Author Archives: Father Steven Allen

You can listen to a podcast of this class at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/survivalcourse-4_1 Class 4 – A.D. 313 – 1054, The Church of the Romans: Topic 2, Theology Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my … Continue reading →

You can listen to a podcast of this class at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/survivalcourse-c3 Class 3 – A.D. 313 – 1054, The Church of the Romans: Topic 1, Prayer and the Spiritual Life Adam sat before Paradise and, lamenting his nakedness, he wept: … Continue reading →

Listen to a podcast of this class at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/survivalcourse-2_1 Class 2 – A.D. 313 – 1054, The Church of the Romans: Overview …the whole world is like one well-ordered and united family. For our Emperor, invested as he is with … Continue reading →

Listen to a podcast of this class at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/orthodox-survival-course-introductory-cl Introductory Class I. The Purpose of Our Course Our title, “Orthodox Survival Course” does not refer to physical survival, at least not directly, though sometimes physical survival is the outcome of … Continue reading →

For the very first time in one year and a half, a listener to my Orthodox Survival Course proactively, without my asking for anything, sent me a donation to help keep the effort going. May the Lord bless him! I … Continue reading →

Readers of “Orthodox Truth” may remember my commentaries on the Genesis readings for Great Lent, which were posted in 2017 and, with revisions, in 2018. I’ve collected all of these essays, put them together with the assigned Genesis readings, and … Continue reading →

The podcast of Class 33 of our Orthodox Survival Course is now available at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/orthodox-survival-course-class-33 . In the podcast I announce the publication of my book The Eternal Sacrifice, designed to help the reader benefit from the readings from Genesis … Continue reading →

The Holy Metropolis of Toronto (GOC) has announced the beginning of a critically needed education initiative for our young people (and eventually for adults as well!).  Below please read the two announcements and appeals from His Eminence Moses, Metropolitan of … Continue reading →

Welcome back to Orthodox Survival Course! Orthodox Survival Course St. Irene Orthodox Church Rochester Hills, Michigan Spring-Fall, 2019 Class 32, Introduction to Part II: Understanding the 20th Century, Dealing With the 21st Listen to our podcast at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/orthodox-survival-course-class-32 Preface: After … Continue reading →

28 January OS 2018 – 17th Sunday of St. Matthew (the Canaanite Woman), Ss. Ephraim and Isaac the Syrians The reading from the Gospel for our saints of today is the usual passage read for a monastic saint. The Lord … Continue reading →