How to Live a Holy Life
Rita Madden shares some reflections from the book titled, "How to Live a Holy Life."
Aug 25, 2022
Food, Faith, and Fasting
Ancient Ingredients for Modern-Day Health
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Work Together
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.
May 23, 2022
Feasting Well
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.
Apr 21, 2022
Finding Moderation
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.
Mar 21, 2022
Fasting vs Dieting
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.
Feb 25, 2022
Giving Thanks for All Things
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.
Feb 15, 2022
Sustaining a Change
Rita Madden shares how to make a change that lasts in our lives through small but persistent choices.
Jan 05, 2022
Working on Ourselves
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.
Nov 10, 2021
Learning from A Monastery's Kitchen
In this podcast we discover wonderful wisdom from A Monastery's Kitchen to bring Christ into everything we do.
Aug 06, 2021
Creating Balance with Barriers
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.
Jul 01, 2021
Handling Spiritual Sickness
In this podcast we explore how guidance from St. John of Kronstadt to handle spiritual sickness, following Holy Orthodox Tradition, gives us the answers and when we do this, we just feel physically better.
May 25, 2021
Align Yourself With God
It's simply so beautiful how our tradition has the answers for what a lot of modern day self-help programs are offering to help one care for their health.
Mar 24, 2021
Keeping the Correct Spirit for the Fast
Rita Madden shares some wisdom from Abba Pambo to aid us in keeping the correct spirit for the Great Fast.
Mar 01, 2021
Soul Food
In this brief podcast we look at a beautiful teaching from St. John Kronstadt about our true food.
Jan 28, 2021
Our Relationship to Spiritual Things
In this podcast, we see great teachings for our relationship with material things, our earth and body, through teachings from a saint that lived around 1500 years ago! Starting January 21, 2021, Rita will be offering my Food Faith and fasting workshop in the virtual format. Here is the website to learn more and sign up: https://foodfaithfasting.gumroad.com (Workshop Flyer is attached)
Dec 24, 2020
How to Understand Health
In this podcast, we see how the teachings of our holy tradition guide us in understanding our relationship to health.
Nov 27, 2020
55 Maxims
The late Father Thomas Hopko outlines 55 Maxims that provide guidance to aid us in the New Years Resolution of putting Christ first—and as we all well know, this is the most important resolution of all!
Jan 16, 2020
Medicine in Modern Times
Rita explores the use of modern day medicine and how it lines up with our Holy Orthodox Tradition.
Aug 21, 2019
The Benefit of Plant Foods
As we continue to move through the fast, it is quite beautiful to see how the physical end of our fasting tradition aids us in the spiritual hunger we all feel.
Apr 12, 2019
Hope
We know, with Christ, anything is possible! In this podcast we review the importance of not giving up or losing faith when we are struggling to meet a goal.
Oct 16, 2018
Gaining Perspective on Fasting
With fasting being such a buzz diet, craze right now, Rita Madden helps us to gain some perspective through the teachings of St. Issac the Syrian.
Jun 23, 2018
St. Gregory of Nyssa on The Lord's Prayer
Rita Madden shares St. Gregory of Nyssa's writing on The Lord's Prayer, and provides insight on stress management and how to eat.
May 16, 2018
Continuing the Fast
Rita Madden encourages us to continue the fast with words from St. Paisios of the Holy Mountain.
Mar 16, 2018
Getting Ready for Great Lent 2018
Rita Madden encourages us to prepare our lives for the journey of Great Lent by working for the healing of the whole earth.
Feb 01, 2018
The Candle
Rita reflects on how physical objects can help us attain food for our soul, and how we can use physical objects to help us in prayer.
Nov 13, 2017
Creating Structure with Silence
Rita discusses ways that we can create structure in our lives for silence and prayer.
Sep 28, 2017
Sanctification Prayer
Rita explains the use of the Sanctification Prayer that we pray before eating, asking the Holy Spirit to fill and guide what we are partaking in.
Aug 29, 2017
How the Orthodox Way of Eating Allows Us to Be a Healing Presence to the World
Following the feasts and fasts of the Church cannot only help us care for our own health, but it can also benefit the environment and God's creation.
Aug 04, 2017
Starting a New Foundation
Rita shares her reflections on a short conversation by two desert fathers on laying new foundations in our lives.
Jul 01, 2017
Dealing with Struggles
Rita discusses how we can face our health struggles in a way that aids in the healing and growth of our souls in Christ.
May 24, 2017
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