In this episode of Ancient Faith Presents, Melanie interviews Dr. Ramzi Khairallah, the North American chairman of The Order of Saint Ignatius of Antioch. They discuss the Order's history, Dr. Ramzi's role, and the purpose of the mission within the Orthodox Church.

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In Prayers in the Dark, Fr. Lawrence Farley paraphrases the Book of Lamentations and interprets each passage, following it with a meditation on human suffering—not to explain it but to point a way forward into hope. In the words of the sacred text, we find assurance that we are not unique in our suffering and that the way home to the Kingdom brings pain as well as joy. You can find Prayers in the Dark here: https://store.ancientfaith.com/prayers-in-the-dark-meditations-on-suffering-from-the-book-of-lamentations/

You can find "A Saint's Guide to Praying with your Feet" and more information here: https://store.ancientfaith.com/a-saint-s-guide-to-praying-with-your-feet/

In A Year in the Company of Angels: A Pilgrim on Spruce Island, author Anthony Linderman presents true tales from his long pilgrimage to the monastic world of St. Michael’s Skete in Alaska. In these stories he shares in the daily lives of the monks and nuns—subsistence fishing with the fathers in the gulf, splitting winter wood supplies for the sisterhood, and hiking through the evergreen woods to holy sites from the heights of Mount St. Herman to the beach of Monk’s Lagoon. Each act is woven into the liturgical tapestry of their monastic life, and the author discovers that his best loved literary, musical, and pop-culture references all find their proper place in this microcosm. His book is a jubilant glimpse of the intimate, sanctifying relationship that this wild edge of the world shares with the entire cosmos. Find the book here: https://store.ancientfaith.com/a-year-in-the-company-of-angels-a-pilgrim-on-spruce-island/

You can find Painless, Blameless, and Peaceful, and more information here:https://store.ancientfaith.com/painless-blameless-peaceful-orthodox-christian-reflections-on-death-dying-and-eternal-life/

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“Orthodoxy in The Bahamas,” introduces the first Greek Orthodox Church established in the West Indies and explores how the Bahamian-Orthodox community has remained a relevant branch in the greater Orthodox world despite isolation. This short documentary was produced by Maria @mariafaye242 on Instagram as a project at our recent Lampstand Institute at Ancient Faith Radio HQ. To hear more from attendees of the program and to hear Maria's interview watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t---4wJYUys&t=613s

Today we explore the story of Takume Sawabe, the first Japanese Orthodox Christian convert. The samurai who almost killed St. Nicholas of Japan. This short documentary was produced by Michael ( @mslfilms ) as a project at our recent Lampstand Institute at Ancient Faith Radio HQ. To hear more from attendees of the program and to hear Michael's interview watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t---4wJYUys&t=613s You can also contact Michael at [email protected].