The Orthodox Apologetics Podcast

Old Roman Catholic myths about St. Mark of Ephesus as a stubborn schismatic are beginning to be recycled today, but modern scholarship is actually vindicating his virtuous character. This episode is part 2 to last...

Many Roman Catholic apologists have turned to an argument that the Orthodox Church falsified itself in the 15th century by embracing the council of Florence as an ecumenical council and then later rejecting it. Dr...

Many Protestant scholars consider petitions and praises to saints in the liturgy to be a slow development that doesn't flower until the middle ages. However, the First Christian Hymnal (Jerusalem Chantbook) dated to the...

Recently, the relics of St. Agatha were on display, venerated, and processed, and many Protestants responded with the claim that these actions were clear idolatry and paganism. In response, we dig deep into the biblical...

Many evangelical churches today teach that baptism is simply a sign and outward expression of someone's personal faith in Christ. However, historic Christianity always taught that the Holy Spirit regenerated the soul...

A popular Roman Catholic book claims that Orthodoxy innovated a married priesthood at the council of Trullo and went against Nicea I. This episode corrects that misunderstanding and unpacks the Orthodox approach to a...

Do the early Church Fathers teach that the Bible alone is the sole source of apostolic authority and teaching? Or were there unwritten teachings handed down concerning how to worship and celebrate the Sacraments? And...

The Seventh Ecumenical Council taught that honoring images of our Lord and the saints is ancient and apostolic. However, many skeptics have objected to this claim. This episode explores the earliest evidence for how...

The West practiced infant communion up until the 12th & 13th centuries, and some places to the 16th century. How did Roman Catholics and Protestants justify this change? This episode explores the history of infant...

The Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Dormition of the Theotokos on August 15th, when Mary died and her soul and then body were translated into heaven. However, skeptical scholars have stated there is no evidence...

Many people today believe the myth that the first Christians worshipped informally in houses with spontaneous prayers and songs. The earliest liturgical evidence in the Scriptures, the Church Fathers, and ancient...

Some popular scholarship claims that the Gospel of Mark only presents Jesus as a divinely indwelled man while the Gospel of John presents him as God. Fr. Stephen De Young responds to this hyper critical scholarship and...

This episode explores how the New Testament and the early Church Fathers reveal that Christ gave us an ordained priesthood. We also discuss how the 3-fold structure of bishop, presbyter, and deacon fulfill the 3 offices...

On the Nativity of St. John the Forerunner, Cassian is joined by special guest, Fr. Thomas Soroka, to discuss how Orthodoxy honors the saints and some of the key differences with Protestantism.

For the early Christians, the place where they gathered for worshiped was not a mere building but was actually sanctified space. The altar was the heart of the space where the bishop or presbyter/priest presided over...