18th Annual Ancient Christianity and African-American Conference

August 2011

The mission of the Brotherhood of St. Moses the Black is to minister to Americans the gift of Orthodoxy. In an effort to be good stewards of the manifold grace of God (I Peter 4:10), the organization presents an annual conference that explores the African roots of Orthodoxy. Its vision is to bring Americans closer to Jesus Christ. The title of this particular conference is “The Ancient Faith for Modern Problems.” Ancient Faith Radio and the Brotherhood of St. Moses the Black are happy to provide these lectures for free download and distribution. Please share the talks with friends and family.

Please note that in addition to the speakers below, Fr. Paisius Altschul, priest at St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church in Kansas City, Missouri, delivered a speech titled “FOCUS North America: The Ancient Faith’s Response to Modern Problems.” Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, we were unable to record this particular talk.

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Date	Title & Description	Duration
Aug 27, 2011	Bringing the Ancient Faith to Modern People Fr. John Finely, mission priest with the Department of Missions and Evangelism of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Click to play	36:41
Aug 27, 2011	The African Roots of Orthodoxy and the African-American Experience Fr. Moses Berry, one of the founders of the Brotherhood of St. Moses the Black and the current president. Click to play	42:52
Aug 27, 2011	Taking the Ancient Faith to Today’s African Americans An impromptu choir led by Dr. Carla Thomas, Vice President of the Brotherhood of St. Moses the Black, sings three Orthodox hymns and then Subdeacon Paul Abernathy, a recent graduate of St. Tikhon's Orthodox Seminary, talks about his work with FOCUS North America. Click to play	35:20
Aug 27, 2011	A Brief History of Liturgical Music Photios Meirthew, a recent graduate of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Seminary Click to play	22:14
Aug 27, 2011	The Ancient Faith for Modern Problems, Part Two His Grace Bishop Matthias, the new Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest of the Orthodox Church in America. Click to play	31:23
Aug 26, 2011	How Icons Reveal the Ancient Faith’s Cure for Modern Problems Fr. Jerome Sanderson, an iconographer and priest in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Click to play	42:43
Aug 26, 2011	The Modern Challenge of Developing Local Orthodox Prison Ministries Chaplain Patrick Tutella, the Executive Director of Orthodox Christian Prison Ministries Click to play	37:52
Aug 26, 2011	How the Ancient Faith Can Free People from Modern Mental/Spiritual Prisons Fr. Moses Berry, one of the founders of the Brotherhood of St. Moses the Black and the current president. Click to play	34:22
Aug 26, 2011	Trust and Anxiety in a Time of Financial Crisis Mother Katherine (Weston), teacher of iconography and member of the St. Xenia Monastic Community in Indianapolis, under the Serbian Orthodox Church. Click to play	40:35
Aug 26, 2011	The Ancient Faith: Desert Fathers—St. Athanasius the Great Fr. John Finely, mission priest with the Department of Missions and Evangelism of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Click to play	37:43
Aug 26, 2011	The Ancient Faith for Modern Problems, Part One His Grace Bishop Matthias, the new Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest of the Orthodox Church in America. Click to play	50:43