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St. John the Baptist & the Orthodox Fellowship of St. John the Baptist

Posted in: Come Receive the Light |

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Dr. Dean Stamatis is back on the show to answer some questions for us about church architecture. Plus, we'll be speaking for the first time with Fr. Gregory Hallam this week, an Antiochian Orthodox priest from Manchester, UK. He's with us to talk about St. John the Baptist in honor of his upcoming feastday on August 29th, and also to tell us about the Orthodox Fellowship of St. John the Baptist.

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On the Saints is the third volume in the series, Sermons by Saint Gregory Palamas, consisting of seven sermons devoted to the saints of the Old and New Testaments, and including St. Gregory's wonderful homily on his fellow patron saint of Thessalonica, the Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrhstreamer (3rd century).

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The beginning addresses the question of why the choice to be Orthodox. In the end he addresses issues the average person wants to know about rituals, the sanctuary, the clergy, vestments, worship practices, etc. answering 250 specific questions ranging from Why Orthodoxy? to How do Orthodox view glossolalia? Dr. Stamatis is the author of "The Catechetical Handbook."

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Baptism & Praise

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In this week's episode of Theologically Thinking, Fr. William Chiganos looks at our confession of faith from Baptism and how we praise God in hymn.

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In this study of the Orthodox understanding of Christian initiation, the rites of baptism and chrismation, Fr Schmemann invites us to 'rediscover' baptism. He penetrates the Church's rubrics and rituals'often dismissed as out-of-date or merely quaint to reveal their inner content: a message of man's entrance into new life, into the Church and into the Kingdom.

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According to two thousand years of experience, Orthodoxy shows us how to be transformed by the renewing of our mindIn this unique and accessible book. Archimandrite Meletios Webber first explores the role of mystery in the Christian life, then walks the reader through the seven major Mysteries of the Orthodox Church, showing the way to a richer, fuller life in Christ.

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Q & A with Fr. Chris and Emmy

Posted in: Special Moments in Orthodoxy |

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This week on Special Moments in Orthodoxy, listen to a vaulted Come Receive the Light and hear Emmy and Fr. Chris answers questions from our listening audience.

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Orthodoxy continues to be a subject of enormous interest among Western Christians, and the author believes that an understanding of its standpoint is necessary before the Roman Catholic and Protestant churches can be reunited. He explains the Orthodox views on such widely ranging matters as ecumenical councils, sacraments, free will, purgatory, the papacy and the relation between the different Orthodox churches.

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Eastern Orthodox Church leaders celebrate and explain the nuances of their faith in Eastern Orthodox Theology, a collection of readings for those who wish to better understand key aspects of the Orthodox faith, such as liturgy and sacraments, tradition, the mystical encounter between person and God, and relations with other branches of the church. In this new edition, two new articles have been added to update the section on Orthodoxy's relationship with the West.

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Orthodox Life Tips - 08/13/10

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Orthodox Life Tips The Greatest Miracle of All: One minute with St. Gregory the Theologian on the miracle of salvation.

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