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https://www.aoiusa.org A Research and Educational Organization that engages the cultural issues of the day within the Orthodox Christian Tradition Mon, 24 Aug 2015 22:50:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.aoiusa.org/david-daleiden-the-man-behind-the-planned-parenthood-expose-audio/ https://www.aoiusa.org/david-daleiden-the-man-behind-the-planned-parenthood-expose-audio/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2015 22:32:53 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=14102 https://www.aoiusa.org/david-daleiden-the-man-behind-the-planned-parenthood-expose-audio/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/is-religious-freedom-in-peril/ https://www.aoiusa.org/is-religious-freedom-in-peril/#comments Mon, 09 Dec 2013 15:04:00 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=13117 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Last night syndicated columnist Terry Mattingly and myself (Fr. Hans Jacobse) discussed where religious freedom in America was under assault. The discussion was, I believe, informative. I was very impressed with Mattingly’s comprehensive knowledge and analysis of the legal challenges concerning religious liberty. The discussion focused on the moral issues, particularly gay rights, as the […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/is-religious-freedom-in-peril/feed/ 14 https://www.aoiusa.org/reflections-ancient-faith-today-progam-understanding-samesex-desire/ https://www.aoiusa.org/reflections-ancient-faith-today-progam-understanding-samesex-desire/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 21:52:50 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11792 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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This past Sunday (May 20, 2012), Ancient Faith Today interviewed Dr. Philip Mamalakis and Andrew Williams who specialize in counseling people with same-sex attraction. It was hands down one of the most illuminating and informed presentations I have heard on this complex and often contentious topic in quite a while. Without going into particulars (you […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/reflections-ancient-faith-today-progam-understanding-samesex-desire/feed/ 161 https://www.aoiusa.org/the-new-atheists-and-their-claims-generates-11000-complete-downloads-in-10-days/ https://www.aoiusa.org/the-new-atheists-and-their-claims-generates-11000-complete-downloads-in-10-days/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 22:17:01 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11706 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Along with Dr. John Mark Reynolds and host Kevin Allen, I participated in the debut of the program Ancient Faith Today several weeks back that, from all accounts, was very successful. Ancient Faith Radio reports the program generated well over 11,000 complete downloads in just 10 days. The program Ancient Faith Today tackles topics of […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/the-new-atheists-and-their-claims-generates-11000-complete-downloads-in-10-days/feed/ 6 https://www.aoiusa.org/two-podcasts-from-fr-peter-heer-on-new-martyr-fr-daniel-sysoev-audio/ https://www.aoiusa.org/two-podcasts-from-fr-peter-heer-on-new-martyr-fr-daniel-sysoev-audio/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:29:36 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=9596 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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The is a broad-ranging talk containing many good ideas that reveal deep insight about living our faith in Christ in modern culture. About Fr Peter Heer: From his mountaintop village, Petrokerasa, Greece, Fr. Peter Heer shares with us his ten years of experience of living the Faith and serving the Church in Greece, and in […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/two-podcasts-from-fr-peter-heer-on-new-martyr-fr-daniel-sysoev-audio/feed/ 2 https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodoxy-and-the-death-penalty/ https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodoxy-and-the-death-penalty/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 12:54:28 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=9545 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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On March 9, 2011 the Governor of Illinois signed a law banning the death penalty in his state, commuting the death sentence of 15 prisoners on death row. In the current episode of The Illumined Heart, Fr Peter-Michael Preble, a staunch anti-death penalty advocate, and host Kevin Allen discuss the pros and cons of capital […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodoxy-and-the-death-penalty/feed/ 8 https://www.aoiusa.org/what-can-evangelicals-and-orthodox-learn-from-one-another-audio/ https://www.aoiusa.org/what-can-evangelicals-and-orthodox-learn-from-one-another-audio/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:53:28 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=9504 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Met. Timothy Ware: “We Orthodox have the fullness of the faith but we do not live it out. Our treasures remain hidden and we do not live up to what we should be doing…Orthodox Christians are nominal and formal in their faith.” A lecture delivered at North Park University in Chicago in Feb of 2011 […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/what-can-evangelicals-and-orthodox-learn-from-one-another-audio/feed/ 7 https://www.aoiusa.org/unravelling-the-episcopal-assembly-interview-with-fr-mark-arey/ https://www.aoiusa.org/unravelling-the-episcopal-assembly-interview-with-fr-mark-arey/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:16:24 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=6961 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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In our continuing effort to keep you informed about the recent and on going work of