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Saint Seraphim's teaching on the purpose of Christian life as the acquisition of the Holy Spirit, and his great intimacy with the Most Pure Mother of God have captured the hearts of God-lovers and provided inspiration for spiritual acquisition for almost two centuries.
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A Christian Ending to Our Lives: Death, Funeral, Burial, and Memorials in the Orthodox Christian Tradition
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0009 Tags: A review of the far reaching subjects associated with the remembrance of death, aging, burial and praying for the reposed that is both spiritually edifying and practical. more information > |
A Heart for God: Lessons from the Life of the Holy King and Prophet David
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0019 Tags: Explore the life of the Holy Prophet and King David, a man with a “heart for God.” more information > |
A Simple Heart: Cultivating Simplicity in the Spiritual Life
Bishop Irenei LS0037 Tags: This eminently practical series is dedicated to the cultivation of simplicity in spiritual life, and is punctuated with Bishop Irenei's sagacious piety. more information > |
American Holiness: A Religious History of America and Her Saints
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0039 Tags: A Religious History of America and Her Saints. more information > |
An Orthodox Catechism
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0017 Tags: Digital Audio - A broad introduction to Orthodox Christianity designed to expose the catechumen to the contours of Orthodox faith and life, aid priests in preparing catechumens to be received into the Church as well as edify Orthodox individuals seeking a better understanding of their faith. more information > |
An Orthodox Catechism (Scholarship)
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0017.1 Tags: Digital Audio - A broad introduction to Orthodox Christianity designed to expose the catechumen to the contours of Orthodox faith and life, aid priests in preparing catechumens to be received into the Church as well as edify Orthodox individuals seeking a better understanding of their faith. more information > |
Antichrists of the 20th Century
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0077 Tags: The 20th century was the most violent century in human history as 19th century German Marxism was instituted by violent revolution and thoroughly applied by dictators in many countries around the world leading to the deaths of more than 100 million people- many by execution, starvation and the Gulag, and the gathering into heaven of the largest number of Christian martyrs in Church History. These lectures survey the personal lives and ideology of five of the most brutal tyrants, and offer reflections upon the principles behind their tyranny – principles that continue to threaten the West today and are appearing in mainstream American politics. more information > |
Apocalypse Soon
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0024 Tags: Fr. Josiah exposits the Book of Revelation verse by verse in order to give the reader insight into both the original meaning of the text to its 1st century audience and a practical application of its message to the Church today. more information > |
Breaking the Twin Shackles: Overcoming Anger and Despair in the Spiritual Struggle
Fr. Ted Pulcini LS0072 Tags: anger, depression, despair, passions Utilizing both the text of Holy Scripture and a broad range of patristic sources addressing anger, depression and despair Father Ted sets forth a clear pathway for conquering this horrible vice. more information > |
C. S. Lewis: Advice on Faithful Christian Living in a Secular Age
Fr. Andrew Cuneo LS0014 Tags: Fr. Andrew unveils Lewis' edifying counsel on fidelity to Christ when one’s societal culture has abandoned God. November 22nd, 2013 was the 50th anniversary of the repose of C. S. Lewis. Father Andrew Cuneo, an Orthodox Christian scholar-pastor, completed the first and only Oxford doctorate on the subject of C. S. Lewis. more information > |
Christian Marriage and Secular Culture: What it Should be and What it has Become
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0043 Tags: These lectures are offered with hopes that they will inspire a vision for Christian living in marriage, elevate the aspirations of Christians in their conjugal lives, and serve as a protection against the inroads of degrading secularism in the home. more information > |
Concentrated Prayer: Praying as an Expression of Love for God
Fr. Maximos (Constas) LS0058 Tags: This lecture series explores praying as an expression of love for God. more information > |
Confession and Spiritual Direction
Fr. Maximos (Constas) LS0068 Tags: In these enlightening lectures Father Maximos elucidates the meaning of confession, and provides many practical insights into the significance of spiritual direction from the Letters of Ss. Barsanuphius and John. more information > |
Contemporary Orthodox Elders
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0033 Tags: The nature of spiritual direction and eldership in the Church is unfolded through an examination of the lives of influential elders who have served Christ and who are either still living or have reposed in the Lord within the last 50 years. more information > |
Contemporary Women Saints
