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5 Pristine Man

Righteous Father John of Sinai, Author of the Ladder of Divine Ascent

Patristic Nectar Family is proud to present a Sunday Homily for kids and the whole family to enjoy before going to church. Take a seat with Father Joseph and find out what lesson we should learn from it.

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Saint Mary of Egypt Sunday Homily for Kids!

The 150 Psalms of the Psalter are presented here, divided into twenty sections of roughly equal length, known as Kathisma that can be read or chanted in one sitting or session.

Kathismata

Venerable Sophia

As we approach Great Lent, Father Josiah Trenham reflects on what it truly means to fast in a way that pleases God. Drawing from the Gospel parable of the Publican and the Pharisee and the teaching of the Prophet Isaiah, this talk explains why fasting without humility and repentance is empty, and how true fasting deepens prayer, heals the heart, and renews our spiritual life.

00:00 Preparing for Great Lent
02:05 The Fast That Condemns Instead of Heals
04:33 Fasting Without Repentance Is Empty
05:00 Isaiah 58 and God’s Rebuke
08:36 What True Fasting Looks Like

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The Kind of Fasting God Rejects

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Three lecture series are recommended to you from Patristic Nectar Publications that cover core and basic catechetical preparation.

Intro to Orthodoxy

Lecture 1: The Virgin Mary: A Convert&rsquo;s Story by Fr. John Parker, Dean of St. Tikhon Seminary, South Canaan, PA

Lecture 1: The Virgin Mary: A Convert's Story by Fr. John Parker, Dean of St. Tikhon Seminary, South Canaan, PA

The life of St. Mary bears witness to the immeasurably grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the great power of repentance. This life of St. Mary, written by St. Sophronios, Patriarch of Jerusalem, is read in the 5th Week of Great Lent each year.

The Life of St. Mary of Egypt

The mysteries of the Holy Liturgy are explained with patristic commentary; the 25 foundational principles of traditional Christian worship derived from the Holy Scripture are outlined; and the unbroken traditions of the Church are explored.

Orthodox Worship and the Divine Liturgy

The Arena Podcast is the flagship of Patristic Nectar Publications and contains the Sunday Sermons and other theological reflections by Father Josiah Trenham delivered from the ambon of St. Andrew Church in Riverside, California, and begun in 2010. Currently, there are more than 600 sermons and lectures covering ten years worth of preaching through the liturgical calendar.

The Arena

Have you ever wanted to learn more about Lent and the different ways you can cultivate your own Lenten journey with your own family? 

Great Lent is a special gift that the Church gives us in order to help us re-focus our lives on Christ.  The Church has set aside 40 days as a special time of repentance and calls us to a long and sustained spiritual effort.  It is comparable to a school of repentance in which every Christian can go yearly in order to deepen their faith, re-evaluate, and, if possible, to change their lives. It’s a wonderful journey to the very source of the Orthodox faith; a rediscovery of the Christian way of life. As we recognize this significant shift in our liturgical calendar, I wanted to provide resources and ideas to help you cultivate a lenten environment in your homes and with your families and share our favorite breakfast smoothie recipe!

Berry Smoothie 

Makes 1 smoothie!

Handful of spinach
1/2 banana
2 tbsp peanut butter 
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp hemp hearts
1 tbsp flaxseed
3/4 cup frozen berries
3/4 cup water (or coconut water)

Blend and serve immediately.

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Lent: Tips for Orthodox Families

Digital Audio - A broad introduction to Orthodox Christianity designed to expose the catechumen to the contours of Orthodox faith and life, aid priests in preparing catechumens to be received into the Church as well as edify Orthodox individuals seeking a better understanding of their faith.&nbsp;
For those seeking to become Orthodox, Catechism is a process of full-orbed Christian formation in which the Orthodox Christian life is inculcated in the learner through participation in divine services, prayer, study, community assimilation, and practice. At the heart of the catechetical process are the catechetical lectures delivered to the catechumens by the priest or the catechist.&nbsp; It is toward this goal of providing a usable introduction to Holy Orthodoxy that the sixteen lectures entitled An Orthodox Catechism have been developed by Father Josiah. This series has been utilized by Father Josiah in parish practice over the course of almost two decades to prepare more than 400 catechumens for reception into the Orthodox Church.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Not having an official Orthodox Catechism in the English language, many parishes and pastors scramble to put together a basic catechism that will adequately expose the inquirer and catechumen to the contours of Orthodox faith and life.&nbsp; It is hoped that this series will aid priests and parishes in preparing catechumens to be received into the Church, as well as edify Orthodox individuals seeking a better understanding of their faith.
These sixteen lectures are presented to catechumens in two parts. Part One: God, Man, Church is traditionally delivered over the eight weeks leading to the Feast of the Nativity of Christ. Part Two: The Holy Mysteries is delivered over the eight weeks leading up to Pasha, when catechumens are being prepared for reception into the Church on Great and Holy Saturday.

An Orthodox Catechism

Patristic Nectar Publications is pleased to present a new five-lecture series by Father Josiah Trenham entitled: The Nicene Creed: An Introduction. The Nicene Creed is the singular and universal statement of faith of the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. It possesses complete authority in the Orthodox Church and is recited in every Divine Liturgy, and daily in the prayers of the faithful. In these lectures, the Christian faith is summarized, and the content of the Creed itself is examined so that the “faith once delivered to the saints” can be known, embraced, and lived.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lecture #1 The History and Use of the Nicene Creed&nbsp;Lecture #2 The Almighty God&nbsp;Lecture #3 Jesus Christ, the Son of God&nbsp;Lecture #4 The Holy Spirit&nbsp;Lecture #5 The One Church&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Nicene Creed: An Introduction

An examination of the major heresies of the first four centuries of Christian history, explaining the mind of the Church about the errors of each heresy, commenting upon how each heresy survives in some form today, and articulating the true faith in contrast.&nbsp; As the Christian faith is the greatest good on the earth, so heresy is the greatest evil in the world leading to the everlasting ruin of human persons. As the Christian faith enlightens mankind through the preaching of the Gospel, the true faith at the same time exposes error and heresy, castigating it as such in order to protect the faithful from harm and recalling those who have sadly embraced the doctrines of demons.

