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A WORD FOR TODAY: Daily Gems of Orthodox Christian Wisdom

Orthodox Christian Teaching 236 episodes Latest Jun 10, 2026

A daily podcast offering spiritual counsel from Orthodox Christian tradition, featuring readings from ancient and contemporary witnesses of 'The Way' (Acts 19:23). Each episode presents a gem of wisdom on faith, worship, prayer, and discipleship, read by Fr David McCready of St Columba Orthodox Church in Lafayette, Colorado. Listeners can learn more at www.stcolumbachurch.org.

Episodes

St John of Shanghai and San Francisco Jun 10, 2026 00:00:27

St Silouan the Athonite Jun 9, 2026 00:00:41

Fr Seraphim Rose Jun 8, 2026 00:00:46

St Joseph the Hesychast Jun 4, 2026 00:00:24

St Ephraim the Syrian Jun 3, 2026 00:00:23

St John of Kronstadt Jun 2, 2026 00:00:27

St Diadochus, Bishop of Photike in Epirus Jun 1, 2026 00:00:43

St Maximus the Confessor May 30, 2026 00:00:29

Elder Thaddaeus of Vitovnica May 28, 2026 00:00:30

Gerondissa Makrina May 27, 2026 00:00:47

Evagrius the Solitary May 25, 2026 00:00:33

St John of Kronstadt May 22, 2026 00:00:35

Fr Seraphim Rose May 22, 2026 00:00:31

St Mark the Ascetic May 22, 2026 00:00:23

St John of Kronstadt May 20, 2026 00:00:35

Fr Jack Sparks May 19, 2026 00:00:34

St Silouan the Athonite May 15, 2026 00:01:09

St Maximus the Confessor May 14, 2026 00:00:27

St Paisios of Mount Athos May 13, 2026 00:00:14

St Symeon the New Theologian May 13, 2026 00:00:29

Archbishop Averky of Jordanville May 11, 2026 00:00:41

Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra May 6, 2026 00:01:00

St John of the Ladder May 4, 2026 00:00:22

St John of Kronstadt Apr 30, 2026 00:00:36

St Paisios of Mount Athos Apr 29, 2026 00:00:19

St John of Shanghai and San Francisco Apr 28, 2026 00:00:39

Elder Justin Parvu of Romania Apr 27, 2026 00:00:44

Archbishop Averky of Jordanville Apr 24, 2026 00:00:12

St Silouan of Mt Athos Apr 23, 2026 00:00:19

St Theophan the Recluse Apr 22, 2026 00:00:44 TO SUPPORT the work of the Orthodox Christian Teaching podcast ministry:BUY ME A COFFEE: http://buymeacoffee.com/octeaching

St Paisios of the Holy Mountain Apr 22, 2026 00:00:12 TO SUPPORT the work of the Orthodox Christian Teaching podcast ministry:BUY ME A COFFEE: http://buymeacoffee.com/octeaching

St Diadochus of Photike Apr 22, 2026 00:00:18 TO SUPPORT the work of the Orthodox Christian Teaching podcast ministry:BUY ME A COFFEE: http://buymeacoffee.com/octeaching

Fr Thomas Hopko Apr 17, 2026 00:00:49

St John of Kronstadt Apr 16, 2026 00:00:38

St Nilus of Sinai Apr 16, 2026 00:00:34

St Paisios of the Holy Mountain Apr 14, 2026 00:00:23

Elder Thaddaeus of Vitovnica Apr 13, 2026 00:00:29

Archbishop Averky of Jordanville Apr 13, 2026 00:00:32

St John of Kronstadt Apr 9, 2026 00:00:17

St Barsanuphius the Great Apr 8, 2026 00:00:17

St Paisios of Mt Athos Apr 7, 2026 00:00:15

Elder Thaddaeus of Vitovnica Apr 7, 2026 00:00:28

St John of Kronstadt Apr 3, 2026 00:00:31

Archbishop Averky of Jordanville Apr 1, 2026 00:00:38

Gerondissa Makrina Mar 31, 2026 00:00:26

St Silouan the Athonite Mar 27, 2026 00:01:20

Elder Thaddaeus of Vitovnica Mar 27, 2026 00:00:28

St Gennadius of Constantinople Mar 25, 2026 00:00:41

St Elder Papa Tychon of Mt Athos Mar 24, 2026 00:00:17

Gerondissa Makrina Mar 23, 2026 00:00:32

Elder Germanos of Stavrovouni Mar 23, 2026 00:00:18

St Ignatius Brianchaninov, Bishop of the Caucasus and the Black Sea Mar 19, 2026 00:00:23

