Everyday Orthodox
224 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 12 hours ago - ★★★★ - 29 ratingsMeeting interesting Orthodox people
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Meet Dr. Anna Yallourakis
June 14, 2021 02:00Anna is a faithful Orthodox woman, a dentist and mother in Southern California. Her work to support Sister Necatria's Orthodox orphanage in India has included creating two short films.
Meet Sherry Shenoda!
June 07, 2021 02:15Meet Sherry Shenoda! She is an Egyptian-American poet and pediatrician, born in Cairo, living in California. Her work is at the intersection of human rights and child health. She is currently serving as a pediatrician in a non-profit health center caring for children in the community and who are transitioning out of homelessness. Her published works center on policy related to the effects of armed conflict on child health, on which she has briefed the US Senate. She was shortlisted for the Br...
Meet Fr. Mikael Fälthammar!
May 25, 2021 23:00Meet Father Mikael Fälthammar, an Antiochian priest building up a mission in Sweden! He's working on the translation of texts (both liturgical ) and on finding ways to introduce Orthodoxy in the Swedish context -- while also doing the services, working his regular job, and together with his wife, Kh. Frida, parenting and farming!
Meet Jeffrey Holton
May 24, 2021 02:23Another interesting guest with Elissa. Jeffrey Holton is from the Bay area and is a high tech specialist as well as a convert to Orthodoxy
Meet Lainie Horwedel!
May 05, 2021 14:27For Mother's Day, Elissa has invited one of her very favorite Moms. Lainie Horwedel is a wonderful music teacher with a great sense of humor and an impressive opera background—but the defining role of her life may be as a mother and advocate, tirelessly fighting for her son.
Meet Tatiana Nikolova-Houston!
April 23, 2021 21:22Tatiana Nikolova-Houston was secretly baptized in communist Bulgaria, learning the faith from her father, an accomplished puppeteer. She made her way to Texas, and became an iconographer and artist.
Meet Hannah Bowick!
April 19, 2021 23:42Hannah grew up without a lot of structure and without religion—but she found her way to Orthodoxy while she was studying at Berkeley, and is now a delightful and optimistic middle school teacher.
Meet Mika Radakovich!
April 19, 2021 23:26Mika grew up Serbian Orthodox in Milwaukee, attending camp in Libertyville and serving the church. Now an octogenarian enjoying her grandbabies in Northern California, she looks back at her years spent serving the Patriarch Athenagoras Institute and IOCC.
meet Hannah Bowick!
April 12, 2021 00:00 - 83.1 MBHannah grew up without a lot of structure and without religion—but she found her way to Orthodoxy while she was studying at Berkeley, and is now a delightful and optimistic middle school teacher.
Meet Mallory Kasapakis!
March 24, 2021 16:24Mallory converted to Orthodoxy and became a Presvytera! She is married to a Greek Orthodox priest serving in Pensacola, Florida. She's a fun, outgoing mom with a young family that keeps her on the run!
Meet Semele Halkedis Heller!
March 22, 2021 10:23Semele Halkedis Heller was born and raised in the Philadelphia area, and is now living in Northern California. She was a project manager in tech, but left to be a stay-at-home mom to her three children. She serves on the board of directors of the National Youth Science Foundation, her local chapter of the Young Men's Service League, and her local Little League. In non-COVID times she spends a lot of time volunteering at her children's schools. Semele and her family attend Holy Cross Orthodox ...
Meet Michael Elgamal
March 16, 2021 20:17Live this week on Everyday Orthodox: Michael Elgamal is the driving force behind Creative Orthodox. He is a Canadian Egyptian artist who digs for examples of virtue in the lives of ancient Christian saints and brings them to life in ink and colour. The illustrations he shares online visually hang in an awkward balance between ancient Christian art and childish scribbles. He published two graphic novels: Anastasis: the Harrowing of Hades on Christ's descent to hell and A Forest in the Desert o...
Meet Sarah Gingrich!
