Mary: The 'Well-Guarded Secret', Part I
How do we explain the "silence" regarding Mary in the early Church, before the "Mariological explosion" in Christianity during the first millennium? Fr Alexander begins a brief historical study of the...
9 Aug 202147min
Mary: The 'Well-Guarded Secret' (Introduction)
Fr Alexander says he speaks about Mary with "fear and trembling," not only because of the difficulty of the subject, but "I really feel that to speak about Mary is a tremendous test, first for theolog...
1 Aug 20211h
The Virgin Mary
“In thee rejoices the whole creation, O full of grace!” But why? Father Alexander explains why understanding these words regarding Mary, the Mother of God, is essential to our understanding of the wor...
19 Apr 20211h 1min
The Precious Cross
Some try to “look” holy, but they are missing something. As the Church moves beyond Mid-Lent toward Holy Week, Schmemann explains why there is no Christianity without the Precious and Life-Giving Cros...
12 Apr 202153min
The Problem of Religion
“Religion itself, because of secularism...is also the victim of a tremendous confusion.” Father Alexander Schmemann discusses "religion," "secularism," and reasons one should not come to the Church.
5 Apr 202157min
Discern the Spirits
“No one can today doubt that we are in a deep crisis—not only political, not only economic, but first of all a spiritual crisis.” But the battle is not between structures and systems. So, Fr Alexander...
29 Mars 202155min
Faith as Conversion, Part II
In this second part of Fr Alexander's discussion on "Faith as Conversion," he transitions from the question, “What is conversion in terms of our faith?” to “What is our conversion in terms of our Chri...
22 Mars 202144min
Faith as Conversion, Part I
"Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand!" Father Alexander Schmemann says these words from the gospel begin the call to all people to convert—even if you are already Christian. And conversion—not...
16 Mars 202144min
