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Becoming a Healing Presence — 323 episodes

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1

What Is Abundance Mentality?

2

I Am Never Alone

3

The Elephant and the Flea

4

Precious Free Will

5

One Word in the Present Moment

6

In Every Danger There Is Opportunity

7

O Holy Day

8

Jury Duty

9

Stay Close to Jesus

10

The Two Trees

11

Who-How God Is

12

Cleanliness

13

Deacon Richard Okello Interview

14

A Personal Experience

15

Sanity Equals Sanctity

16

What Is a Saint?

17

Perceiving Angels

18

Guardian Angels

19

Father Hopko

20

The Imposter Syndrome

21

Higher on the Mountain

22

The Language of Love

23

The Journal of Joy

24

One Word Life

25

Use Few Words

26

I Am Not My Thoughts

27

I Am Not My Sin

28

Jesus, Thy Will Be Done

29

Secret Sauce

30

Interview with Nico Bezzerides

31

ONLY Lord Have Mercy

32

What Is Life?

33

Mercy on this Mess

34

Must Christians Suffer?

35

Are Feelings Real?

36

I Am Enough

37

Jesus, I Love You

38

Identity

39

A Purposeful Life

40

Too Much Information

41

Be Ye Perfect

42

Choose Your Friends Wisely

43

Honey in the Rock

44

One Word Retreat

45

The Joy of Joy

46

Working Wonders

47

God Has No Taste

48

Bread and Circus

49

Abide, Not Strive

50

Where Are God's Hands?

51

Turn, Turn, Turn

52

Small Gestures - Infinite Value

53

Discouragement Is a Form of Pride

54

Dealing with Monasticism

55

The Adventure of the Present Moment

56

Precious Memories

57

Field of Dreams

58

Be Gentle With Yourself

59

Putting the Name onto Others

60

More than Meaning

61

My Eye as a Guide

62

Seek Silence

63

Philippians 4 as a Life Guide

64

The Power of Words

65

Prayer Is Not Nothing

66

Christ Through Me

67

Acting Firmly and Wisely

68

Making the Jesus Prayer Real

69

Each Task is a Gift

70

Orthodox Volunteer Corps

71

If I Don't God Within, I Go Without

72

More I Could Not Ask - Part 2

73

More I Could Not Ask

74

On the Other Hand

75

Chicken Soup For Our Souls

76

Unforeseen Events

77

My Guiltless Past

78

Resilience is a Gift

79

Self Forgiveness

80

Everyone Is Doing The Best They Can

81

Together in Deep Silence

82

Inner Village

83

Orthodoxy is Paradoxy

84

Love Changes Everything

85

Christ is Everything

86

Our Distractions Determine Our Lives

87

Orthodox Joy Revisited

88

Wisdom of Failure

89

Keep Your Mind in Hell and Despair Not - Part 1

90

Keep Your Mind in Hell and Despair Not - Part 2

91

Quote from Listeners

92

Personal Quotes

93

Great Quotes

94

We Are Not Alone

95

Joy in Small Things

96

Am I Adam and Eve?

97

Synergy

98

We Have Been Freed From Suffering

99

Orthodoxy Is Exotic

100

The Delicate Poetry of Orthodoxy

101

Don't Believe Everything You Think

102

Our Wounds Are Our Gifts

103

Inner Conflict

104

Conflict Resolution

105

What Would Jesus Do?

106

Truth as Food

107

Becoming Like Children

108

What is Faith - St Thomas

109

The Garden of the Heart

110

Musing About the Theotokos - Part 1

111

Musings about the Theotokos - Part 2

112

Lent 2021

113

Facial Masks as a Spiritual Issue

114

Learning from Mona Lisa

115

St. Therese of Lisieux - Part 2

116

St. Therese of Lisieux - Part 1

117

Fear is the Opposite of Love

118

Making Christianity Really Real

119

Movies for All Ages

120

Reframing - Part 2

121

Reframing - Part 1

122

An Inch Wide and a Mile Deep

123

Political Correctness

124

Overcoming Impulse Through Relaxation and Prayer: An Interview with Fr. Alexis Trader

125

The Value of Little Things

126

Marriage is Eternal

127

Surprises Happen

128

All Is Well - Dr. Rossi's New Book

129

Humor

130

One Race, The Human Race

131

Becoming a Healing Presence in Dark Times

132

The Human Race

133

What is a Friend? - Part 2

134

What is a Friend? - Part 1

135

An Interview with an Orthodox Physician who Works in a NYC Hospital

136

St. Maximos the Confessor

137

Sobriety and the Desert Fathers

138

Self Image

139

Resilience

140

Systematics

141

Guilt and Shame

142

Two Trinities

143

Fr. Roman Braga

144

Reflections on Christmas

145

Transparency and Accountability: An Interview with Fr. Nikodhim

146

Meditation

147

OCAMPR 2019: An Interview with Chaplain Sarah Byrne-Martelli

148

Lessons from St. Silouan the Athonite

149

Borders and Frontiers: An Interview with Rev. Dr. Anthony G. Roeber

150

Purity of Heart and Sexual Chastity

151

The Homily and the Hearer: Interview with Fr. Sergius Halvorsen

152

The Power of a Soft Smile

153

Interview with Dr. Grant S. White: Liturgy and the Search for Meaning

154

On the Invocation of the Name of Jesus - Part 2

155

On the Invocation of the Name of Jesus - Part 1

156

Risen Christians: An Interview with Fr. Alexander Rentel

157

St. Mary of the Egypt

158

Polarization: An Interview with Bishop Paul (OCA)

