Orthodox priest Fr. Jacob Siemens who has lived in Cardiff, Wales, for some 20 years, talked with me about Orthodox Christianity in Wales, both in the ancient Church and in the modern period.And of course we also talked about King Arthur. And the dragon.By Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

During his pilgrimage in Wales, Fr. Andrew met the remarkable Tad (Father) Deiniol, pastor of All Saints of Wales Orthodox Church in Blaenau Ffestiniog and the only Welsh-speaking Orthodox priest in the country.During the interview, he told Fr. Andrew the story of how he became an Orthodox Christian and also many details of Orthodox saints of Wales…

Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Anglican communion, sits down with Fr. Andrew at Ss. Theodore and Teilo Orthodox Church in Cardiff, Wales, to discuss his 60-year relationship with the Orthodox Church, including major figures such as Metr. Kallistos Ware and Archim. Barnabas (Burton). He also gives some pointers for p…

Matthew Namee, Executive Director of the Orthodox Studies Institutes, shares a new study tracking the disturbing reality of the major deficit in Orthodox clergy being ordained in the United States. How did we get here? What are the contributing factors? How do the Orthodox compare against non-Orthodox churches? What are the ramifications of the sho…

What was it like to hang around with St. Raphael of Brooklyn? Did you know St. Tikhon had a brother who was in love with an opera singer? What about the mysterious Bulgarian monk who tried to convert the leader of the Mormons and became a ghost story in the Old West?In this video from Fr. Andrew's YouTube channel, he interviews Matthew Namee, Execu…

In this conversation from Fr. Andrew's YouTube channel, he welcomes Jonathan Pageau to discuss the Meaning Crisis and how the gospel of Jesus Christ responds to it. What is this crisis? Where did it come from? How is it affecting us and our world? And how does the gospel make sense of the crisis and heal us from it?…

Fr. Andrew interviews two of the nuns of the Monastery of St. John the Baptist in Essex, England, who share with him the life and teachings of St. Sophrony (Sakharov), who founded the monastery. The interview was conducted on-site in the personal study of St. Sophrony at the monastery.By Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Fr. Nicholas Palis joins Fr. Andrew in the studio to tell him stories about his own encounters with five canonized saints -- Paisios the Athonite, Gerasimos Mikragiannanitis of Athos, Ephraim of Katounakia, Porphyrios of Athens, and Sophrony of Essex -- as well as other holy people -- Fr. Nikodimos (Nicholas) Kossis and Fr. Eustathios Giannakidis a…

Dr. David Ford, Professor of Church History at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, author and editor of multiple books, has a special love for St. John Chrysostom. He tells the story of how he became an Orthodox Christian, his life as a professor at St. Tikhon’s Seminary, his emphasis on writing about marriage and married saints, and his ne…

During a pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain of Athos, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick collected interviews with pilgrims, talking about their purpose for going to the mountain and what they received while they were there. Included along with these short interviews is a longer conversation between several of the pilgrims and a holy elder living in Kelli Maro…

Coloratura soprano Dr. Fotina Naumenko, Professor of Voice at Shenandoah University and the daughter of a Russian Orthodox priest, tells the story of becoming a professional classical singer while remaining a faithful Orthodox Christian, as well as her passion for teaching people how to pronounce Russian arias. Spectacular virtuosic hi-jinks includ…

Archpriest Pimen Simon, pastor of the Russian Orthodox Old Rite Church of the Nativity of Erie, Pennsylvania, tells the story of the Old Believer movement and how he led his parish from being priestless Old Believers to receiving the priesthood from the Russian Orthodox Church.By Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Kassiane, the Chinese Language Content Officer of Ancient Faith Ministries, shares the story of her life between China and North America, telling along the way how Christianity is deeply embedded in the millennia-old Chinese language, what it means to be a Chinese Christian, and how the gospel of Jesus Christ, as understood in the Orthodox Church, …

Season 2 of Orthodox Engagement opens its story-telling with a consummate story-teller – Deacon Nicholas Kotar, author, choirmaster, translator and podcaster. The conversation begins with a look at the Story of the Pandemic and opens into a deeper exploration of the culture-wide and personal effects of Story and its relation to the greatest story g…