our Hierarchs to bring about administrative unity, we present an extensive interview with Fr. Mark Arey. The discussion centers on the first Episcopal Assembly meeting in New York on May 26-28, 2010. You will hear first hand what took […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/unravelling-the-episcopal-assembly-interview-with-fr-mark-arey/feed/ 22 https://www.aoiusa.org/living-in-the-ruins-of-christendom-part-2/ https://www.aoiusa.org/living-in-the-ruins-of-christendom-part-2/#respond Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:51:41 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=6463 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Medical doctor (M.D.) and doctor of Philosophy (PhD.), author and university professor, Dr (Herman) Tristram Engelhardt, Jr. explains why our culture is post-Christian and post-metaphysical, how it got that way, and what the implications and challenges are for the Orthodox family. Interview by Kevin Allen. Listen to Part 1 here. Listen here:]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/living-in-the-ruins-of-christendom-part-2/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/podcast-the-animal-rights-movement-from-an-orthodox-perspective/ https://www.aoiusa.org/podcast-the-animal-rights-movement-from-an-orthodox-perspective/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:20:14 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=6101 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Human exceptionalism advocate and author Wesley J. Smith speaks with host Kevin Allen about the animal rights-animal liberation movement and its insistence on the “moral equivalence” between animals and humans! How does this compare with Orthodox teachings about the “brotherhood” of humans, animals and inanimate nature (St Gregory Palamas)? Listen and find out ! Listen […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/podcast-the-animal-rights-movement-from-an-orthodox-perspective/feed/ 5 https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-andrew-stephen-damick-home-community-church/ https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-andrew-stephen-damick-home-community-church/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:28:32 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5996 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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From the podcast: “We are called to be pilgrims in this world. But if you have ever gone on a pilgrimage, you know the experience is dominated by place — whether it’s the destination, or the journey to it. One cannot be a pilgrim and be nowhere. The pilgrim is where he is. He is […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-andrew-stephen-damick-home-community-church/feed/ 7 https://www.aoiusa.org/pan-orthodox-sanctity-of-life-sunday-presentation/ https://www.aoiusa.org/pan-orthodox-sanctity-of-life-sunday-presentation/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:19:01 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5654 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Ancient Faith Radio presents Frederica Mathewes-Green speaking at the second annual Pan-Orthodox Sanctity of Life Sunday Presentation. The presentation was sponsored by the Orthodox Christian Clergy Association of Greater Chicago and took place at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Cicero, Illinois. Listen here:]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/pan-orthodox-sanctity-of-life-sunday-presentation/feed/ 3 https://www.aoiusa.org/wheaton-and-the-fathers/ https://www.aoiusa.org/wheaton-and-the-fathers/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:50:53 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5635 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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From Ancient Faith Radio: Wheaton College, the epicenter of Evangelical Protestantism, has just opened a Center for Early Christian Studies that will immerse students in the fields of Patristics, the Ecumenical Councils, and early Christian literature. This audio documentary, exclusive to AFR, explores the reasons for the sudden Evangelical interest in the Church Fathers, as […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/wheaton-and-the-fathers/feed/ 8 https://www.aoiusa.org/ancient-faith-radio-launches-byzantine-chanting-class/ https://www.aoiusa.org/ancient-faith-radio-launches-byzantine-chanting-class/#respond Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:56:14 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5534 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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From Kevin Allen: Let me introduce the new Ancient Faith Radio podcast Glory To Thee: A Chanter’s Workshop, with host Dr. Stephen Kouri, of Saint Luke (Antiochian) Orthodox church in Garden Grove, California. Dr Kouri is a longtime chanter and chant instructor and a trained voice musician. One of the great needs in the Orthodox […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/ancient-faith-radio-launches-byzantine-chanting-class/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-peter-michael-preble-interviews-fr-hans-jacobse-about-the-ecumenical-patriarchate/ https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-peter-michael-preble-interviews-fr-hans-jacobse-about-the-ecumenical-patriarchate/#respond Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:48:29 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5311 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Fr. Peter-Michael Preble, host of the Shepherd of Souls radio program on Ancient Faith radio, Pastor of St. Michael’s Orthodox Christian Church, and occasional contributor to the AOI blog, recently interviewed Fr. Hans Jacobse on the subject of the Ecumenical Patriarch. Listen to the interview: Fr. Peter blogs at the Fr. Peter-Michael Preble blog.]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-peter-michael-preble-interviews-fr-hans-jacobse-about-the-ecumenical-patriarchate/feed/ 0