On Just Thinking, Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou updates Fr. Christopher and our listeners on the Recent developments in Turkey concerning religious freedom.
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On Just Thinking, Fr. Timothy Chrapko investigates the Presanctified Liturgy.
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On Just Thinking, Fr. Alkiviades Calivas to learn more on the Annunciation. What it means to say that the Virgin Mary became an active participant in the Mystery of the Incarnation?
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On Just Thinking, Fr. Chris and Terry Mattingly discuss "Help me see what should be so obvious. Lord show me my sins."
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Will the new "app" for confession replace the Sacrament of Holy Confession? On Just Thinking, join Fr. Chris and His Grace Bishop Savas to learn more about this new app.
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On Just Thinking, Fr. Chris and Bishop Savas discuss the topic "Civility is a tree with deep roots."
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On Just Thinking, Fr. Alkiviadis Calivas Emeritus Professor of Liturgics at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Seminary in Brookline, Mass. describes the important feast of the Nativity.
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This week on Just Thinking, join Fr. Chris and Terry Mattingly as they do some Thinking about this years Christmas Season. Christmas for most has been defined as commerce in America. Is there a better way for us to celebrate a Christmas filled with the Love of Christ rather than battling over where we place our Nativity Scenes. Tune in!
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This week on Just Thinking, His Grace Bishop Savas helps us navigate through the new world of social networking and how to bring Christ into our cyber communications.
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This week on Just Thinking, Fr. Calivas discusses the importance of Scripture especially the writings of St. Luke the Evangelist who was an instrument by which God calls each of us to peer into the eternal realm and find ourselves in union with God and whose feastday we celebrate on October 18th.
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A mosque in NYC and the burning of the Koran! These have been two hot topics of conversation the past few weeks. Join us for a thought provoking conversation on Just Thinking with Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou.
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Whether you're a new believer, a seasoned saint, or somewhere in between, this classic book is a great place to start if you are looking to deepen your prayer life.
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Ethereally soul relaxing music by noted musician Dr. Chris J. Granias Ph.D. Performed by Rebecca Thoennes.
This week you can also tune in to hear the latest version of Just Thinking. Fr. Chris brings us another timely segment with Fr. Alkiviades Calivas who expounds on the Feast Day of the Elevation of the Holy Cross.
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This week on Just Thinking, Fr. Chris and Terry Mattingly speak about the recent Glen Beck rally and the role of Alveda King, the niece of Martin Luther King and how does religion and politics fit into this equation.
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Second only to Scripture as the staple of monastic lectio divina, the insights of the Fathers draw Christians to the essentials of the faith and its practice in daily life. By presenting a passage for meditation each day, this volume offers an introduction both to the Fathers and to lectio. It speaks not only to the seeker but to those who guide others along the paths of the spirit.
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As a 1950s housewife and League of Women Voters volunteer who spearheaded the city of Lincoln s switch to a strong mayor form of government, Helen Boosalis never anticipated that she herself would one day be that strong mayor and chief executive of Nebraska s capital city. The interwoven tales of conflict and challenge, from the mayor s office to the campaign trail, combine personal insight into one woman s trailblazing political history with a compelling memoir of a half century of public service and private devotion shared by two remarkable women.
This week on Just Thinking, Fr. Chris will be talking to Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou, Asst. Professor in the Department of International Relations at Boston University and Vice Chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Fr. Chris will also be talking with Fr. Steven Ritter today about the defamation of religions.
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This is a book with the big answers to the big questions every person asks themselves about faith, science and doubt. It is perfect for individual or group study, high school seniors and up. No Orthodox young person should ever be sent off to college without first having studied this book.
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When this suffering goes on across the population of a whole vast modern conglomerate of nations it can lead to a faith with a totally unexpected power and freshness. That is what Michael Bourdeaux believes is happening in Russia and he believes the rest of the world can learn much from it.
This week on Just Thinking, His Grace Bishop Savas of Troas speaks with Fr. Christopher about the recent Meeting of the Episcopal Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Hierarchs of North and Central America.
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This portrait of the 270th successor to the Apostle Andrew follows him from the Patriarchate in Istanbul across the globe where he continues to gather members of the scientific community and representatives of the world's religions to join in constructive dialog and silent prayer for the planet.
