Next Step with Fr. Vazken #715: A check on reality- altered, augmented, synthesized or processed, from radio to ntf’s to the latest Webb telescope images. The groundwork for understanding: religion, belief and disbelief. The endless cycle of war and stepping out of the game via Armodoxy.Does s/he exist?Webb telescopeMonster galaxy discoveredSarky Mouradian/Armenian Classic TVMoog synthesizerWendy Carlos, Switched on BachCover: Cellophane Reality, Fr. Vazken 2022Produced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #714: Pressing the Reset button on life: Overcoming the fear of living. Selling the product: Super Bowl to church. Scanning the news from international, to national to local: can we connect the dots? Russian, Ukraine, Iran, the US and a 34:18 bet. Expertise through the Internet and other absurd notions about brake repair. Finding your talent, your gift and purpose in life. Symbols: Valentine, Sarkis and Love.Parable of the TalentsAbp. Torkom “Impossible Love”Superbowl AdvertisingSuperbowl Ticket pricesPrecursor to MindfulnessGor’s Spirit AlbumGor MkhitarianCover: Charlie’s candles, Feb 10, 2022Produced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step #713: Bridges between bitterness and sweetness: how to build them and how to cross them, in this episode. A series of coincidences or blessings that lead to “Lessons from Grandma.” Celebrating a miracle bigger than the one at the Red Sea! A quick first look at “The Zealot Gene.”St. Sarkis, San Diego ConsecrationSt. Sarkis – photographed Armenian America online – Priest of the PeopleThe Zealot GeneCover: Bittersweet, thecapturedgarden.comProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #712: Consecration! The power of the Holy Spirit to transform the inanimate to the living. On the eve of the Consecration of the new San Diego church, Fr. Vazken delves into the mystic ritual that touches our lives today. The Holy Trinity revealed in our service. Vachik Mangassarian: dared to stand with us.Consecration of San Diego Armenian ChurchFollow the Consecration at https://www.facebook.com/westerndioceseVachik Mangassarian ObituaryFr. Mesrob’s last unction (Next Step #31)St. Andrew, CupertinoANN SampleNeil Young and SpotifyNeedle and the Damage DoneCover: “Sneak Peek” of the San Diego Church, 2022Produced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #711: Ordering and consuming exactly what you want and need – whether a meal, a matter of faith, a hamburger, a bowl of soup. Vantage points, geography and life circumstances in defining our religious understandings. The scorecard on chosenness.Samaritan Woman and JesusJesus beyond the three yearsJoni MitchellCover: Clifton's CafeteriaProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step #710: Extremes and extremists, a reflection on the means of change. Pope, Church and Country. Martin Luther King holiday and another opportunity to focus on nonviolence and change.MLK Retreat 2022 www.InHisShoes.org/MLK_retreat22Pope Francis to the Diplomatic CorpsLetter from BirminghamCarol KingProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #709: “In the time of your life, live…” says Saroyan and so the new year kicks off with a message of hope. The Christ child and a case for adding extra letters to the alphabet. Gabriel & Katie Jay Stauring, requiem. Moving past your challenges before you. Remembering Sidney Poitier. Communications for the new planet. William Saroyan’s Time of your life.Sidney Poitier changed the Oscars in 1964. The academy is still grappling with the promise of that moment. Requiem for Gabriel & Katie Jay StauringThe Phonetic Alphabet – US Army AlphabetWilliam Saroyan’s “Time of your Life” (goodreads.com)Mary Hopkin MusicCover: Vintage Christmas picture, Public DomainProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step #708: At the threshold of the new year, an assessment according to the Creed of the Church. Cremation issues – burn or not to burn? Desmond Tutu passes away. Playing Jeopardy. Zvartnots explained. A primer on 3 to 1 love. “Butterfly” wish for the New Year: Twenty won too.Nicene CreedJeopardy (Minute 14) “Creed”Desmond Tutu and forgivenessNaregatsi Orchestra – Beethoven’s 5th Symphony with Armenian folk instrumentsTwo Short PlanksCover: Two Short Planks, Fr. Vazken, 2021Produced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #707: The Christmas edition is some great music interspersed with a smattering of thoughts along the way to Christmas.Toy Drive 2021Reflections on Humility in Service (Dekmejian)Amy Grant, O Come All Ye FaithfulJoan Baez, Drummer BoyAra Dabanjian and Element Band, Spirit of ChristmasHarry Connick Jr. O Holy NightJoni Mitchell, RiverJethro Tull, Another Christmas SongProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #706: The Christmas song, “I’ll be home for Christmas” is the backdrop of this Next Step, as tragically the number of people celebrating Christmas without their loved ones climbs because of the pandemic, and many other life-turns at the end of 2021. A personal account of a few people that continue to make a difference in the world.St. Stephen: Deacons UnitedDn. Hrair DekmejianGabriel & Katie-Jay Celebration part 1Gabriel & Katie-Jay Celebration part 2Interview with Gabriel & Katie JayNS#703 PeacemakersAra Dabanjian & Element Spirit of ChristmasProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here