Food, Faith, and Fasting

Aug 25 2022 3.6k

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Ancient Ingredients for Modern-Day Health - This podcast is geared toward Orthodox and non-Orthodox Christians who want to care for their health in a spiritually minded manner. It focuses on ways to manage medical conditions such as weight loss, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, gastric reflux, and more. Rita Madden’s theory of health management is based on the wisdom embodied in the Holy Orthodox Church.

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How to Live a Holy Life

Aug 25 2022 12 mins

Rita Madden shares some reflections from the book titled, "How to Live a Holy Life."

Work Together

May 23 2022 9 mins

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.

Feasting Well

Apr 21 2022 8 mins

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.

Finding Moderation

Mar 21 2022 10 mins

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.

Fasting vs Dieting

Feb 25 2022 16 mins

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.

Giving Thanks for All Things

Feb 15 2022 14 mins

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.

Sustaining a Change

Jan 05 2022 12 mins

Rita Madden shares how to make a change that lasts in our lives through small but persistent choices.

Working on Ourselves

Nov 10 2021 13 mins

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.

Learning from A Monastery’s Kitchen

Aug 04 2021 12 mins

In this podcast we discover wonderful wisdom from A Monastery's Kitchen to bring Christ into everything we do.

Creating Balance with Barriers

Jul 01 2021 15 mins

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.