Young Penitent

It is common knowledge that the Holy Mystery of the Eucharist is the Body and Blood of Christ, presented to the faithful in the form of bread and wine. Many people by this time have also heard of celiac disease, an auto-immune condition in which people react to gluten, a protein found in wheat. The flour which is used to create prosphora must be of wheat according to the canons of the church, and...

In this episode we will hear from Nicholas his perspective on the practice of circumcision. Nicholas has made a name for himself on X, where he goes by "bobo," as a proponent of the idea that men should not be circumcised. Further, we will hear from Nicholas what the church has to say about this practice. This is something of a sensitive subject and viewer discretion is advised. Follow Nicholas on...

A news event from yesterday (which happened to be Halloween) was a clip from the upcoming movie Christianities? in which Tucker Carlson claimed that he had been attacked by a demon. He says it even left claw marks. Is this real? What is the experience of the church regarding demonic attacks? Why would this happen to Tucker? In tonights stream we will react to Tuckers claim, and give a few examples...

We took audience questions for a live viewer Q&A espisode on Sunday October 27th, 2024.

Pressed "go live" from the back deck last night and lit my pipe, not knowing what I was going to say. Managed to talk for an hour and interact with the audience. Had a great time!

What is Holy Chrismation? Chrismation is one of the sacraments of the Church. After a Christian enters the Church through Holy Baptism, they are sealed with holy oil on various parts of their body, which is the seal of the gift of the Holy Spirit. In some cases Christians are received into the Church through Chrismation only if they have previously been baptized in another Christian confession. I...

In this video I answer the question "is Christianity anti-semitic?" To answer the question I begin by defining terms. I begin by explaining what anti-semitism is not, then I give a definition of what it is in order to be able to answer the question. Further we draw upon written and oral traditions of the church in order to give our anwer to the question. I conclude by offering a counterweight to t...

In todays interview we will be speaking with Seraphim Brodie and Maria Powell from the Holy Orthodox Order of St. George the Great Martyr (OSGM). Seraphim is the Director of Media for the organization, and Maria is the Director of Communications. The OSGM is an order of Knighthood that was established with the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, former First Hierarch of the Russian Ort...

Another stream from my back deck. We will check in and talk about the news while I smoke my pipe. We talk about Telegram founder Pavel Durov's arrest and the reasons behind it. Then we have a call in from a listener.

Michael Sisco is a man who has ideas that need to get out. Initially he used YouTube as a platform to get his ideas out with  @TheMichaelSiscoShow  . Later he began to publish a weekly Substack article, which also included some recorded interviews. Now Michael has announced that his Substack is being rebranded as The Texas Visionary, a publication by people with ties to Texas that aims to help bri...

For the third straight week I will be going live on a Friday night. We will talk about the events of the past week, go over a few news stories in world affairs which have an impact on the church, and help you understand how these things should be understood from our perspective. Towards the second half of the show we will interact with viewers and invite viewers to call in or ask questions. I have...

An impromptu stream from my back deck. I tell a story about my visit to an all you can eat barbecue restaurant, I make a big announcement, and I interact with the live chat. Streamed Friday August 16, 2024.

Samseau is one of the people who helps run Christ is King, a conservative Christian men's forum that is the successor to the Roosh V Forum. The Roosh V Forum was a website run by Roosh (who would have guessed) that originally was a red pill forum that focused on teaching men how to have successful relationships. The "red pill" eventually morphed into more that finding out the truth a...

This episode aired on YouTube on Dec. 31, 2022. I am going to begin uploading some of my old solo episodes that I made when my channel was new and still growing. This episode dives into the calendar question regarding the "old" church calendar and the "new calendar." I will go into the history of how the new calendar came about and why it is inferior to the old calendar.

Last week we went live for an open mic and it turned out well. This week we will have a similar format and will be taking calls live. The link to the stream will be posted in the chat, as well as the show description and people will be invited to join the stream. Do you have something to say? Do you want to bust a rap? Do you have a question? Call in live and become part of the show!

I am trying something new with this stream. We are going to press "go live" with no notes and no preparation. Anybody who wants to join the stream is invited to join us via the invite link which will be posted in the show description. Come join us to hang out; you may bring up any topic for discussion. It is going to be open mic night, and an open forum! _________________________________...

Subdeacon Martinian is the young boy (shown in the picture in the thumbnail) who was baptized by Blessed (St.) Seraphim Rose. Martinian is a member of my home parish who received his spiritual formation at the St. Herman of Alaska Monastery in Platina California. As I was growing in the Faith, Martinian was there as a spiritual friend to me, and after my parish priest and spiritual father he proba...

Joseph Sciambra is an Orthodox Christian and the creator of the non-profit organization Sons of St. Joseph. This organization was created with the mission of helping Christian men overcome all same-sex attractions and any persistent attachments to the homosexual or the “gay” orientation. Joseph himself used to live a "gay" lifestyle but is now living a chaste life by the Grace of God. In...

WARNING: FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY I was recently contacted by the owner of New Martyr Press and asked if I would like to interview the author of a new book that they had published titled "Outside of the World." The book deals with the story of a young woman who was born with parapsychological abilities such as the ability to know what was going on inside of another persons head. In this...

One of my favorite account to follow on X is Fr. Michael Lillie. His posts are always edifying and on point. On a platform which thrives on negative attention, he has managed to build up a sizable following without engaging in negativity. In all the time I have been following him on X I have never once seen him fall into a passionate disagreement with another user. He sets a wonderful example for...

The Bitcoin halving is less than a month away and soon crypto is going to enjoy a fresh new buzz in the news media. This cycle is poised to be stellar because of a number of factors, which we will discuss. Traditional finance has finally come around to embracing crypto with the launching of Bitcoin ETF's. Macro economic factors such as the upcoming presidential election and the loosening of ec...

I recently passed 4,000 subscribers on my YouTube channel. When I passed 1,000 subscribers I said that I would celebrate when I passed 2,500 but that number came and went so fast that I didn't have time to record a stream in celebration. In today's stream I will open with a monologue explaining where this channel came from, where I have been, and where I see it going in the future. Also, w...

Back by popular demand! Brother Nathanael is a monk in the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR). We had him on several weeks ago to discuss why his channel had disappeared from YouTube (he was banned without explanation). We also discussed Brother's conversion to Christianity and the path his life took from the time he first read the Gospel up until today. In our previous intervie...

Fr. Moses is a priest in the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. He serves at the Holy Mother of God Orthodox Church in Georgetown Texas. He also happens to be a powerlifter and puts up some big numbers. One of his YouTube channels,  @mcphersonbarbell8771  is dedicated to demonstrations of his workouts. Since I am also a powerlifter I thought it would be good to bring him on as a guest to d...

Brother Nathanael is an Orthodox Christian monk in the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR). This will be a follow-up interview with "Brother" - to see the first interview please watch my video titled "Brother Nathanael...Street Evangelist!" (https://youtu.be/chW9t7fPPIY?si=oUjrpKqK6GDXdIKW) Who is Brother Nathanael? Where does he come from? Why does he wear black...