Orthodoxy Live
Answering Pointed Questions About Orthodox Faith, Tradition, and Practice
Orthodoxy Live with Fr. Evan Armatas offers listeners an opportunity to ask pointed questions about the Orthodox Church. Perfect for seekers, converts, and cradle Orthodox Christian alike, this program is your chance to ask the tough questions about the Orthodox faith. Fr. Evan is a great communicator and well versed in all aspects of Orthodox theology. The program streams live, with listener call-ins from around the world, each Sunday (with the exception of. the 5th Sunday of. the month) at 8:00 PM Eastern/5:00 PM Pacific on Ancient Faith Radio’s Talk Station.
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Sunday, January 25, 2026
Orthodoxy Live January 25, 2026
Fr. Evan answers your questions on when to pray speaking aloud, the Orthodox position on artificial means of conception, advice for entering the church, and personal bigotry within the church in the episode of Orthodoxy Live.
Sunday, January 11, 2026
Orthodoxy Live January 11, 2026
Fr. Evan answers your questions on the state of souls pre-resurrection, the appropriateness of pursuing catechesis when one's spouse wishes to remain an inquirer, the Orthodox position on self-defense, how to give alms without enabling destructive habits like addiction, being received into the church at a parish on the old calendar vs. the new calendar, the purpose of taking a saint's name at one's chrismation, and the Orthodox position on Bible translations that are not explicitly Orthodox.
Sunday, January 4, 2026
Orthodoxy Live January 4, 2026
Fr. Evan answers your questions on the role of vigil in the prayer life of Orthodox Christians, how catechumens can handle persecution from loved ones during their conversion, how to react when we notice loved ones falling into spiritual apathy, developing a rule of prayer as an inquirer, and more on this episode of Orthodoxy Live!
Sunday, December 28, 2025
Orthodoxy Live December 28, 2025
In this special mailbag edition of Orthodoxy Live, Fr. Evan is joined by guest co-host Alexis Pappas to answer your questions on the appropriateness of private prayer in communal prayer spaces, if one's job can be salvific, how to prepare oneself when receiving frequent communion, why the icons of the Theotokos depict her as older than her actual age at the time of the Nativity, the differences between ancestral and original sin, how to emotionally navigate a family conversion to Orthodoxy without a spouse participating, and more!
Sunday, December 21, 2025
Orthodoxy Live December 21, 2025
Fr. Evan answers your questions on his sermon for this week, advice for parents with children who are hesitant to convert to Orthodoxy, why the clergy sometimes have conflicting interpretations of the canons concerning the reception of converts, how icon veneration works from a practical perspective, the method of reception used in the case of Fr. Seraphim Rose, how biblical inerrancy works in the Orthodox Church, and more in this week's episode of Orthodoxy Live!
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Fr. Evan Armatas
