Monachos.net is pleased to announce that, in partnership with Ancient Faith Radio, a new series of weekly internet broadcasts was launched on 1st December 2008. Called A Word From the Holy Fathers, after the section of the Monachos.net web site of the same name, this weekly 'podcast' offers a reflection on a specific writing from the Fathers of the Church, with a brief summary of its history, meaning and application for today.
You can listen to the audio trailer for the new series:
The broadcasts are made available here on Monachos.net, below, and also on AncientFaithRadio.com. As podcasts, they are also available through a number of outlets - the Apple iTunes music store (free podcasting area), Google feeds, and elsewhere. Internet broadcasts can be listened to on-line, or downloaded for listening as convenient in your iPod or other digital music player.
We hope these new Word From the Holy Fathers broadcasts will prove a useful addition to the work of this web site.
The Heritage of St Paul in Orthodox Spirituality, Part I
Monday, 29 June 2009 09:10
In this first half of a lecture recorded live in commemoration of the 'Pauline Year', celebrating 2,000 years since the birth of the Apostle, we explore the heritage of the great missionary saint in Orthodoxy. Drawing connections to Elder Joseph the Hesychast of Mount Athos, St Symeon the New Theologian and other great figures of the Orthodox tradition, this first portion of the lecture addresses questions of conversion and relationship, and how St Paul’s example is at the heart of living Orthodox Tradition. Special extended-length broadcast (37 min.); part 1 of 2.
St Basil the Great, 'Be Attentive to Yourself', Part III
Monday, 15 June 2009 00:00
In the final of our three-part series on St Basil’s reflection on Moses’ words, 'Be attentive to yourself', we explore the saint’s culmination on the theme: can we come to know not only ourselves, but also God and the whole of His creation, through adhering to Moses’ command?
St Basil the Great, 'Be Attentive to Yourself', Part I
Monday, 01 June 2009 00:00
In the first of a three-part series on St Basil’s Homily on the words ‘Be attentive to yourself’, we examine the way in which this great Cappadocian Father reveals the depth of meaning behind the short command from Deuteronomy. What has attentiveness to one’s self to teach us about the different types of sin we are prone to commit, and the ways they can be prevented?
The ‘Wonderful and Confessedly Striking’ Christian Manner of Life
Monday, 18 May 2009 00:00
Examining a passage from the anonymous second-century Epistle to Diognetus, we explore the witness borne by the early Christian community and asks: does it reflect our Christian testimony today?
St Clement of Rome on Living a God-Pleasing Life
Monday, 04 May 2009 00:00
Are there practical measure to hand, to help the Christian turn from the passions and live a God-pleasing life? In this week’s broadcast, we examine a brief passage by St Clement on practical steps toward living in holiness.
No broadcast this week
Monday, 22 June 2009 00:00
The A Word From the Holy Fathers broadcast will not be heard this week; but join us again next week for new programming.
St Basil the Great, 'Be Attentive to Yourself', Part II
Monday, 08 June 2009 00:00
Has our attentiveness to the things around us, rather than to our true selves, caused us to debase the body and forget the soul? In the second of our three-part series on St Basil’s great homily, we examine the saint’s insistence on the Christian’s need to know himself truly and fully.
St Niketas of Remissiana on Orthodox Music
Monday, 25 May 2009 00:00
What might Orthodox singers in the 21st century learn from a Father of the 4th? In this broadcast, which includes portions taken from a recent retreat, Professor Dimitri Conomos reads a passage from the little-known St Niketas of Remissiana, which speaks with a startlingly 'modern' voice on the question of how to sing in an Orthodox manner in the divine services.
St Anthony of Egypt on Sobriety of the Heart
Monday, 11 May 2009 00:00
Turning once again to the testimony of St Anthony the Great, this week’s broadcast examines an incident in the great Father’s life in which the true heights of sobriety of heart are witnessed. Might this feed us in our own moments of struggle in the spiritual life?
Singing Hymns at the Empty Tomb
Monday, 27 April 2009 00:00
In this broadcast, we look at the 'Evlogitaria' hymn and Psalm 118, and consider the Church's moving reflection on the Myrrh-bearing women discovering the empty tomb. If you enjoy the special music that is featured in this episode, please consider supporting the St John of San Francisco Men's Chorale by purchasing a copy of their newest CD, Chrysostom, by clicking here.