St Ignatius of Antioch Mar 18, 2026 00:00:21

St Paisios of the Holy Mountain Mar 17, 2026 00:00:21 1. TO SUPPORT this Orthodox Christian ministry and the digitisation of our many cassette-tapes for new podcasts, please visit us at the BUY ME A COFFEE support platform:http://buymeacoffee.com/octeaching2. TO FIND THE TITLES AND LINKS for all our podcasts, please visit our podcast directory. Just search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching Podcast Directory’ in the Apple Podcasts app or in the po

St Maximus the Confessor Mar 16, 2026 00:00:36 1. TO SUPPORT this Orthodox Christian ministry and the digitisation of our many cassette-tapes for new podcasts, please visit us at the BUY ME A COFFEE support platform:http://buymeacoffee.com/octeaching2. TO FIND THE TITLES AND LINKS for all our podcasts, please visit our podcast directory. Just search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching Podcast Directory’ in the Apple Podcasts app or in the po

Fr Jack Sparks Mar 13, 2026 00:00:18

Elder Thaddaeus of Vitovnica Mar 12, 2026 00:00:17 1. TO SUPPORT this Orthodox Christian ministry and the digitisation of our many cassette-tapes for new podcasts, please visit us at the BUY ME A COFFEE support platform:http://buymeacoffee.com/octeaching2. TO FIND THE TITLES AND LINKS for all our podcasts, please visit our podcast directory. Just search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching Podcast Directory’ in the Apple Podcasts app or in the po

Gerondissa Makrina Mar 11, 2026 00:00:23 1. TO SUPPORT this Orthodox Christian ministry and the digitisation of our many cassette-tapes for new podcasts, please visit us at the BUY ME A COFFEE support platform:http://buymeacoffee.com/octeaching2. TO FIND THE TITLES AND LINKS for all our podcasts, please visit our podcast directory. Just search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching Podcast Directory’ in the Apple Podcasts app or in the po

Schema-Hegumen Savva of the Pskov-Pechersk Monastery Mar 11, 2026 00:01:05 1. TO SUPPORT this Orthodox Christian ministry and the digitisation of our many cassette-tapes for new podcasts, please visit us at the BUY ME A COFFEE support platform:http://buymeacoffee.com/octeaching2. TO FIND THE TITLES AND LINKS for all our podcasts, please visit our podcast directory. Just search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching Podcast Directory’ in the Apple Podcasts app or in the po

St Diadochus, Bishop of Photike in Epirus Mar 10, 2026 00:00:18

St Ignatius Brianchanino, Bishop of the Caucasus and the Black Sea Mar 6, 2026 00:00:28 1. TO SUPPORT this Orthodox Christian ministry and the digitisation of our many cassette-tapes for new podcasts, please visit us at the BUY ME A COFFEE support platform: http://buymeacoffee.com/octeaching2. TO FIND THE TITLES AND LINKS for all our podcasts, please visit our podcast directory. Just search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching Podcast Directory’ in the Apple Podcasts app or in the po

Elder Stephanos of Karoulia Mar 5, 2026 00:01:17 1. TO SUPPORT this Orthodox Christian ministry and the digitisation of our many cassette-tapes for new podcasts, please visit us at the BUY ME A COFFEE support platform:http://buymeacoffee.com/octeaching2. TO FIND THE TITLES AND LINKS for all our podcasts, please visit our podcast directory. Just search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching Podcast Directory’ in the Apple Podcasts app or in the po

