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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63764996Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:56:38 +0000Holy Trinity PublicationsGeneration Z (born 1997-2012) is the most stressed, isolated and depressed generation to exist. They are also the most atheistic. What's going on? We discuss this epidemic with Protopriest Viatcheslav Davidenko, who works intensely at cultivating a...


]]>2269atheism,generation,genx,genz,millenial,orthodoxy,podcastclean24fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-man-between-reagan-and-gorbachev-dimitry-zarechnak--63565138https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63565138Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:29:35 +0000Holy Trinity PublicationsHow do you acquire spiritual peace when the fate of the world depends on your words? From 1971-1999, Dimitry Zarechnak was a Russian-English interpreter for the United States Department of State. He was the one who translated Gorbachev's Russian to...2309christianity,church,gorbachev,orthodox,reagan,russia,salt,stress,usa,ussrclean23fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/miracles-of-the-theotokos-the-kursk-root-icon--60415663https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60415663Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:05 +0000Holy Trinity PublicationsIn this episode, the Kursk Root Icon of the Theotokos graces us as Archpriest Serge Lukianov recounts some wondrous stories of one of the most miraculous icons of the Orthodox Church.4060baptist,christ,christian,church,greek,icon,icons,jesus,kursk,oca,orthodox,orthodoxyclean22fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/astrology-what-s-going-on--58023862


]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58023862Sat, 16 Dec 2023 00:41:25 +0000Holy Trinity PublicationsSun sign, moon sign... Capricorn, Taurus, Mercury in retrograde... Astrology has been around for many centuries. Why is it suddenly becoming so popular? Is it all make-believe, or is there something actually behind it all? Is it harmless, or can it...


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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56967126Thu, 28 Sep 2023 01:19:23 +0000Holy Trinity PublicationsIn this episode, we interview Deacon Stephanos Bibas, a Federal Judge (appointed in 2017) who is just one level under the Supreme Court. How does one navigate the American legal system while being Orthodox? Tune in to find out.

]]>3272bibas,christian,federal,greek,judge,law,legal,orthodox,russian,stephanos,whitehouseclean16fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/modern-academia-pronouns-and-gender-identity--56358417https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56358417Fri, 04 Aug 2023 00:00:02 +0000Holy Trinity PublicationsA person tells you they have new pronouns. How are you, as an Orthodox Christian, supposed to respond? Will your attitude anger them, or will it light a spark that might bring them into the Holy Church? In this episode, former Chicago Sun Times...3440christ,christian,church,gender,orthodox,pronouns,rocorclean15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seeking-god-s-will-marriage-and-vocation--54454282https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54454282Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:00:02 +0000Holy Trinity Publications"Thy will be done." What does this mean? How does one figure out exactly what the Lord wants from them? In this highly anticipated episode of Light of the World, we sit down with Archpriest Serge Lukianov of the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral based in...3673christ,church,god,orthodox,orthodoxy,priest,vocationclean14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/archpriest-victor-potapov-s-reflections--53609768
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-- Recorded March 22, 2023]]>3519christianity,marriage,orthodoxy,priesthoodclean13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/intro-to-orthodoxy-catechism--53318359https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53318359Fri, 24 Mar 2023 01:30:02 +0000Holy Trinity PublicationsAs an inquirer, you may be wondering, "How do I become Orthodox?" Or, "What is the process and how long does it take?" Or even, "What is the most common struggle for an Orthodox catechumen?" We are glad you asked! In this episode, Hieromonk Theodore...4344baptism,catechism,church,hieromonk,monk,orthodox,orthodoxy,priestclean12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-divine-services-heaven-on-earth--53161598Light of the World, Father Deacon Nicholas Kotar joins us to discuss how we see Heaven brought down to Earth during the divine services at church. Referencing St. Maximos the Confessor's On The Ecclesiastical Mystagogy, we delve into some fascinating liturgical concepts which help us better understand what truly goes on in church, and how we actively participate in it each time we stand present in God's house.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53161598Fri, 10 Mar 2023 20:00:00 +0000Holy Trinity PublicationsOn this episode of Light of the World, Father Deacon Nicholas Kotar joins us to discuss how we see Heaven brought down to Earth during the divine services at church. Referencing St. Maximos the Confessor's On The Ecclesiastical Mystagogy, we delve...Light of the World, Father Deacon Nicholas Kotar joins us to discuss how we see Heaven brought down to Earth during the divine services at church. Referencing St. Maximos the Confessor's On The Ecclesiastical Mystagogy, we delve into some fascinating liturgical concepts which help us better understand what truly goes on in church, and how we actively participate in it each time we stand present in God's house.]]>3108chant,christ,christianity,church,faith,god,jesus,liturgics,music,orthodoxy,religion,theologyclean11full