159

Miracles

160

Sacred Arts Initiative

161

My Conversion

162

Music as Therapy: An Interview with Dr. Carla Thomas

163

A Seminarian's Letter

164

Project Uganda: An Interview with Seminarian Dn. Simon Menya

165

Canon Law

166

Icons of God: An Interview with Fr. John Behr

167

Apologetics and Evangelization: An Interview with Fr. Sergius Halvorsen

168

Hospitality

169

Homiletics

170

Circle of Influence

171

Active Listening

172

Bioethics of Gene Editing: Interview with Dr. Gayle Woloschak

173

Summer Musings

174

2018 OCAMPR Conference: Interview with Dr. Philip Mamalakis

175

Heart of the Desert

176

Harlots in the Desert

177

Narcissism

178

An Interview with Dr. Gayle Woloschak

179

An Interview with Metropolitan Tikhon

180

How to Be a Sinner: An Interview with Dr. Peter Bouteneff

181

Orthodoxy on Tap

182

Narrative: Interview with Fr. John Shimchick

183

My Favorite Bible Quotes

184

An Interview with Fr. Joshua Trant

185

An Interview with John Maddex

186

Introverts and Extroverts

187

Leisure

188

All is Well

189

Family Systems

190

Dr. Jane Hinshaw

191

The Theology of Illness

192

Living with Cancer

193

Path to Sanity

194

Consciousness - Part 3

195

Consciousness - Part 1

196

Consciousness - Part 2

197

Music as Prayer

198

Psalm 23

199

Identity: Interview with Fr. Raymond Browne

200

The Temptations of Jesus

201

Apologetics: Interview with Fr. Sergius Halvorsen

202

Public Violence

203

Jesus and Adam

204

Theotokos

205

Beloved Friend: Fr. Thomas Hopko - Part 2

206

Beloved Friend: Fr. Thomas Hopko - Part 1

207

Invisible to the Eye

208

Psalm 6

209

Lake Galilee

210

What is Sanity?

211

A Sense of Wonder

212

The Trees of Paradise

213

Clergy Peer Learning Groups: An Interview with Fr. Nicholas Solak

214

Suicide - Part 2

215

Politics

216

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

217

On Pain and Suffering

218

Grieving

219

Detachment

220

Baptism

221

Lust Temptations

222

Temptation and Sin

223

Becoming Childlike

224

Interview with Fr. Paul Lazor

225

Meteora

226

Healing

227

The Blessing of Milo

228

Missions in Mongolia

229

Eucharist

230

Simon

231

Seeing Goodness In Children

232

Straight Talk About Youth

233

Why Go To Church?

234

Bells

235

Self Love and Self Hate - Dr. Peter Bouteneff

236

The Jesus Prayer - Reflections

237

The Jesus Prayer - Sung!

238

Orthodoxy and Therapy

239

Orthodox and Schizophrenic - An Experience of God's Love

240

The Wisdom of Abba Poemen

241

Mother Maria of Paris

242

Can Anything Good Come From Nazareth?

243

Desert Mothers

244

Aging and Preparation

245

The Other Side

246

An Attitude of Gratitude

247

Reaching Our Young Adults

248

Applied Creativity

249

Palliative and Hospice Care

250

A Myrrh-Gushing Icon

251

A Special Visit on New Year's Eve

252

The Orthodox Way

253

Amish Country

254

St. Perpetua

255

The Homily

256

Communicating Before Marriage

257

Prison Ministry

258

Vocation

259

More on the Psalms

260

Fr. John Jillions on the Psalms

261

The Old Testament in Eastern Orthodox Tradition

262

Fr. Ted Pisarchuk - Becoming a Better Parishioner

263

Enriching Your Marriage

264

The Orthodox Wedding

265

Interview with Fr. Alexander Atty - Part 2

266

Fr. Alexander Atty - Joy in Suffering

267

Becoming Human

268

Bishop John on Purity

269

Beauty

270

Meet Fr. Michael Nasser

271

The Brothers Karamazov

272

Lessons from Fr. Zosima

273

The Two Gardens

274

GPS - Finding Our Way

275

The Fathers and Community

276

Evangelism

277

Loving Our Veterans

278

Divine Madness

279

St. Blandina

280

Pastoral Care

281

A Message for Youth on Sex

282

Gentleness as a Mindset

283

Christ Lifting Adam and Eve to Paradise

284

Had I a Golden Thread

285

Lessons from St. Irenaeus

286

Cognitive Dissonance

287

Relax in God's Hands

288

Embracing Ambiguity - Part 2

289

Amazing Grace

290

Icons - Windows and Mirrors

291

Les Miserables

292

Silent Night

293

Vocation as a Way of Life

294

Evangelizing Orphans

295

The Sacrament of the Present Moment

296

Christian Time Management

297

Forgiveness From the Heart

298

Suicide - Part 1

299

The Problem of Death

300

Asceticism and Orthodox Secularism

301

The Problem of Suffering

302

Dark Asceticism

303

Sane Asceticism

304

Embracing Ambiguity

305

Orthodoxy is “Paradoxy”

306

Personal Freedom

307

Rigorous Honesty

308

Our Memories

309

Despondency

310

The Power of Being Non-Judgmental

311

Living for Others

312

Anger

313

Internet Pornography - Part 2

314

Internet Pornography - Part 1

315

The Still Small Voice

316

Walking in God's Presence

317

The Heart of the Matter

318

Hearing the Snow

319

The Power of the Name

320

Solitude

321

God Heals Others Through Us

322

Welcome to Our First Episode

323

East Meets East - The Indian Orthodox