Food Freedom Through Christ

In this episode, Krista reflects on the Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple, and how we seek to cleanse ourselves to be temples of God. She connects this to food and eating “clean,” the harm of "orthorexia," and the way the Church helps us to reframe this pursuit of cleansing & healing.

We end our series on feasting by talking about a very particular kind of feast. The wedding feast can teach us how to feast well in community, by connecting to Christ and others through hospitality, fellowship, and participation in a Holy Sacrament. Krista also discusses her new book published through Ancient Faith: Crowned: An Orthodox Christian Wedding Guide.

In this episode, Krista hosts Cynthia Damaskos and Molly Sabourin from Ancient Faith’s Filled with Less to introduce their new program offering: Back to Basics. We talk about the process of rediscovering the joy of cooking, celebrating the art of eating, and the power of community. You can learn more and sign up for their 10-week program here: https://www.filledwithless.com/b2b.

As we continue our journey through the 40 day festal period following Great and Holy Pascha, we do our best to keep the feast! This episode explores how the Divine Liturgy can teach us how to do so.

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.

In today's episode, Krista addresses one of the most common topic requests she's received since beginning this podcast series: how to fast with food allergies. She walks through three main considerations: spiritual guidance, nutritional balance, and keeping the spirit of the fast.

It's easy to fall into the "last supper mentality" before Lent -- eating all we can before the fast begins! This episode will cover what characterizes this mindset, how it can be harmful, and how to avoid it, so that we can more fully enter into the Great Fast, and find communion with God.

We take inspiration from a passage in the book "The Hiding Place," as well as the teachings of St. John Chrysostom and St. Maria of Paris, to consider the integration of fasting and almsgiving during Advent.

In this episode, Krista speaks about the physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits of family meal time, and ways to avoid "distorting" this act of love, as laid out by Matthew the Poor.

"And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them, and said, 'Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.'" Jesus shows us that children have something that we need; they have something to teach us. In today's episode, we explore how children's innate ability to trust can help us with our own relationship to