Hearts And Minds
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 37:43:26
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Synopsis
Fr. John Oliver's thoughtful perspective on culture, society and the Orthodox faith.
Episodes
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Imitation and Participation
28/09/2009 Duration: 10minFr. John shows how participation in God's sacraments are a necessary part of our salvation.
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Our Lord Come
17/09/2009 Duration: 09minHaving previously looked at new beginnings, Fr. John now discusses the end times and those who foolishly try to predict them.
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New Years and New Beginnings
31/08/2009 Duration: 15minFr. John explains why the new church year begins on September 1, then tells of a birthday party like no other.
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Commending Ourselves and Each Other to Christ Our God
21/08/2009 Duration: 10minWhat do those words in the liturgy mean? And how do we accomplish this? Fr. John enlightens us with the answers.
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Glorifying God In Our Bodies
04/08/2009 Duration: 10minAre our physical bodies evil? Are they good? Fr. John explores these questions in light of Christ's Transfiguration.
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Descending in Humility
08/07/2009 Duration: 09minFr. John illustrates how lowliness and self-condemnation should be our goal, rather than pride and self-esteem.
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Adam’s Lament
09/06/2009 Duration: 10minIn this Pentecost season, Fr. John looks to "Adam's Lament" by St. Silouan to show that the loss of the Holy Spirit is the source of our sorrows.
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Qualities of Worship - Part 4
30/05/2009 Duration: 09minFr. John shows that it is not modified behavior that makes us people of God, but changed hearts.
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Qualities of Worship - Part 3
11/05/2009 Duration: 11minFr. John turns to answering what happens to us over time when we gather as the Body of Christ.
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Qualities of Worship - Part 2
24/04/2009 Duration: 09minFr. John mourns the loss of the Christian male and how it runs counter to the necessity of collective worship.
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Qualities of Worship - Part 1
01/04/2009 Duration: 13minIn the first part of his series, Father John speaks of liturgy as sacred assembly.
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A Circle of Quiet
14/03/2009 Duration: 07minFr. John examines St. Gregory Palamas, who taught that interior stillness was the path to knowing God.
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God, be Merciful to Me, a Sinner
12/02/2009 Duration: 07minWhat was the difference between the prayer of the Pharisee and that of the Publican? Humility.
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Does God Love the Devil and the Demons Like He Loves Us?
22/01/2009 Duration: 10minFr. John answers a question at once innocent and terrifying.
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The Mystical Garden
27/12/2008 Duration: 07minWith the synaxion of the Theotokos freshly celebrated, Fr. John reflects on Mary, the mother of our Lord.
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You Are Wanted
15/12/2008 Duration: 08minHow wonderful to know that we are loved and wanted by God, who calls to us by name!
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A Sacred Hunger
01/12/2008 Duration: 08minGod places within us a hunger for fellowship with himself and creation, but too often man distorts that hunger into an appetite for temporary pleasure.
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Election Special
29/10/2008 Duration: 17minFr. John shows how our cultural deterioration brings us closer to the conditions that the early Church thrived in.
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Do You Want To Be Healed?
16/10/2008 Duration: 08minFr. John examines the difference between true healing and mere relief.