“The Function of the Creed in the Life of the Church Today” (conclusion) In Episode III of “Understanding the Creed,” Dr. Clark Carlton concludes his talk on the “Function of the Creed in the Life of the Church Today” by looking at the recitation of the Creed during the Divine Liturgy. In spite of the […]
LOF VIDEO: “Understanding the Creed,” Episode II
“The Function of the Creed in the Life of the Church Today” In Episode II of “Understanding the Creed,” Dr. Clark Carlton explores the role of the Creed in the life of the Church today, specifically in the process of Catechesis and in our contemporary rite of Baptism. Coming up in Episode III, we will […]
LOF VIDEO: “Understanding the Creed,” Episode I
“Credo: What is the Creed?“ In Episode I of our new series “Understanding the Creed,” Dr. Clark Carlton looks at the nature of the Creed, specifically as a formal definition of the Church, as a rule of faith, as the Symbol of Faith, and finally as a “hypothesis,” which gives the basic outline or plot […]
LOF VIDEO: “Understanding The Creed” Promo
Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Ludwell Orthodox Fellowship Video hosted by LOF co-founder and editorial director, Dr. Clark Carlton. In it, Dr. Carlton gives an overview of the upcoming multi-part series which will explore the meaning of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed and the function of this Symbol of Faith within the Orthodox Church. Be […]
VIDEO: To Bring Orthodoxy to the Southern Culture
“Fr. Job Watts on pastoral guidance and the spreading of Orthodoxy in the Southern U.S.” This fall I got to visit the American South for the second time in my life. Last year I was in the greater Atlanta area and this time I was in the parish of St. Nektarios of Pentapolis in Lenoir […]
VIDEO: Southern Orthodox Outreach
Fellowship friend and fellow Orthodox Michael Sisco interviews two Philip Ludwell III Orthodox Fellowship founders: Dr. Clark Carlton and Fr. John Whiteford. Originally recorded October 25, 2021 (some three weeks prior to the launch of the SouthernOrthodox.org site), Fr. John and Dr. Carlton explain the mission and purpose of the fellowship, its appeal to Southerners, […]
VIDEO: “Magnify, O My Soul!”
For those who celebrated the Feast of the Nativity on the New Calendar and for those preparing to celebrate it according to the Julian Calendar, here is a beautiful rendition of “Ode 9 of the Nativity Canon” from our friends at St. Symeon in Birmingham. Christ is born! Glorify Him!
VIDEO: The Beauty & Tradition of Orthodox Christianity
Buck Johnson, host of the Counterflow Podcast and an inquirer into Orthodoxy, recently interviewed Fr. Ignatius Lozano, archpriest of St. Andrew Orthodox Christian Church in Lockhart, Texas. Johnson’s podcast is typically a political show, but this episode is a riveting primer to the deep well of the ancient faith. We at the Fellowship are thrilled […]
VIDEO: Reconstruction of Southern Religion, 1865-1930
John Devanny holds a Ph.D. in American History from the University of South Carolina. He resides in Front Royal, Virginia, where he teaches at Christendom College, writes, tends garden, and occasionally escapes to bird hunt or fly fish. This lecture is from the Abbeville Institute’s 2019 Summer School: The New South.
VIDEO: St. Symeon Church 40th Anniversary, Birmingham, AL
St. Symeon the New Theologian Orthodox Church in Birmingham, Alabama, celebrated its 40th anniversary in October 2017. This video was created by Laura Fecanin and Andrew Ritchey as an introduction to their parish. Voiceover done by St. Symeon parishioner Burt Spence. Videos of recent St. Symeon services and of their choir can be found here. […]