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Re-Marriage in the Orthodox Church
In light of the debate in the Roman Catholic Church ...
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Feb 21 2015 32m
Bishops - Part 57: Anton Chekhov
Today Fr. Tom speaks about the famous author Anton C...
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Feb 5 2015 41m
Bishops - Part 56: St. Philaret of Moscow
One of the most influential and revered figures of 1...
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Jan 13 2015 31m
Bishops - Part 55: 19th Century Clergy in Russia
In his continuing series on bishops and Church organ...
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Dec 16 2014 36m
Relax, God is in Control - Final Thoughts
Fr. Thomas Hopko takes one last look at the phrase "...
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Dec 3 2014 35m
Bishops - Part 54: 19th Century Russia
For the next few podcasts, Fr. Tom will be looking a...
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Oct 29 2014 41m
God Is In Control - Revisited
Fr. Tom returns to the subject of his recent episode...
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Oct 23 2014 40m
Bishops - Part 53: The Impact of the 19th Century on Clergy and Laity
Last time, Fr. Tom talked about the Ottoman Empire a...
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Oct 16 2014 35m
God Is In Control - Yes or No?
We hear the phrase "God is in control" and may even ...
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Oct 6 2014 37m
Bishops - Part 52: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire
Fr. Tom takes up his series on the bishops and struc...
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Sep 24 2014 41m
Met. Anthony Bloom’s Homily on the Cross
During this week as we venerate the cross of Christ,...
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Sep 14 2014 14m
Awesome or Fearful?
A commonly used word today is "awesome." But, given ...
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Jun 26 2014 41m
What Does Rome Need To Do? - Part 1
As promised in his last episode, Fr. Thomas shares w...
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Jun 20 2014 39m
What Does Rome Need To Do? - Part 2
This is part two of Fr. Tom's paper on what Orthodox...
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Jun 20 2014 35m
Ecumenical Efforts
In light of all of the discussion about the Ecumenic...
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Jun 14 2014 52m
Bishops - Part 51: 18th Century Russia
In this fascinating episode, Fr. Tom talks about the...
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May 7 2014 44m
Bishops - Part 50: 17th Century Russia
In the next in his series on Church organization and...
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Apr 11 2014 29m
Archbishop Fenelon and Great Lent
Fr. Thomas talks about the writings of Archbishop Fr...
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Mar 20 2014 18m
The Purpose of Lent
As we approach the mid-point of Great Lent, Fr. Tom ...
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Mar 19 2014 41m
Bishops - Part 49: 17th Century Calvinistic and Roman Influences on Orthodoxy
Fr. Tom talks about what happened in the 17th Centur...
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Mar 18 2014 23m
The Necessity of the Trinity
In this very helpful theological discourse, Fr. Thom...
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Feb 20 2014 54m
Bishops - Part 48: The Reformation and its Impact on Orthodoxy
Fr. Thomas Hopko calls the Reformation one of the mo...
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Feb 13 2014 53m
Resisting Like St. Maximus
We have just finished the month of January where man...
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Feb 5 2014 42m
Bishops - Part 47: Ivan the Terrible and the Russian Church in the 16th Century
The 16th Century was pivotal for the Orthodox Church...
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Jan 22 2014 37m
Peace on Earth
In his Christmas reflection, Fr. Thomas examines wha...
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Dec 24 2013 39m