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The Swag Seminary

May 23, 2017 Filed under: Leave a Comment

Look out comtemporvant church videos, Swag Seminary is on your tail! Ever wonder? Just look up James 4:4, and thank God that this is a parody... so far. And no, Orthodox seminary is not like this. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, General, Seminary, Vocation Tagged With: seminary, swag

Episode 23: Hunger, Social Media Silence, and the Stickiness of the Priestly Profession

February 25, 2017 Filed under: Leave a Comment

Hunger, Social Media Silence, and the Stickiness of the Priestly Profession by Fr. Anthony Perkins Good Guys Wear Black (AFR Podcast)  February 24, 2017 In this episode, Fr. Anthony expresses how much he looks forward to having his old friend hunger back around, laments the lack of discernment … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Pastoral, podcast, Priest, Vocation Tagged With: podcast

Episode 21: Benedict Sheehan on the State of Music in American Orthodoxy

February 7, 2017 Filed under: Leave a Comment

"Why Orthodox Can’t Sing . . . and How to Fix It" by Fr. Anthony Perkins Good Guys Wear Black (AFR Podcast) Benedict Sheehan is the Director of Music at St. Tikhon's Seminary and the author of the Ancient Faith Radio blog, "The Music Stand".  In this wide-ranging interview, we discuss the state o … [Read more...]

Filed Under: podcast, Vocation Tagged With: music

The Declining Parish as a Grieving Mother

February 3, 2017 Filed under: Leave a Comment

A few months ago I was invited to a clergy retreat for traditional Anglican clergy.  It was a wonderful experience.  One of the speakers was Fr. Peter Geromel.  During the Q&A portion of his talk on "The Comforts of the Priesthood", he mentioned that parishes that were missing an entire gen … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pastoral, Priest, Vocation

How to Get Competent Musical Leaders (Benedict Sheehan)

January 10, 2017 Filed under: 1 Comment

Addressing the Crisis:  Part II of the Musical Culture in Crisis series. Benedict Sheehan, The Music Stand (Ancient Faith Blogs) 06 January 2016 Orthodox church music in America is collapsing. What can we do? The first step is simply to recognize that a collapse is taking place. However, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, General, Pastoral, Preparation, Seminary, Vocation Tagged With: liturgical music, Sheehan

Episode 20: Priest – Know Thyself (an interview w/ Fr. Gregory Jensen)

January 9, 2017 Filed under: Leave a Comment

"Know Thyself" by Fr. Anthony Perkins Good Guys Wear Black (AFR Podcast) Fr. Anthony interviews Fr. Gregory Jensen about the need for priests to know themselves.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pastoral, podcast, Priest, Vocation Tagged With: Fr. Gregory Jensen

Episode 19: Advice on Chanting … for Priests

January 5, 2017 Filed under: Leave a Comment

Advice on Chanting - for Priests  (Ancient Faith Radio) Fr. Anthony Perkins, 05 January 2017 In this episode, Fr. Anthony shares some advice on how to build a good relationship with choir directors and chanters, talks about the need to have and work towards a vision of parish worship, and e … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Pastoral, podcast, Vocation Tagged With: chanting, director, Liturgy, music

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