A Word from the Holy Fathers

A Word from the Holy Fathers


Latest Episodes

Glory to God Who Has Shown Himself to Us: St. Ephrem and St. John on the Nativity
January 10, 2014

In a broadcast for the Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of the Lord Jesus Christ, we reflect on two hymns of St. Ephrem the Syrian and a portion of a homily by St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco on the glory of the night of Christ’s full

Glory to God Who Has Shown Himself to Us: St. Ephrem and St. John on the Nativity
January 10, 2014

In a broadcast for the Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of the Lord Jesus Christ, we reflect on two hymns of St. Ephrem the Syrian and a portion of a homily by St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco on the glory of the night of Christ’s full r

Remembering the Mother of God: St. Cyril on the Theotokos and the Incarnation
November 22, 2013

In this season of Christ’s incarnate coming in the flesh, we take a moment to reflect, through the words of St. Cyril of Alexandria, on the role of the Virgin Theotokos in the nativity of the true God, Jesus Christ.

Remembering the Mother of God: St. Cyril on the Theotokos and the Incarnation
November 22, 2013

In this season of Christ’s incarnate coming in the flesh, we take a moment to reflect, through the words of St. Cyril of Alexandria, on the role of the Virgin Theotokos in the nativity of the true God, Jesus Christ.

The Coming of the Lord - St. Leo the Great
November 15, 2013

Archimandrite Irenei examines a sermon by St. Leo of Rome, normally read in the season of Pascha, yet which sheds great light on the coming of the Lord, and the pastoral message to be gleaned from the intense theological disputes about Christ’s natures

The Coming of the Lord - St. Leo the Great
November 15, 2013

Archimandrite Irenei examines a sermon by St. Leo of Rome, normally read in the season of Pascha, yet which sheds great light on the coming of the Lord, and the pastoral message to be gleaned from the intense theological disputes about Christ’s natures th

St. Nicholas Cabasilas on the Assurance of the True Body and Blood
November 08, 2013

In every age, there is the temptation to doubt the Mysteries of the Church—to question how it is that the faithful should remain secure in believing that Christ makes Himself truly present in Body and Blood at the Holy Table. In this week’s episode, Archi

St. Nicholas Cabasilas on the Assurance of the True Body and Blood
November 08, 2013

In every age, there is the temptation to doubt the Mysteries of the Church—to question how it is that the faithful should remain secure in believing that Christ makes Himself truly present in Body and Blood at the Holy Table. In this week’s episode, A

Abba Poemen the Great: On Softening the Hardest of Hearts
October 25, 2013

In this week’s broadcast, Archimandrite Irenei examines three sayings by Abba Poemen ("The Shepherd") of Egypt on the means by which the hardest heart can be softened by the Lord.

Abba Poemen the Great: On Softening the Hardest of Hearts
October 25, 2013

In this week’s broadcast, Archimandrite Irenei examines three sayings by Abba Poemen ("The Shepherd") of Egypt on the means by which the hardest heart can be softened by the Lord.