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0079 Tags: St. John of Sinai in his Ladder of Divine Ascent writes that the lives of the Saints arouse us to emulation of their courage, and lead us to the virtue of humility and compunction. Contemporary Saints are particularly important since they acquired their love for God and holiness in the midst of our current milieu, and demonstrate that spiritual acquisition is possible even in our own troubled times. more information > |
Counsels on the Holy Priesthood
Fr. Maximos (Constas) LS0048 Tags: These lectures are designed to reveal the inspired paradigm of priestly identity and service drawn from select Church Fathers. Each lecture combines both substantial patristic scholarship and penetrating contemporary images and applications. more information > |
Divine Energy: Saving Transformation in Jesus Christ
Fr. Joseph Copeland LS0064 Tags: In these profound reflections Fr. Joseph presents an Orthodox understanding of salvation as much more than words, concepts and religious ideas but rather as a transformative and organic union with Jesus Christ and illumination by Divine Light. more information > |
Drive: How to Save Your Soul in Traffic
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0021 Tags: Driving – explore how we might transform this seemingly lost time into opportunities for spiritual reflection and growth in Orthodox praxis and Godly virtue. more information > |
Family Life: Following Jesus Christ In Your Home
LS0085 Tags: Father Josiah expounds upon the many ways in which the sacred presence of Jesus Christ at the heart of the family is able to infuse the daily routines of family life with the scent of heaven and turn the family home into a domestic church. more information > |
Forgiveness: Balm for the Heart
Dr. Xenia Enke LS0059 Tags: In this series Dr. Xenia Enke, an accomplished Orthodox Psychologist and clinician, presents the essential components of authentic apologies, the supreme importance of seeking and granting forgiveness, the critical necessity for doing this hard work, strategies for making effective apologies, and the beautiful healing benefits of forgiveness for both the seeker and the one who forgives. more information > |
God's Statesmen: Pious Christian Kings
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0007 Tags: A presentation of the lives of eight saintly Kings of the first Christian millennium. By the example of these kings Christians are able to gauge what is really valuable in a political leader. more information > |
Good Deeds: Cultivating a Life of Virtue
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0078 Tags: These lectures expound the place of good works in the salvation of the Christian, the nature of virtues and vices, and the traditional means for cultivating virtue in the Christian life. more information > |
Healing Our Diseases: The Church as a Spiritual Hospital
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0010 Tags: A close examination of the therapeutic nature of the Church as a spiritual hospital providing a means for acquiring divine power and grace for the healing of diseases of soul and body. more information > |
Heaven Our True Home
LS0090 Tags: In these lectures, Father Josiah opens the Scriptures and the writings of the Church Fathers on the subject of heaven in an effort to plant a deep impression of the future life of God’s children, and to stir up a great desire for obtaining it. more information > |
Holy Orthodoxy and Abortion
Bishop Basil (Essey) LS0022 Tags: This sermon was delivered by His Grace, Basil, Bishop of the Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese in North America. In it he speaks of the holocaust of abortion. more information > |
Holy Orthodoxy: Presenting the Christian Faith
Archimandrite Maximos (Constas), Dr. Tikhon Pino, Fr. Bogdan Bucur, Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0087 Tags: catechism, conference Patristic Nectar is pleased to present the 2022 Annual Patristic Nectar Conference entitled, Holy Orthodoxy: Presenting the Christian Faith. We intend to present a high-level overview of the traditional Christian faith as an exercise in fundamental catechism. Participants in this conference may expect to receive wide-ranging exposure to basic Christian theology by superb pedagogues with the intent to deepen the faith of Orthodox Christians and to broadly expose seekers to key co more information > |
Humility & the Life of St. Silouan by Bishop Basil
LS0089 Tags: Humility and the Life of St. Silouan. These lectures reveal the radiant and contemporary witness of St. Silouan with special emphasis upon the primacy of humility in the Christian life. more information > |
Islamic Sharia Law in America: An Orthodox Christian Perspective
Father Josiah Trenham LS0003 Tags: An Orthodox Christian perspective of Islamic Sharia law and the implications for America in the light of Islam’s stated interest in instituting their law in the West. more information > |
Job: Lessons on Faith, Wisdom and Suffering
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0025 Tags: In the Book of Job, the Christian believer sees an example of unconditional faith and patience in suffering; learns the limits of proverbial wisdom; and discovers the necessity of embracing a spirit of submissive silence in the presence of and before the face of Almighty God. more information > |
Joy Within Discomfort: thriving Amidst Anxiety and Depression
Dr. Xenia Enke LS0052 Tags: These edifying lectures offer a wealth of practical understanding and counsel designed to provide a pathway forward to joy for those bogged down by anxiety and depression. more information > |
Lessons from the Lives of Ss. Peter and Paul
Mother Melania (Salem) LS0026 Tags: An exploration of the traditional Greek Christian understanding of the three powers of the soul, the intellect, the will, the heart, and how to rightly utilize and direct these powers. more information > |