March 08, 2021 13:32Meet Sarah Gingrich, an Orthodox mother of six living in Lancaster, PA. She is a contributing author of Darkness Is As Light, and co-author of the upcoming Lenten devotional for teen girls Letters For Pilgrimage. She is a soap-maker by trade, and when not working she enjoys beekeeping, hiking, sewing, painting, and gardening. Originally from Montana, she's lived in Canada, Costa Rica, and for six years in Puerto Montt, Chile, as a missionary. The family worship at St. John Chrysostom Antiochi...
Meet Alex Tallent
March 01, 2021 12:05Get to know Alex Tallent. She's a recent convert with a background in missions work. She a child abuse survivor and a gothic stay-at-home mom to a sweet toddler.
Meet Dn. Sal and Dka. Angela Fazio!
February 15, 2021 14:02It's Valentine's Day on Everyday Orthodox. Meet a wonderful couple from Austin, Texas. In addition to serving the Church and raising two boys, they have a wonderful Christian Martial Fitness Ministry.
Meet Cynthia Damaskos!
January 25, 2021 13:50You have probably heard of her work at Holistic Christian Life and Filled with Less. Now get to know the woman behind these wonderful Orthodox whole health resources!
Meet Milan Obradovic!
January 21, 2021 11:26Milan Obradovic is a scientist, a high school teacher, and author of The Path Amongst the Moravas (Међу Моравама пут), chronicling a bicycle trip with his two of his children tracing the paths of Saint Cyril and Methodius from Serbia to Slovakia. He and his wife, Olga, have six children and live in Serbia.
Meet Milan Obradvoich!
January 18, 2021 01:00 - 87.5 MBMilan Obradovic is a scientist, a high school teacher, and author of The Path Amongst the Moravas (Међу Моравама пут), chronicling a bicycle trip with his two of his children tracing the paths of Saint Cyril and Methodius from Serbia to Slovakia. He and his wife, Olga, have six children and live in Serbia.
Meet Pilar Kunz!
January 11, 2021 17:46Pilar Kunz is a homicide detective and coroner on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana, and the mother of five! The whole family just converted to Orthodoxy, though the nearest parish is 325 miles from home!
Meet Eirene Arholekas!
December 21, 2020 15:13Meet Eirene Arholetas, live on Everyday Orthodox! She's the writer behind greekamericangirl.com and a talented artist. She's currently working on a PhD that combines Orthodox theology and psychology.
Meet Joshua Gibbs!
December 14, 2020 14:55Meet Joshua Gibbs, who teaches online classes at GibbsClassical.com. He is the author of How to Be Unlucky, Something They Will Not Forget, and The 25th: New and Selected Christmas Essays. He is an Alcuin Fellow, a frequent blogger for The Circe Institute, and the creator of the Proverbial podcast.
More with Roberta Sardell!
December 07, 2020 12:19it's the return of Roberta Sardell! Last time she and Elissa had a fascinating conversation, and it's not over yet!
Meet Earl Ryburn, Jr.!
November 30, 2020 05:54Earl Ryburn, Jr. grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and taught Elissa and her Sunday School how to sing the Christ is Risen Resurrection hymn in ASL! He serves as a senior acolyte at Transfiguration in Austin, Texas, and works as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA). He awaits ordination to the diaconate, having recently completed the Holy Cross program, and is now studying for a degree in Non-Profit Management at Colorado Christian University.
Meet Innocent Green!
November 23, 2020 21:59We get to know Innocent Green! He and his wife and three children recently converted to Orthodoxy, after a long journey from the Church of Christ via the Reformed Church. After all that seeking, it was the Jesus Prayer that brought them home.
Meet Fr. Evan Armatas!
November 09, 2020 17:30We are live with Fr. Evan Armatas! You hear him answer questions on Orthodoxy Live every Sunday night, but how well do you really know him? We'll get to know Fr. Evan with an hour-long conversation about his youth, his decision to become a priest, his various interesting ministries, and his new book, A Toolkit For Spiritual Growth!
Meet Fr. Theodor Svane!
