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Herman Middleton was a pathfinder in his generation for bringing Orthodox Christianity to the English speaking world. Converted in the mid-90's, he studied theology in Greece at the University of Thessalonica. He started the publishing house Protecting Veil when he authored his first book Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit, which examined the lives of contemporary elders in Greece. He has don...

Since the term "latinizer" gets thrown around rather loosely online these days we decided to invite a number of people who have been stuck with this label to examine the term.________________________________________________________Young Penitent Links:Beard Oil: https://www.byzantinebeard.com/Telegram Announcements Channel: https://t.me/+jITpv7gWcE9hM2IxTelegram Chatroom: https://t.me/+j...

Kimberly Konzal is a newly baptized Orthodox Christian who started a non-profit organization called Iatrogenic Research Alliance. The organization is dedicated to facilitating research into acute and protracted withdrawal from psychiatric drugs, starting at the cellular level. Their goal is to better understand the biology behind withdrawal in order to provide softer off ramps from these drugs. To...

The modern practice of fasting in the Orthodox Church has become synonymous with following a vegan diet. Many Orthodox are unaware that there is a long tradition in the Orthodox Church of dry fasting, which is the practice of going for a period of time without food or water. This practice goes back to the earliest of times in the Church and has its origins prior to the day of Pentecost. Fasting as...

Returning guest Seraphim is here to talk about his battle with cancer, his upcoming trip to Mt. Athos, and a project he is working on to develop sober living homes. Follow Seraphim on X: https://x.com/noetic_healing  @mountainorthodoxy  _______________________________________Young Penitent Links:Beard Oil: https://www.byzantinebeard.com/Telegram Announcements Channel: https://t.me/+jITpv7gWcE9hM2I...

After struggling to implement the ketogenic diet as a treatment for mental illness for a long time I have finally started having some success. In this episode I explain how intermittent fasting, time spend following the diet, and lowering my medications have helped me get my ketone levels up into the therapeutic range.

Fr. Emmanuel  @Lemelson  recently published an article titled The Theater of Digital Orthodoxy which was a critique of online convert-media apologists. The article was widely read and there ensued quite a lot of discussion online. In this interview we set the stage by discussing some of Fr. Emmanuel's background in short selling corrupt companies on Wallstreet, and tie that in to his exposure...

Impromptu stream talking about my recent trips to All-Merciful Saviour Monastery and the San Jose Candle Co., among various other topics.

Recently I uploaded an interview with Archimandrite Nicanor who voiced some objections to the glorification of Fr. Seraphim Rose. In this video we sit down with Abbot Tryphon to give a response to some of the objections which were raised, in order to hear both sides of the argument._______________________________________________________Young Penitent Links:Beard Oil: https://www.byzantinebeard.com...

I made a guest appearance on protestant apologetics channel John Dirks to discuss why I'm not team Orthobro. We also discuss fitness and nutrition at the end of the episode.

Fr. Christian is a priest in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America serving at St. Mark Orthodox Church in Bellevue Florida. After nearly becoming a monk on Mt. Athos, due to life circumstances, he ended coming back to the US and getting married. He observes that before you get married or become a monk everything in life is potentiality, but aftewards everything becomes actualized. Relationship...

Archimandrite Nicanor is the Abbot of Tsarnogorsky Monastery "Holy Wonderworkers Kosma and Damian" in Bulgaria. He himself has a high regard for Fr. Seraphim Rose, however he has some reservations regarding the ongoing process of his glorification. On this channel we have for a long time been advocates for Fr. Seraphim's formal Glorification, but we are not biased by church politics;...

When new converts have a lot of zeal they often want to DO SOMETHING but they don't always know what to do. Seraphim Hook had an idea to put his zeal to work and he went and founded a student run organization at Oregon State University. The organization is called the St. Saba Society and beyond their club meetings they are involved in missionary and educational outreach, as well as charitable...

Discussing the recent announcement by the ROCOR Synod of the coming Glorification of St. Seraphim Rose.

In today's stream we will be discussing how Immanuel Kant is living rent free in many people's heads. His philosophy has become so all-pervasive that people don't even realize that his ideas affect how many people view the world to to this day. We bringing back Nathaniel as our guest to help us see through the deception and point out how this came to be. Nathaniel's links: https://...

John Mance is the founder of Byzantine Beard. In today's interview we get to know the founder and discuss how Byzantine Beard came to be. We will also be discussing our products in detail. You will find out in this interview the philosophy behind our products, why we chose the ingredients we chose, and how to use our pure and all natural beard oils and balms. Our products are available at www....

An impromptu Friday night livestream from 4/24/26.

Mike Lacy is here to tell us about his experience with prison ministry and how you can get involved. The Lord tells us in the parable of the last judgment that one of the things that we will be judged on is whether we visited those who were sick and in prison. Today we will touch on both of these topics. Mike Lacy became Orthodox more than 20yrs ago. Before the lockdowns of 2021, he'd spent al...

I've been taking the antipsychotic medicine Seroquel for over 20 years. This drug has severely impaired my ability to function in life. The side effects have gotten so bad that I'm not sure which is worse, the symptoms of the disease or the side effects of the medication. Because the side effects have gotten so bad my hand was forced to try and find an alternative treatment, and I have bee...

We are bringing back Nathaniel onto the channel. In his last appearance we discussed the time he spent on Mt. Athos. Touching on a similar theme, today we will be discussing the process of discerning for oneself whether they have a monastic vocation. Both Nathaniel and I have gone through this process and we both have an enduring love for the monastic habit. Nathaniel has had close contact with th...

Over the course of the weekend the US and Israeli militaries launched a coordinated strike on Iranian military targets. Iran retaliated, striking into countries throughout the region. The Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been confirmed dead. We have invited Lebanon John, co-host of Moobase Live (on Rumble) to break down the situation and where it likely goes from here. Lebanon Joh...

Chuck and I became friends on Facebook and I always read his posts there with great interest. He writes brief articles covering many different aspects of Church life, and they are always well written and highly informed. Chuck has an excellent grasp of the practical aspects of church life. He has a down to earth approach to spiritual life that can benefit many, as opposed to some of the more theol...

Jerry Marzinsky is a licensed psychotherapist who spent many years working in psychiatric hospitals and becoming familiar with the phenomena associated with mental illness such as hallucinations. He came to the conclusion that these voices are not something that is created by our own brains, but that they come from outside of us. He believes the voices are demons. The idea that voices come from de...

In this stream we will give viewers a chance to call in. You can call in to meet the host, ask a question, or even tell a joke. This type of stream depends on viewer participation so don't be shy! Link to join the stream: https://streamyard.com/wbkaff5a7yAppeal for the Powell family: https://fnd.us/PowellFam?ref=li_a7hMc9_sh_172F9fZOEIG172F9fZOEIG_____________________________________________Yo...

Nathaniel is an Orthodox Christian living in Thessaloniki, Greece. He traveled from the United States to Mount Athos—with the blessing of the Holy Monastery of the Great Lavra—to explore Orthodox spiritual life and discern whether he should become a monk or remain a layman. He spent 500 days immersed in monastic life, giving voice lessons to about 40 Athonite monks to help them chant the divine se...