The Doctrines of Demons: A History of Early Heresy

Part 1 / Lecture 1: The True God

Patristic Nectar is pleased to announce a new 9-lecture series by Father Josiah entitled God&rsquo;s Gift to the West: The Life and Teaching of St. Nikolai Velimirovich. St. Nikolai- the New Serbian Chrysostom &ndash; has won the hearts of the entire Orthodox Christian world. This godly bishop was not only a great shepherd of his much-suffering Serbian people, but a Spirit-illumined theologian who spoke the word of truth into the very heart of the darkness of the 20th century. Earning doctorates in his youth in both Berne, Switzerland and Oxford, England, he went on to live through World War I and World War II, traveling throughout Europe and America lifting up his voice and prayer, and setting forth the truth in Christ for the falling West in more than 30 books and innumerable sermons and lectures in innumerable venues in churches, universities, and parliaments before falling asleep in the Lord at St. Tikhon Seminary here in America in 1956. 
Lecture titles are as follows: Lecture #1 An Overview of the Life of St. Nikolai
Lecture #2 The Prologue from Ochrid and 100 Meditations on Love
Lecture #3 The Missionary Letters
Lecture #4 War
Lecture #5 The Life of St. Sava and his Nationalism
Lecture #6 Ecumenism: Good and Bad
Lecture #7 The Orthodox Catechism
Lecture #8 Prayers by the Lake
Lecture #9 The Miracle of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ

God's Gift To The West: The Life and Teachings of St. Nikolai Velimirovich

Lecture 1 - Jesus and Satan

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Lecture 3:  The Life of St. Maria of Paris

An Address on Vainglory and the Proper Upbringing of Children

An Address on Vainglory and the Proper Upbringing of Children

Bishop Irenei explains why Orthodoxy does not treat doctrine as metaphor, preference, or symbolism, but as reality revealed by God. Christianity is not endlessly redefinable. The Church clearly identifies the boundaries of right belief, not to punish, but to protect us from living in unreality.

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Christianity Isn't a Metaphor

The Arena Podcast is the flagship of Patristic Nectar Publications. It contains the Sunday Sermons and other theological reflections by Father Josiah Trenham delivered from the ambon of St. Andrew Church in Riverside, California, and began in 2010. There are more than 800 sermons and lectures covering ten years of preaching through the liturgical calendar. Donate Easily: Text "PNP" to 53-555 to make a quick tax-deductible donation from your phone. | Links | Visit our online store and support Patristic Nectar! <a href="https://patristic-nectar.mybigcommerce.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://patristic-nectar.mybigcommerce.com</a> Please subscribe and rate the podcast! If you are interested in other available titles, or if you would like more information on Patristic Nectar Publications, please visit our website at<a href="https://patristicnectar.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> PatristicNectar.org</a> | Support Our Ministry | 1) Spread the Word - Tell your family and friends about Patristic Nectar. Share the Patristic Nectar website links to the content you have enjoyed. A personal invitation is the number one way the Church grows. Tell a friend to "Come and see!" 2) Make a Donation -Patristic Nectar is a small non-profit ministry with a big vision for expanding access to Patristic Orthodox teaching throughout the world. Since our establishment in 2010, we have made steady progress but there is so much more we could do. With funding, we can work to make our ministry vision a reality. 3) Pray For Us - remember us in your prayers, asking that the Lord strengthen, help, and direct us according to His divine will.

Homily | Understanding The Ladder of Divine Ascent - March 26, 2026

St. Basil on Written and Unwritten Tradition

Lecture #3 Elder Roman Braga

Lecture #9 - Christmas - The Miracle of the Incarnation

PNP is pleased to present Volumes 1 - 4 of the Philokalia for our listeners' edification. The Philokalia is the Church's treasure of sacred texts from the 4th-15th century dedicated to inner asceticism and prayer. These texts on the spiritual life - penned by masters of prayer and vigil - have guided our Christian forebears in that highest of all human endeavors - communion with the Living God by prayer. These audio texts have been professionally recorded, and are offered free.

Please remember us in your prayers, Fr Josiah

Philokalia

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Patristic Nectar is pleased to present a new six lecture series by Father Josiah entitled The Supremacy of Christ: An Exposition of St. Paul&rsquo;s Epistle to the Hebrews. The Epistle to the Hebrews was written to 1st century Jewish Christians suffering persecution for their Christian faith. Pressured and tempted to abandon Christ and return to their previous religion St. Paul sets forth the supreme glory of Jesus Christ above the prophets, the angels, Moses, Joshua, Aaron and the entire Old Covenant religious system. St. Paul exhorted these believers, and through them multiple successive generations of Christian believers to not neglect so great a salvation but hold fast to Jesus Christ: the same yesterday, today and forever.
Lecture #1 Jesus is better than the Prophets and the Angels
Lecture #2&nbsp; Jesus is better than Moses and Joshua
Lecture #3 Jesus is better than Aaron and Melchizedek
Lecture #4 Jesus&rsquo; New Covenant is better than the Old Covenant
Lecture #5 Jesus is the New and Living Way
Lecture #6 Jesus&rsquo; New and Heavenly City

