Living the Ancient Faith in the Modern World

Drawing Poisoned Water From Tainted Wells—Sunday of the Samaritan Woman

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:09:10 +0000

In this world we often seek life life from poisoned wells.

Defining Your Life—Sunday of the Paralytic

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:08:05 +0000

The evil one wishes for us to define our life by its limitations; God desires for us to define our life by its possibilities.

Setting Out to Serve—Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:06:03 +0000

Setting out to annoint the body of Christ, the women experienced the power of the resurrection of Christ. Our service to his body has the same result for us.

Cleansing Fire, Consuming Fire

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:42:05 +0000

Judgment or joy is a matter of the heart—whether it chooses to receive or reject.

Seeking a King

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 21:56:59 +0000

When Christ entered the the holy city, many were seeking a king to bring them freedom and prosperity. What do we seek from our king?

Lowering Ourselves to Be Lifted Up

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:55:08 +0000

Being lifted into God's glory begins with an honest descent into ourselves.

The Prodigal Son: One Word Says It All

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:22:57 +0000

There is no word that better summarizes the purpose of Great Lent—or, indeed, our entire Christian journey—than "return."

The Publican and the Pharisee: It Depends on How You See It

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:14:38 +0000

Great Lent can be a time of great spiritual growth or great spiritual loss. It depends on where you are looking.

Five Great Mysteries

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:29:24 +0000

In the tiniest of fragments is the wholeness of truth: What a relic can teach us.

Steps of Transformation

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:01:18 +0000

Zacchaeus shows us the path from self-centeredness to Christ-centeredness.

In Thy Light Shall We See Light

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:11:07 +0000

In the waters of baptism, Christ reveals our true selves.

Make Ready, O Bethlehem

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:17:57 +0000

All of creation prepares for His coming, but do we?

Possessions, Pleasure, and People

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:59:13 +0000

They can get in the way or be the way to dine with Christ.

What Must I Do to Inherit Eternal Life?

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:08:57 +0000

The answers stand before us each time we enter the church.

The Asceticism of Charity

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:24:28 +0000

Our possessions can lead us down one of two roads—the road of thankfulness or the road of fear.

Touching God, Receiving God’s Touch

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:51:13 +0000

Like the woman with the issue of blood, we touch Christ's humanity; like Jairus's daughter, we are touched by His divinity.

The Dangers of Cultural Possession

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:18:33 +0000

Though the demons may not possess us, our culture can.

Reaping What Is Sowed

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:37:30 +0000

God has planted all that is necessary if we are willing to work the harvest.

Lord, Have Mercy

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:27:55 +0000

For most of us, what we demand of others is exactly the opposite of what we ask for ourselves.

Into Deeper Waters

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:13:36 +0000

Christ challenges us to "cast our nets" into deeper waters, but in so doing provides us with the means to meet that challenge.

The Paradox of the Cross

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:17:02 +0000

Fr. Stephen explains that the Cross is both an ugly instrument of death and a holy instrument of life.

For God So Loved the World

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:59:11 +0000

Fr. Stephen explains that at the heart of the Orthodox faith is the realization that God so loved the world that he desired for us that which He originally intended.

What Must I Do to Inherit Eternal Life?

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:02:53 +0000

Fr. Stephen answers this question with three additional questions that all Christians must ask themselves.

A Debt Has to Be Paid

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Stephen Rogers and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:41:24 +0000

Fr. Stephen opens his new podcast with this homily about our loving and merciful Master's forgiveness. Will we choose to live with gratitude or in servitude?