Everyday Orthodox

Bev's first love is writing for young adults, and now she has given herself to writing Akathists. Hear about her work and her life in Victoria, British Columbia.

Elissa Bjeletich welcomes Ryan Hunter from Washington DC and author of the blog Orthodox in the District: Living the Ancient Faith in the Nation's Capital. He has recently authored the book "Why Orthodoxy?" soon to be available at Pokrov Publications.

Get to know Jon Boatwright, an Orthodox actor in Hollywood.

Elissa interviews Dr.Maria Khoury. Dr. Khoury lives in Palestine, on the West Bank of the Jordan River, in the Biblical land of Judea and Samaria. She has authored many articles dealing with the Christian presence in the Holy Land and the Palestinian struggle for independence and freedom.

Don't miss this fascinating interview with Annalisa Boyd, mother of 9, foster mother of many more, and author of the popular prayer book for teens - Hear Me.

John has a passion for ministry and a love for bringing people closer to Christ. Although he was raised in an Orthodox home, John had to come to grips with his faith while in college.

Dr. John Demakis joins us tonight! He is a physician who has done wonderful work, abroad with OCMC and right here at home! He's known all sorts of people, like Patriarch Athenagoras and Archbishop Anastasios. He's a fascinating and wonderful man, and I know that you're going to love getting to know him.

Meet Irene Perez, an iconographer and mom originally from Venezuela. Irene's family remains back home even as Venezuela crumbles. Irene came to the United States and found Orthodoxy through a complex and fascinating path, and today she teaches iconography and is raising her teenage son with her husband, Simon.

Elissa's guest is Caroline Langston. Caroline was received into the Eastern Orthodox Church in 1996, and was a founding faculty member in writing at the experimental Orthodox college, Rose Hill, in Aiken, South Carolina. Since 1998, she has lived in the Washington, D.C., area, and worked in foundation relations at NPR, The Center for Public Integrity, The Atlantic, and the Global Investigative Journalism Network. Her short fiction has appeared in multiple quarterlies, and her stories have been selected for the Pushcart Prize and New Stories from the American South anthologies. She has been a regular contributor to Image: A Journal of the Arts and Religion’s Good Letters blog since 2008, and has been a commentator for NPR’s All Things Considered.

Melinda is the delightful, whimsical and energetic Director of Marketing (and Fun) for Ancient Faith Ministries, and the author of several books (The Other Side of the Bonfire, Letters to Saint Lydia, The Barn and the Book, Shepherding Sam and Piggy in Heaven). Melinda enjoys writing for children, knitting, walking and talking, recipe books with pictures, and friendly four-legged animals. She is truly a delight, and we're pretty sure you're going to love her.