Episodios

  • An Ode to Gen Z: The Most Atheist Generation

    An Ode to Gen Z: The Most Atheist Generation
    Jan 20 2025
    Generation Z (born 1997-2012) is the most stressed, isolated and depressed generation to exist. They are also the most atheistic. What's going on? We discuss this epidemic with Protopriest Viatcheslav Davidenko, who works intensely at cultivating a spiritual haven for the youth of today's world. Please support me if you like this show! paypal.me/andreyslivin
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    38 m
  • The Man between Reagan and Gorbachev: Dimitry Zarechnak

    The Man between Reagan and Gorbachev: Dimitry Zarechnak
    Jan 3 2025
    How do you acquire spiritual peace when the fate of the world depends on your words? From 1971-1999, Dimitry Zarechnak was a Russian-English interpreter for the United States Department of State. He was the one who translated Gorbachev's Russian to then-president Ronald Reagan at the SALT (unclear disarmament talks), and vice versa. Hear his reflections on his work, his faith, and the current state of secular society.
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    38 m
  • Miracles of the Theotokos: The Kursk Root Icon

    Miracles of the Theotokos: The Kursk Root Icon
    Jun 18 2024
    In this episode, the Kursk Root Icon of the Theotokos graces us as Archpriest Serge Lukianov recounts some wondrous stories of one of the most miraculous icons of the Orthodox Church.
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    1 h y 8 m
  • Astrology: What's going on?

    Astrology: What's going on?
    Dec 16 2023
    Sun sign, moon sign... Capricorn, Taurus, Mercury in retrograde... Astrology has been around for many centuries. Why is it suddenly becoming so popular? Is it all make-believe, or is there something actually behind it all? Is it harmless, or can it lead to delusion? Find out today with Edward Novis, our Professor of Byzantine Philosophy and English Literature.
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    1 h y 4 m
  • Federal Judge and Deacon: Law and Orthodoxy

    Federal Judge and Deacon: Law and Orthodoxy
    Sep 28 2023
    In this episode, we interview Deacon Stephanos Bibas, a Federal Judge (appointed in 2017) who is just one level under the Supreme Court. How does one navigate the American legal system while being Orthodox? Tune in to find out.
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    55 m
  • Modern Academia: Pronouns and Gender Identity

    Modern Academia: Pronouns and Gender Identity
    Aug 4 2023
    A person tells you they have new pronouns. How are you, as an Orthodox Christian, supposed to respond? Will your attitude anger them, or will it light a spark that might bring them into the Holy Church? In this episode, former Chicago Sun Times journalist and current professor of English Literature at Bucknell University, Deacon Paul Siewers, talks to us about navigating the waters of secular academia.
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    57 m
  • Seeking God's Will: Marriage and Vocation

    Seeking God's Will: Marriage and Vocation
    Jun 17 2023
    "Thy will be done." What does this mean? How does one figure out exactly what the Lord wants from them? In this highly anticipated episode of Light of the World, we sit down with Archpriest Serge Lukianov of the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral based in Lakewood, New Jersey to find out.
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    1 h y 1 m
  • Archpriest Victor Potapov's Reflections

    Archpriest Victor Potapov's Reflections
    Apr 21 2023
    Christ is Risen! In this episode, we interview Archpriest Victor Potapov of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St John the Baptist about his life as a priest, and what his thoughts are on a wide variety of topics. From working for the CIA and pioneering essential religious broadcasting to the USSR to manning one of ROCOR's largest parishes, Fr. Victor has seen it all – and has quite a bit to share.

    -- Recorded March 22, 2023
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    59 m
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