St Bishop Epiphanios of Cyprus Mar 4, 2026 00:00:19 1. TO SUPPORT this Orthodox Christian ministry and the digitisation of our many cassette-tapes for new podcasts, please visit us at the BUY ME A COFFEE support platform:http://buymeacoffee.com/octeaching2. TO FIND THE TITLES AND LINKS for all our podcasts, please visit our podcast directory. Just search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching Podcast Directory’ in the Apple Podcasts app or in the po

Archbishop Averky of Jordanville Mar 3, 2026 00:00:23 1. TO SUPPORT this Orthodox Christian ministry and the digitisation of our many cassette-tapes for new podcasts, please visit us at the BUY ME A COFFEE support platform:http://buymeacoffee.com/octeaching2. TO FIND THE TITLES AND LINKS for all our podcasts, please visit our podcast directory. Just search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching Podcast Directory’ in the Apple Podcasts app or in the po

Evagrius the Solitary Mar 2, 2026 00:00:18 1. TO SUPPORT this Orthodox Christian ministry and the digitisation of our many cassette-tapes for new podcasts, please visit us at the BUY ME A COFFEE support platform:http://buymeacoffee.com/octeaching2. TO FIND THE TITLES AND LINKS for all our podcasts, please visit our podcast directory. Just search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching Podcast Directory’ in the Apple Podcasts app or in the po

OUR TOP 50 PODCASTS LIST Feb 28, 2026 00:00:28 TO SUPPORT the work of Orthodox Christian Teaching: http://buymeacoffee.com/octeachingOUR TOP 50 PODCAST LIST: Daily Orthodox Study Bible Reading (NKJV Audio-Bible)Daily Shorter Catechism of the Orthodox Church (St Philaret of Moscow)Daily Longer Catechism of the Orthodox Church (St Philaret of Moscow)Daily Ladder of Divine AscentA WORD FOR TODAY: Daily Orthodox Christian WisdomWORDS OF L

Hieromonk Damascene Christensen Feb 27, 2026 00:00:21 1. TO SUPPORT this Orthodox Christian ministry and the digitisation of our many cassette-tapes for new podcasts, please visit us at BUY ME A COFFEE: http://buymeacoffee.com/octeachin2. TO FIND THE TITLES AND LINKS for all our podcasts, please visit our podcast directory. Just search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching Podcast Directory’ in the podcasts section of the Spotify or Apple Podcasts app OR

St Ignatius of Antioch Feb 26, 2026 00:00:41

Abba Hyperechius Feb 20, 2026 00:00:14

St Ephraim the Syrian Feb 20, 2026 00:00:20

Metr. Kallistos Ware Feb 18, 2026 00:00:45 1. TO FIND THE TITLES AND LINKS for all our podcasts, please visit our podcast directory. Just search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching Podcast Directory’ in the podcasts section of the Spotify or Apple Podcasts app OR search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching’ in the Spotify or Apple Podcasts app.2. TO SUPPORT this Orthodox Christian ministry and the digitisation of our many cassette-tapes for new

Gerondissa Makrina Feb 17, 2026 00:00:17

St John Cassian Feb 17, 2026 00:00:22

St John of Kronstadt Feb 13, 2026 00:00:41 1. TO FIND THE TITLES AND LINKS for all our podcasts, please visit our podcast directory. Just search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching Podcast Directory’ in the podcasts section of the Spotify or Apple Podcasts app OR search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching’ in the Spotify or Apple Podcasts app. 2. TO SUPPORT this Orthodox Christian ministry and the digitisation of our many cassette-tapes for ne

Venerable Ephraim the Syrian Feb 12, 2026 00:00:18

Archbishop Seraphim of Bogucharsk Feb 11, 2026 00:00:24

St Ambrose of Optina Feb 10, 2026 00:00:27

Archbishop Averky of Jordanville Feb 10, 2026 00:00:41

St Hesychios of Jerusalem Feb 6, 2026 00:00:32

Hieromonk Damascene Christensen Feb 5, 2026 00:00:22