What would you do if you walked in on a man just murdered in front of his child? What does ministry look like when a whole community suffers from PTSD for generations? Fr. Paul Abernathy, pastor of St. Moses the Black Orthodox Church in the Hill District of Pittsburgh and CEO of the Neighborhood Resilience Project, joins Fr. Andrew to talk about hi…

An Orthodox conversation is emerging, forging headlong into the flat, disenchanted world with the weapons of hallowing and the armor of spiritual warfare... and it might look something like the Avengers? Steven Christoforou joins Fr. Andrew in the studio for an ad hoc, unscripted exploration of the project of Christian re-enchantment. Is it really …

An Orthodox conversation is emerging, forging headlong into the flat, disenchanted world with the weapons of hallowing and the armor of spiritual warfare... and it might look something like the Avengers? Steven Christoforou joins Fr. Andrew in the studio for an ad hoc, unscripted exploration of the project of Christian re-enchantment. Is it really …

What would you do if you walked in on a man just murdered in front of his child? What does ministry look like when a whole community suffers from PTSD for generations? Fr. Paul Abernathy, pastor of St. Moses the Black Orthodox Church in the Hill District of Pittsburgh and CEO of the Neighborhood Resilience Project, joins Fr. Andrew to talk about hi…

Biblical scholar and pastor Fr. Stephen De Young joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to talk about the problem of Orthodox Christians in America appropriating the fullness of the Orthodox faith, especially in terms of the Biblical component. And of course giants, demons, angels and other spirits lurk in the woods.…

Biblical scholar and pastor Fr. Stephen De Young joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to talk about the problem of Orthodox Christians in America appropriating the fullness of the Orthodox faith, especially in terms of the Biblical component. And of course giants, demons, angels and other spirits lurk in the woods.…

London-based professional storyteller Anna Conomos-Wedlock joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to tell her story, to discuss how storytelling is integral to the Christian life, to share a tale or two from the British Isles, and to tell about the time her audience was entirely made of chickens.By Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

London-based professional storyteller Anna Conomos-Wedlock joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to tell her story, to discuss how storytelling is integral to the Christian life, to share a tale or two from the British Isles, and to tell about the time her audience was entirely made of chickens. (Part 1 of 2)…

Icon carver and Symbolic World YouTuber and podcaster Jonathan Pageau joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to talk about the patterns of reality, how the world really works and what’s wrong with it, and the inevitability of re-enchantment. Along the way they talk about whether the sun really rises and sets, Santa Claus, Kanye West, Jordan Peterson and t…

Icon carver and Symbolic World YouTuber and podcaster Jonathan Pageau joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to talk about the patterns of reality, how the world really works and what’s wrong with it, and the inevitability of re-enchantment. Along the way they talk about whether the sun really rises and sets, Santa Claus, Kanye West, Jordan Peterson and t…

Biblical scholar and pastor Fr. Stephen De Young joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to talk about the problem of Orthodox Christians in America appropriating the fullness of the Orthodox faith, especially in terms of the Biblical component. And of course giants, demons, angels and other spirits lurk in the woods.…

Lithuanian expatriate Tomas Christensen, a private tutor, beer sommelier and convert to the Orthodox Church living in Norway, joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to talk about his fatherland, life in Norway, the Orthodox history and saints of both places, and of course pagan beer rituals. (Part 2)By Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Lithuanian expatriate Tomas Christensen, a private tutor, beer sommelier and convert to the Orthodox Church living in Norway, joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to talk about his fatherland, life in Norway, the Orthodox history and saints of both places, and of course pagan beer rituals. (Part 1)By Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Emily Wilkinson, a veteran of the pro-life movement and the new President and Executive Director of Orthodox Christians for Life, speaks with Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick about the revival of OCLife after 20 years and their vision for pro-life ministry within the Orthodox Church and throughout society. Visit their website at oclife.org.…

