Author Archives: Father Steven Allen

17 July OS 2019: Tuesday of the Seventh Week of St. Matthew; Holy Great Martyr Marina Today’s Gospel reading recounts Herod’s wickedly killing St. John the Baptist, which ever after tormented his conscience. At that time Herod the tetrarch heard … Continue reading →

You can listen to a podcast of this lecture at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/osc-40 Above all things, love silence. – St. Isaac the Syrian Introduction: The Multi-Dimensional Chessboard I am very bad at the game of chess, but if the chessboard be a … Continue reading →

12 July OS 2019 – Thursday of the Sixth Week of St. Matthew; Holy Martyrs Proclus and Hilarius; S. Michael Maleinos; S. Golinduc, Confessor; S. Veronica; Holy Martyrs Theodore and John of Kiev You can listen to an audio podcast … Continue reading →

11 July OS 2019 – Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Matthew; Holy Great-Martyr Euphemia the All-Praised; Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Princess Olga In today’s Gospel reading, the Lord Jesus tells the Parable of the Mustard Seed and the Parable of … Continue reading →

10 July OS 2019 AD – Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Matthew; Holy 45 Martyrs of Nicopolis; S. Antony of the Kiev Caves; Deposition of the Robe of the Lord in Moscow In today’s Gospel, the Lord instructs the … Continue reading →

5 July OS 2019 – Thursday of the Fifth Week of Matthew; St. Athanasios of Mt. Athos; St. Cyprian the New Martyr; St. Lampados; Uncovering of the Relics of St. Sergius of Radonezh; Holy New Righteous-Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth In … Continue reading →

4 July 2019 OS: Wednesday of the Fifth Week of St. Matthew, St. Andrew of Crete, Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia In today’s Gospel, the Lord warns us that after we repent, we must keep up our zeal and attentiveness, … Continue reading →

Introduction: With the introduction and rapid invasion of the television into nearly every American home, and then, gradually, homes throughout the world, in the late 1940’s and the 1950’s, the power that the movies gave to the global elite to … Continue reading →

There is no nearness or kinship equal to that of the soul with God, and God with souls. He placed in the soul understanding, will, a sovereign mind. And He enthroned in the soul yet another great refinement, and made … Continue reading →

Paschal Greetings, 2019: Notre Dame and the Life-Giving Spring You can listen to a podcast of this class at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/orthodox-survival-course-pascha-2019 CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! Introduction: Hello, everyone. Before moving on to Class 38 of our Orthodox Survival … Continue reading →