The Supremacy of Jesus Christ: An Exposition of Saint Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews

Lecture 3- The Church as a Spiritual Hospital

We recommend you start exploring here if you are new to Orthodox. Feel free to join our Global Catechism program, a free live class and Q&amp;A with Fr Josiah once a month on Zoom. Register here: <a href="https://patristicnectar.org/globalcatechism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://patristicnectar.org/globalcatechism</a>

Catechism

The Arena Podcast is the flagship of Patristic Nectar Publications. It contains the Sunday Sermons and other theological reflections by Father Josiah Trenham delivered from the ambon of St. Andrew Church in Riverside, California, and began in 2010. There are more than 800 sermons and lectures covering ten years of preaching through the liturgical calendar. Donate Easily: Text "PNP" to 53-555 to make a quick tax-deductible donation from your phone. | Links | Visit our online store and support Patristic Nectar! <a href="https://patristic-nectar.mybigcommerce.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://patristic-nectar.mybigcommerce.com</a> Please subscribe and rate the podcast! If you are interested in other available titles, or if you would like more information on Patristic Nectar Publications, please visit our website at<a href="https://patristicnectar.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> PatristicNectar.org</a> | Support Our Ministry | 1) Spread the Word - Tell your family and friends about Patristic Nectar. Share the Patristic Nectar website links to the content you have enjoyed. A personal invitation is the number one way the Church grows. Tell a friend to "Come and see!" 2) Make a Donation -Patristic Nectar is a small non-profit ministry with a big vision for expanding access to Patristic Orthodox teaching throughout the world. Since our establishment in 2010, we have made steady progress but there is so much more we could do. With funding, we can work to make our ministry vision a reality. 3) Pray For Us - remember us in your prayers, asking that the Lord strengthen, help, and direct us according to His divine will. https://youtu.be/ZQ3-_Q2YHTo

Reflection | The Path of Jesus and the Path of Satan

Holy New-Martyr Christos, the Gardener

Holy New-Martyr Christos, the Gardener

Eating as a family with small children takes intention, patience, persistence, and tender love and care. Although I grew up eating as a family, it’s becoming less and less common. As a mother with 4 small children, I can understand why. It’s hard work! But the seeds that are planted in their hearts through your patience and persistence will bear good fruit. My oldest is only 9 and I am already seeing the fruit of our labors. Here are some tips we have picked up along the way:

~ Assign jobs for both setting the table and clearing the table - I have found that keeping these same jobs for 1-2 months helps build confidence and allows the children to take ownership of them. All I have to say now is “Do you job” and they already know what to do! It makes meal times much smoother.  


~ Sing and pray before each meal! This is the glue for every meal and a way of inviting christ into our homes. We are asking for God’s blessing while also expressing our gratitude!


~ Wait for everyone to be done eating, and ask to be excused - Being polite is always good, and instilling these manners is ideal at meal times. 

~ Everyone brings their plate to the counter to be washed - This helps everyone! We are both being responsible for our own messes, but we are also assisting in the work. This can be done as early as 18 months old! I start my kids very young in sharing the load. They find so much satisfaction in this work! 

What would you add to the list?



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How Orthodox Christians Pray and Eat at the Table - with Ascetic Life of Motherhood

☦️ Welcome to our little corner of Orthodox homeschooling—where our days begin with prayer, unfold at a slow and thoughtful pace, and follow the life-giving rhythms of the Church. Here, we celebrate feast days with joy, read aloud from living books, and seek to surround ourselves with all that is good, beautiful, and true. 

Our family life is about connection—working together, praying together, and growing together in Christ. Every lesson, every story, every rhythm of our day is about building a strong foundation in Him, so that when our children go out into the world, they go rooted in their true identity: their life in Christ.

You can find more resources on my blog about how we follow the Liturgical cycle in our home at Asceticlifeofmotherhood.com 

My children are 9, 6, 4 and 2, so here are our curriculum choices this year:

- Bible: Children’s Bible Reader
-Children’s Synaxarion: Potamitis Publishing (My Synaxarion: August)
- Christian education - @asceticlifeofmotherhood (still in the works to complete for sharing)
- Nature Study (Science) - @treehouse_schoolhouse
- Geography/Cultural Studied - Beautiful Feet Around the World Part 1
- Math - @thegoodandthebeautiful
- Language Arts - @thegoodandthebeautiful
- Reading - Teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons
- Art - St Raphael Schole (Online) - Introduction to Iconography
- History - state history co op taught by a dear friend

Day in the Life of our Orthodox Homeschool with Ascetic Life of Motherhood

Donate Easily:  Text "PNP" to 53-555 to make a quick tax-deductible donation from your phone. | Links | NEW THEOLOGICAL LECTURE!  Churchmanship: Learning to be a Faithful Parishioner <a href="https://app.patristicnectar.org/discover/churchmanship" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://app.patristicnectar.org/discover/churchmanship</a> TICKETS ON SALE NOW!  2025 Spring Conference: Repentance Bishop Irenei &amp; Father Alexis Torrance <a href="https://www.conference.patristicnectar.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.conference.patristicnectar.org</a> Visit our online store and support Patristic Nectar! <a href="https://patristic-nectar.mybigcommerce.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://patristic-nectar.mybigcommerce.com</a> Please subscribe and rate the podcast! If you are interested in other available titles, or if you would like more information on Patristic Nectar Publications, please visit our website at<a href="https://patristicnectar.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> PatristicNectar.org</a> | Support Our Ministry | 1) Spread the Word - Tell your family and friends about Patristic Nectar. Share Patristic Nectar website links to content you have enjoyed. A personal invitation is the number one way the Church grows. Tell a friend to "Come and see!" 2) Make a Donation -Patristic Nectar is a small non-profit ministry with a big vision for expanding access to Patristic Orthodox teaching throughout the world. Since our establishment in 2010, we have made steady progress but there is so much more we could do. With funding, we can work to make our ministry vision a reality.<a href="https://patristicnectar.org/donations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Make a Donation Here</a> 3) Pray For Us - remember us in your prayers, asking that the Lord strengthen, help, and direct us according to His divine will.

