Postcards from Greece An intriguing glimpse at Orthodox life in Greece

Start date: February 2008 298 minutes, 42 seconds in 20 episodes

In this podcast from his mountaintop village, Petrokerasa, Greece, Fr. Peter shares with us his ten years of experience of living the Faith and serving the Church in Greece, and in particular the ancient Church of the Thessalonians. It was to the Church of Thessalonica that the Apostle Paul preached the Faith 2,000 years ago and the wonderworker and hierarch Holy Gregory Palamas expounded his divine theology more than 500 years ago. On visits to parishes and monasteries, and in interviews with clergy and laymen, Fr. Peter, as an American convert, introduces us to the ancient practice of the Church in Greece in terms and ways we can readily understand and apply to our contemporary way of life.

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Date	Title & Description	Duration
Aug 21, 2009	Phyletism - Part Two Fr. Peter explains how phyletism undermines the catholicity of the Church. Click to play	24:09
Jul 24, 2009	Phyletism Fr. Peter explains the heresy of Phyletism, which means placing one's ethnic identity above the Orthodox faith. Click to play	20:20
Jun 10, 2009	Fr. Seraphim Rose in Greece Over the last ten years, a great interest has arisen in Greece in the writing and life of America's own Fr. Seraphim Rose. Click to play	14:33
May 21, 2009	Not of This World Fr. Peter explains that the only reason to become Orthodox is because the Church can offer something that the world cannot. Click to play	20:16
Apr 22, 2009	Good Resurrection The phrase "Good Resurrection" implies that one might likewise have a "Bad Resurrection." Click to play	15:11
Feb 27, 2009	The Stillness of Mt. Athos If one is silent with knowledge, this guarding of the mouth opens the conscience toward God. Fr. Peter explains how silence protects us from sin, judgment, and idle talk. Click to play	12:58
Feb 19, 2009	Keeping the Spiritual Program: Lessons from Athos What can you learn from the prayer lives of the monks on Mt. Athos? First off, you need to formulate a program. Click to play	18:02
Feb 10, 2009	From Mount Athos to Your Home Parish Fr. Peter explains why the divine services at your home parish should not be all that different from the services conducted on Mount Athos. Click to play	21:24
Dec 16, 2008	The Holy Work Of Pilgrimage Today, Fr. Peter and his family are at the Holy Monastery of the Archangel in Thassos where he reflects on the value and spiritual nurturing that comes from a pilgrimage to a monastery. Click to play	12:53
Nov 18, 2008	Security and the Mind of Christ Fr. Peter laments the secularism of modern Greece but ends with an Axios! for the new Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church in America!	12:46
Oct 28, 2008	Why we fall when we fall Fr. Peter examines the root of sin and the cause of scandals in the church, as well as the way to avoid them.	10:56
Oct 03, 2008	Religion or Revelation? What sets Christianity apart from the religions of the world? Here is another postcard from Greece. We apologize for the distortion on this episode and are working to adjust Fr. Peter's recorder.	12:09
Aug 23, 2008	A Tour Of St. Demetrios Basilica In Thessaloniki Walk with Fr. Peter Alban Heers into the historic St. Demetrios Basilica in Thessaloniki Greece. While touring, Fr. Peter reflects on this great Saint and his significance to all Christians.	24:12
Aug 05, 2008	A Walk Down The Streets Of Thessaloniki - part 2 As he continues his stroll down the busy streets of Thessaloniki, Fr. Peter observes many merchants who sell wonderful Orthodox items but he is concerned about the hearts of the people of Greece.	13:09
Jul 18, 2008	A Walk Down The Streets Of Thessaloniki Today we take a stroll with Fr. Peter down the historic streets of Thessaloniki and observe the structures both old and new as he reflects on the spiritual fabric of the city.	12:20
May 23, 2008	The Annual Visit of the Holy Cross For more than two and a half centuries, the little mountain village of Petrokerasa has celebrated the feasts of Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday with the arrival of a segment of the True and Precious Cross of Christ, brought to them by the fathers of the Holy Monastery of Xeropotamou on Mount Athos. Fr. Peter tells the story.	13:49
Apr 16, 2008	Relics and Cremation Today Fr. Peter talks about the truth of the incarnation and resurrection by pointing to some of the incorruptible relics found in Greece and other locations.	10:21
Mar 14, 2008	The Soul of Greece Fr. Peter explores the spiritual history of Greece, the origin of the term "Byzantine" and the baptism of Hellenism.	11:22
Feb 25, 2008	The Uncreated Grace That Is God Fr. Peter continues to set the stage for his new podcast focusing on the Grace of God at work in the land of Greece.	10:14
Feb 16, 2008	Welcome episode Introducing the Postcards from Greece Podcast with Fr. Peter Alban Heers	07:38