 15:21


    Ministry on the Frontlines: Orthodox College Ministry in the Age of Wokeness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 61:20


    Fr John Parker, Dean of St. Tikhon's Seminary, speaks live with Fr. Robert Miclean, who founded Annapolis College Ministry more than a decade ago, reaching many college students on the campuses of the US Naval Academy and St John's College. Many baptisms—and at least one priest—have come directly through this ministry. You can reach Fr. Robert at Fr.RobertMiclean@gmail.com.

    The Life of St. John Kochurov

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 66:40


    Fr. John Parker dean of St.Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary interviews Fr. John Wheling at St. John Kochurov Mission parish in Rogers Arkansas discussing the life and witness of St. John and his relevance to the church. His feast day is October 31.

    Treasure in a Box

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2020 42:20


    Fr John Parker, Dean, interviews Mary Lowell, founder of Hexaemeron, about long-time friend and master Iconographer, Xenia Pokrovsky, discussing Xenia's life, work, and connection to St Tikhon's.

    How Do We Find Christ in Our Suffering?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 53:49


    For we know all things work for the greater good of those who love God. Fr. John Parker and Archimandrite Sergius.

    On the Burial of the Divine Body of our Lord

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 57:35


    Dr. David Ford, Professor of Church History at St Tikhon's Seminary, reads a sermon by St. Epiphanius of Cyprus, 4th Century, titled "On the Burial of the Divine Body of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Joseph of Arimathaea, and on the Lord's Descent into Hades, which, after His Saving Passion, Wonderously Ensued on the Holy and Great Saturday." Dr. Ford has read this sermon for the past 15 years over the Tomb of our Lord Jesus Christ, on Holy Friday night.

    Vocation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 71:27


    Fr. John Parker, Dean of St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary, and Fr. Chad Hatfield, President of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, share their own callings to the priesthood and discuss that vital question, "How do I know if the Lord is calling me?" Please see the attachment associated with this episode which is a PDF of a helpful article by Mother Christophora on Fostering Vocations in the Church.

    St. John Chrysostom Encourages Deaconess Olympia In a Time of Trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 47:00


    Dr. David C. Ford, Professor of Church History at St. Tikhon's Seminary, and Fr. John Parker, Dean of the Seminary, discuss the events leading up to the crisis, precipitated by St. John Chrysostom's unjust and unexpected deposition from his office of Archbishop of Constantinople, and his subsequent exile to eastern Asia Minor. Then Dr. David gives a dramatic reading from Letter Seven, from his translation of St. John Chrysostom's Letters to St. Olympia, in which St. John expresses his great concern and wise assistance to help St. Olympia keep up her spirits in this devastating time. May his words assist and inspire us in the midst of our own crisis precipitated by the spread of the corona virus.

    St. John Chrysostom on Statues

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 33:46


    We are in an unusual time in our world as we see a global pandemic sweep from country to country. It was also a very difficult and surreal time in Antioch at the beginning of Great Lent in 386, after the tax riot and the desecration of the statues of Emperor Theodosius the Great and his family. The impending wrathful retribution hung over the terrified city like a suspended sword. It was in this time that St. John Chrysostom preached his amazing Homilies on the Statues, winning the undying love of the flock for his eloquent words of encouragement. This all happened during his first Great Lent as a priest, and as the main preacher in the cathedral church in Antioch. We can all benefit from these words today dramatically read for us by faculty member Dr. David Ford.

    The Liturgy of the Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 55:03


    Archimandrite Sergius, the Abbot of St Tikhon's Monastery—the oldest Orthodox monastery in North America—has recently posted a few short reflections on Facebook titled “The Liturgy of the Heart.” Fr. John Parker, Dean of St. Tikhon's Seminary, hosts Fr. Sergius on a live show on Thursday, April 2, at 3 PM Eastern on Ancient Faith Radio. From one of Fr. Sergius' recent videos: “Let us dust off the altar of our heart, place the Gospel back in the center, take what is given to us in this life (both good and bad) and offer it to God in gratitude (εὐχαριστία). When we do so, we will find that we will receive Christ Himself in return, and every encounter with Christ is Pascha.”

