Walking an Ancient Path
Summary: The Walking the Ancient Path podcast explores the joys and struggles of prayer and worship, sacraments, everyday asceticism, and the cultural adjustments on the journey into Orthodoxy (whether taking first steps or traveling deeper into the Faith).
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- Artist: Lynette Horner, and Ancient Faith Ministries
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In this fifth installment in “Stumbling Stones on the Orthodox Road,” we examine public confession of sins in the Scriptures and in the practice of the early Church. We also consider the significant differences between Roman Catholic and Orthodox understandings of the Sacrament of Confession and describe what a confession appointment looks like.
On Sunday we began the Triodion period, a three-week season of readying ourselves for the forty days of Great Lent. In this episode we examine the Church’s purposes during this long warm-up period, when we begin to limber up hearts and minds that have become stiff and neglected throughout the year.
On Sunday we began the Triodion period, a three-week season of readying ourselves for the forty days of Great Lent. In this episode we examine the Church’s purposes during this long warm-up period, when we begin to limber up hearts and minds that have become stiff and neglected throughout the year.
Except for reciting the Lord’s Prayer, written prayers are virtually unknown in non-liturgical Christian churches. Isn’t it cheating, or somehow unspiritual, to use “canned prayers”? In this episode, we explore a few drawbacks of spontaneous prayer, and with help from some AFM content contributors (Dr. Jeannie Constantinou, Fr. Barnabas Powell, and others), we consider the benefits of praying with the wisdom of the Church. It’s not an either/or proposition, but both/and.
Except for reciting the Lord’s Prayer, written prayers are virtually unknown in non-liturgical Christian churches. Isn’t it cheating, or somehow unspiritual, to use “canned prayers”? In this episode, we explore a few drawbacks of spontaneous prayer, and with help from some AFM content contributors (Dr. Jeannie Constantinou, Fr. Barnabas Powell, and others), we consider the benefits of praying with the wisdom of the Church. It’s not an either/or proposition, but both/and.
Issues in our own hearts can make it difficult to enter fully into the Orthodox worship experience. Lynnette identifies four common struggles among newcomers to the Faith (as well as old-timers): confusion with the unfamiliar, intellectual understanding versus real-life parish experience, the effect of “palate training” on our expectations of worship, and our need for inner healing.
Issues in our own hearts can make it difficult to enter fully into the Orthodox worship experience. Lynnette identifies four common struggles among newcomers to the Faith (as well as old-timers): confusion with the unfamiliar, intellectual understanding versus real-life parish experience, the effect of “palate training” on our expectations of worship, and our need for inner healing.
Sometimes the major obstacle to becoming Orthodox isn’t theological at all—it’s the worship service itself. In this episode, we consider the question, “Why is Orthodox worship so formal?” and examine the ancient understanding of worship as a journey into the Kingdom of God.
Lynnette Horner introduces herself and explains the focus of her new podcast.
Lynnette Horner introduces herself and explains the focus of her new podcast.