Reflection | Temperance in the Face of Violence

In this edifying offering, Fr. Patrick Reardon makes evident his penetrating insight into the text of Holy Scripture, and presents significant practical guidance on how to pray the Scriptures and live the life of faith unto salvation. Fr. Patrick is the long-time pastor of All Saints Orthodox Church in Chicago, Ill, and an erudite priest-scholar who has published numerous articles and books, and serves as senior editor of Touchstone Magazine.

Prayer and Salvation

New Global Catechism Series: The Beatitudes
Join Father Josiah Trenham for a new online catechism series exploring the Beatitudes&mdash;what they mean, how the Church understands them, and how we can live them today.
🗓️ 1st Friday of the Month at 3:30 PM PST 💻 Live on Zoom | Free to Join
Schedule:
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Sept 5 &ndash; Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
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Oct 3 &ndash; Blessed are Those Who Mourn
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Nov 7 &ndash; Blessed are the Meek
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Dec 5 &ndash; Blessed are Those Who Hunger and Thirst
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Jan 3 &ndash; Blessed are the Merciful
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Feb 6 &ndash; Blessed are the Pure in Heart
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Mar 6 &ndash; Blessed are the Peacemakers
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Apr 3 &ndash; Blessed are the Persecuted
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This series is ideal for those without access to a local Orthodox parish. If you belong to a parish, please get your priest&rsquo;s blessing before joining, as this is not meant to replace local catechism.
📬 Sign up to receive the Zoom link by email. Come learn and discuss the Beatitudes live with Father Josiah.
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The Beatitudes, or the blessings, pronounced by our Lord Jesus Christ upon His faithful followers constitute the opening salvo in our Savior&rsquo;s most famous teaching,&nbsp;The Sermon on the Mount. In this series each beatitude is unveiled revealing the universal character of an authentic Christian. Those who inculcate these sacred dispositions manifest the face of Jesus Christ to the world. By incarnating the qualities of Jesus Christ our Savior, that is, poverty of spirit, mourning, gentleness, hunger and thirst for righteousness, mercy, purity of heart, peacemaking, and the joyful acceptance of persecution - believers become the salt of the earth and the light of the world.&nbsp;

The Beatitudes

Patristic Nectar Publications is blessed to present a new seven lecture series by Father Josiah Trenham entitled The Seven Last Words of Jesus from the Cross. At the very culmination of our Savior’s earthly ministry, having reached the pinnacle of His life-giving kenosis, the Lord Jesus Christ uttered seven final sayings. Each one of these “last words” abounds in deep spiritual meaning that have nourished the Christian people for the last 2000 years. These lectures are offered as a feast for the soul.&nbsp;Lecture #1 “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do”Lecture #2“Today thou shalt be with Me in Paradise”Lecture #3 “Woman, behold thy Son, behold thy mother”Lecture #4 “My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?”Lecture #5 “I Thirst”Lecture #6 “It is consummated”Lecture #7 “Into Thy Hands I commend My spirit”

The Seven Last Words of Jesus from the Cross

Theological Lectures covers a wide variety of topics for the Orthodox Christian life. Each lecture series discusses a specific topic over the course of multiple lectures, providing a deep understanding of the topic.

Theological Lectures

Lecture 5 - The One Church

Introduction to the series The Sacred Canons: An Introduction to Ecclesiastical LawPatristic Nectar Publications is pleased to present a new four-lecture series entitled The Sacred Canons: An Introduction to Ecclesiastical Law by Father Josiah Trenham. The Holy Canons of the Orthodox Church are a part of the sacred deposit of the Christian faith, an essential expression of Holy Tradition given by the Lord Christ to His Church together with other portions of Apostolic Tradition like the Holy Scriptures, the Nicene Creed, the Lives of the Saints, the teachings of the Holy Fathers, the sacred arts, liturgical hymnody, and more. The collection of the canons is called the Pedalion, or in English, the Rudder. The Canons function in the Body of Christ as a rudder functions in a ship- guiding the vessel on its proper course and steering her into the green pastures of God’s providential blessing. In these lectures, you may obtain an overview of the Apostolic Canons, the Canons of the Ecumenical Councils and the Local Councils approved by the Ecumenical Councils, the Canons of the Holy Fathers (with special attention shown to the 92 Canons of St. Basil, the Great), as well as a concluding lecture surveying the canonical teaching on marriage.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Sacred Canons: An Overview of Orthodox Ecclesiastical Law

The 5th Commandment

Reflection |  Your Thoughts Are Shaping You

Father Josiah Trenham
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Be edified by 10 chapters on various topics, discussion questions, scenarios, and write notes in this workbook along with your future or current spouse. Purchase the paperback workbook at your favorite bookseller. (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc)

Foreword by Bishop Basil (Essey)
Chapter 1 - God's Design for Marriage
Chapter 2 - Love and Expectations
Chapter 3 - Friendship and Goals
Chapter 4 - Communication and Conflict
Chapter 5 - Sex and Romance
Chapter 6 - Children and Parenting
Chapter 7 - Roles and Responsibilities
Chapter 8 - Finances
Chapter 9 - Spiritual Life
Chapter 10 - Enduring to the End
Appendix - The Orthodox Rite of Marriage

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LECTURE TITLES
Lecture #1 - Jesus and the One God. 
Lecture #2 - How Does Jesus Relate to God?
Lecture #3 - Who Do People Say That I Am? (Part 1)
Lecture #4 - Who Do People Say That I Am? (Part 2)
Lecture #5 - Understanding Our Being in Regards to the Holy Trinity.
Lecture #6 - The Trinity and the Filioque.
Lecture #7 - Human Life in Imitation of God.
Lecture #8 - Recapitulation.
Lecture #9 - Living the Divine Life in This World.
Lecture #10 - If You Want to Be Saved.
Lecture #11 - Iconography Regarding the Trinity.