Let Everything That Hath Breath Praise the Lord: The Psalms in the Divine Services
LS0097 Tags: Father Josiah explains the significance of the particular Psalms that are found in the Divine Liturgy, Orthros, Vespers, Compline, as well as the exceedingly important and popular Shepherd Psalm 22, Repentance Psalm 50 – used in many liturgical services, and the Word of God Psalm 118. more information > |
Lord and Master of My Life: Reflections on the Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian
Fr. Maximos (Constas) LS0051 Tags: This series is dedicated to one of the signature prayers of the sacred season of Great and Holy Lent, and is designed to unveil the comprehensive meaning and significance of this magnificent prayer for the spiritual life of the Christian. more information > |
Love's Thief and Black Death
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0001 Tags: The mind of the church on masturbation, love’s thief, and pornography, the plague of the 21st Century more information > |
Loving God Without Fear
Bishop Irenei LS0055 Tags: Loving God Without Fear is a free three part lecture series by Bishop Irenei (Steenberg) of Richmond and Western Europe of the Russian Orthodox Church in America. Bishop Irenei is author of “The Beginnings of a Life of Prayer” and a onetime fellow of Oxford University and Chair of Theology and Religious Studies at Leeds. more information > |
Male & Female: Reflections on Transgenderism (FREE)
Father Josiah Trenham LS0082.0 Tags: These audio lectures directly address this latest iteration of the sexual revolution and the sexual anarchy unleashed by a cultural rejection of the Christian theological foundations of creation, anthropology, sexuality, and the traditional therapeutic paths of the Church. more information > |
Mary Greeted Elizabeth: Witnessing Christ in the World Today
Fr. Maximos (Constas) LS0061 Tags: Enjoy this lecture delivered by Father Maximos (Constas) at the fall retreat of the Orthodox Inter Seminary Movement held on Sept. 28th, 2018 at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, MA. more information > |
Master or Slave: Technology in the Christian Life
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0067 Tags: technology, watchfulness These lectures examine in detail the pervasive influence of the digital revolution in all aspects of contemporary life. The meaning of both the form and content of the technologies in our unique information age is revealed, and a paradigm for utilizing technology in a humanizing and soul-profiting way is set forth. more information > |
My Life in Christ: The LIfe & Teaching of Saint John of Kronstadt
LS0095 Tags: Patristic Nectar Publications is pleased to present a new 9-part lecture series entitled My Life in Christ: The Life and Teaching of St. John of Kronstadt. These lectures and discussions reveal the beauty of a life lived supremely in and for Jesus Christ the Lord. more information > |
O Heavenly King: Reflections on the Holy Spirit
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0071 Tags: This series explores the person and work of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity. more information > |
ORIGINS: Creationism, Evolution, and an Orthodox Theology of Creation
LS0101 Tags: By an intensive examination of the foundational texts of Genesis, together with numerous sources from the Church Fathers, Bishop Irenei enables us to perceive the Church’s own theological priorities and emphases when addressing the subject of creation. more information > |
Orthodox Worship and the Divine Liturgy
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0002 Tags: The mysteries of the Holy Liturgy are explained with patristic commentary; the 25 foundational principles of traditional Christian worship derived from the Holy Scripture are outlined; and the unbroken traditions of the Church are explored. more information > |
Patriotism: The Duty of a Christian to His Nation
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0062 Tags: This five-lecture series by Father Josiah Trenham is designed to ignite the waning fires of patriotic love in the hearts of believers. more information > |
Personhood in the Life and Ministry of Elder Sophrony (Sakharov)
Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou) LS0027 Tags: Explore the depths of what it means to be a human person called to union and communion with the Living God, through Father Zacharias’ insightful reflections on the life and ministry of Elder Sophrony (Sakharov). more information > |
Prayer and Salvation
Fr. Patrick Reardon LS0063 Tags: In this edifying offering, Fr. Patrick Reardon makes evident his penetrating insight into the text of Holy Scripture, and presents significant practical guidance on how to pray the Scriptures and live the life of faith unto salvation. more information > |
Prayer of the Heart in an Age of Technology and Distractions
Fr. Maximos (Constas) LS0020 Tags: How do we pray from the heart in an age of technology and distractions? more information > |
Relationships: Human Relationships in the Light of Christ & Patristic Principles of Parenting
Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou) & Father Josiah Trenham LS0050 Tags: Two lectures dedicated to Relationships – Human relationships in the light of Christ and patristic principles of parenting. more information > |
Sage Counsel: Wisdom for Christian Living from the Proverbs
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0036 Tags: The important Proverbial themes on godly living and virtue as found in the book of Proverbs are expounded. more information > |
