A conversation between Paul and Fr Josiah Trenham on “Integrity” and “Being a Man of Your Word” - centered on the Orthodox Christian faith. As a father of three sons and an Orthodox Christian, I know that the most important measure of my success in fatherhood depends on my ability to lead my sons to Christ. I know that my actions speak far louder than my words, so thus being a man of integrity will determine my success. I would like to understand better what St Paul says in Romans 7: "For...

Paul Robson and Father Joseph Gleason discussed the challenges of implementing liturgical family life, emphasizing the importance of a hierarchical structure and discipline in a family context. They also discussed the significance of daily family prayer, the role of child discipline, and the need for humility, repentance, and forgiveness in family relationships. They concluded that discipline is a measure of love and that it is essential to teach children to repent and seek forgiveness. To...

A conversation with Fr Joseph Gleason on homosexuality and the Orthodox church. To check out Maniphesto Core, see: https://maniphesto.com/core-member/ To read more about Fr Joseph's work, see: https://movingtorussia.substack.com/ To ask questions or get in touch with us, please join our Telegram Group here: https://t.me/isipodcast Answer the cry of the Forerunner at our men’s retreat this September 27-29. Full information can be found here: https://www.avg2alpha.com/cry-of-the-forerunner/

In this episode, Fr Michael Butler talks about some of the pluses and minuses of Internet Orthodoxy. Please join us for further discussion on our Telegram group, which can be found here: https://t.me/isipodcast. And answer the cry of the Forerunner at our men’s retreat this September 27-29. Full information can be found here: https://www.avg2alpha.com/cry-of-the-forerunner/

The modern man is bombarded with so many decisions about online voting, online dating, Internet pornography, Bitcoin, blockchain, stable cryptocurrencies, gun control, crowd control, birth control, the highway patrol, gay-rights, women's rights, homosexuality, feminism, sexism, agesim, racism, and 100 other issues that seem so "new" to us today. We think of ourselves as the first to ever face these issues. It never even occurs to us to crack open a dusty book in a library, to see what the...

A conversation with Fr Michael Butler on the Orthodox Royal Path in a time of division and polarisation. We cover Fr Seraphim Rose, Church Fathers such as St John Cassian, topics such as evolution, and the current political climate especially in the USA. For for information on Cry of the Forerunner retreat, see: https://avg2alpha.com/cry-of-the- forerunner For the pilgrimage to Mt Athos, check out: https://maniphesto.notion.site/Athos-Pilgrimage-2024-71a65456cc5b4422b58357012949009b To...

Paul shares his 4 most important points he has learnt being an Orthodox Christian living far away from a local parish where the liturgy is served in an language he understands. For for information on Cry of the Forerunner retreat, see: https://avg2alpha.com/cry-of-the-forerunner To check out Maniphesto Core, see: https://maniphesto.com/core-member/ To ask questions or get in touch with us, please join our Telegram Group here: https://t.me/isipodcast

Getting back to basics, this is a conversation on how to start praying as an Orthodox Christian. After a short intro on our USA - Denmark - Russia connection, we cover starting prayer, the Orthodox prayer rule with pre-written prayers and spontaneous prayer, and then also cover a lot of praying as a family, particularly related to discipline. For for information on Cry of the Forerunner retreat, see: https://avg2alpha.com/cry-of-the-forerunner To ask questions or get in touch with us,...

A conversation with Fr Michael, Fr Joseph and Paul on finding home in the Church, with a particular focus on participating in the fasts and feasts of the Church Year. For for information on Cry oft he Forerunner retreat, see: https://avg2alpha.com/cry-of-the-forerunner For the Pilgrimage to Essex with Fr Michael and Paul, check https://www.avg2alpha.com/mens-retreat-st-johns-monastery-essex/ To ask questions or get in touch with us, please join our Telegram Group here: https://t.me/isipodcast

This is a conversation between Fr Joseph Gleason and Paul on Fr Seraphim Rose's book: Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age. We cover especially the first chapter of the book in the context of our conversations on Orthodox masculinity, and how it relates to conversations about science, philosophy and evolution. For for information on the Pilgrimage to Essex with Fr Michael and Paul, check https://www.avg2alpha.com/mens-retreat-st-johns-monastery-essex/ To ask questions or...

