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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:
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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A Conversation With Met. Kallistos Ware On The Sacramental Life
Posted Friday, March 07, 2008
Today Kevin's guest host on the program is Father Steve Tsichlis, Senior Pastor of Saint Paul's Greek Orthodox Church in Irvine, California. Fr Steve's special guest for this exclusive Illumined Heart interview is His
Eminence, Metropolitan KALLISTOS [Ware]. Their topic is: UNDERSTANDING THE SACRAMENTS. Saint Paul’s recently hosted His Eminence, Metropolitan KALLISTOS to Southern California, for a two-day, packed-house seminar to the general public titled, “Drawing Closer to the Savior: The Sacramental Life”. CD’s of this seminar are available for purchase by calling St Paul’s Church Office at 949.733.2366. You can also contact them on St Pauls’ website:
www.stpaulsirvine.org.
The Pressures of Life on the College Campus
Posted Friday, February 29, 2008
With recent tragedies on college and university campuses, Kevin discusses college life today with Fr. Kevin Scherer, the Executive Director of Orthodox Christian Fellowship on this weekend's Illumined Heart.
Western Monastic Spirituality
Posted Friday, February 22, 2008
How old is monasticism in the west? Are there historic connections between eastern and western monasticism? What does the western monk strive to achieve? Is the praxis similar for the western (Roman Catholic) and eastern (Orthodox) monk? These are questions Kevin asks Fr. Simon O'Donnell (OSB), a Benedictine monk (and former novice master) of 42 years at Saint Andrew Abbey, Valyermo, California.
Evangelism in America: How the Greek Archdiocese Sees It
Posted Friday, February 15, 2008
Fr. Jim Kordaris, Director of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Department of Outreach and Evangelism, speaks candidly about how the GOA understands “Orthodox evangelism” in America, whether it is committed to growth outside of its ethnic heritage, the role of "Hellenism" in the GOA's evangelistic strategy, and whether he sees the GOA playing a vital role in bringing Orthodoxy to America.
Hardcore Christian rock ‘n roll star finds ancient faith!
Posted Friday, February 08, 2008
Ex-member of the hard-core Christian rock band East West (2002 Dove Award Winner!) speaks about the Christian Contemporary Music Industry, the reality of touring life on the road, the spiritual and physical exhaustion that eventually led him to examine his faith and eventually discovery of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Abortion And Its Aftermath
Posted Friday, February 01, 2008
Orthodox pro-life advocate, author, and Martha and Mary House Director/Housemother Sarah Elisabet Oftedal talks with Kevin about the impact abortion has had on our culture, the lingering trauma on women (and families) who have had them, and what Martha and Mary House -- the U.S.'s only Orthodox maternity home -- is doing about it.
Orthodox Administrative Unity - Part 2
Posted Friday, January 25, 2008
And here is part 2 of the interview. Each one is about 30 minutes.
