Orientale Lumen Podcasts https://godwithusonline.org Featuring world renowned theologians like Archimandrite Robert Taft and Metropolitan Kallistos Ware, Oriental Lumen Podcasts is your daily dose of Eastern wisdom and spirituality from the archives of the Orientale Lumen Foundation, an international “grass roots” ecumenical institution. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:41:34 +0000 https://godwithusonline.org/wp-content/uploads/OLPodcast.pngGod With Us Radiohttps://godwithusonline.org en-US196553230Podlove Podcast Publisher v4.4.2 edd808a4-5eb1-4943-a432-9d39202da7d3 (c)2023 God With Us Radio episodic Featuring world renowned theologians like Archimandrite Robert Taft and Metropolitan Kallistos Ware, Oriental Lumen Podcasts is your daily dose of Eastern wisdom and spirituality from the archives of the Orientale Lumen Foundation, an international “grass roots” ecumenical institution. From the archives of the Orientale Lumen Institute no no God With Us Online, a 501(c)3 cc-by-nc-nd-4.0 christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the eastinfo@godwithusradio.orgGod With Us Radio Mary the Theotokos w/ Archimandrite Taft https://godwithusonline.org/olp-124/ Tue, 24 Oct 2023 09:49:42 +0000 podlove-2023-10-26t09:46:28+00:00-da7b50ff2a23368 5161 00:30:05 God With Us Radio Liturgy: Model of Prayer, Icon of Life Pt. 9 of 11 Mary the Theotokos w/ Archimandrite Taft 24 full

How does the Theotokos fit into our liturgical life?

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)noLiturgy: Model of Prayer, Icon of Life Pt. 9 of 11christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east The Divine Office w/ Archimandrite Taft https://godwithusonline.org/olp-123/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 09:43:58 +0000 podlove-2023-10-26t09:43:58+00:00-7649fd0aabc007a 5159 00:35:02 God With Us Radio Liturgy: Model of Prayer, Icon of Life Pt. 8 of 11 The Divine Office w/ Archimandrite Taft 23 full

What is the Divine Office and why is it important in the prayer life of the Church?

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)noLiturgy: Model of Prayer, Icon of Life Pt. 8 of 11christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east The Divine Liturgy 3/3 w/ Archimandrite Taft https://godwithusonline.org/the-divine-liturgy-3-3-w-archimandrite-taft-liturgy-model-of-prayer-icon-of-life-pt-7-of-11/ Sun, 22 Oct 2023 09:41:37 +0000 podlove-2023-10-26t09:41:37+00:00-df0626575947f0d 5157 00:36:12 God With Us Radio Liturgy: Model of Prayer, Icon of Life Pt. 7 of 11 The Divine Liturgy 3/3 w/ Archimandrite Taft 22 full

Fr. Taft continues his series on the Divine Liturgy.

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)noLiturgy: Model of Prayer, Icon of Life Pt. 7 of 11christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east The Divine Liturgy 1/3 w/ Archimandrite Taft https://godwithusonline.org/the-divine-liturgy-2-3-w-archimandrite-taft-liturgy-model-of-prayer-icon-of-life-pt-5-of-11/ Sat, 21 Oct 2023 12:38:00 +0000 podlove-2023-10-26t09:38:09+00:00-d615cdd3f78bce6 5155 00:40:13 God With Us Radio Liturgy: Model of Prayer, Icon of Life Pt. 4 of 11 The Divine Liturgy 1/3 w/ Archimandrite Taft 21 full

Fr. Taft continues his series on the Divine Liturgy.

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)noLiturgy: Model of Prayer, Icon of Life Pt. 4 of 11christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east The Divine Liturgy 1/3 w/ Archimandrite Taft https://godwithusonline.org/olp-120/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 12:34:00 +0000 podlove-2023-10-20t06:34:23+00:00-f3e1142e07ab0bd 5148 00:26:58 God With Us Radio Liturgy: Model of Prayer, Icon of Life Pt. 4 of 11 The Divine Liturgy 1/3 w/ Archimandrite Taft 20 full

Archimandrite Robert Taft begins his study of the Divine Liturgy.

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)noLiturgy: Model of Prayer, Icon of Life Pt. 4 of 11christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east Liturgical Prayer (2/2) w/ Archimandrite Taft https://godwithusonline.org/olp-119/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 12:30:00 +0000 podlove-2023-10-18t17:30:42+00:00-66feaa18d0d509a 5139 00:31:31 God With Us Radio Liturgy: Model of Prayer, Icon of Life Pt. 4 of 11 Liturgical Prayer (2/2) w/ Archimandrite Taft 19 full

Archimandrite Taft finishes his general discussion of liturgical prayer before diving into specifics in the following episodes.

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)noLiturgy: Model of Prayer, Icon of Life Pt. 4 of 11christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east Liturgical%20Prayer%20%281%2F2%29%20w%2F%20Archimandrite%20Taft https://godwithusonline.org/olp-118/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 12:27:00 +0000 podlove-2023-10-18t17:27:06+00:00-30b755f6803fc92 5137 00:00:00 God With Us Radio Liturgy%3A%20Model%20of%20Prayer%2C%20Icon%20of%20Life%20Pt.%203%20of%2011 Liturgical%20Prayer%20%281%2F2%29%20w%2F%20Archimandrite%20Taft 18 full

We now move to liturgical prayer, the public worship of the Church on today’s episode of Orientale Lumen Podcasts.

