The Arena
Father Josiah Trenham
Sunday Homilies and Theological Reflections with Fr. Josiah Trenham - Weekly homilies and theological reflections recorded from the amvon of St. Andrew Orthodox Church in Riverside, California. This podcast is sponsored by Patristic Nectar Publications, a publisher specializing in resources for Orthodox catechesis. We thank you for allowing us to be a part of your spiritual quest, and we hope that your listening experience is an edifying one.
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Sep 18, 2014 • 59min
Lecture 1: The Desert Fathers as Paradigms of Christian Living
The Desert Fathers hold a foundational place in the Church's understanding of the authentic Christian life. The Desert Fathers and Mothers are the world's "true evangelicals"...those whose lives were completely formed by the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ. The contours of their lives demonstrate the freedom that Jesus Christ gives to His followers who take Him at His word and submit all to His cause. In the recesses of the Egyptian desert these saints possessed life, and that abundantly. From the Gospel explosion, which was St. Antony's life written by St. Athanasios the Great, through several hundred years of Saints populating the deserts of Egypt, Syria, Palestine, and even Persia, Gaul, Britain and Ireland the Desert Fathers have provided a touchstone by which all future generations are able to measure Christian virtue. The principles of spiritual life expressed in their lives and sayings continue to inspire devotion to the Holy Trinity today. These five lectures are offered as an introduction to the lives and teachings of the Desert Saints, and with the hope that they will inspire further study in The Evergetinos.
Sep 13, 2014 • 14min
9/11: A Remembrance
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Sep 9, 2014 • 22min
The Gospel
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Sep 3, 2014 • 29min
Are You Sold Out? The Rich Man’s Salvation
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Aug 26, 2014 • 28min
Re-Evangelization Now!: The Life of St. Cosmas Aitolos
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Aug 19, 2014 • 24min
Liturgy or Narcissus: The Question Facing America
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Aug 14, 2014 • 26min
“Battered by the Waves”: Peter Walks on the Water
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Aug 6, 2014 • 21min
Stop Quarreling! 1 Cor. 1-10
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Aug 6, 2014 • 22min
True Gold, Not Costume Jewelry: The Depths of Salvation
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Jul 30, 2014 • 27min
Medicine: Good and Bad
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