    Fr. Colin Barker

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 23:24


    Fr. Colin grew up as the son of a Lutheran pastor, and became Orthodox shortly before joining the Marine Corps. Through the prayers of the Theotokos, Fr. Colin met his wife and eventually came to seminary. He is now a priest in the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese and a third-year seminarian.

    Fr. Silouan Burns

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 37:08


    Fr. Silouan Burns grew up as a Protestant Christian with a calling to the ministry. After serving as a pastor in various Churches and living in the Philippines, he found the Orthodox Church. He is now a third-year seminarian and a priest in the Orthodox Church in America.

    Melvin Matthai

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 23:32


    Melvin Matthai grew up in the Malankara Orthodox Church, living in Kerala, India until the age of 12. After reconsidering the meaning and purpose of his life, he is now a second year seminarian at St. Tikhon's.

    Fr. Michael Shepherd

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 28:42


    Fr. Michael Shepherd was a drill sergeant in the U.S. Military who discovered his deep need for God and found Him in the Orthodox Church. Fr. Michael is now a third year seminarian at St. Tikhon's and a priest of the Orthodox Church in America.

    Fr. Samuel Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 58:35


    Father Samuel Davis is a former evangelical who was not searching for the Orthodox Church, until he came across an unexpected speaker on a charismatic television station. He is now a third year seminarian at St. Tikhon's, and the parish priest of St. Simon of Cyrene Orthodox Mission in New Brunswick, NJ.

    Fr Chrysostom Koutloumousianos

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 44:46


    Fr Chrysostom Koutloumousianos is a senior brother and priest-monk at the Holy Monastery of Koutloumous, Mount Athos. Having read English Literature at the University of Athens (1986) he pursued BA, MA and PhD studies in Theology at the Aristotle University of Thessalonica (1994-2007). He has been a Visiting Fellow at the Hellenic Institute, Royal Holloway, University of London (2011-2014) and a Research Fellow at Heythrop College, University of London (2016-2018). His research interests focus on Patristics and the spirituality of Greek and Celtic monasticism. Since 1986 he lives in the monastery, while visiting other places for lectures or pastoral activities. He is currently a research fellow at Cambridge Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, working on a comparative study of St Romanos the Melodist and John Donne.

    Meet Ryan Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 28:15


    Ryan Miller became Orthodox in college after some initial shock that "God became man so that man might become God." Following his love and zeal for Christ and the Church, Ryan is now a second-year seminarian at St. Tikhon's.

    Meet Subdeacon Jeremiah McKemy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 23:37


    Jeremiah McKemy was a faithful charismatic Christian who always wanted to go deeper in his faith and life of prayer. He became an Orthodox Christian after encountering the beauty of the Church, and through the prayers of the Theotokos.

    Predeep Chacko

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 25:55


    Predeep Chacko grew up in the Malankara Orthodox Church. His faith was simply part of his life, until God began to fan the flame of love in his heart. He is now a second year seminarian at St. Tikhon's

    Meet Reader Jacob Ponomarenko

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 18:28


    Jacob Ponomarenko grew up in a faithful Orthodox Christian home and has always had a heart to serve the Church. He is now a first year seminarian at St. Tikhon's.

    Father Moses Hibbard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 45:52


    Fr John Parker interviews our alumnus, Fr Moses HIbbard (2014), from St Nicholas of South Canaan Orthodox Church, BIllings, Montana.

    Meet Deacon Herman Garrison

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 62:25


    Deacon Herman discovered the Orthodox Church as he and his father-in-law began to ask questions about their lifelong Christian faith, trying to discover why they believe what they believe. He is now a third year seminarian at St. Tikhon's, preparing to become a missionary priest in the South.

    Beauty, Liturgy, and the Spiritual Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 45:39


    An interview with Dr. Timothy Patitsas, discussing beauty, liturgy, and the spiritual life in connection with the Orthodox Interseminary Movement conference on Beauty held at St. Tikhon's in early November.

    Meet Father Jesse Robinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2020 29:34


    Fr. Jesse Robinson was a blue-haired drummer in a band who found himself attending a small Orthodox mission in someone's home with his dad. Twenty years later, Fr. Jesse is an Orthodox priest in his final year of seminary at St. Tikhon's.