These lectures were delivered in February of 2001 to the clergy of the Western Region (eventually the Diocese of Los Angeles and the West) of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. In these lectures Father Hopko opens to all the dogmatic teaching of the Orthodox Church on One God, His Only-Begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Here Fr. Thomas shares how Christian life  is a sharing in the Divine Life itself, and much more. 

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Spiritual Life in Marriage

The core character of the ideal Christian wife and her high calling from God in marriage is unveiled. The good wife as help-mate; as soul of the family; as the homemaker, nourisher, and steward; as the lover, domesticator and healing drug; and as faithful friend. This series is helpful for young men and women who are contemplating marriage, the engaged, pastors who need pre-marital counseling material, and husbands and wives who wish to enrich their marriage and establish it as more thoroughly Christian.

The Good Wife: Five Lectures on the Christian Ideal

PNP is pleased to present a new four-audio lecture series by Father Josiah Trenham entitled Male and Female: Reflections on Transgenderism. These audio lectures directly address this latest iteration of the sexual revolution and the sexual anarchy unleashed by a cultural rejection of the Christian theological foundations of creation, anthropology, sexuality, and the traditional therapeutic paths of the Church. These lectures explain why Christians cannot reasonably avoid studying transgender ideology in today’s cultural climate, how this new world-view on sexuality finds itself deficient in explaining and healing our fallen human condition, and how love must compel believers to open their arms to persons seeking God from a transgender background.&nbsp;Lecture titles are:Lecture #1 Transgenderism as Social ContagionLecture #2 The Significance of Male and FemaleLecture #3 The Church’s Witness to and Pastoral Care of Transgendered PersonsLecture #4 A Basic Catechesis on Transgenderism&nbsp;

Male & Female: Reflections on Transgenderism

Love and Expectations

Venerable and God-Bearing Father Conon

Venerable and God-Bearing Father Conon

Ss. Zacharias the Prophet and Elizabeth, the Parents of the Forerunner

Ss. Zacharias the Prophet and Elizabeth, the Parents of the Forerunner

Lecture 2: Praying the Gospels

If you desire to understand more deeply the inspired guidance of the Church concerning personal prayer, and want to strengthen your own prayer discipline by learning to more faithfully keep a prayer rule, or kanona, these lectures that explore the discipline of classical Orthodox Christian personal prayer will delight you. These edifying presentations examine the content and order of the prayer rule, giving special emphasis to the prayers of repentance, the rule of prostrations, the giving of thanks, the use of the Jesus Prayer, and spiritual reading.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Prayer Rule

Part 1 / Lecture 4: Jesus Christ, the Son of God

St. John of Sinai in his Ladder of Divine Ascent writes that the lives of the Saints arouse us to emulation of their courage, and lead us to the virtue of humility and compunction. Contemporary Saints are particularly important since they acquired their love for God and holiness in the midst of our current milieu, and demonstrate that spiritual acquisition is possible even in our own troubled times.

Contemporary Women Saints

Father Josiah Trenham 

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The Signs of Renewal

Father Josiah Trenham
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Foreword by Bishop Basil (Essey)
Chapter 1 - God's Design for Marriage
Chapter 2 - Love and Expectations
Chapter 3 - Friendship and Goals
Chapter 4 - Communication and Conflict
Chapter 5 - Sex and Romance
Chapter 6 - Children and Parenting
Chapter 7 - Roles and Responsibilities
Chapter 8 - Finances
Chapter 9 - Spiritual Life
Chapter 10 - Enduring to the End
Appendix - The Orthodox Rite of Marriage

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Lecture #3 - Who Do People Say That I Am? (Part 1)
Lecture #4 - Who Do People Say That I Am? (Part 2)
Lecture #5 - Understanding Our Being in Regards to the Holy Trinity.
Lecture #6 - The Trinity and the Filioque.
Lecture #7 - Human Life in Imitation of God.
Lecture #8 - Recapitulation.
Lecture #9 - Living the Divine Life in This World.
Lecture #10 - If You Want to Be Saved.
Lecture #11 - Iconography Regarding the Trinity.

These lectures were delivered in February of 2001 to the clergy of the Western Region (eventually the Diocese of Los Angeles and the West) of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. In these lectures Father Hopko opens to all the dogmatic teaching of the Orthodox Church on One God, His Only-Begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Here Fr. Thomas shares how Christian life  is a sharing in the Divine Life itself, and much more. 

