Ancient Faith Commentaries

The Friendly Giant

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:40:29 +0000

How did normal American kids become the Boston bombers? How did the friendly giant become the terrorist? Fr. Lawrence Farley, priest at Saint Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church in Langley, British Columbia, reminds us that this sort of thing always happens one poor decision at a time—and that we should guard against doing the same.

The Arrow That Flies

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:03:38 +0000

Fr. Lawrence Farley reflects on the twin bombings at yesterday's Boston Marathon in light of the promises of God.

The Anaphora of St. Basil

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:51:08 +0000

Fr. Philip LeMasters, Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Religion at McMurry University, explains that St. Basil's Anaphora calls us to live out practically what we enact liturgically in response to the needs of the human beings whom we encounter every day.

The Pope and the Patriarch

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:24:02 +0000

Fr. Peter Michael Preble, host of the AFR podcast Shepherd of Souls and priest at St. Michael's Romanian Orthodox Church in Southbridge, MA, makes some observations about the recent meeting between Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.

Two Chairs of Peter

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:18:02 +0000

Following yesterdays pontifical election, Fr. Andrew Damick comments on this most recent event as well as the recent election of Patriarch John X of the Holy Synod of Antioch.

Christmas in Connecticut

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:39:15 +0000

Christmas in Newtown, CT will not be the same this year. Fr. Lawrence Farley comments on the tragic events of December 14 and reminds us of the senseless nature of sin.

Finding Comfort in Time of Sorrow

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 04:21:41 +0000

There are no words to express the depth of our sorrow when we think of the tragedy in Newtown Connecticut. Fr. Tom Soroka provides a Christian perspective on sorrow as he reminds us of our utter dependance on God.

After the Election

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:33:07 +0000

Fr. Philip LeMasters, Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Religion at McMurry University, argues that the primary political action of Orthodox Christians is not found in voting, carrying signs, spouting slogans, or putting bumper stickers on cars. Rather, our most fundamental political witness is to participate in the Divine Liturgy.

Asceticism

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 05:27:54 +0000

Fr. Philip LeMasters points out that our society more readily accepts discipline and sacrifice for sports than it does for religion.

Women in the Altar

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:09:43 +0000

Fr. Lawrence Farley addresses some misconceptions about allowing women to go behind the altar in the Orthodox Church. You can read more about his views on the role of women in the Church in his new book published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press: Feminism and Tradition: Quiet Reflections on Ordination and Communion.

Character

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:47:16 +0000

Fr. Philip LeMasters argues that if raising everyone's self-esteem by watering down substantive visions of the good life is our preferred mode of operation, then heaven help us if we want our kids to worship anything other than their own self-centered desires.

Not in Praise of Single Motherhood

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:36:04 +0000

Fr. Philip LeMasters maintains that it is no insult to successful single parents to point out the misguided nature of arguments that praise single motherhood as the new norm.

Food and Fasting

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:55:29 +0000

Fr. Philip LeMasters explains that our diet and eating habits have a profound spiritual and moral significance as they shape who we become as people and how we relate to others and to the Lord.

Reproductive Technology

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:59:41 +0000

Fr. Philip LeMasters argues that today’s reproductive technologies raise serious concerns about the relationship between conceiving children and actually parenting them.