November 02, 2020 15:49Meet Fr. Theodor Svane! A native Norwegian, he found Orthodoxy and then found his way to St. Vlad's! Now he's back home, at his mission parish, and he is delightful. Join us, and learn a little bit about Vikings and Scandinavia, and get to know a really lovely man.
Meet Summer Kinard!
October 26, 2020 18:24Summer is the author of Of Such is the Kingdom: A Practical Theology of Disability (Ancient Faith 2019) and one of the authors of Seven Holy Women: Conversations With Saints and Friends (Ancient Faith 2020). She's also starting her own traditional small press!
Meet Kenny Kidd!
October 20, 2020 16:16Kenny is the Executive Director of FOCUS North America, an Orthodox non-profit that brings Orthodox faithful together to serve the needs of their most vulnerable neighbors across the United States, including food, clothing, occupation, and shelter needs. A native of Charleston, West Virginia, and a social worker by education, Kenny’s career has afforded opportunities to serve on the front lines of homeless outreach/advocacy/services, as well as international Orthodox missions before coming to...
Meet Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos!
October 12, 2020 16:51Elissa is live with the delightful Greek-Canadian priest, Fr. Ted Paraskevopoulos of FrTED Talks and iSermon. Father's specialty is the re-catechism of those of us who are born Orthodox, but who haven't really understood the faith. He's an excellent priest, and a lot of fun too.
Meet Ginny Nieuwsma
October 10, 2020 01:35Ginny grew up in the Philippines with her missionary parents, making her a TCK (Third Culture Kid). She has been an editor, writer, project manager, and occasional podcaster for more years than she cares to admit. Twenty-six years ago, her family was chrismated into the Orthodox Christian faith, and shortly afterwards she edited the book Our Heart's True Home: Fourteen Warm Inspiring Stories of Women Discovering the Ancient Christian Faith. From 9-5, she is the editor of Antiochian.org and wo...
Roberta Sardell
October 05, 2020 02:53Roberta Sardell grew up Presbyterian in Boise, Idaho, but when she married a Californian she found herself on the West Coast. Roberta has been very active in her parishes, teaching Sunday School and helping to establish a few missions -- and even going on eight OCMC mission trips!
Meet Maria Koo Silva!
September 28, 2020 14:55Maria Silva is the daughter of Fr. Gregory and Pres. Lisa Koo, the priest and presvytera at the Life-Giving Spring Monastery in Dunlap, CA. After college, she spent three months working at the Orthodox orphanage mission in Kolkata, India, run by Sr. Nektaria Paradisi. Inspired by Sister's incredible work, she and a handful of volunteers created a nonprofit organization called Fili, Inc. to support the Indian mission as well as other worthy humanitarian causes. Maria and her husband were chant...
Meet Justin Bosl!
September 14, 2020 15:55Justin Bosl planned to become a Catholic priest, but God had something else in store for him. Find out all about his wife, Annemarie, and their journey to Orthodoxy! Now they have four kids, and Justin is a partner at an Oakland, California, law firm who chants and teaches adult religious education. He just finished the Diaconate program at Holy Cross Seminary, and may be ordained a deacon one day soon! Very active both in his parish and the larger Orthodox Church, Justin serves on the Board ...
Lisa Rigisich
September 07, 2020 02:27Elissa Bjeletich talks with Lisa Rigisich! Lisa found her calling as a high school English teacher and was blessed with two wonderful sons. Life took a turn when her husband underwent a series of unsuccessful brain surgeries, leaving him with memory and stimuli-filtering challenges. Learnt how these unexpected struggles have borne fruit in her spiritual life, and how she's finding God's peace in the midst of the storms
Meet Eddie Bocanegra!
August 24, 2020 16:10Eddie is a brilliant and fascinating Orthodox convert who develops and oversees programs to address trauma and violence in Chicago.
Meet Megan Hieger!
August 17, 2020 16:25This eloquent Orthodox teacher in Forth Worth, Texas, talks about teaching during a pandemic.