Saints, Sanctity and the Life of St. Raphael of Brooklyn
Fr. Maximos (Constas) and Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0023 Tags: Father Maximos (Constas) and Father Josiah Trenham explore the subject of what constitutes a Saint of the Church. more information > |
Sirach: Fashioning a Life of Wisdom
LS0093 Tags: The Wisdom of Sirach or Ecclesiasticus, as the book is known in the Western or Latin tradition, is a choice composition from the Wisdom literature of the Old Testament.  more information > |
Soul Cleansing: The Mystery of Confession
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0016 Tags: The Holy Sacrament of Confession is examined both theologically and with practical application to our lives. We learn how the confessed life is filled with the love of God and the joy of change for the better. more information > |
Starting Down the Royal Path: How to Become an Orthodox Christian
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0040 Tags: This lecture provides an detailed overview of the traditional path of Orthodox Christian catechesis. more information > |
Taking Every Thought Captive to the Obedience of Christ: Reflections on Multiculturalism and Feminism in Antichrist Culture
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0005 Tags: Reflections on multiculturalism and feminism in an antichrist culture, and the need to hold every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. more information > |
Taming Lions: The Life and Prophecy of the Holy and Righteous Daniel
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0031 Tags: A deep look into the longer Orthodox and Catholic version of the precious Old Testament prophetical Book of Daniel, unlocking principles of godly integrity and virtue and providing guidance in the meaning of Daniel’s prophetic visions. more information > |
The Apostolic Fathers
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0034 Tags: A review of the earliest post-New Testament Christian literature providing inspiring examples of Christian devotion and the ethos of the Christian generations immediately following the Apostolic period. more information > |
The Ascetical and Pastoral Theology of St. Silouan the Athonite and Archimandrite Sophrony
Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou) LS0047 Tags: In these lectures Father Zacharias unfolds the major contours of the theology of the great contemporary elders St. Silouan the Athonite and Archimandrite Sophrony, given to our generation by our man-loving and gracious God. more information > |
The Beatitudes
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0015 Tags: Each beatitude is unveiled revealing the universal character of an authentic Christian, the blessings associated with each beatitude and the benefits the earth enjoys through the lives of Christians who manifest these sacred dispositions. more information > |
The Bible and the Church
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0011 Tags: A discourse on the important subjects surrounding the nature of Holy Scripture and its relationship to the Church of Christ. more information > |
The Christian Life is Impossible...All We are able to Do is to Die Daily
Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou) LS0029 Tags: Troves of collected wisdom from the great ascetics of the Church in ancient and contemporary times concerning the cultivation of man's inner life are uncovered. more information > |
The Desert Fathers
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0018 Tags: The principles of spiritual life expressed in the lives and sayings of the Desert Saints continue to inspire devotion to the Holy Trinity today. It is hoped that this series will not only be edifying, but will inspire further study in the Evergetinos – a collection of writings on their lives and sayings. more information > |
The Divine Identity of Christ: Seven Lectures by Father Calinic Berger
LS0084 Tags: Beginning with a brief survey of the history, pitfalls, and accomplishments of the secular quest for the historical Jesus, the talks proceed to set forth the original and majestic high Christology of the Apostolic community, as witnessed, in the pages of the New Testament, proclaimed by the early church, codified in the Nicene Creed, and defended by both the Pre-Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers. While focusing on the theological witness of Christ's divine identity, the final talks also provide some more information > |
The Doctrines of Demons: A History of Early Heresy
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0004 Tags: An examination of the major heresies of the first four centuries of Christian history, explaining the mind of the Church about the errors of each heresy, commenting upon how each heresy survives in some form today, and articulating the true faith in contrast. more information > |
The Good Husband: Five Lectures on the Christian Ideal
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0012 Tags: The core character of the ideal Christian husband and his high calling from God in marriage is unveiled. more information > |
The Good Wife: Five Lectures on the Christian Ideal
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0013 Tags: The core character of the ideal Christian wife and her high calling from God in marriage is unveiled. more information > |
The Hidden Man of the Heart
Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou) LS0046 Tags: Archimandrite Zacharias provides a series of presentations on the place of the heart in the spiritual life of the Christian, with special reference to the writings of St. Silouan the Athonite and Elder Sophrony of Essex. more information > |
