Today I share about my spiritual life within the confines of the Christian religion. I've been a churchgoer as long as I can remember; however, the journey has been, shall I say, interesting. It was really a search for truth - a search that ended when I was introduced to the Orthodox Church interestingly enough through my own work as a narrator and…

Some guy who calls himself a pastor declared "I have something to say." This was in reference to what happened at the opening ceremony of the Olympics where Leonardo's depiction of the Last Supper was openly mocked with a gluttonous drag queen sitting in the place of Jesus, transvestites and other undesirables sitting in the place of the Holy Apost…

Welcome to Overtly Orthodox. Today we hear from a gentleman named Gary Greenfield. Gary "transitioned" from a Protestant sect of Christianity to the Orthodox Church rather late in life. (I think transition is a better use of words than conversion, but I digress.) So you understand the context of what you'll hear, when I recorded this, I was brand n…

I am really pleased to bring back to the program, Frederica Matthewes-Green. Frederica is an Orthodox Christian scholar, and just a very sweet spirit, extremely generous with her time. Frederica is the author of Two Views of the Cross: Orthodoxy and the West. And when I wrote her asking if she might know someone who knows someone about the Greek wo…

This episode is the first of two interviews that I have done with Frederica Matthewes-Green. Frederica has a number of resources available that have been very helpful for me in my inquiry into, and eventual baptism into the Orthodox Church. In fact, Frederica's book, Two Views of the Cross was very influential in my own introduction to the Orthodox…

Host James D. Newcomb shares his personal background in American churchianity, his introduction to and reception into the Orthodox Church, how this podcast concept and title came about, and what to expect from it in its early days and beyond! If you like what you hear, be sure to subscribe to the podcast. And by all means leave a review on your pod…

Josh David Jordan, is a filmmaker and convert to Orthodoxy from St Seraphim Cathedral. Dallas is working on a movie about an abbott who is a fool-for-Christ. Josh got a lot of critical praise for his first movie, "This World Won't Break," which was screened at festivals around the world and won many awards. It is streaming now on every platform. Th…

Most people experience some fear of death. In this episode, I look first at "fear of the unknown" (exploring scriptures that might apply) and then at "fear of the known." I hope this helps alleviate some fears.By Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green

Listen to the final of five interviews Frederica has with monks from Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia.By Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green

Here's the fourth of five interviews Frederica has with monks from Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia.By Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green

Here's the third of five interviews Frederica has with monks from Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia.By Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green

Here's the second of five interviews Frederica has with monks from Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia.By Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green

Here's the first of five interviews Frederica has with monks from Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia.By Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green

The second-biggest problem Protestants have with Orthodox Christianity (after our love for Jesus' mother Mary) is our icons--not so much the fact of them, but the way we venerate them, bowing, kissing, and lighting candles. But they misinterpret those actions, which are simply continuations from an earlier time. I hope this video will help Protesta…

Frederica Mathewes-Green shares reflections about the Annunciation on the weekend of the Feast of the Holy Cross.By Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green

Frederica speaks with the Orthodox Christian Book Club about the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete and the topic of prayer.By Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green

Frederica Mathewes-Green shares a few words about the meaning of love.By Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green

Orthodoxy in America is in revival, and that makes it a lively place to be. In other times and places revival has been a temporary state, so it can’t be expected to last forever. At the moment, though, it’s a great time to become Orthodox.By Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green

Frederica Mathewes-Green reads the first essay she ever published, a secular, feminist presentation of the pro-life cause.By Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green

Frederica Mathewes-Green explains that traditions can be beneficial for a family or community, and that all churches have their own “tradition.”By Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green

Frederica Mathewes-Green ponders the tremendous amount of work it took to weave fabric by hand, and how it felt to be clothed in someone’s labor; what we miss, by living entirely amid machine-made things.By Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green

The Mother of our Lord is often a stumbling block for Protestants who are exploring Orthodoxy. Frederica Mathewes-Green discusses how to disregard medieval excesses, and see how the early Christians saw her.By Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green

Frederica Mathewes-Green presents a Romanian elder’s take on the simple faith that is held by many Americans, and how God responds to it, and she also reports a prayer experience that conveyed the same idea.By Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green

Recently, I uploaded an old video to YouTube, of one of the strangest and funniest experiences I ever had with an interview.It was 1996. A producer for a viewer-call-in political talk show, "Capital Watch," phoned me about the work I was doing with a group called Common Ground for Life and Choice. We brought pro-life and pro-choice people together …

Frederica Mathewes-Green explores, in three parts, her experience as a beekeeper. She mispronounces “propolis” every time!By Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green

Frederica Mathewes-Green explores, in three parts, her experience as a beekeeper. She mispronounces “propolis” every time!By Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green

Frederica Mathewes-Green explores, in three parts, her experience as a beekeeper. She mispronounces “propolis” every time!By Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green

Frederica Mathewes-Green reads the life of St. Mary of Egypt as found in her book First Fruits of Prayer.By Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green