Meet Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
August 10, 2020 01:21He is the new Chief Content Officer for Ancient Faith Ministries. He is the author of Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy and other Ancient Faith books. He is the co-host of the Areopagus podcast and the Amon Sul podcast. He is Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick.
Meet Mikaila Demetroulis
August 03, 2020 01:57This week, meet Mikaila Demetroulis, live on Everyday Orthodox! Get to know this bright young Orthodox woman! A longtime camp counselor and now a traveling nurse, Mikaila is just starting out in life.
Meet Malena Adzich
July 23, 2020 20:21Malena is a delightful Serbian Orthodox woman in Northern California who tells us about growing up in a close community, her various female role models, and the mission opportunities she has enjoyed.
Meet Jackie Morfesis
July 20, 2020 19:23Jackie is an energetic Orthodox woman in Charleston, South Carolina. She's a published poet, the author of many articles and a new book, and she serves the Church in many different ministries.
Meet the Candelarios!
July 13, 2020 16:54Josef and Effie are a young couple serving as missionaries in an unexpected place—Sweden! Find out why.
Meet Pamela Filutowski!
June 22, 2020 15:07Pamela Filutowski teaches Adult Spiritual Enrichment at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Orlando and works in the parish gift shop, selecting and ordering Orthodox books for the store. She is the mother of three and has been married for 30 years to her husband Konrad.
Meet Oleksa Lozowchuk
June 15, 2020 15:48Meet the very talented and fascinating Oleksa Lozowchuk! He is a Canadian Academy nominee and an award-winning music composer (and music producer, music director, music supervisor, and multi-instrumentalist!) whose work spans many genres.
Meet Fr. Dn. David-John Williams
June 08, 2020 01:37A British deacon in the Serbian Orthodox Church, Professor at the Orthodox St. Katherine's University in San Diego, creator of beautiful vestments, father and husband, Fr. Dn. David-John Williams is fascinating and fun!
Meet Patrick and Laura Landfair!
June 01, 2020 15:18Patrick and Laura live on an Arkansas farm with their 19-month-old daughter, Elizabeth. They very recently converted to Orthodox Christianity after being lifelong evangelicals. Patrick is a musician and has been in a number of touring punk bands through the years. He recently started a no-dig garden. Laura has a degree in musical theater and is an actor and yoga teacher.
Meet Ariane Trifunovic Montemuro
May 14, 2020 14:50Elissa interviews Ariane Trifunovic Montemuro, a Serbian-American author, podcaster, and artist, with a passion to preserve the faith for future generations. Her paintings (called Orthodox Narratives) are strongly influenced by iconography, and her portrait of Patriarch Pavle hangs in his home museum.
Meet Dr. Timothy Patitsas
May 11, 2020 13:38Dr. Tim is the beloved professor of ethics at Holy Cross Orthodox Seminary in Brookline, Massachusetts, as well as a founder of Beauty First Films, which is producing documentaries on Patmos and Holy Week in Jerusalem. He has just published his opus: The Ethics of Beauty.
Meet Fr. Paul Drozdowski
May 04, 2020 13:08A lifelong artist, Fr. Paul formally studied drawing, painting, printmaking, and design at Tyler School of Art, Temple University, earning a Bachelor's Degree of Fine Arts. Subsequently, he spent a year-and-a-half studying at Holy Trinity Theological Seminary in Jordanville, NY. During that time, he simultaneously worked under the tutelage of master iconographer Fr. Andrei Erastov and began fulfilling monastery orders almost immediately. Since then, Fr. Paul has fulfilled many commissions for...
Meet Noelle Bryce!
April 27, 2020 10:37Born in Damascus, Noelle is a wife, mom, chanter, and estate planning attorney in Southern California. She talks about Christian burial practices and planning for the future.
Meet Fr. John Bethancourt
April 06, 2020 08:08Fr. John is a convert to Orthodoxy who brought his entire Santa Fe parish into the Church! Listen to his fascinating story and get to know this delightful soul.