The Orthodachs Show -Ep. 3

[Note: Some of the topics covered include mature themes and may not be suitable for younger audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.] Christ is Risen! In this epic come back into the world of podcasting, TheBadgerDad has a special guest: Rev. Geoffrey Young, SLL (License in Sacred Liturgy) of fatheryoung.com and The Ultramontanist Podcast. Their discussion …

Holy Apostle James, Brother of St. John the Theologian

April 30th is the feast of Saint James, who is the brother of St. John the Theologian. I recently posted an article about St. James who is called the brother of Our Lord. This article goes into the etymology of James/Jacob in scripture, and also about St. James. But there are two other major James’ …

Byzantine Rosary Eastern Catholic Prayers

Make Your Prayer Life Great Again – Part 3 – Theotokos – Byz Rosary

The Theotokos is ready to help your make your prayer life great again (through the Rosary and other Marian prayers)! This is the third and final week in our Great Lenten series on deepening your prayer life. The first week we talked about praying with our Guardian Angel. And last week we discussed spicing up …

Make Your Prayer Life Great Again – Part 2 – Icon Corner

Icon corners are where it is at! Last week we talked about how to make your prayer life great again with your guardian angel. This week we are talking about deepening our prayer life with icon corners! Great Practice Two – Spice Up Your Icon Corner So before we can talk about how to improve …

Prayers, Preparedness, Penance – The Byzantine Life on COVID-19

“Penance, Penance, Penance” -Angel to the Fatima Children, 3rd Vision, July 13, 1917. (Source: http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20000626_message-fatima_en.html) A Brief Public Service Announcement From Kyleshka, TheBadgerDad, Little Fox and Little Badger of The Byzantine Life: Stay safe and well, brothers and sisters! May the Lord grant that our Churches continue the Apostolate of the Great Commission and bring …

Make Your Prayer Life Great Again

Make Your Prayer Life Great Again – Part 1 – Guardian Angel

Make your prayer life GREAT again this Great Lent. This week we are going to talk about one of three ways to deepen our prayer life. And now is the day to start! That’s right. It doesn’t need to be Clean Monday, Holy Thursday, or Pure Monday to start some new prayer practices. The day …

The First and Second Finding of John the Baptist's Head

John the Baptist – Finding His Head (Twice)!

John the Baptist is one of the most highly venerated saints in Byzantine tradition. Off the top of my head I can think of only three nativity feasts: Jesus’, Mary’s, and John the Baptist’s. We also celebrate the conceptions of these same three. Like many other saints, we celebrate a feast for his death (The …