On a new Pilgrims from Paradise, Matthew Gallatin shows how Christ’s invitation in Scriptures to His disciples is surpassed by His invitation to us today to partake of His Body and Blood.

Join Illumined Heart host Kevin Allen as he speaks with ROCOR Subdeacon Gregory Hendry in this six-part series of intimate and personal recollections of St John The Wonder Worker in this special commemorative series marking the 43rd anniversary of Vladika John’s repose (July 2nd). The series will be posted in six consecutive days beginning Friday, July 3rd through July 8th.

Four new homilies by Fr. Tom Soroka: “Truth Is Not Relative,” “Empowered to Offer Our Life to God,” “Now What Are You Going to Do with Your Life?” and “From Obsession to Anxiety to Death.” Start here with “Truth Is Not Relative,” Fr. Tom’s sermon from the Sunday after the Ascension.

On a new The Orthodox Moviegoer, Bobby Maddex reviews The Addiction (1995), directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Lili Taylor, Annabella Sciorra, and Christopher Walken.

Fr. Thomas took the traveling Ancient Faith Radio microphone with him to Albania and captured several fascinating interviews there. Today we begin with this wonderful conversation between Fr. Tom and Archbishop Anastasios.

Our June donation budget was $8,000 and with your help we ended June only $800 short. The July budget is $7,000 so if you can help, please go to our Donations Page now. Thanks so much!

The thermometer on the left side of our home page represents the budgeted donation amount for each month. This amount will vary from month to month taking into consideration the slower summer months as well as the stronger month of December.

In this first half of a lecture recorded live in commemoration of the “Pauline Year,” celebrating 2,000 years since the birth of the Apostle, Fr. Dcn. Matthew Steenberg explores the heritage of the great missionary saint in Orthodoxy. Drawing connections to Elder Joseph the Hesychast of Mount Athos, St Symeon the New Theologian, and other great figures of the Orthodox tradition, this first portion of the lecture addresses questions of conversion and relationship, and how St. Paul’s example is at the heart of living Orthodox Tradition.

On a new Speaking of Books, Ginny Nieuwsma reviews Pearl of Great Price: The Life of Mother Maria Skobtsova by Sergei Hackel, published by St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press.