Saint Anne Orthodox Church

Madre Inez (Hogar Rafael Ayau Orphanage) and John Maddex talk about the move of the children from Guatemala City to the beautiful mountains and their new home. Help them finish the project and move in with the construction completely paid off!

The day after a devastating tornado hit Moore, OK, Ancient Faith Radio files this report including interviews with Bishop Basil of the Antiochian Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America and Fr. John Salem, priest at St. Elijah Orthodox Church in Oklahoma City.

On the next "Ancient Faith Today" (5/26), Fr. Stephen Freeman, the pastor of St. Anne Orthodox Church in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the host of the "Glory to God" podcast, discusses the idea of "beauty" and its lack in our secularized culture, as well as how to live a sacred life in a secular culture. Listen to a preview below.

We interview Fr. David Subu and Daniel Silver about Doxacon, which may very well be the first Orthodox conference on science fiction and fantasy. The event will take place July 19-21, 2013, in Springfield, Virginia, and it is sponsored by Protection of the Holy Mother of God Orthodox Church.

On tonight's "Orthodoxy Live," host Fr. Evan Armatas discusses the responsibility of wedding sponsors, ways to enhance prayer, dialoguing with Evangelical friends who don't value the physical world, and C. S. Lewis.

From the Speaking the Truth in Love archives Fr. Thomas Hopko examines who the Myrrhbearing Women were and clears up some misconceptions about Mary Magdalene in the process.

Bobby Maddex interviews Nicholas Reeves, Assistant Professor of Liturgical Music at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, about an upcoming master class on the interpretation of Orthodox sacred music. The class will be led by Maestro Vladimir Gorbik and held at St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church in Santa Rosa, California.

Charles Ajalat joins us to talk about a letter being circulated in Congress that calls for action to be taken by the State Department to secure the release of the two Archbishops being held in Syria. We urge you to call your congressional representative and urge them to sign the Sherman Letter.

Bobby Maddex interviews Vlad Morosan, the director of the professional choral group Archangel Voices, about an upcoming concert at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in Danbury Connecticut. The event will take place on June 8, 2013, at 7:30 PM, and the cost is $45 per ticket ($20 for students), which includes a wine and cheese reception.

The story of the appearance of Christ to His disciples on the evening of the Resurrection, as well as eight days later, richly demonstrates the importance of gathering together on the Lord's Day. Fr. Thomas Soroka reminds us that our gathering together allows us to experience the coming eternal Kingdom here and now.

Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick and Kevin Allen discuss what it means to be a Christian in light of the thousands of Christian denominations. Fr. Andrew is the author of the Conciliar Press book Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy.

On tonight's "Ancient Faith Today" (05/12), Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, author of Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy: Exploring Belief Systems through the Lens of the Ancient Christian Faith, discusses the sensitive subject of defining who a Christian is (and who a Christian is not!). Click here to listen at 8/7 Central.

From the archives of Frederica Here and Now, enjoy this episode where Frederica Mathewes-Green defends the character of St. Thomas, whom we commemorate on the Sunday after Pascha.

On a new "Ancient Faith Presents," Bobby Maddex welcomes back to the program Anne Van Fossen, one of the founders of the Classical Learning Resource Center, to discuss some of the exciting new developments that are taking place at the online school.

In this episode of his ongoing exploration of Christian civilization, Fr. John Strickland, a professor of history at Saint Katherine Orthodox College and a priest at St. John of Damascus Orthodox Church, explains how the Church cultivated a higher level of sexual dignity and explores how Christendom served to elevate women in Roman society.

Ancient Faith Radio is collecting episodes from our large family of podcasts that will help make the Paschal season a truly joyful experience. Here is Frederica Mathewes-Green on the hymn The Angel Cried. Click on the image to the left for more podcasts related to Pascha.

On this, the greatest of all feast days, Fr. Thomas Hopko explains what we, as Orthodox Christians, know for certain about Jesus Christ.

On this encore presentation of the archived podcast "Singing the Triumphal Hymn," Fr. John Finley shares portions of St. Nicholai’s sermon on Great and Holy Friday. The complete homily can be found in Homilies, Nicholai Velemirovic, Bishop of Ochrid, translated by Mother Maria and published by Lazarica Press.

On a new "Ancient Faith Presents," Bobby Maddex, Operations Manager of Ancient Faith Radio, talks with Dr. Marcus Plested, the Academic Director of the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies in Cambridge, England, about the institute's summer school and distance learning program.

This past February, North Texas Orthodox Missions hosted a conference on “How to Talk with Your Children About God.” The lectures were presented at both St. Barbara Orthodox Church (OCA) and Holy Trinity Orthodox Church (GOA) in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas. Here Fr. Nicholas Hadzellis explains how to share the Gospel with college students.