    Meet Brad Given

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2020 21:27


    As a Religious Studies major in college, Brad Given found his way to the Orthodox Church when he became friends with the daughter of a priest and began singing in the Church choir. Several years after marrying the priest's daughter, Brad is now a first year seminarian at St. Tikhon's.

    Meet Subdeacon Peter Simko

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020 28:09


    Raised in the Orthodox faith, Subdeacon Peter Simko was nurtured in the Church and became serious about his faith in college. After working as a successful civil engineer, he is now a seminarian at St. Tikhon's.

    Meet Garret Hamner

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2019 23:50


    Our guest today, Garret Hamner, grew up, primarily in Reformed churches. His first experience in the Orthodox Church proved to be a beautiful experience, an icon in the flesh of a foundational element of the Orthodox spiritual life: humility.

    Meet Anthony Saunders

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 28:24


    After a very negative reaction to his first exposure to Orthodoxy, our guest today, Anthony Saunders got a second taste on the other side of the world. Ultimately, the spiritual healing, or the therapy of the Church, is the major factor that draws Anthony and his wife to Orthodoxy.

    Autocephaly with a Canonical Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 48:07


    Fr Alexander Rentel, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America, finishes the St Tikhon's 2019 October Lecture Series.

    Sacred Art As Participatory Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2019 60:40


    Fr. John Parker welcomes Jonathan Pageau as his first live guest on the podcast. Jonathan is an iconographer/wood carver as well as a very popular "You-Tuber."

    Meet Fr. Stephen Powley From OCPM

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 29:02


    Fr. Stephen Powley of the Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry was on campus to meet with students. Subdeacon Maximos invited him into the studio.

    Autocephaly and Mission - Fr.Tom Soroka

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 69:29


    Address given by Fr. Tom Soroka, priest at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church and Ancient Faith Radio podcaster. Second of 2019's October Lecture Series at St. Tikhon's on the topic of "Autocephaly."

    Autocephaly and the Archives

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 46:02


    Mr Alexis Liberovsky, Archivist of the Orthodox Church in America, reflects on the Documents of the Autocephaly of the Orthodox Church in America, given in 1970.

    Olivia Insignares - part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 32:19


    We asked seminarian Olivia Insignares back for a follow up talk about the music at St. Tikhon's Seminary, a little about the place of beauty in the Church, and also about seeing outside the stereotype of the male seminarian, which she obviously is not. We can only scratch the surface here, but if you want to continue the conversation with Olivia, find her on Instagram: @beautywillsavetheday

    Primacy and Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 39:23


    Address given by Metropolitan Tikhon, Archbishop of All American and Canada on October 8, 2019. First of 2019's October Lecture Series at St. Tikhon's on the topic of "Autocephaly."

    Meet Olivia Insignares

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 20:56


    Today, we have the pleasure of talking to seminarian Olivia Insignares. The music and beauty of Orthodoxy was the path which lead her to the Church. Find her on Instagram if you are interested in joining the music and beauty conversation: @beautywillsavetheday

    Speaking the Truth in Love Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019 13:33


    Dr. David Ford and Subdeacon Maximos talk about the upcoming Speaking the Truth in Love conference Nov 7-9 on the campus of St. Tikhon's.

    Subdeacon Maximos Gibson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 24:48


    He was a non-denominational evangelical from Texas but now a subdeacon in the Orthodox Church and a seminarian at St. Tikhon's.

    Meet Dn. Ignatius Strange

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2019 37:03


    From Baptist upbringing to missionary in China to Orthodox seminary student. Fr. John Parker introduces us to Dn. Ignatius Strange, one of 2 seminarians who will be introducing us to other students in the weeks and months ahead.

    Meet Dr. David Ford

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 26:08


    Fr. John Parker introduces us to popular faculty member Dr. David Ford.

    St. Tikhon's Summer Camp

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 35:40


    Did you know St. Tikhon's has a very active summer camp program? Learn more from both staff and campers in this episode.

    The Studio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2019 16:38


    John Maddex and Fr. John Parker talk about the new studio installed at the seminary and the plans to use it.

    Meet Rector Archbishop Michael

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2019 13:25


    Dean Fr. John Parker launches the new podcast with a conversation with Rector Archbishop Michael.

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