Orthodox podcasting pioneer and professional builder Steve “the Builder” Robinson joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to talk engaging with the unlikely and unwanted, how God rescued him from ordination, evangelism, life, death and cancer. (Part 3)By Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Orthodox podcasting pioneer and professional builder Steve “the Builder” Robinson joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to talk engaging with the unlikely and unwanted, how God rescued him from ordination, evangelism, life, death and cancer. (Part 2)By Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Orthodox podcasting pioneer and professional builder Steve “the Builder” Robinson joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to talk engaging with the unlikely and unwanted, how God rescued him from ordination, evangelism, life, death and cancer. (Part 1)By Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Cathedral dean and Patristics scholar Fr. Joseph Lucas joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to talk about Orthodox Christians on the Internet. How does the Internet interfere with the normal process of Orthodox traditioning? Included is a “rogues’ gallery” of problematic behaviors and their critiques.By Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Cathedral dean and Patristics scholar Fr. Joseph Lucas joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to talk about Orthodox Christians on the Internet. How does the Internet interfere with the normal process of Orthodox traditioning? Included is a “rogues’ gallery” of problematic behaviors and their critiques.By Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Writer and Speaker Leah Libresco Sargeant, author of Building the Benedict Option and convert from atheism to Roman Catholicism, joins Fr. Andrew to talk about her conversion, about engaging privately and publicly online, and about building Christian community, including in the midst of pandemic.By Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick welcomes His Grace, Bishop Thomas, of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America to tell the story of his early mentors, how he became a bishop, and his sense of mission and pastoral vision.By Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick continues his interview with best-selling author and journalist Rod Dreher, covering his journey from and back to rural Louisiana, his career and worldview, and finishing up with his two best-known works — The Benedict Option and the new Live Not By Lies.By Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick welcomes His Grace, Bishop Thomas, of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America to tell the story of his early mentors, how he became a bishop, and his sense of mission and pastoral vision.By Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

For the debut episode of Orthodox Engagement, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick interviews best-selling author and journalist Rod Dreher, covering his journey from and back to rural Louisiana, his career and worldview, and finishing up with his two best-known works — The Benedict Option and the new Live Not By Lies.…

Matthew Namee talks with His Grace Bishop Basil, the newly elected Secretary of the Episcopal Assemblies. We learn of his impressions of the historic May 26-28 gathering in New York as well as the assignment he has been given to coordinate the work of the committees that will be formed leading up eventually to a Great and Holy Council.…

This week, Matthew Namee and new co-host Aram Sarkisian discuss, among other things, the Russian Mission in North America, the consecration of Bishop Arseny of Winnipeg, three fascinating early parish priests, and the time Jimmy Carter awarded Archbishop Iakovos the Presidential Medal of Freedom.By Matthew Namee

In this episode, Matthew discusses, among other things, some influential early convert priests, the Romanian Bishop Polycarp Morusca, a 1940s attempt at jurisdictional unity, and the renowned church historian Jaroslav Pelikan.By Matthew Namee

Matthew discusses Philip Ludwell III, St. Alexis Toth, Archimandrite Theoclitos Triantafilides, and others.By Matthew Namee

Matthew discusses Archbishop Arseny of Winnipeg, the first Orthodox chapel in Oregon, the first All-American Sobor, the funeral of St. Raphael Hawaweeny, and the life of the early Greek priest Fr. Kallinikos Kanellas.By Matthew Namee

Matthew recounts the story of Fr. Kallinikos Delveis, the first priest of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in New York.By Matthew Namee

On this special episode of American Orthodox History, recorded at the first symposium on American Orthodox History at Princeton University, Matthew interviews Samuel Noble, a doctoral candidate at Yale University who has been translating from Arabic the homilies of St. Raphael Hawaweeny.By Matthew Namee

On this special episode of American Orthodox History, recorded at the first symposium on American Orthodox History at Princeton University, Matthew interviews Scott Kenworthy, Associate Professor in the Department of Comparative Religion at the University of Miami of Ohio, about St. Tikhon, Enlightener of America.…

Matthew speaks at the Fortieth Biennial Clergy Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in Atlanta, Georgia.By Matthew Namee

After explaining why the past five attempts to achieve administrative unity in America have failed, Matthew tells us why the sixth attempt, which takes place this coming May 26th-28th, has a very good chance of succeeding.By Matthew Namee

Matthew tells the story of his favorite figure in American Orthodox History, a fiery Greek Orthodox priest from Philadelphia named Fr. Demetrios Petrides. Learn more HERE.By Matthew Namee

Matthew introduces us to one of the most prominent females in early American Orthodox history. Learn more HERE.By Matthew Namee