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Homeschooling - Gift of the Pandemic

Lecture 2: The Good Wife as the Homemaker

Lecture 2: The Good Wife as the Homemaker

PNP is pleased to present a new six-lecture series by Father Josiah Trenham entitled Demonology: Understanding and Winning the Spiritual Battle. The study of the Church&rsquo;s demonology is a part of basic catechism and Christian instruction. The Scriptures are replete with teaching on the dark powers. Additionally, it is impossible to appreciate the magnitude of the saving deeds of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, without understanding how He, and He alone, has conquered Satan and destroyed his works. Lastly, Christians are called to fight and win in the spiritual war, and for this reason, it is essential that believers understand their enemies and their tactics. Toward this end, Father Josiah presents in these lectures in-depth studies of the Scriptures, Divine Services, and pedagogy of great saints and teachers on the subject of Satan and spiritual battle.&nbsp;
Lecture titles include:&nbsp;
Lecture #1 Jesus and Satan&nbsp;
Lecture #2 Demonology in the Baptismal Rite and the Divine Liturgy&nbsp;
Lecture #3 Gaining Mastery of Satan: The Life of St. Anthony the Great&nbsp;
Lecture #4 How to Win the Spiritual Battle according to St. John of the Ladder&nbsp;
Lecture #5 Engaging the Unseen Warfare: Fr. Lorenzo Scupoli and St. Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain&nbsp;
Lecture #6 C. S. Lewis&rsquo; Screwtape Letters and Demonic Warfare in the 21st Century Falling West&nbsp;

Demonology: Understanding & Winning the Spiritual Battle

The 7th Commandment

Father Josiah Trenham
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Be edified by 10 chapters on various topics, discussion questions, scenarios, and write notes in this workbook along with your future or current spouse. Purchase the paperback workbook at your favorite bookseller. (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc)

Foreword by Bishop Basil (Essey)
Chapter 1 - God's Design for Marriage
Chapter 2 - Love and Expectations
Chapter 3 - Friendship and Goals
Chapter 4 - Communication and Conflict
Chapter 5 - Sex and Romance
Chapter 6 - Children and Parenting
Chapter 7 - Roles and Responsibilities
Chapter 8 - Finances
Chapter 9 - Spiritual Life
Chapter 10 - Enduring to the End
Appendix - The Orthodox Rite of Marriage

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LECTURE TITLES
Lecture #1 - Jesus and the One God. 
Lecture #2 - How Does Jesus Relate to God?
Lecture #3 - Who Do People Say That I Am? (Part 1)
Lecture #4 - Who Do People Say That I Am? (Part 2)
Lecture #5 - Understanding Our Being in Regards to the Holy Trinity.
Lecture #6 - The Trinity and the Filioque.
Lecture #7 - Human Life in Imitation of God.
Lecture #8 - Recapitulation.
Lecture #9 - Living the Divine Life in This World.
Lecture #10 - If You Want to Be Saved.
Lecture #11 - Iconography Regarding the Trinity.

These lectures were delivered in February of 2001 to the clergy of the Western Region (eventually the Diocese of Los Angeles and the West) of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. In these lectures Father Hopko opens to all the dogmatic teaching of the Orthodox Church on One God, His Only-Begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Here Fr. Thomas shares how Christian life  is a sharing in the Divine Life itself, and much more. 

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In this reflection, Fr. Josiah Trenham offers a profound meditation on the opening of the Sermon on the Mount—known as the Beatitudes—which he calls Christ’s “Revolutionary Manifesto.” Far from the values of the world, the Beatitudes reveal the qualities of life that lead to the Kingdom of Heaven: poverty of spirit, humility, mourning over sin, meekness, mercy, purity of heart, peacemaking, and a willingness to suffer for righteousness.

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The Revolutionary Manifesto of Jesus

Patristic Nectar Publications is pleased to present a new four-lecture series by Father Josiah Trenham entitled Churchmanship: Learning to Become a Faithful Parishioner. No person is born knowing how to live faithfully as a parish member. Faithful parishioners are made by God. This series is designed to set forth the traditional ecclesial vision for full-orbed church membership in which the spiritual dynamism of life in Christ is expressed in the fellowship of the local church where inspired service to God, each other, and to the world takes place.The four lectures are entitled: Lecture #1 Orthodox Church MembershipLecture #2 The Duties of Parishioners to Each OtherLecture #3 The Duties of Parishioners to Their PriestLecture #4 The Duties of Parishioners to the Mission of the Parish in the WorldThis series is available for free on the Patristic Nectar app.

Churchmanship: Learning to Become a Faithful Parishioner

Lecture #2 - On Prayer

Parts 1 and 2

Patristic Nectar Publications is pleased to present a new 6-part lecture series by Father Josiah Trenham entitled Family Life: Following Jesus Christ in Your Home. In these lectures, Father Josiah expounds upon the many ways in which the sacred presence of Jesus Christ at the heart of the family is able to infuse the daily routines of family life with the scent of heaven and turn the family home into a domestic church. In these eminently practical lectures Father draws from his and Presbytera Catherine&rsquo;s more than 30 years of family struggle -&nbsp; the many ways that the love of God can be intertwined with nourishing marriage, raising children, governing a kitchen, bridal chamber, and household, and contributing positively to a neighborhood and the local community. &nbsp;&nbsp;
 Lecture titles are:
Lecture #1 How Jesus Christ Changes Our Marriages
Lecture #2 The Symbiosis of Marriage and Monasticism
Lecture #3 The Impact of a Christian Family on the Neighborhood and Society
Lecture #4 Food, Sex, and Possessions in the Christian Family
Lecture #5 Common Family Troubles and Solution Paths
Lecture #6 Ministering to One Another in the Home

Family Life: Following Jesus Christ In Your Home

Lecture: Starting Down the Royal Path

Lecture: Starting Down the Royal Path

Father Josiah Trenham

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The Original Church: Lectures on the Acts of the Apostles

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 Our Newest  Lecture Series:
The Original Church: Lectures on the Acts of the Apostles by Father Josiah Trenham. 

The Acts was written by the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke, as the 2nd part of his great literary masterpiece setting forth the Life of Jesus Christ in his Gospel, and then in the Acts showing forth the new Christian life made possible by the Lord’s great and saving deeds and the descent of the Holy Spirit. Here in these sacred pages we discover what St. Paul calls “new creation in Christ.”

