We’re now in the first week of Great Lent.

In this episode, I read the 2026 Great Lent message from His Eminence Metropolitan Saba, followed by a brief reflection on one central thread to carry with us as we continue the fast.

Lent is not merely abstaining - it is a movement from the table to the heart, from discipline to repentance, and from deprivation to love.

• Great Lent Message from Metropolitan Saba, 2026
  
  

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In this opening episode of Season 7, the podcast shifts toward a quieter rhythm.

After years of personal reflection and real-time updates, the focus is turning toward simplicity and steady formation through the life of the Church. Fewer personal narratives. More reflections drawn from feasts, saints, Scripture, and the liturgical seasons.

Nothing urgent. Nothing heavy. Just grounded, faithful growth - one season at a time.

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Join Rob as he shares his experience attending an Orthodox Christian Church for the first time today. This is a long episode, as Rob drives back from Cleveland...which allows him time to expand on his spiritual journey - which has been long, challenging and often times lonely.

Many of his "revelations" or moments of clarity have come from a personal connection with God - which may or may not be in line with how YOU have experienced God...tune in today to find out how! What is your personal connection with God? Let us know in the group chat!

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Coincidentally, everything discussed within this episode dovetails with the next article Rob will be writing for a new project he is contributing for, which is called Men of Order. He has been writing a series of articles on 7 aspects of life...the next article to focus on the spiritual.

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Discussion Links:

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Men of Order

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Divine Liturgy Handbooks dedicated to the church by The Circle of Serbian Sisters

Divine liturgy handbook - Google Books

Feast of Orthodoxy

Learning Languages Ruined My Life

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