The Arena

Father Josiah Trenham•www.patristicnectar.org

Sunday Homilies and Theological Reflections with Fr. Josiah Trenham - Weekly homilies and theological reflections recorded from the amvon of St. Andrew Orthodox Church in Riverside, California. This podcast is sponsored by Patristic Nectar Publications, a publisher specializing in resources for Orthodox catechesis. We thank you for allowing us to be a part of your spiritual quest, and we hope that your listening experience is an edifying one.

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Episodes

“Though You Die, Yet You Shall Live": St. Lazarus Saturday 2021

If you are interested in other available titles, or if you would like more information on Patristic Nectar Publications, please visit our website at www.PatristicNectar.org Help promote The Arena by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. This helps us others discover the podcast. ———LINKS——— A Heart for God: Lessons from the Life of the Holy King and Prophet David Now available on Audible! Sermons on the Spiritual Life by St. Philaret of Moscow ———SOCIAL MEDIA——— Patristic Nectar Films YouTub...

Apr 24, 2021•13 min

The Precious Cross - Balm of Our Souls

Apr 05, 2021•24 min

So Great a Salvation - 2nd Sunday of Great Lent

If you are interested in other available titles, or if you would like more information on Patristic Nectar Publications, please visit our website at www.PatristicNectar.org Help promote The Arena by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. This helps us others discover the podcast. ———LINKS——— Contemporary Women Saints Now available on Audible! Sermons on the Spiritual Life by St. Philaret of Moscow ———SOCIAL MEDIA——— Patristic Nectar Films YouTube Patristic Nectar Instagram Patristic Nectar Fa...

Mar 30, 2021•23 min

The Joy of Being an Orthodox Christian | The Triumph of Orthodoxy 2021

If you are interested in other available titles, or if you would like more information on Patristic Nectar Publications, please visit our website at www.PatristicNectar.org Help promote The Arena by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. This helps us others discover the podcast. ———LINKS——— Contemporary Women Saints The Hidden Man of the Heart | Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou) A Simple Heart: Cultivating Simplicity in the Spiritual Life | Bishop Irenei Prayer of the Heart in an Age of Tec...

Mar 22, 2021•24 min

Our Brother is Our Life - Judgment Sunday 2021

If you are interested in other available titles, or if you would like more information on Patristic Nectar Publications, please visit our website at www.PatristicNectar.org Help promote The Arena by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. This helps us others discover the podcast. ———LINKS——— Contemporary Women Saints https://patristicnectar.org/bookstore_210126_1 Now available on Audible! Sermons on the Spiritual Life by St. Philaret of Moscow https://www.audible.com/pd/Sermons-on-the-Spiritu...

Mar 08, 2021•26 min

The Inheritance of God's Presence - Prodigal Son 2021

If you are interested in other available titles, or if you would like more information on Patristic Nectar Publications, please visit our website at www.PatristicNectar.org Help promote The Arena by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. This helps us others discover the podcast. ———LINKS——— Contemporary Women Saints https://patristicnectar.org/bookstore_210126_1 Now available on Audible! Sermons on the Spiritual Life by St. Philaret of Moscow https://www.audible.com/pd/Sermons-on-the-Spiritu...

Feb 28, 2021•28 min

Believe Yourself a Sinner - Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee 2021

If you are interested in other available titles, or if you would like more information on Patristic Nectar Publications, please visit our website at www.PatristicNectar.org Help promote The Arena by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. This helps us others discover the podcast. ———LINKS——— Contemporary Women Saints https://patristicnectar.org/bookstore_210126_1 Now available on Audible! Sermons on the Spiritual Life by St. Philaret of Moscow https://www.audible.com/pd/Sermons-on-the-Spiritu...

Feb 22, 2021•22 min

Chosen People Syndrome - Canaanite Woman 2021

If you are interested in other available titles, or if you would like more information on Patristic Nectar Publications, please visit our website at www.PatristicNectar.org Help promote The Arena by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. This helps us others discover the podcast. ———LINKS——— Contemporary Women Saints https://patristicnectar.org/bookstore_210126_1 Now available on Audible! Sermons on the Spiritual Life by St. Philaret of Moscow https://www.audible.com/pd/Sermons-on-the-Spiritu...

Feb 14, 2021•24 min

Orthodoxy in Vain

If you are interested in other available titles, or if you would like more information on Patristic Nectar Publications, please visit our website at www.PatristicNectar.org Help promote The Arena by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. This helps us others discover the podcast. ———LINKS——— Contemporary Women Saints https://patristicnectar.org/bookstore_210126_1 Now available on Audible! Sermons on the Spiritual Life by St. Philaret of Moscow https://www.audible.com/pd/Sermons-on-the-Spiritu...