Here we discover what is the birth-right of Christians – that is the continuous miracle of church life. Lecture titles are as follows: 

Lecture #1 The Meaning of the Acts 

Lecture #2 Pentecost 

Lecture #3 Spiritual Life 

Lecture #4 Fellowship 

Lecture #5 Martyrdom 

Lecture #6 Conversion 

Lecture #7 Defending the Faith: The Jerusalem Council 

Lecture #8 The Missionary Journeys of St. Paul 

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Good Popes

Righteous Mother Mary of Egypt

Holy Queen Margaret of Scotland

A review of how the Law of God &ndash; The Ten Commandments &ndash; directs all people to Christ, manifests His beauty and holiness, and reveals God's will for His people in every place and time. &nbsp;Twenty fundamental theological principles concerning God's Law are expounded, each of the Ten Commandments is explained in its original meaning and contemporary application, and special emphasis is given to the unique challenges faced by 21st century believers, who dwell in a post-Christian and secularized context.

Do This and You Shall Live: An Exposition of the Ten Commandments for the 21st Century

Part 2 / Lecture 1: The Mystery of Holy Baptism

A close examination of the therapeutic nature of the Church as a spiritual hospital providing a means for acquiring divine power and grace for the healing of diseases of soul and body.&nbsp;Topics include: &nbsp;Jesus Christ as Healer; sin as a disease; the Church as a spiritual hospital; the Spiritual Father as a physician of the soul; and the diagnosis and recommended treatment plan for six common spiritual pathologies - self-love, anger, gluttony, despondency, avarice, and pride. In this series Holy Orthodoxy is revealed for what it is at its heart: a means for acquiring divine power and grace for the healing of our diseases of soul and body, and not a barren ideology.

Healing Our Diseases: The Church as a Spiritual Hospital

Patristic Nectar Publications is pleased to present a new 9-part lecture series entitled My Life in Christ: The Life and Teaching of St. John of Kronstadt. This series consists of two parts. The first consists of four thematic lectures given in 2022 by Fr. Josiah to the St. John Chrysostom Catechetical School in Riverside, Ca. The second part of this series is five talks given by His Grace, Bishop Basil of Wichita, at a men’s retreat in Kansas in 2008. St. John of Kronstadt, the Wonder-Worker, served God in Russia during the second half of the 19th century and fell asleep in Christ in 1908. His life, miracles, and teaching have been cherished by believers as God’s love gift to the Church and to the world on the cusp of the 20th century, the most violent century in the history of humanity.&nbsp;These lectures and discussions reveal the beauty of a life lived supremely in and for Jesus Christ the Lord.

My Life in Christ: The LIfe & Teaching of Saint John of Kronstadt

Patristic Nectar Publications is pleased to present a new five-lecture series by His Grace, Irenei, Bishop of London and Western Europe for the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, entitled ORIGINS: Creationism, Evolution and an Orthodox Theology of Creation. Well-known patristics scholar and respected arch-pastor Bishop Irenei labors in this series to help believers approach the theology of creation from the presuppositions of the Church instead of through the prisms of evolution and creationism. By an intensive examination of the foundational texts of Genesis, together with numerous sources from the Church Fathers, Bishop Irenei enables us to perceive the Church’s own theological priorities and emphases when addressing the subject of creation. Lecture titles include:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lecture #1 The Lamb Slain Before the Foundation of the World: Moving Beyond Creationism and Evolution&nbsp;Lecture #2 The Order of Salvation: The Creation of the Cosmos as the Beginning of the Church in Genesis&nbsp;Lecture #3 The Fashioning of Man: The Pinnacle of Creation&nbsp;Lecture #4 Creation and Its Consequences: The Sanctity of Life and Ecology&nbsp;Lecture #5 Review with Q and A&nbsp;&nbsp;

ORIGINS: Creationism, Evolution, and an Orthodox Theology of Creation

Holy Martyr Justin the Philosopher and His Companions

Holy Martyr Justin the Philosopher and His Companions

In this powerful reflection, Father Josiah Trenham offers timeless advice for new converts, the call to fight the most important war: the war against yourself. Drawing from the wisdom of St. Paul, St. James, St. Peter, St. Nikolai Velimirovich, and St. Sophrony of Essex, Father Josiah reminds us that the true Christian struggle is not against others, but against our own passions, pride, and sin.

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The War Against Yourself

In this reflection, Father Josiah Trenham explains why the Orthodox Christian faith is a limitless treasure and a divine revelation that can never be exhausted.

00:00 Orthodoxy as Limitless Treasure
01:03 The Kingdom of God as Hidden Treasure
01:46 Discovering Scripture as a Young Man
02:23 Entering the Church as a Treasure House
03:57 The Door You Didn’t Know Existed
05:09 Unending Discovery for All Eternity
07:13 Why the Christian Life Never Ends

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Orthodoxy as Limitless Treasure

Father Josiah Trenham + Bishop Irenei

What does true repentance really mean? In this powerful conversation, Bishop Irenei and Father Josiah explore repentance not as guilt or fear, but as healing, transformation, and the very essence of becoming truly human. Drawing on the wisdom of the Church Fathers, Saint Ephrem the Syrian, and the Orthodox tradition, they reveal how repentance is not a moment—but a lifelong journey of growth, joy, and communion with God.

