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The Lord of Spirits

Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, Fr. Stephen De Young, and Ancient Faith Ministries

The Seen and Unseen World in Orthodox Christian Tradition

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Bring Out Your Dead

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2026/01/13

What do you do with a dead human body? The ancient world had strong opinions about this, and they showed up not only in their cemeteries and funerary rites but also in the myths central to their religious practice.

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Yesterday, Today & Forever

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2025/12/30

Icons of God in the Old Testament depict Jesus. The Hymn of Kassiani includes "I will kiss Thy feet whose tread, when it fell on the ears of Eve in Paradise..." How can this be? Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew discuss the eternality of the incarnation of Christ.

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When the Morning Stars Sang

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2025/12/16

Mankind has looked to the heavens with fascination since pre-history, always charting the stars and sometimes worshiping them. But what is the Biblical witness? And is there such a thing as a Christian Zodiac? Join Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew for a look at astrology.

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Magical Mystery Tour

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2025/12/02

Christianity has been called a “mystery” religion. There are some who say that it is simply one of many mystery cults that existed in the ancient Greco-Roman world, such as the Eleusinian, Dionysian, Orphic or Samothracian mysteries. So what were their mysteries really like?

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No, Virginia, Christmas Isn’t About Mithras

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2025/11/18

In 1954, deep under the streets of London, a mysterious 3rd c. temple was unearthed, but it was not as hoped a Christian church. It was a Mithraeum, a place of bloody secret rituals practiced by Roman soldiers. Who is their god Mithras? And is he the real Jesus?

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No, Virginia, Christmas Isn’t About Mithras

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2025/11/18

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Pananthropon & Pandemonium II: Live, In-Person Q&A

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2025/10/28

In this live-recorded, in-person Q&A session, Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew respond to questions and comments from the attendees at the Lord of Spirits Conference, hosted Oct. 2-5 at the Antiochian Village in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.

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Pananthropon & Pandemonium II: Live, In-Person Q&A

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2025/10/28

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The Other Messiah in the Bible

The Lord of Spirits ·

2025/10/14

Some say that the Persians had their own Messiah, and some even say that this is where Israel got the idea. Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, once ruled much of the ancient world. But was he God's anointed?

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The Other Messiah in the Bible

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2025/10/14

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Ye Wrote an Opera?

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2025/09/30

Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian empire, most powerful man in the world, was brought low by divine madness. Who was this king who lived in the shadow of Etemenanki, whose visions were revealed by a prophet, and whose apex in pop culture is as a wealthy zucchini?

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Ye Wrote an Opera?

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2025/09/30

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Soon the Water Will Come

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2025/09/16

The ancients told tales of the inundation of the world with water -- the Great Flood. How do these stories compare with the story told in Genesis, and what does this event mean for the Christian?

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Soon the Water Will Come

The Lord of Spirits ·

2025/09/16

The ancients told tales of the inundation of the world with water -- the Great Flood. How do these stories compare with the story told in Genesis, and what does this event mean for the Christian?

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Pantheon and Pandemonium XVIII Live Q&A August 2025

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2025/08/29

It's time to call in with all your weirdest, nuttiest, and most mind-bending questions, from giants to the gyrations of James T. Kirk.

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Pantheon and Pandemonium XVIII Live Q&A August 2025

The Lord of Spirits ·

2025/08/29

It's time to call in with all your weirdest, nuttiest, and most mind-bending questions, from giants to the gyrations of James T. Kirk.

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Pantheon and Pandemonium XVII Asynchronous Q&A August...

The Lord of Spirits ·

2025/08/19

The audio mailbag is starting to fill up again, so it's time to take out the garbage. Wait, that didn't come out right.

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Pantheon and Pandemonium XVII Asynchronous Q&A August...

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2025/08/19

The audio mailbag is starting to fill up again, so it's time to take out the garbage. Wait, that didn't come out right.

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Storytime with Fr. Stephen

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2025/07/25

Fr. Stephen reads tales from the ancient world calculated to drive you mad.

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Storytime with Fr. Stephen

The Lord of Spirits ·

2025/07/25

Fr. Stephen reads tales from the ancient world calculated to drive you mad.

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