On this week's CRTLOrthodox Christian podcast, Fr. Chris will talk with Richard Barrett and Fr. Anthony Karbo. Richard Barrett is the cantor at All Saints Church in Indiana and speaks with Fr. Chris on establishing choir schools in our parishes. As a student of music and a graduate of Indiana University specializing in voice, he brings a special perspective to the subject worth listening to. Also, Fr. Anthony Karbo will be discussing Agia Sophia Coffeehouse in Colorado Springs. Agia Sophia is an outreach ministry underwritten by Holy Theophany Orthodox Church, where Fr. Anthony is parish priest. Listen Now (Real Audio) or click below to listen.
Meet Clint and Debbie Hale - Clint Grew up in the Church of Christ and went on to become a Sniper in the US Army. Clint's Father was a Church of Christ minister and he grew up with a strong spirtual background. Clint after the army went on to missionary preaching school and then became a minister in a small church in the San Antionio Texas. After his time as a minster they became ministers to Estonia.
Some Highlights of the show are when Debbie talks about how she thought her husband was out of his mind for looking into the Orthodox Church and how reading Fr. Stephen Freemans Blog Glory to God for all Things opened her up to the faith.
On Harmony of Thunder Orthodox podcast: In St. Basil's eighth sermon from the Hexaemeron, he compares different kinds of people to different kinds of fish. This is one way that we can use our meditation on the creation of living things as a way to deepen our spiritual lives. So, be more like and eel and less like a squid and listen to this week's Harmony of Thunder in order to hear about St. Basil's marvelous insights into the world of the animals that live in the sea.
Rarely heard hymns for the Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (June 29) are the focus in this episode of “Icons in Sound.” Musical settings, ranging from early Russian znamenny chants to works by Rimsky-Korsakov and Fr. Sergei Glagolev, are sung by Archangel Voices, Cappella Romana, and the Russian Patriarchate Choir. Click below to listen to the program. For more information about the program and the Feast, click the 'Read More' below.
This week on the Focus North America Podcast Fr. Justin Mathews and Jacob Lee interview Fr. Nick Kasemeotes about the the Philoxenia House at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, MN. Find out about the vibrate partner ministry and the good work that is going on there.
On The Chanter’s Stand, Stan and Nancy Takis will continue their discussion on the intricacies of Byzantine notation and how it differs from other notation styles. Click below to listen:
On this week’s Special Moments in Orthodoxy podcast, Chaplain Patrick Tutella the Executive Director of Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry and Fr. Chris discuss the inner workings of a very important sister agency of SCOBA. Tune in to learn about OCPM, the Lazarus Project and a whole lot more. Click below to listen:
This week’s Just Thinking podcast deals with False Gods. Join Fr. Chris and Rod as they discuss some of the comments made by Bill Maher concerning our "silly gods". You know these gods: the god of money, the god of hedonism and the god of progress.