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The Planner includes devotional readings, saints for each day, the fasting calendar and more. Each edition begins on September 1, the first day of the ecclesiastical calendar year.
This week on Just Thinking, join Fr. Chris and Fr. Alkiviades Calivas as they discuss the Holy Apostles.
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Saints Peter, Paul, Andrew, James the son of Zebedee, John the Theologian, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alphaios, Jude, Simon the Zealot, Matthias, Mark, Luke, and James the brother of the Lord.
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Lively, and highly devotional, this book sheds a world of insight upon the beloved Scriptures- the world of the Early Church,and of the Apostles themselves, who constantly used and referred to the Psalms in their own writings.
This week on Just Thinking, join Fr. Chris and Terry Mattingly as they discuss the final episode of television phenomenon “Lost”.
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This week on Just Thinking, Fr. Chris and His Grace Savas hold a discussion on Monasticism.
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This week on Just Thinking, Dr. Elizabeth Prodomou is back on the show to update us on the latest news from Turkey. She'll speak with Fr. Chris about religious freedom in Turkish-occupied Cyprus, how the current economic crisis in Greece may affect Turkey's relationship with the EU, and tell us about the Ergenekon - a clandestine, Kemalist ultra-nationalist terrorist organization. Tune in to hear how all these issues impact our global Orthodox Church!
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The one-hour documentary combines travelogue, art, and history in exploring the roots of Christianity in Turkey. The program features four geographical areas – Constantinople, Cappadocia, Ephesus and Smyrna.
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Represents a selection of major addresses and significant messages as well as public statements by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, “first among equals” and spiritual leader of the world’s 300 million Orthodox Christians.
This week on Just Thinking, Fr. Calivas joins Fr. Christopher to speak about the glorifications of Christ’s human nature and by extension our own and also the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles on the day of Pentacost.
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Saints Peter, Paul, Andrew, James the son of Zebedee, John the Theologian, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alphaios, Jude, Simon the Zealot, Matthias, Mark, Luke, and James the brother of the Lord.
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The sixteen writing Prophets of the Old Testament, that is all the Major and Minor Prophets, including: Abbakoum, Amos, Daniel, Ezekiel, Haggai, Hosea, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Joel, Jonah, Malachi, Micah, Nahum, Obadiah, Zachariah, Zephaniah, together with Elias, Baruch, and the Three Children.
This week on Just Thinking, Fr. Chris speaks with Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou, Vice Chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. She's here to tell us about release of the Commission's Annual Report for 2009, which has been widely anticipated around the world and a feature story on stations like CNN and the BBC. Dr. Prodromou will give us an insider's look at how the report was written, as well as updates on countries of significance to Orthodoxy like Turkey and Russia.
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Relates Orthodox Christianity to contemporary issues, such as freedom and human rights, social justice and globalization, as well as nationalism and war.
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Covering issues including Christian witness in overcoming violence, the churches' response to domestic violence, religious freedom and human rights, and contributions towards an ecumenical spirituality for a culture of peace.
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On Just Thinking, Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou updates Fr. Christopher and our listeners on the Recent developments in Turkey concerning religious freedom. 
On Just Thinking, Fr. Timothy Chrapko investigates the Presanctified Liturgy. 
On Just Thinking, Fr. Alkiviades Calivas to learn more on the Annunciation. What it means to say that the Virgin Mary became an active participant in the Mystery of the Incarnation? 
On Just Thinking, Fr. Chris and Terry Mattingly discuss "Help me see what should be so obvious. Lord show me my sins."
Will the new "app" for confession replace the Sacrament of Holy Confession? On Just Thinking, join Fr. Chris and His Grace Bishop Savas to learn more about this new app.
On Just Thinking, Fr. Chris and Bishop Savas discuss the topic "Civility is a tree with deep roots.".jpg)
On Just Thinking, Fr. Alkiviadis Calivas Emeritus Professor of Liturgics at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Seminary in Brookline, Mass. describes the important feast of the Nativity.
This week on Just Thinking, join Fr. Chris and Terry Mattingly as they do some Thinking about this years Christmas Season. Christmas for most has been defined as commerce in America. Is there a better way for us to celebrate a Christmas filled with the Love of Christ rather than battling over where we place our Nativity Scenes. Tune in!
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