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What True Repentance Really Means (And Why It Changes Everything)

St. John Chrysostom writes concerning parenting: "This is not about trifles. We are discussing the governance of the world!" In this series husbands and wives can glean practical guidance from the Scriptures and the Church Fathers on how to sweeten and deepen their marital union, and mothers and fathers can hear the voice of the Goldenmouth call them to take up their parental calling as artists&nbsp;fashioning the highest art-the images of God-and as governors of their own house-cities in which they must learn to establish and enforce laws that give life for, in Chrysostom's words, "God Himself intends to live in this city." This lecture series includes two lectures dedicated to spousal relations and parenting, an audio book recording of St. John Chrysostom's famous text on child-rearing entitled On Vainglory and the Proper Upbringing of Children, and a frame-ready copy of a Prayer of Parents for Their Children (download below).

Wisdom for Family Life

Lecture 1: Fundamental Truths of Orthodox Worship

Father Josiah provides an exposition of the Sermon on the Mount - the most commonly known and quoted portion of the entire Holy Bible.&nbsp; Its phraseology is deeply embedded into the everyday usage of the English language. It is the sermon par excellence of our Master Teacher, Jesus Christ, and is the manifesto of His Kingdom. Its teaching is fundamental to Christian faith and practice, and ought be burned into the heart of all believers.

The Sermon: An Exposition of the Jesus' Sermon on the Mount

This most famous of all St. Paul&rsquo;s letters is a majestic proclamation of the Christian Gospel, a Gospel described as the power of God revealed from heaven for the salvation of all who believe. The Great Apostle sets forth the dire need of all human beings for God&rsquo;s saving work in Jesus Christ, as well as the majestic fruits that attend faith in the lives of Christians. Here in 16 chapters St. Paul expounds many themes that have captured the Christian imagination for twenty centuries.

The Gospel Revealed:  An Exposition of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans

Part 2 / Lecture 7: The Mystery of Holy Unction

Lecture 6: 2 Peter 1 - Partakers of the Divine Nature

Lecture 6: 2 Peter 1 - Partakers of the Divine Nature

The core character of the ideal Christian husband and his high calling from God in marriage is unveiled. The Christian ideal for husbands is discussed &ndash; the husband as leader, domestic pastor, lover, provider, and faithful friend.&nbsp; This series is helpful for young men and women who are contemplating marriage, the engaged, pastors who need pre-marital counseling material, and husbands and wives who wish to enrich their marriage and establish it as more thoroughly Christian.

The Good Husband: Five Lectures on the Christian Ideal

Lecture 5: The Theology of St. Maximos: Part 1 The Ambigua

Lecture 5: The Theology of St. Maximos: Part 1 The Ambigua

Holy Fathers Alexander, John, and Paul the New, Patriarchs of Constantinople

Holy Fathers Alexander, John, and Paul the New, Patriarchs of Constantinople

An exposition of St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians. This sacred letter reveals the world-conquering mystery of Christian faith. Here St. Paul unveils the orientation of his entire life when he says, "For me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain." Of all St. Paul's letters in the New Testament, Philippians is the most personal. The Great Apostle had a very dear relationship with this local church, and the theme of Christian joy radiates in each of the four chapters. This is deeply intriguing since St. Paul wrote this joyful letter of thanksgiving while he was in prison! Each of the chapters contains some of the most sublime teachings of the Gospel, including in chapter 2 the most detailed Apostolic teaching on the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ found in the entire New Testament. These lectures are presented with the sincere hope that a more thorough study of this Pauline letter will fill believers with the joy which St. Paul models and of which he speaks.

Joy: An Exposition of Saint Paul's Letter to the Philippians

A review of the far reaching subjects associated with the remembrance of death, aging, burial and praying for the reposed that is both spiritually edifying and practical.&nbsp;The lectures are devoted to the remembrance of death, the significance of aging, the meaning of the funeral service and burial, the tradition of Christian cemeteries and memorial customs, and the ancient and universal practice of praying for the repose of the departed. Besides examining these much-neglected topics, Father Josiah provides two step-by-step guides: one guide elucidating the steps a family ought take from the time of a beloved one's repose until burial. Father also posits additional guidance elucidating the steps a family can take to express love for and to assist the soul of a departed loved one in the forty days immediately following his or her repose.

A Christian Ending to Our Lives: Death, Funeral, Burial, and Memorials in the Orthodox Christian Tradition

Lecture #1: A Simple Faith, a Simple Heart, a Simple Encounter- The Essence of Spiritual Life

Lecture #1: A Simple Faith, a Simple Heart, a Simple Encounter- The Essence of Spiritual Life

Holy Father Patrick, Enlightener of Ireland

Holy Father Patrick, Enlightener of Ireland

Patristic Nectar Publications is pleased to present a new three-lecture series by Father Josiah Trenham entitled&nbsp;War and Peace: An Orthodox Perspective on Violence.&nbsp;This series presents peace as the normative Christian ethos, the very expression of the Kingdom of God in the life of the individual, family, church, and nation. It also surveys the Church's teaching on war and the use of force, with particular emphasis on the witness of the soldier saints as a model of the Christian use of force. Lecture #1 War and Peace in the ScripturesLecture #2 Principles of Justifiable Warfare and the Use of ForceLecture #3 The Military Saints and an Ethical Evaluation of the War in Ukraine

War and Peace: The Orthodox Perspective on Violence

Teachings from the Saints on various topics, hosted by Bishop Irenei.

The Saints on...

Click here to access the <a href="https://app.patristicnectar.org/discover/kathisma" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(86, 86, 86); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);">Kathismata</a>.The sacred psalter has long been the central prayer book of the Church, and the heart of Her liturgical services. Here we have the Psalms arranged by Kathisma as read and prayed in the Church. We also have the Psalms presented by individual Psalm to facilitate your personal study and devotion of these sacred texts composed by the Holy &amp; Righteous Prophet and King David. We hope that this recording will be an aid to your study of the Psalms and enable you to become further acquainted with the wisdom, depth, and beauty of these sacred prayers.