The Life and Teaching of St. Basil the Great
Fr. Maximos (Constas) LS0074 Tags: In these lectures the highly esteemed Patrologist, Father Maximos, leads his students into a deep dive into the life and thought of this Holy Father first by unveiling the contours of St. Basil's life, and then by surveying the major aspects of his teaching and ministry. more information > |
The Life and Teaching of St. Maximos the Confessor
Fr. Maximos (Constas) LS0030 Tags: Father Maximos (Constas) - a highly esteemed patrologist and the world's leading authority on the teaching of St. Maximos the Confessor - presents an edifying overview of the life and works of this magnificent man of God and teacher of the Church. more information > |
The Mother of God in Our Lives
Bishop Irenei of London, Fr. Josiah Trenham, Archimandrite Maximos Constas, Fr. Chad Hatfield, Fr. John Parker, Fr. Calinic Berger LS0081 Tags: This offering is the fruit of a three-day conference hosted by Patristic Nectar Publications, a collaboration of many clergy-scholars including the Keynote speaker - His Grace, Bishop Irenei of London, as well as, Archimandrite Maximos Constas, Father Calinic Berger, Father Chad Hatfield, and Father John Parker. more information > |
The Mystery of the Incarnation
Father Calinic Berger, Ph.D. LS0049 Tags: In this series, Father Calinic unfolds the personal presence of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament, how Jewish monotheism was reconciled by the early Church with the worship of the Son of God, and the overwhelming mystery of the Virgin Birth. more information > |
The Nicene Creed: An Introduction
LS0103 Tags: In these lectures, the Christian faith is summarized, and the content of the Creed itself is examined so that the “faith once delivered to the saints” can be known, embraced, and lived. more information > |
The Parables of Jesus: Revealing the Mysteries of the Kingdom
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0057 Tags: The Master Teacher, Jesus Christ our Lord, employed a wide variety of pedagogical styles in order to educate His disciples. Chiefly in His instructional repertoire was the telling of parables. more information > |
The Pedagogy of Grace
Fr. Maximos (Constas) LS0044 Tags: In this series Father Maximos (Constas) seeks to stimulate the listener’s desire for God and holiness by intimately examining the spiritual experience of two saints: Ss. Symeon the New Theologian and Silouan the Athonite. more information > |
The Prayer Rule
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0053 Tags: If you desire to understand more deeply the inspired guidance of the Church concerning personal prayer, and want to strengthen your own prayer discipline by learning to more faithfully keep a prayer rule, or kanona, these lectures that explore the discipline of classical Orthodox Christian personal prayer will delight you. more information > |
The Shepherd and the Sheep
Bishop Irenei LS0032 Tags: Bishop Irenei encourages us all to live as faithful sheep in the flock of Christ. more information > |
The Three Stages of the Spiritual Life
Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou) LS0028 Tags: Saturated by the teaching of Holy Scripture, the Church Fathers, and especially the lives and teachings of St. Silouan the Athonite and Elder Sophrony of Essex, Father Zacharias describes the process of salvation as it is prefigured in the history of ancient Israel. more information > |
The Voice in My Head: Reflections on the Conscience
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0035 Tags: An exploration of the meaning and function of the conscience - a significant and much neglected subject in contemporary theology and preaching. more information > |
Theological Foundations: God, Man, and the World
Father Josiah Trenham LS0083 Tags: $25 PNP is pleased to present a new ten-part lecture series entitled Theological Foundations: God, Man and the World in Genesis 1-3. These lectures are presented as an aid in the formation of catechumens and as an effort to set forth the transcendent beauty of the glory of God, of the human being, and of God's magnificent world. more information > |
True Love: God’s Purposes for Marriage
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0066 Tags: In an age unmoored and adrift from any solid and unchanging vision for marriage itself, these lectures prove timely and are designed to root deeply within listeners a patristic vision for marriage. more information > |
Vespers: Our Evening Offering to God
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0045 Tags: In this series Father Josiah explains the great significance of corporate evening prayer in the Jewish and Christian traditions - Vespers. more information > |
Wisdom for Family Life
Fr. Josiah Trenham LS0070 Tags: St. John Chrysostom writes concerning parenting: "This is not about trifles. We are discussing the governance of the world!" more information > |
Work While It is Still Light
Fr. Maximos (Constas) LS0073 Tags: work This extended lecture sets forth a profound Orthodox Christian theology of work both as a uniquely human endeavor, and as a priestly vocation of the human person to transfigure the created world. more information > |
Yielded to God: The Life and Teaching of Saint Seraphim of Sarov
LS0099 Tags: Saint Seraphim's teaching on the purpose of Christian life as the acquisition of the Holy Spirit, and his great intimacy with the Most Pure Mother of God have captured the hearts of God-lovers and provided inspiration for spiritual acquisition for almost two centuries. more information > |