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The Illumined Heart Podcast
Orthodox dialogue to illumine the heart
Join Kevin Allen each week for another fascinating interview with an Orthodox Christian you should know. This half hour broadcast will introduce you to people like Frederica Mathewes-Green, John Mark Reynolds, Rod Dreher, Kyriacos C. Markides and others. The Illumined Heart is a joint outreach of Ancient Faith Radio and St. Barnabas Orthodox Church in Costa Mesa, CA
We'd love to hear from you. You can write Kevin at .
Visit our Schedules page to see when this podcast will be broadcast on Ancient Faith Talk.
Programs:
Struggling With Infertility
Posted Friday, May 02, 2008
6 million women between the ages of 15 and 44 are clinically infertile. Infertility presents a heartbreaking struggle for many Orthodox couples who wonder whether it is God's will for them to be childless, or whether new fertility technologies (and which ones?) are appropriate. In this edition Kevin speaks with Orthodox theologian and ethicist Fr. John Breck about infertility and what options Orthodox Christian couples have to deal with it within an
Orthodox context.
Collateral Damage: Iraq’s persecuted Christians
Posted Friday, April 25, 2008
As many as 30%+ of Iraqi's 4.2 million displaced refugees are Christian. They are being persecuted from all sides of the conflict. Amal Morcos of IOCC recently returned from Syria and Lebanon and reports first hand on what the U.N. calls "the fastest growing refugee crisis in the world."
Is Your Parish Dead Or Alive?
Posted Friday, April 18, 2008
Kevin speaks with Fr. Jonathon Ivanoff, Secretary of the Department of Evangelization of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) about the "life cycle" of parishes and how to know whether your parish is thriving, dying or dead on the vine -- and what can be done about it!
From Rastafari to Orthodoxy!
Posted Friday, April 11, 2008
Join Kevin in this fascinating conversation with Michael Wilson, former Rastafarian and radio reggae music D.J., about his journey from the Rastafari religion to the holy Orthodox Church!
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Pascha and Personal Experience
Posted Friday, April 04, 2008
Guest: His Grace Bishop JOSEPH, Bishop of the Antiochian Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the West.
Feeling the mid-Lent blahs, or are the Lent "purple demons" out in force? Perhaps you are not "feeling" anything and wondering what the purpose of the Church's injunctions to pray, fast and give alms are supposed to cause in us during Great Lent and Pascha? Well you're not alone! Kevin asks H.G. JOSEPH these very questions in this encouraging and consoling interview.
Desert Wisdom In The City
Posted Saturday, March 29, 2008
Listen in on this sublime conversation between renowned spiritual elder Father Zacharias (Zakarou), spiritual child of Elder Sophrony, and Kevin's guest host Father Josiah Trenham, senior pastor of St Andrew Orthodox Church, Riverside, California. This is one you won't want to miss!
Orthodoxy and the Environment
Posted Friday, March 21, 2008
Kevin speaks with the ecological advisor to the Ecumenical Patriarch (the "'Green' Patriarch"!) Dn.John Chryssavgis PhD, about the connection between the ancient faith of Orthodox Christianity and contemporary ecology.
Kevin Speaks With The Rabbi About Judaism And Christianity
Posted Friday, March 14, 2008
This week Kevin re-conneects after 35 years with his old college dorm neighbor, Conservative Jewish Rabbi Alan J.Iser, about Judaism, the Jewish roots of Orthodox Christianity, and how religious Jews understand the Torah verses what Christians interpret christologically in this frank interview. Rabbi Iser is the spiritual leader of Congregation OR SHALOM in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.
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