To end the year, Timm and Thaniel, with help from Kristina, continue the tradition of sharing some of their favorite quotes from Church fathers and mothers about wealth, poverty, philanthropy, almsgiving, and generosity. Let us be attentive. Listen to previous years' quotes episodes at: www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/secondliturgy/wealth_poverty_generosity_a_few_of_our_favorite_quotes www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/secondliturgy/wealth_poverty_generosity_a_few_more_of_our_favorite_quotes www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/secondliturgy/wealth_poverty_generosity_more_of_our_favorite_quotes ..read more

Join Princess Ileana, exhausted and in need of some self-care, in an excerpt of Chapter 7 of the audiobook Hospital of the Queen's Heart. In our current era of emphasis on self-care and indulgence, this book is a good reminder that following and serving Christ and loving people is hard work and rarely comfortable. Learn more about Princess Ileana at store.ancientfaith.com/search.php?search_query=ileana&section=product ..read more

Nic Hartmann joins us to talk about a polar vortex, a derecho, storytelling, the arts, working together, a change of direction, and more. Read his Metanoia Bum blog at metanoiabum.wordpress.com Visit his website at https://nichartmann.com ..read more

Christian Gonzalez (from Wandering the Desert and Pop Culture Coffee Hour podcasts) joins Timm Wenger to talk about what he's learning about wealth, poverty, and generosity ..read more

To end the year, Timm and Thaniel, with help from Kristina, continue the tradition of sharing some of their favorite quotes from Church fathers and mothers about wealth, poverty, philanthropy, almsgiving, and generosity. Let us be attentive. Listen to previous years' quotes episodes at: www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/secondliturgy/wealth_poverty_generosity_a_few_more_of_our_favorite_quotes and www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/secondliturgy/wealth_poverty_generosity_a_few_of_our_favorite_quotes ..read more

In this episode, Thaniel Wenger speaks with Spyridoula Fotinis, Coordinator of Programs & Special Assistant, Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, about her work with the United Nations and the Orthodox Christian Ministries Network on Homelessness. Read her CrossRoad Down the Road article at crossroadinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/DTR2019-digital-pages-.pdf (page 17). You can contact Spyridoula at goarch.org/-/spyridoula-fotinis ..read more

Fr. Evan Armatas returns to the podcast to share many examples of how his parish is practicing almsgiving in their neighborhood and around the world, and he gives practical ideas for parishes to grow in this important and life-giving spiritual discipline. You can hear Fr. Evan on Orthodoxy Live every Sunday evening at ancientfaith.com/radio/live. Find his new book Toolkit for Spiritual Growth at store.ancientfaith.com/toolkit-for-spiritual-growth. Learn more about the Saint Nektarios Education Fund at snef.org. Would anyone notice if your parish disappeared? Here are two other places this ques ..read more

Fr. Evan Armatas talks with us about the almsgiving chapter of his new book, Toolkit for Spiritual Growth: A Practical Guide to Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving, and we hear an excerpt from the audiobook (available later this year). Listen to Fr. Evan every Sunday evening on his podcast Orthodoxy Live. Find the book and ebook at the Ancient Faith Store. Listen to part 2 of the interview at ancientfaith.com/podcasts/secondliturgy/almsgiving_as_a_community ..read more

Our friend and special guest Andrea Bailey joins us with reflections of encountering Christ during Holy Week. The story’s background music, First Day of Spring by David Hilowitz is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License, from freemusicarchive.org ..read more

Today, with the coronavirus pandemic impacting many aspects of our lives, including economically, Thaniel and Timm Wenger take a trip back in time to learn a bit about how the early Christians organized themselves to care for those who were experiencing poverty. Excerpts taken from the book The Social Results of Early Christianity, by Charles Schmidt, 1885. Listen to our related episode: "A Time Not to Shrink Back, But to Shine: How the Early Church Dealt with Epidemics" at www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/secondliturgy/how_the_early_church_dealt_with_epidemics. Check out three new resources at o ..read more