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)noLiturgy%3A%20Model%20of%20Prayer%2C%20Icon%20of%20Life%20Pt.%203%20of%2011christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east Personal Prayer w/ Archimandrite Taft https://godwithusonline.org/olp-117/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 12:05:00 +0000 podlove-2023-10-18t17:05:01+00:00-84ba16b27e5a32a 5134 00:34:23 God With Us Radio Liturgy: Model of Prayer, Icon of Life Pt. 2 of 11 Personal Prayer w/ Archimandrite Taft 17 full

We continue our series with Archimandrite Robert Taft, this time discussing the importance of personal prayer as it relates to Liturgy.

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)noLiturgy: Model of Prayer, Icon of Life Pt. 2 of 11christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east Teach Us to Pray w/ Fr. Robert Taft, SJ https://godwithusonline.org/teach-us-to-pray-w-fr-robert-taft-sj-liturgy-model-of-prayer-icon-of-life-pt-1-of-11/ Mon, 16 Oct 2023 06:28:31 +0000 podlove-2023-10-16t06:20:30+00:00-6dc74ed6c65f316 5132 00:39:06 God With Us Radio Liturgy: Model of Prayer, Icon of Life Pt. 1 of 11 Teach Us to Pray w/ Fr. Robert Taft, SJ 16 full

We begin a new series with Fr. Robert Taft entitled “Liturgy: Model of Prayer, Icon of Life”.

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)noLiturgy: Model of Prayer, Icon of Life Pt. 1 of 11christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east Liturgical Veneration of The Mother of God w/ Met. Kallistos (Ware) https://godwithusonline.org/olp-115/ Sun, 15 Oct 2023 08:28:59 +0000 podlove-2023-10-12t08:28:59+00:00-0459d445347cd58 5119 00:00:00 God With Us Radio Feasts of Mary 6/6 Liturgical Veneration of The Mother of God w/ Met. Kallistos (Ware) 13 full

Met. Kallistos discusses liturgical veneration of the Most Holy Theotokos.

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)noFeasts of Mary 6/6christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east The Dormition of the Theotokos w/ Met. Kallistos (Ware) https://godwithusonline.org/olp-114/ Sat, 14 Oct 2023 12:20:00 +0000 podlove-2023-10-12t08:20:37+00:00-7d5989fcd5cf9d4 5117 00:00:00 God With Us Radio Mary & Her Feast Days 5/6 The Dormition of the Theotokos w/ Met. Kallistos (Ware) 14 full

Met. Kallistos continues his series on the feasts of the Theotokos with the Presentation. Part 5 of 6.

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)noMary & Her Feast Days 5/6christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east The Meeting with Simeon w/ Met. Kallistos (Ware) https://godwithusonline.org/olp-113/ Fri, 13 Oct 2023 12:11:00 +0000 podlove-2023-10-12t08:11:30+00:00-777042aaf1dca21 5115 00:34:00 God With Us Radio Feasts of Mary Part 4 of 66 The Meeting with Simeon w/ Met. Kallistos (Ware) 15 full

Fr. Taft continues his series on the feasts of the Theotokos with the Meeting with Simeon. Part 4 of 6.

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)noFeasts of Mary Part 4 of 66christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east The Annunciation w/ Archimandrite Taft https://godwithusonline.org/olp-102-2/ Thu, 12 Oct 2023 12:04:00 +0000 podlove-2023-10-12t08:04:17+00:00-2234a16d1ac5fc1 5113 00:40:42 God With Us Radio Feasts of Mary 3/6 The Annunciation w/ Archimandrite Taft 12 full

Fr. Taft continues his series on the feasts of the Theotokos with the Annunciation. Part 3 of 6.

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)noFeasts of Mary 3/6christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east The Presentation w/ Archimandrite Robert Taft https://godwithusonline.org/olp-111/ Wed, 11 Oct 2023 07:04:43 +0000 podlove-2023-10-11t07:01:23+00:00-3a04bf7d887cdd0 5107 00:32:51 God With Us Radio Feasts of Mary 2/6 The Presentation w/ Archimandrite Robert Taft 11 full

Fr. Taft continues his series on the feasts of the Theotokos with the Presentation. Part 2 of 6.

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)noFeasts of Mary 2/6christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east The Nativity of the Theotokos w/ Fr. Robert Taft https://godwithusonline.org/olp-110/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 06:52:57 +0000 podlove-2023-10-10t06:49:01+00:00-3135b5b5e72b114 5105 00:38:48 God With Us Radio Feasts of Mary 1/6 The Nativity of the Theotokos w/ Fr. Robert Taft 10 full

Joins us as we begin a new series of Orientale Lumen Podcasts, this time with Archimandrite Robert Taft, SJ. Fr. Taft will be walking us through 6 feasts of the Theotokos that give us an insight into who she is, beginning with her birth.

