We Are Ascending: A Practical Guide to Preparing for the Liturgy

Father Mark Leondis teaches how to prepare for Liturgy, and why a priest doesn't say "Good Morning" at the opening of the service

Aug 14 • Jamey Bennett

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The Mindset and the Margarine: Tools vs. Rules of Our Faith

And: Phronema, oikonomia, and theosis—three words worth knowing before you worry about what's on your fasting list

Aug 6 • Jamey Bennett

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After the Chrism Dries: A Field Guide to Your First Year as an Orthodox Christian

After 17 years in the Orthodox faith, Jamey offers a few thoughts on the first year as a new convert in pursuit of the normal Orthodox Christian life

Aug 3 • Jamey Bennett

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July 2026

Born Mortal, Crowned Holy: The Orthodox Path of the Panagia

Why the Church's most honored saint shares our mortality, our struggle, and our need for Christ—and how her "yes" at the Annunciation, not a papal…

Jul 8 • Jamey Bennett

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What Freedom Is For

Happy July 4th! From morning Creed with a preschooler to Saint Gregory of Nyssa, one Orthodox dad reflects on why Christian liberty has a shape, and why…

Jul 5 • Jamey Bennett

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June 2026

Canned Food, Mama, and Me: On Mormonism and the End of the World

And: An Orthodox view of the end times, and why the kingdom of God is already here

Jun 17 • Jamey Bennett

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The Siege in Utah: Conversion and Mormons and Podcasts, Oh My!

My family’s conversions from the American frontier to my own conversion to the ancient Church—and why Orthodoxy isn’t a niche choice but the Church that…

Jun 7 • Jamey Bennett

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May 2026

Metropolitan Saba: Amazon Prime Orthodoxy or the Twenty-Year Mind?

We want the ancient mind of the Church delivered the next day, but Metropolitan Saba is here to remind us that the medicine may take more like two…

May 26 • Jamey Bennett

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Chrismation as Baptism by Fire: The Purification That Equips You for Spiritual Warfare

The Lord of Spirits Podcast explains how the ancient promise of the Spirit poured out on all flesh transforms ordinary Christians into temples and…

May 18 • Jamey Bennett

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The God of Masks and the Localized Gospel: Refuting a Theological Yard Sale

Heresy is rarely original—it's just ancient errors duct-taped together by someone who thinks they're the first to finally read the Bible correctly

May 11 • Jamey Bennett

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The Chalice and the Highchair: The Medieval Spilling Hazard That Starved the Children

The Orthodox Church has spent two thousand years refusing to act as bouncers to the Kingdom's youngest members

May 4 • Jamey Bennett

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April 2026

The Mysteries: A Field Guide to the Sacraments of the Orthodox Church

What Baptism, Chrismation, Eucharist, Confession, Marriage, Ordination, and Holy Unction really are—and how they fit into an Orthodox life

Apr 27 • Jamey Bennett

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