Feb 07, 2021•28 min

There Are No Humpty Dumpties - Sunday of Zacchaeus 2021

If you are interested in other available titles, or if you would like more information on Patristic Nectar Publications, please visit our website at www.PatristicNectar.org Help promote The Arena by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. This helps us others discover the podcast. ———LINKS——— Contemporary Women Saints https://patristicnectar.org/bookstore_210126_1 Now available on Audible! Sermons on the Spiritual Life by St. Philaret of Moscow https://www.audible.com/pd/Sermons-on-the-Spiritu...

Feb 01, 2021•25 min

The Abortion Millstone - Sanctity of Life Sunday 2021

If you are interested in other available titles, or if you would like more information on Patristic Nectar Publications, please visit our website at www.PatristicNectar.org Help promote The Arena by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. This helps us others discover the podcast. ———LINKS——— Contemporary Women Saints https://patristicnectar.org/bookstore_210126_1 Now available on Audible! Sermons on the Spiritual Life by St. Philaret of Moscow https://www.audible.com/pd/Sermons-on-the-Spiritu...

Jan 24, 2021•33 min

Spiritual Father of the World- Feast of St. Anthony 2021

If you are interested in other available titles, or if you would like more information on Patristic Nectar Publications, please visit our website at www.PatristicNectar.org Help promote The Arena by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. This helps us others discover the podcast. ———LINKS——— Good Deeds: Cultivating a Life of Virtue https://patristicnectar.org/bookstore_201023_2 Now available on Audible! Sermons on the Spiritual Life by St. Philaret of Moscow https://www.audible.com/pd/Sermons...

Jan 19, 2021•28 min

Theophany Radiance - Sunday after Theophany 2021

If you are interested in other available titles, or if you would like more information on Patristic Nectar Publications, please visit our website at www.PatristicNectar.org Help promote The Arena by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. This helps us others discover the podcast. ———LINKS——— Good Deeds: Cultivating a Life of Virtue https://patristicnectar.org/bookstore_201023_2 Now available on Audible! Sermons on the Spiritual Life by St. Philaret of Moscow https://www.audible.com/pd/Sermons...

Jan 10, 2021•24 min

Christmas Changes Our Lives - Sunday after Nativity

Christmas Changes Our Lives - Sunday after Nativity Good Deeds: Cultivating a Life of Virtue If you are interested in other available titles, or if you would like more information on Patristic Nectar Publications, please visit our website at www.PatristicNectar.org

Dec 28, 2020•21 min

What Shall We Offer Thee O Christ?

What Shall We Offer Thee O Christ? Good Deeds: Cultivating a Life of Virtue If you are interested in other available titles, or if you would like more information on Patristic Nectar Publications, please visit our website at www.PatristicNectar.org

Dec 26, 2020•8 min

The Heart of the Righteous King Josiah - Genealogy Sunday 2020

The Heart of the Righteous King Josiah - Genealogy Sunday 2020 Good Deeds: Cultivating a Life of Virtue If you are interested in other available titles, or if you would like more information on Patristic Nectar Publications, please visit our website at www.PatristicNectar.org

Dec 21, 2020•26 min

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The Arena

Episodes

“Though You Die, Yet You Shall Live": St. Lazarus Saturday 2021

The Precious Cross - Balm of Our Souls

So Great a Salvation - 2nd Sunday of Great Lent

The Joy of Being an Orthodox Christian | The Triumph of Orthodoxy 2021

Our Brother is Our Life - Judgment Sunday 2021

The Inheritance of God's Presence - Prodigal Son 2021

Believe Yourself a Sinner - Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee 2021

Chosen People Syndrome - Canaanite Woman 2021

Orthodoxy in Vain

There Are No Humpty Dumpties - Sunday of Zacchaeus 2021

The Abortion Millstone - Sanctity of Life Sunday 2021

Spiritual Father of the World- Feast of St. Anthony 2021

Theophany Radiance - Sunday after Theophany 2021

Christmas Changes Our Lives - Sunday after Nativity

What Shall We Offer Thee O Christ?

The Heart of the Righteous King Josiah - Genealogy Sunday 2020

Overcoming Sadness in Following Christ

The Things We Tell Ourselves - The Rich Fool

Save Your Neighbor - Good Samaritan 2020

The Holy Angels

God Wills to Be Known - Legion St. Luke 8 2020

The Great Lacuna - St. Luke 5, 2020

Heavenly Things and Earthly Things - Sunday before the Exaltation of the Cross 2020

The Lord of the Vineyard Cometh!

The End of the Death Narratives - The Nativity of the Mother of God

No Privatized Religion - The Beheading of St. John the Baptist 2020

The Spiritual Life of the Theotokos - Leave-Taking of the Dormition 2020

A Transfigured Life - The 50th Anniversary of the Glorification of St. Herman of Alaska Aug. 9, 2020

Give Them Something to Eat: The Feeding of the 5000

The God Man - Sunday of the Synaxis of the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council 2020