Becoming a Healing Presence Through Christ, We Learn to Bring Healing to Others

Start date: September 2011 656 minutes, 26 seconds in 40 episodes

We are a healing presence to others when we give them strength and when we give them hope. On Becoming a Healing Presence, Dr. Albert Rossi explains how to do both in imitation of Christ, our complete healer, who desires nothing more than for us to be His humanity on earth—his healing presence to others.

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Date	Title & Description	Duration
May 10, 2013	Lessons from St. Irenaeus In this episode, Dr. Rossi interviews St. Vladimir's student Tracy Gustilo about St. Irenaeus. Click to play	21:32
Apr 26, 2013	Path to Sanity Dr. Rossi talks about the book "God's Path to Sanity" by Dee Pennock. Click to play	14:11
Apr 10, 2013	Cognitive Dissonance What comes to mind when you hear the term "Cognitive Dissonance?" Today Dr. Rossi shows how this reality is active in our lives as Orthodox Christians. Click to play	16:36
Mar 26, 2013	Relax in God’s Hands Dr. Rossi uses a quote from St. Irenaeus to illustrate the need for balance in our lives. Click to play	14:10
Mar 04, 2013	Embracing Ambiguity - Part 2 In an earlier podcast, Dr. Rossi dealt with our need to embrace ambiguity as a way to become a healing presence. After receiving an email from a listener, he continues with this theme today. Click to play	20:00
Feb 16, 2013	Amazing Grace Today Dr. Rossi reflects on this well-known hymn from both a personal standpoint as well as it's place in Orthodox theology. Click to play	17:37
Jan 31, 2013	Icons - Windows and Mirrors Today, Dr. Rossi reflects on icons and the very different perspective of the Orthodox Christian when viewing them. Click to play	14:44
Jan 15, 2013	Les Miserables Dr. Rossi reviews the new movie Les Miserables and points out the messages that are consistent with the Orthodox faith. Click to play	13:16
Dec 18, 2012	Silent Night In his special Christmas episode, Dr. Rosi explores the "night" in both the Nativity story as well as Christ's Passion. Click to play	19:22
Dec 03, 2012	Vocation As A Way Of Life What is the difference between a career and a vocation? Dr. Rossi tells a personal story from his days as a Monk.	16:07
Nov 16, 2012	Evangelizing Orphans Dr. Rossi interviews Fr. Nicholas Andruchow, Associate Director of Project Mexico.	13:37
Oct 31, 2012	The Sacrament of the Present Moment We hear so much about "living in the present moment" but what does that mean and how do we do it?	16:14
Oct 17, 2012	Christian Time Management Books and seminars abound on the topic of time management but Dr. Rossi says as Christians we need to look at time management in a different way.	20:53
Oct 02, 2012	Forgiveness From the Heart True forgiveness comes from the heart and Dr. Rossi tells us what that looks like.	15:59
Sep 05, 2012	Suicide - Part 2 Dr. Rossi continues his comments on suicide and talks in particular about the Pastoral Paper on Suicide that was adopted by SCOBA in May of 2007
Aug 22, 2012	Suicide - Part 1 In the first of a two part series, Dr. Rossi helps us be a healing presence for those who are tempted with suicide.	23:42
Aug 07, 2012	The Problem of Death None of us can avoid death. So as Orthodox Christians, how should we look at death and grief in a healing manner?	16:20
Jul 27, 2012	Asceticism and Orthodox Secularism In the 3rd installment on the general topic of Asceticism, Dr. Rossi addresses the subtle temptation to slip into secularism.	16:07
Jul 08, 2012	The Problem of Suffering Why is there suffering in the world? Is God trying to punish us? Dr. Rossi addresses this important topic and helps us understand that there is purpose in suffering.	13:06
Jun 16, 2012	Dark Asceticism Continuing his series on the "Pendulum of Asceticism", Dr. Rossi talks about "Dark Asceticism" and it's dangers.	18:02
Jun 01, 2012	Sane Asceticism Dr. Rossi begins a short series on the "Pendulum of Asceticism" with today's episode titled "Sane Asceticism."	12:58
May 18, 2012	Embracing Ambiguity Continuing the theme of the last episode which dealt with Orthodoxy as Paradoxy, Dr. Rossi talks about the need to embrace ambiguity.	13:21
May 04, 2012	Orthodoxy is “Paradoxy” Dr. Rossi talks about the many paradoxes in Orthodoxy that defy explanation but at the same time define our faith.	13:17
Apr 20, 2012	Personal Freedom What are we free and not free to do as believers in Christ? Dr. Rossi gives some practical examples of freedom used where freedom was not appropriate.	16:22
Apr 06, 2012	Rigorous Honesty In this episode Dr. Rossi talks about pursuing a personal policy of honesty in all things.	14:18
Mar 24, 2012	Our Memories How should we consider our memories? As simple camcorders, recording each event and recalling them the same way each time or something more complex?	15:46
Mar 12, 2012	Despondency Today, Dr. Rossi distinguishes between despondency and depression and helps us recognize and deal with it so we can be a healing presence to others.	14:36
Feb 24, 2012	The Power of Being Non-Judgmental Dr. Rossi talks about the jungle of wicked thoughts in our minds and the need to not judge others.	12:18
Feb 10, 2012	Living for Others Part of becoming a healing presence is to share our lives with others without the expectation of reward or acknowledgement. Dr. Rossi shares the story of Johnny Appleseed as an example.	13:15
Jan 30, 2012	Anger Anger - express it or repress it? Dr. Al Rossi gives us guidance and helps us understand the healthy and Christ-like alternatives.	13:43
Jan 15, 2012	Internet Pornography - Part 2 In part 2, Dr. Rossi gives some practical advice to those who are struggling with internet pornography or those who provide counseling.	22:56
Dec 31, 2011	Internet Pornography - Part 1 Dr. Rossi identifies the the alarming statistics and the alluring dangers of Internet Pornography.	26:29
Dec 16, 2011	The Still Small Voice How does God speak to us? Are we listening?	13:26
Dec 04, 2011	Walking in God’s Presence What does it mean to be constantly in the presence of God? Dr. Rossi explores the practical implications in today's episode.	15:12
Nov 16, 2011	The Heart of the Matter Our communion with God springs from the heart - our all important "inner space."	11:37
Oct 31, 2011	Hearing the Snow When we are intentional in our listening and silence, we are in the best position to commune with Christ.	12:22
Oct 17, 2011	The Power of the Name When we are silently aware of the presence of Christ, the whisper of His name will bring healing to us and spill out to others.	15:40
Oct 03, 2011	Solitude Metropolitan Kallistos says "Solitude is a state of soul, not a matter of geographical location. The real desert lies within the heart. In this episode, Dr. Rossi explores the healing nature of silence.	17:58
Sep 19, 2011	God Heals Others Through Us Dr. Rossi explores how the fire of God's healing presence can flow right through us to others.	17:37
Sep 01, 2011	Welcome to Our First Episode In this inaugural program, Dr. Rossi helps us define what "a Healing Presence" is and how we can begin that journey together. Included is a touching musical recording of Dr. Rossi's dear wife who fell asleep in the Lord several years ago, but who is still his life's companion.	21:54