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Packing for Pascha: What to Carry, What to Drop, & Why the Hardest Part of Lent Isn’t the Burger
Fr. Mark Leondis on why the Great Fast is less about the menu and more about the map
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Pascha Every Sunday: A Field Guide to the Calendar of the Orthodox Church
Centered on the Feast of Feasts and its weekly echo on Sunday, the liturgical year isn't merely rules to follow—it's an invitation to nest your busy…
Feb 16
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Great Lent: A Field Guide for New Orthodox Christians (and the Rest of Us)
How the Church walks us together through repentance, baptismal renewal, and the road to Pascha
Feb 9
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Great Lent: A Field Guide for New Orthodox Christians (and the Rest of Us)
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Finding the One Church: An Orthodox Response to Protestant Struggles with Unity and Authority
Jan 6, 2025
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East Meets West: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Questions about Orthodox Christianity
May 9, 2025
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The Anchor of Ritual
May 3, 2025
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Navigating Orthodox Initiation: A Catechumen Roadmap
Mar 6, 2025
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Pascha Every Sunday: A Field Guide to the Calendar of the Orthodox Church
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An Orthodox Father’s Epistle on Growing up Christian
A letter to my children on loving Christ, honoring their elders, and become helpers in a hurting world—with some help from Saint John Chrysostom.
Feb 8
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Is Sirach Misogynistic? Reading a Hard Text as Orthodox Christians
A closer look at Sirach 42:13–14 shows not a hatred of women, but a sober—if jarring—warning to young men, once we read it in context and within the…
Jan 12
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Between Manger and River: Wilderness, Theophany, and New Creation
A journey through Theophany's rites and theology to reveal what a bowl of water in church has to do with the renewal of all things.
Jan 7
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"Where Is God When It Hurts?" An Orthodox Reply to a Hard Question
Jamey responds to a question from an inquirer on the path to the Orthodox Christian faith
Dec 22, 2025
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Meet the Bad Books: A Guided Tour of the Orthodox Old Testament "Extras"
Part 2 of 2: Reintroducing the "Bad" Books of the Bible on Ancient Faith Radio (PDF Download Included)
Dec 20, 2025
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The “Extra” Books of the Bible, Revisited
Part 1 of 2: Reintroducing the "Bad" Books of the Bible on Ancient Faith Radio (PDF Download Included)
Dec 15, 2025
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On the Orthodox Veneration of Mary, the Mother of God
Three episodes from Our Life in Christ give us insight into how the Orthodox Church sees and values the role of the Virgin Mary
Dec 1, 2025
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