Frederica Here And Now

"Our religion is founded on spiritual experience seen and heard as surely as any physical fact in this world, not theory, not philosophy, not human emotions, but experience." St. Nikolai Velimirovich

Frederica shares the story of St. Xenia of St. Petersburg and reads her akathist hymn.

Frederica introduces us to St. Matrona the Blind and reads her akathist hymn.

Frederica shares some special memories from the life of Holy Cross Church.

Frederica offers an introductory guide to the services of Baptism and Chrismation.

How do modern praise choruses compare to praying short prayers repeatedly in the Orthodox tradition?

Frederica reviews the new Russian novel titled Laurus by Eugene Vodolazkin.

Frederica calls us to the practice of "remembrance of death" as a way to help us realign our priorities and resist sin.

Part three of a three-part series based upon the book titled, The Gift of Pain, by Dr. Paul Brand and Philip Yancey.

Part two of a three-part series based upon the book titled, The Gift of Pain, by Dr. Paul Brand and Philip Yancey.

Part one of a three-part series based upon the book titled, The Gift of Pain, by Dr. Paul Brand and Philip Yancey.

Frederica reviews the movie titled "The Finest Hours."

Audio recording of Frederica reading the Discussion Questions for her new book titled "Welcome to the Orthodox Church."

Frederica shares an essay that she wrote about abortion in America, which was published in the National Review Online.

Frederica calls us to enter into the fast of Great Lent as fully as we can so that we can reap the fruit of repentance and humility.

Frederica reviews the movie titled "Hail, Caesar!"

Frederica interviews her son, Fr. Stephen Mathewes, about the unification of the Greek and Antiochian Orthodox churches in his community in the Northeast corner of Tennessee.

Frederica argues that the time has passed when we could reach "the public" for Christ.

Frederica discusses an article published by Metropolitan Kallistos Ware that distinguished praying that all will be saved from assuming that all will be saved.

Frederica shares some email advice that she gave to a person suffering from depression.