Hearts and Minds
Hearts and Minds
Personal Renewal and Cultural Change
How does who we are influence how we see the world?  What is the connection between personal renewal and cultural change?  What does it mean to see Christ in all things and all things in Christ?  The “Hearts and Minds” podcast explores the Christian worldview – a vision of life and for life.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2026 13 mins
Our Secret Weapon: A Reflection on Joy
Father John gives us the history and meaning of the most read Psalm in the Orthodox liturgical cycle of prayer.
Friday, June 19, 2026 12 mins
Dark Basement Syndrome
Do you suffer from heightened emotion, limited reason, hidden fears, and a general distortion of facts? You might have Dark Basement Syndrome. In this episode, Fr. John walks us through how our subconscious minds can have a dark influence on our thoughts and actions, and ultimately how the light of Christ illumines all--even the darkest recesses of our minds.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 11 mins
Right or Left, Right or Wrong: the Choices We Make Every Day
Father John discusses the "both/and" and "either/or" decisions that we often encounter in the spiritual life.
Friday, June 5, 2026 13 mins
Pentecost: Color in a World of Black and White
Father John shares a colorful thought experiment that illustrates the meaning of Pentecost and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 11 mins
What Is Beauty? Wrong Question
What do a facial scanning website and the Gospel of John have in common? Both claim to have knowledge the nature of beauty, but only one is the product of an encounter with the living incarnation of beauty.
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English Talk
Vladyka Alexei, the Bishop of the OCA on Saintly Matushka Ol