))
Fresh reports every week from home and on the road
…
continue reading
"Shifting the Atmosphere with Frederica," is a weekly podcast about the leadership journey. I talk to leaders from different levels of success and vocations and have them share the journey that brought them to where they are today and the lessons they learned along the way. My intention for the show is to provide listeners with different perspectives to help expand their consciousness, raise awareness and challenge the thought patterns that tend to get leaders stuck and unable to increase th ...
…
continue reading
As people make their way toward the ancient church, sooner of later they have to make a decision: Orthodox or Catholic? And they wonder, What about St. Peter? Did the Lord intend that he and his successors would govern the church worldwide? The Orthodox have a different take on that, which may be unexpected.…
…
continue reading
Josh David Jordan, is a filmmaker and convert to Orthodoxy from St Seraphim Cathedral. Dallas is working on a movie about an abbott who is a fool-for-Christ. Josh got a lot of critical praise for his first movie, "This World Won't Break," which was screened at festivals around the world and won many awards. It is streaming now on every platform. Th…
…
continue reading
Most people experience some fear of death. In this episode, I look first at "fear of the unknown" (exploring scriptures that might apply) and then at "fear of the known." I hope this helps alleviate some fears.Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
Listen to the final of five interviews Frederica has with monks from Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia.Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
Here's the fourth of five interviews Frederica has with monks from Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia.Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
Here's the third of five interviews Frederica has with monks from Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia.Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
Here's the second of five interviews Frederica has with monks from Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia.Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
Here's the first of five interviews Frederica has with monks from Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia.Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
The second-biggest problem Protestants have with Orthodox Christianity (after our love for Jesus' mother Mary) is our icons--not so much the fact of them, but the way we venerate them, bowing, kissing, and lighting candles. But they misinterpret those actions, which are simply continuations from an earlier time. I hope this video will help Protesta…
…
continue reading
Frederica Mathewes-Green shares reflections about the Annunciation on the weekend of the Feast of the Holy Cross.Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
Frederica speaks with the Orthodox Christian Book Club about the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete and the topic of prayer.Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
Frederica Mathewes-Green shares a few words about the meaning of love.Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
Orthodoxy in America is in revival, and that makes it a lively place to be. In other times and places revival has been a temporary state, so it can’t be expected to last forever. At the moment, though, it’s a great time to become Orthodox.Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
Frederica Mathewes-Green reads the first essay she ever published, a secular, feminist presentation of the pro-life cause.Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
Frederica Mathewes-Green explains that traditions can be beneficial for a family or community, and that all churches have their own “tradition.”Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
Frederica Mathewes-Green ponders the tremendous amount of work it took to weave fabric by hand, and how it felt to be clothed in someone’s labor; what we miss, by living entirely amid machine-made things.Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
The Mother of our Lord is often a stumbling block for Protestants who are exploring Orthodoxy. Frederica Mathewes-Green discusses how to disregard medieval excesses, and see how the early Christians saw her.Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
Frederica Mathewes-Green presents a Romanian elder’s take on the simple faith that is held by many Americans, and how God responds to it, and she also reports a prayer experience that conveyed the same idea.Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
Recently, I uploaded an old video to YouTube, of one of the strangest and funniest experiences I ever had with an interview.It was 1996. A producer for a viewer-call-in political talk show, "Capital Watch," phoned me about the work I was doing with a group called Common Ground for Life and Choice. We brought pro-life and pro-choice people together …
…
continue reading
Frederica Mathewes-Green explores, in three parts, her experience as a beekeeper. She mispronounces “propolis” every time!Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
Frederica Mathewes-Green explores, in three parts, her experience as a beekeeper. She mispronounces “propolis” every time!Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
Frederica Mathewes-Green explores, in three parts, her experience as a beekeeper. She mispronounces “propolis” every time!Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
Frederica Mathewes-Green reads the life of St. Mary of Egypt as found in her book First Fruits of Prayer.Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
Frederica Mathewes-Green recounts an unusual and somber dream.Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
Frederica Mathewes-Green offers an analogy for the way prayer sometimes “clicks” and becomes a genuine connection with God.Av Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green
…
continue reading
