Josh David Jordan is a filmmaker and convert to Orthodoxy from St. Seraphim Cathedral, Dallas, who is working on a movie about an abbot 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. …

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 Frederica Matthewes-Green and Ancient Faith Radio

Listen to the final of five interviews Frederica has with monks from Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia.By Frederica Matthewes-Green and Ancient Faith Radio

Here's the fourth of five interviews Frederica has with monks from Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia.By Frederica Matthewes-Green and Ancient Faith Radio

Here's the third of five interviews Frederica has with monks from Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia.By Frederica Matthewes-Green and Ancient Faith Radio

Here's the second of five interviews Frederica has with monks from Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia.By Frederica Matthewes-Green and Ancient Faith Radio

Here's the first of five interviews Frederica has with monks from Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia.By Frederica Matthewes-Green and Ancient Faith Radio

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 Frederica Matthewes-Green and Ancient Faith Radio

Frederica speaks with the Orthodox Christian Book Club about the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete and the topic of prayer.By Frederica Matthewes-Green and Ancient Faith Radio

Frederica Mathewes-Green shares a few words about the meaning of love.By Frederica Matthewes-Green and Ancient Faith Radio

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 Frederica Matthewes-Green and Ancient Faith Radio

Doxacon is a gathering of Orthodox Christians with an interest in fantasy, sci-fi, and gaming. This year they asked me to deliver the lay keynote (conference theme: "Making Virtuous Decisions in Fiction"), and I confessed that I don't know much about those popular forms of media. So we compromised. First, I speak about Charles Dickens, and how some…

Frederica reads from and reflects on St. Basil the Great's writings on praying without ceasing.By Frederica Matthewes-Green and Ancient Faith Radio

Frederica shares the story of St. Gregory the Illuminator of Armenia on his feast day.By Frederica Matthewes-Green and Ancient Faith Radio

Frederica Mathewes-Green reads her essay, "Why They Hate Us."By Frederica Matthewes-Green and Ancient Faith Radio

Frederica Mathewes-Green shares the prayer titled St. Patrick's Breastplate.By Frederica Matthewes-Green and Ancient Faith Radio

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Fr. John Parker, Archbishop Michael, Fr. Joel Wilson, Abbot Sergius, the nuns of Transfiguration Monastery, Frederica Mathewes-Green, Fr. Joseph Ciarciaglino, Fr. Robert Miclean, Fr. Maximos Constas, Fr. Matthew Tate, Emily Wilkinson, Fr. John Kowalczyk, Dr. David Ford, Fr. Chad Hatfield, and the St. Tikhon's Seminary Choir.…

Don't miss this rich and inspiring reading by Frederica Mathewes-Green of the entire Nativity Kontakion written by St. Romanos the Melodist and translated by Fr. Ephrem Lash. It was taken from the book On the Life of Christ: Kontakia, published in 1994.By Frederica Matthewes-Green and Ancient Faith Radio