Stephan Robinson and the Three Wise Men
In this episode, Chris Vlahonasios interviews Orthodox filmmaker Stephan Robinson, whose short video pitching a film about the Three Wise Men is currently in an online contest. Stephan Robinson’s pitch presents that story in a “reboot” format, retelling it as a search that three computers coders are making, searching for...
The Violent Take It By Force, Part 2
http://radio.myocn.net/podcast/POGP_2014/POGP_141003.mp3 In this episode, Veronica Hughes shares Part 2 of her reflection on “Spiritual Violence.” What are the awesome weapons our Lord gave us to fight our spiritual battles internally and externally? Veronica explores, through the writings of St. Paul, St. Ambrose, St. John Chrysostom and others, the concept of...
People as Liturgical Beings, Part 2
Read Part 1 here. By Abbot George Kapsanis of Gregoriou People who offer ‘your own from your own, in all things and for all things’ serve God truly and pleasingly. That is, people who recognize that whatever they have is a gift from God. They believe that they’ve got nothing...
People as Liturgical Beings, Part 1
By Abbot George Kapsanis of Gregoriou We usually characterize people as rational and independent beings. These attributes are correct enough, but don’t convey human nature in its completeness. Through the liturgical experience, we feel that, more than anything, people are liturgical beings. They were made to serve, to offer themselves...
