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Ancient Ingredients for Modern-Day Health
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English
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Episodes
How to Live a Holy Life
8/25/2022
Rita Madden shares some reflections from the book titled, "How to Live a Holy Life."
Duration:00:12:49
Work Together
5/23/2022
Rita Madden reminds us of the blessing of working together in all facets of our lives, especially as we struggle to change some aspect of our life.
Duration:00:09:23
Feasting Well
4/21/2022
Feasting is not the opposite of fasting, but a most joyful application of the fruits of our Lenten spiritual efforts! Take what you have cultivated during the fast, and feast with joy by following these 5 tips.
Duration:00:08:49
Finding Moderation
3/21/2022
The Church offers us guidance for what to eat and what to abstain from during the fast, but does not give much guidance in the way of exactly how much to eat. Today, I am hoping to suggest that, when keeping the proper spirit of the fast, the wisdom of how much we need is already within us.
Duration:00:10:12
Fasting vs Dieting
2/25/2022
In this episode, Krista Fedorchak, the new co-host of Food, Faith and Fasting, unpacks the differences between the fasting mindset and the dieting mindset, so we can better understand and approach this ancient Christian Discipline within the context of our current society's understanding of dieting.
Duration:00:16:47
Giving Thanks for All Things
2/15/2022
Modern day medicine is encouraging people to practice gratitude as it is good for health. We are called by our Holy Tradition to give thanks for all things! Following the Holy Orthodox Tradition provides us the tools we need to care for soul and body.
Duration:00:14:16
Sustaining a Change
1/5/2022
Rita Madden shares how to make a change that lasts in our lives through small but persistent choices.
Duration:00:12:27
Working on Ourselves
11/10/2021
In this podcast we explore how to make small changes in our life to benefit our soul and body based on various practices that our Holy Tradition provides to us.
Duration:00:13:01
Learning from A Monastery's Kitchen
8/6/2021
In this podcast we discover wonderful wisdom from A Monastery's Kitchen to bring Christ into everything we do.
Duration:00:13:56
Creating Balance with Barriers
7/1/2021
In this podcast we examine a teaching from the Desert Mother Amma Syncletica to understand how to care for our health in a Christ centered manner.
Duration:00:23:54
Handling Spiritual Sickness
5/25/2021
In this podcast we explore how guidance from St. John of Kronstadt to handle spiritual sickness, following Holy Orthodox Tradition, gives us the answers and when we do this, we just feel physically better.
Duration:00:21:23
Align Yourself With God
3/24/2021
It's simply so beautiful how our tradition has the answers for what a lot of modern day self-help programs are offering to help one care for their health.
Duration:00:16:34
Keeping the Correct Spirit for the Fast
3/1/2021
Rita Madden shares some wisdom from Abba Pambo to aid us in keeping the correct spirit for the Great Fast.
Duration:00:12:47
Soul Food
1/28/2021
In this brief podcast we look at a beautiful teaching from St. John Kronstadt about our true food.
Duration:00:09:26
Our Relationship to Spiritual Things
12/24/2020
In this podcast, we see great teachings for our relationship with material things, our earth and body, through teachings from a saint that lived around 1500 years ago! Starting January 21, 2021, Rita will be offering my Food Faith and fasting workshop in the virtual format. Here is the website to learn more and sign up: https://foodfaithfasting.gumroad.com (Workshop Flyer is attached)
Duration:00:16:08
How to Understand Health
11/27/2020
In this podcast, we see how the teachings of our holy tradition guide us in understanding our relationship to health.
Duration:00:15:32
55 Maxims
1/16/2020
The late Father Thomas Hopko outlines 55 Maxims that provide guidance to aid us in the New Years Resolution of putting Christ first—and as we all well know, this is the most important resolution of all!
Duration:00:14:33
Medicine in Modern Times
8/21/2019
Rita explores the use of modern day medicine and how it lines up with our Holy Orthodox Tradition.
Duration:00:13:16
The Benefit of Plant Foods
4/12/2019
As we continue to move through the fast, it is quite beautiful to see how the physical end of our fasting tradition aids us in the spiritual hunger we all feel.
Duration:00:22:31
Hope
10/15/2018
We know, with Christ, anything is possible! In this podcast we review the importance of not giving up or losing faith when we are struggling to meet a goal.
Duration:00:44:07