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)noFeasts of Mary 1/6christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east Christian Unity w/ Met. Kallistos https://godwithusonline.org/olp-109/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 12:16:00 +0000 podlove-2023-10-09t07:16:07+00:00-0bedea745fb2807 5096 00:38:45 God With Us Radio (Churches of the Christian East Pt. 9 of 9) Christian Unity w/ Met. Kallistos 9 full

Now that we understand the history of the Eastern Christian Churches, what is the way forward to Christian Unity as Christ commanded?

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)no(Churches of the Christian East Pt. 9 of 9)christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east The Sacraments https://godwithusonline.org/olp-108/ Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:10:00 +0000 podlove-2023-10-09t07:10:21+00:00-33529ac331738c4 5094 01:00:12 God With Us Radio (Churches of the Christian East Pt. 8 of 9) The Sacraments 8 full

The sacraments are vital in the life of every Christian. Met. Kallistos helps us understand the sacraments in the context of the Eastern Churches.

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)no(Churches of the Christian East Pt. 8 of 9)christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east The Church https://godwithusonline.org/olp-107/ Sat, 07 Oct 2023 12:05:00 +0000 podlove-2023-10-09t07:05:21+00:00-287499fd639c3f7 5092 00:44:25 God With Us Radio (Churches of the Christian East Pt. 7 of 9) The Church 7 full

We often hear and use the word “Church,” but what does it really mean? Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) examines this term in today’s installment of Orientale Lumen Podcasts.

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)no(Churches of the Christian East Pt. 7 of 9)christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east Mystical Theology w/ Met. Kallistos Ware https://godwithusonline.org/olp-106/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 12:11:00 +0000 podlove-2023-10-06t03:11:43+00:00-78d92da9d2c0846 5088 00:45:12 God With Us Radio Churches of the Christian East, 6 of 9 Mystical Theology w/ Met. Kallistos Ware 6 full

What is mystical theology and what does it have to do with Eastern Christianity? Met. Kallistos continues his series on the Churches of the Christian East by examining this question.

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)noChurches of the Christian East, 6 of 9christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east The Ottoman Period (Churches of the Christian East Pt. 5 of 9) https://godwithusonline.org/olp-105/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 07:57:09 +0000 podlove-2023-10-05t07:54:22+00:00-0afe32748fe3985 5083 00:48:23 God With Us Radio Met. Kallistos continues his series on the Churches of the Christian East by studying the Churches under Ottoman rule. The Ottoman Period (Churches of the Christian East Pt. 5 of 9) 5 full

Met. Kallistos continues his series on the Churches of the Christian East by studying the Churches under Ottoman rule.

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)noMet. Kallistos continues his series on the Churches of the Christian East by studying the Churches under Ottoman rule.christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east Reunion https://godwithusonline.org/reunion-churches-of-the-christian-east-pt-4-of-9/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 05:56:42 +0000 podlove-2023-10-04t05:53:49+00:00-c7c04fcec3fff9c 5080 00:39:05 God With Us Radio Churches of the Christian East 4/9 Reunion 4 full

Metropolitan Kallistos continues his study of the Eastern Christian Churches by discussing attempts at reunion among the Churches. Part 4 of 9

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)nochristian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east Schisms w/ Met. Kallistos Ware https://godwithusonline.org/olp-103/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 07:41:53 +0000 podlove-2023-10-03t07:34:30+00:00-c8b9d6fe9169ffe 5075 00:50:36 God With Us Radio Churches of the Christian East, part 3 of 9 Schisms w/ Met. Kallistos Ware 3 full

Metropolitan Kallistos continues his series on the development of the Churches of the Christian East by discussing the unfortunate schisms that occur between the Apostolic Churches.

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)nochristian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east Seven Councils w/ Met. Kallistos Ware https://godwithusonline.org/olp-102/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000 podlove-2023-10-01t19:52:05+00:00-a1360c44fa322e8 5071 00:51:40 God With Us Radio Churches of the Christian East part 2 of 9 Seven Councils w/ Met. Kallistos Ware 2 full

We continue our series of lectures from Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) about the Churches of the Christian East. Today, His Eminence discussed the Seven Ecumenical Councils and how they shaped the ecclesiastical landscape.

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]]> info@godwithusradio.org (God With Us Radio)noChurches of the Christian East part 2 of 9christian,christianity,orthodox,byzantine,catholic,eastern,eastern catholic,byzantine catholic,orientale lumen,light of the east Apostolic%20Times%20w%2F%20Met.%20Kallistos%20Ware https://godwithusonline.org/olp-101/ Sun, 01 Oct 2023 08:52:52 +0000 podlove-2023-09-29t22:49:44+00:00-a918663bf0711f7 4951 00:00:00 God With Us Radio Churches%20of%20the%20Christian%20East%20Pt.%201%20of%209 Apostolic%20Times%20w%2F%20Met.%20Kallistos%20Ware 1 full

Join us for the first in a series of 9 lectures given by Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) of blessed memory on the history of the Churches of the Christian East. Courtesy of the Orientale Lumen Foundation.

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