Rita Madden shares some reflections from the book titled, "How to Live a Holy Life."By Rita Madden

Rita Madden reminds us of the blessing of working together in all facets of our lives, especially as we struggle to change some aspect of our life.By Rita Madden

Feasting is not the opposite of fasting, but a most joyful application of the fruits of our Lenten spiritual efforts! Take what you have cultivated during the fast, and feast with joy by following these 5 tips.By Rita Madden

The Church offers us guidance for what to eat and what to abstain from during the fast, but does not give much guidance in the way of exactly how much to eat. Today, I am hoping to suggest that, when keeping the proper spirit of the fast, the wisdom of how much we need is already within us.By Rita Madden

In this episode, Krista Fedorchak, the new co-host of Food, Faith and Fasting, unpacks the differences between the fasting mindset and the dieting mindset, so we can better understand and approach this ancient Christian Discipline within the context of our current society's understanding of dieting.By Rita Madden

Modern day medicine is encouraging people to practice gratitude as it is good for health. We are called by our Holy Tradition to give thanks for all things! Following the Holy Orthodox Tradition provides us the tools we need to care for soul and body.By Rita Madden

Rita Madden shares how to make a change that lasts in our lives through small but persistent choices.By Rita Madden

In this podcast we explore how to make small changes in our life to benefit our soul and body based on various practices that our Holy Tradition provides to us.By Rita Madden

In this podcast we discover wonderful wisdom from A Monastery's Kitchen to bring Christ into everything we do.By Rita Madden

In this podcast we examine a teaching from the Desert Mother Amma Syncletica to understand how to care for our health in a Christ centered manner.By Rita Madden

In this podcast we explore how guidance from St. John of Kronstadt to handle spiritual sickness, following Holy Orthodox Tradition, gives us the answers and when we do this, we just feel physically better.By Rita Madden

It's simply so beautiful how our tradition has the answers for what a lot of modern day self-help programs are offering to help one care for their health.By Rita Madden

Rita Madden shares some wisdom from Abba Pambo to aid us in keeping the correct spirit for the Great Fast.By Rita Madden

In this brief podcast we look at a beautiful teaching from St. John Kronstadt about our true food.By Rita Madden

In this podcast, we see great teachings for our relationship with material things, our earth and body, through teachings from a saint that lived around 1500 years ago!Starting January 21, 2021, Rita will be offering my Food Faith and fasting workshop in the virtual format. Here is the website to learn more and sign up: https://foodfaithfasting.gumr…

In this podcast, we see how the teachings of our holy tradition guide us in understanding our relationship to health.By Rita Madden

The late Father Thomas Hopko outlines 55 Maxims that provide guidance to aid us in the New Years Resolution of putting Christ first—and as we all well know, this is the most important resolution of all!By Rita Madden

Rita explores the use of modern day medicine and how it lines up with our Holy Orthodox Tradition.By Rita Madden

As we continue to move through the fast, it is quite beautiful to see how the physical end of our fasting tradition aids us in the spiritual hunger we all feel.By Rita Madden

We know, with Christ, anything is possible! In this podcast we review the importance of not giving up or losing faith when we are struggling to meet a goal.By Rita Madden

With fasting being such a buzz diet, craze right now, Rita Madden helps us to gain some perspective through the teachings of St. Issac the Syrian.By Rita Madden

Rita Madden shares St. Gregory of Nyssa's writing on The Lord's Prayer, and provides insight on stress management and how to eat.By Rita Madden

Rita Madden encourages us to continue the fast with words from St. Paisios of the Holy Mountain.By Rita Madden

Rita Madden encourages us to prepare our lives for the journey of Great Lent by working for the healing of the whole earth.By Rita Madden

Rita reflects on how physical objects can help us attain food for our soul, and how we can use physical objects to help us in prayer.By Rita Madden

Rita discusses ways that we can create structure in our lives for silence and prayer.By Rita Madden

Rita explains the use of the Sanctification Prayer that we pray before eating, asking the Holy Spirit to fill and guide what we are partaking in.By Rita Madden

Following the feasts and fasts of the Church cannot only help us care for our own health, but it can also benefit the environment and God's creation.By Rita Madden

Rita shares her reflections on a short conversation by two desert fathers on laying new foundations in our lives.By Rita Madden

Rita discusses how we can face our health struggles in a way that aids in the healing and growth of our souls in Christ.By Rita Madden

Rita reflects on the journey of Great Lent, and encourages those of us who feel we have lost our way. Setting realistic goals can help us to keep our focus on the rest of the journey towards Pascha.By Rita Madden

Rita provides good insights into how we can keep the fast of Great Lent, and encourages us to stay connected to others who can help us be accountable and on the right path.By Rita Madden

Jamey Bennett approached me about doing an interview as on ancientfaith.com he has blogged about fasting and created music about healthy eating. Jamey shares his thoughts from his blog post titled, "Paleo Living and Orthodox Lent."By Rita Madden

Rita encourages us to deepen our Advent Fast by simplifying our choices of what and where to eat, so that we can spend more time attending services, praying and serving others who are in need. She also introduces a new program called My Beautiful Advent which can be found at http://www.mybeautifuladvent.com.…

Caring for our health and fighting our passions requires compassion. We need to start with showing compassion to ourselves to aid us in creating sustainable changes.By Rita Madden

In this podcast, Rita discusses how fasting can actually lead to healthier food choices. She will also look at a 16-hour fasting approach and it's benefits to care for our body and soul alike.By Rita Madden

Rita Madden shares the latest research regarding the way fasting helps our bodies to function properly, even as we keep our focus on prayer during Great Lent.By Rita Madden

Rita Madden shares some readings from "Meditations for Great Lent" by Archimandrite Vassilios Papavassiliou, and reminds us that the purpose of Lent is to grow in humility and love. Sign up today to be apart of My Beautiful Lent!By Rita Madden

Rita interviews Cynthia Damaskos about the current research on gluten. Rita and Cynthia are the creators of My Beautiful Lent, a program to help Orthodox Christians in all stages of life to use the fast for the nourishment of the soul, leaving room for the blessings that the Church intends and that God wants to give freely. Find out more at http://…

Many people feel they are experiencing some intolerance to foods (and for sure some people do) but some may be experiencing stress and when their body is in stressed mode it can create physical symptoms that do not feel the best.We will look at the teachings of the Desert Fathers for some wisdom to help with stress. In addition we will explore the …

This PSA provides information about where to access ideas and guidelines for the FFF Group Setting.By Rita Madden

Rita describes the benefits of creative almsgiving for both our spiritual and physical well being.By Rita Madden

Rita discusses dedicating a fast to someone to aid us in deepening our prayer for them.By Rita Madden

Rita offers suggestions for how to keep your New Year's resolutions.By Rita Madden

Rita discusses the sixth and final chapter of her new book, which focuses on stress management.By Rita Madden

Rita discusses the fifth chapter of her new book, which focuses on exercise.By Rita Madden

Rita introduces her new book Food, Faith, and Fasting: A Sacred Journey to Better Health, published by Ancient Faith Publishing.By Rita Madden

Rita discusses the fourth chapter of her new book, which focuses on fasting.By Rita Madden

Rita discusses the third chapter of her new book, which focuses on portion control.By Rita Madden

Rita discusses the second chapter of her new book, which focuses on how to create balance with our food choices and also sugar consumption.By Rita Madden