Episodes RSS

Beauty, Live Recording, Pilgrimage, Q&A -

This week's episode was recorded live at the Byzantine Assembly in Indiana! This week Mother Natalia reflects on a grace shared by a pilgrim about beauty.

Read more

Photina, Saint Photina, Scripture -

This week Fr. Michael reflects on the reaction of the shepherds to the driving out of demons from the swine, and how that reaction differs from St. Photina's reaction to encountering Christ.

Read more

Scripture, Special Guest -

This week Mother Natalia is joined by Fr. Chris Seith. Mother Natalia uses John 9 and the prayers of the week for the man born blind as her inspiration for today's episode.

Read more

Listening, Special Guest, Synod on Synodality -

This week we're joined by special guest Fr. Nathan Symeon.

Read more

Anniversary, Priesthood, Vocations -

This week Mother Natalia asks Fr. Michael to reflect on his twenty years of priesthood, one day after his anniversary.

Read more

Assumptions, Sensitivity -

This week Mother Natalia talks about assumptions and how they can hurt others. She talks about sensitivity needed in difficult discussions and the need to listen to people instead of just blathering on to hear ourselves speak.

Read more

Celibate, Marriage, Married Priesthood, Priesthood, Vocations -

This week Fr. Michael talks about the vocation of priesthood and ways that seminarians could be guided in their discernment towards married or celibate priesthood.

Read more

Mary Magdalene, Moses the Black, Poverty, Saint Photina -

This week Fr. Michael talks about the poverty we find ourselves in and how it can be attractive to others.

Read more

Clinging, Healing -

This week Fr. Michael talks about the healing of the paralytic at the pool and how his years of longing for healing was fulfilled.

Read more

Apophatic, Cataphatic, Prayer, Special Guest -

This week we're joined by special guest, Fr. Nathan Symeon. Fr. Nathan Symeon talks about apophatic and cataphatic theology, but more specifically the differences between apophatic and cataphatic prayer.

Read more

Tags