Fr. Andrew Stephen DamickDuring my pilgrimage in Wales, I 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 our interview, he told me the story of how he became an Orthodox Christian and also many details of Orthodox saints of Wales, particularly in North Wales, where he serves. And of course he told me about the dragon.
Are There Orthodox Saints in Wales? With Tad DeiniolFr. Andrew Stephen Damick2024-07-08 | During my pilgrimage in Wales, I 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 our interview, he told me the story of how he became an Orthodox Christian and also many details of Orthodox saints of Wales, particularly in North Wales, where he serves. And of course he told me about the dragon.
#possession #demons #shorts #exorcismChristianity Elevated MotherhoodFr. Andrew Stephen Damick2024-09-19 | Early Christianity radically transformed and elevated the role of women and motherhood, and the world has never been the same - w/ Dr. Anysia Metrakos. #orthodoxy #earlychurch #shortsThe Untold Story of Early Christian Women - with Presbytera Dr. Anysia MetrakosFr. Andrew Stephen Damick2024-09-16 | What exactly is the traditional role of women in the Orthodox Church? This question can be controversial, and attempts to answer it by referencing early Christianity are often short on solid scholarship in service to the Church. The subject of deaconesses is a significant lightning rod for this issue at the moment. Presbytera Dr. Anysia Metrakos joins me to discuss this question, which is her academic field of expertise.
Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:49 - Scholarship on women in the early Church 5:25 - Women's rights in the Empire 12:33 - Rise of monasticism 18:03 - Beginning of female asceticism 26:52 - Historical role of deaconesses 34:15 - Female leadership 40:07 - Saint Matrona 53:24 - Christianity's elevation of motherhood 56:25 - Coming work
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And is it true that there is a big spike in young men converting? Does the form of reception (baptism vs. chrismation only) make a difference in long-term engagement?
Matthew Namee, Executive Director of the Orthodox Studies Institute, discusses a new study from OSI which tracked Orthodox converts in the US from 2013-2023.
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And of course we also talked about King Arthur. And the dragon.
Be sure to subscribe to @orthodoxexchange so you can watch his new video series where he visits holy places in the UK and gives insight into what we see and hear along with him.
You'll also want to check out my other 2 Wales interviews:
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In this video, I discuss the problem of dis-enchantment, what its primary causes are in our day-to-day lives, what the goal of Orthodox Christian re-enchantment actually is, and I give a lot of practical advice on how to go about it.
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#shorts #wales #saints #orthodox #welsh #welshhistoryThe Story of St MelangellFr. Andrew Stephen Damick2024-07-09 | Tad Deiniol tells the story of St. Melangell.
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#shorts #wales #saints #orthodox #welshOrthodoxy and Wales - with Rowan WilliamsFr. Andrew Stephen Damick2024-07-02 | "In hills or valleys / Or out on the deserts of the sea, / From Christ there is no escaping." So says an early Welsh Christian poem.
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 pilgrims visiting ancient Christian sites in Wales, speaks of the peculiar character of Welsh Christianity, and answers Fr. Andrew's burning question -- what is it about dragons?
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In this video, I give some straight talk based on Scripture from an Orthodox Christian point of view.
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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 shortage? What is the goal of priestly formation?
He also shares suggestions for both short- and long-term solutions.
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Read the paper that changed American Orthodox historiography: orthodoxhistory.org/2018/01/29/myth-of-unityWhy is Orthodox Worship so Fancy?Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick2024-05-30 | Jesus was a plain, simple carpenter, and so that means that Christian worship should be plain and simple -- right?
Some Christians say that money spent on ornate vestments, music, iconography and architecture would be better spent on the poor. They say that all that "stuff" in church is a distraction or even gets between you and God. They say that Jesus came to do away with all that ornateness.
But do those criticisms actually align with the Bible? With the early Church?
And what is the real purpose of all that ornateness to begin with?
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In this video I interview Matthew Namee, Executive Director of the Orthodox Studies Institute and author of the newly published "LOST HISTORIES: The Good, the Bad & the Strange in Early American Orthodoxy."
We also discuss what the new Orthodox Studies Institute is all about, as well as Matthew's Orthodox History website.
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The question is not what "works" to get people to become Orthodox Christians. The question is what is *right* in encouraging them to convert to Jesus Christ.
So, here are some things that Orthodox Christians in the English-speaking world tend to substitute for the gospel when doing evangelism, and here's what we should be saying instead.
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#short #worship #sacrifice #Christianity #Judaism #PaganismCan ANYTHING Be Worship?Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick2024-05-13 | In the ancient world, people knew what to do to worship their gods. How did this become such a chaotic issue in the modern world?
So, what is worship -- really? What is the actual *act* of worship? It seems like "worship" these days means "doing religious-looking or -sounding things towards a deity," but what does worship actually look like in the ancient world of the Bible?
Is prayer and praise worship? How does pagan worship compare with Israelite and Christian worship? Is how we worship a matter of personal preference?
[NB: I misspoke at one point and said "Micah 1:11" when I meant to say "Malachi 1:11": "For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts."]
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Full video: youtu.be/mmSjDxUgjzoYou Do You? How to Be the Best Version of Yourself - Jonathan PageauFr. Andrew Stephen Damick2024-05-09 | @JonathanPageau drops simple but profound wisdom about how to become what you really can be. #short
Full video here: youtu.be/JIEqoryjRjwThe Meaning Crisis and the Gospel - with Jonathan PageauFr. Andrew Stephen Damick2024-05-09 | What is the Meaning 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? I welcome @JonathanPageau for my channel's first conversation to talk about all this and a whole lot more.
Stuff we mention in this conversation and/or relevant that I think you should check out:
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So what is it, anyway? Here, I talk about what the genre of gospel is and I give a brief summary of the content of the Christian gospel.
I mention here my book "Arise, O God: The Gospel of Christ's Defeat of Demons, Sin, and Death." You can get it here: store.ancientfaith.com/arise-o-god
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What is going on? How do we understand this? Did we do something to make this happen? And what do we do next?
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In this video I mention the Lament for the Fall of Constantinople by Manuel Chrysaphes the Lampadarios. You can listen to that recording here: youtu.be/LefBHTEPMm4
The version of the Bible I quote from here is the ESV.
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I mention Oration 41 of St. Gregory the Theologian in this video, especially ch. 8. You can read it here: newadvent.org/fathers/310241.htm
In this video I mention the Pažaislis icon of the Theotokos in Lithuania, which you can learn about, along with lots of other stuff related to Orthodox adoption/adaptation of non-Orthodox elements, at this conversation I had with @JonathanPageau: youtube.com/watch?v=g581wgmpvTk
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#Compromise #Polemic #Engagement #Christianity #CultureWhats My Deal? Channel WelcomeFr. Andrew Stephen Damick2024-03-07 | WELCOME to my channel! Here I outline what I'm about, including my 5 guiding principles for why and how I make books, podcasts, and (now!) videos.
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