A modern man sits alone in his living room, staring at his phone, desperately looking for some way to distract himself from the loneliness and pain that he doesn’t want to admit he’s feeling... Fr Jospeh Gleason gives an Orthodox Christian approach to dealing with loneliness. To ask questions or get in touch with us, please join our Telegram Group here: https://t.me/isipodcast

In this episode, Fr Michael Butler talks about the Noonday Demon, the passion of akedia, of listlessness, and describes what it does to us and how we can combat it. In addition, he shows that the Fathers’ advice on combatting listlessness is found in an updated way in a lot of contemporary self-development literature and that it is useful to us, as well, in our own struggles in life. Please like or comment on this episode. If you think someone else would find it useful, pass it on, so that...

The first episode of a new season of the Iron Podcast, with our new co-host Fr Joseph Gleason. We talk about coming into an Orthodox Church and the peculiar blend of masculine strength and vulnerability found in the church. We then dive into an essential element of the Orthodox faith - spiritual fatherhood. For for information on the Pilgrimage to Essex with Fr Michael and Paul, check https://www.avg2alpha.com/mens-retreat-st-johns-monastery-essex/ To ask questions or get in touch with us,...

The last episode for this season from Paul on perhaps the most relevant for Western converts and clear truth speaking Orthodox writer of the recent Western World, Fr Seraphim Rose. This is a humble and poor expression of appreciation and inspiration Paul has received from discovering and diving into the work of Fr Seraphim. Works mentioned in the episode include: Father Seraphim Rose: His Life and Works - https://www.amazon.com/Father-Seraphim-Rose-Life-Works/dp/1887904077 Nihilism: The...

This week we enter into the fast of Great Lent and it is also the day that we celebrate the Uncovering of the Holy Cross. We read up the story again and then we recount the homily of St John Chrysostom on the Holy Cross. If you would like to join a community run by Fr Michael and Paul focused on supporting men to live a more integrated life, then sign up for Maniphesto Core on https://maniphesto.com/core-member/ And finally, please join us and followers of this podcast on Telegram for...

In this episode, Fr Michael Butler tells the life of St Maximus the Confessor, his struggle against imperial policy and the heresies of his day, and how he came to earn the title of “Confessor.” If you would like to join a community run by Fr Michael and Paul focused on supporting men to live a more integrated life, then sign up for Maniphesto Core on https://maniphesto.com/core-member/ Please join us and followers of this podcast on Telegram for continuing discussion and Christian...

A summary of the life and work of St Gregory Palmas with specific attention on his life affirming vision of the whole man in his work, the Triads. You can find an english translation of the Triads here: https://www.agape-biblia.org/orthodoxy/Gregory_Palamas_The_Triads_Classics_of_Western_Spirituality.pdf If you would like to join a community run by Fr Michael and Paul focused on supporting men to live a more integrated life, then sign up for Maniphesto Core on...

In this episode, we are joined again by Fr Joseph Gleason who shares the life and lessons on true financial wisdom from St Lawrence of Rome. If you are interested in seeing more of the work of Fr Joseph, then check him out on Substack here: https://substack.com/@movingtorussia or join his Telegram group "Ask an Orthodox Priest" here: https://t.me/+JNuKxhBTygllMDYy Please join us and followers of this podcast on Telegram for continuing discussion and Christian fellowship among like-minded...

A conversation with Fr Michael Butler, Fr Joseph Gleason and Paul Robson on the application of the early saints on our life in society today. Particularly we cover issues around an Orthodox view on the concepts of time and progress, drawing together the main points of the previous three episodes, and considering how we experience first hand the unfolding revelation of the stories of Holy Scripture through our participation in the Divine Services of the Church. If you would like to join an...

In this episode, Paul shares the life of perhaps the most important, and certainly the most prolific and central of the Church Fathers, St John Chrysostom of the Golden Mouth. Please join us and followers of this podcast on Telegram for continuing discussion and Christian fellowship among like-minded Orthodox men: https://t.me/isipodcast. Thanks for your continued support.

In this episode, Paul retells the story of St Justin the Martyr and Philosopher as well as drawing out central points from his First Apology to the Roman Emperor. You can find the original text of the letter here: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0126.htm Please join us and followers of this podcast on Telegram for continuing discussion and Christian fellowship among like-minded Orthodox men: https://t.me/isipodcast. Thanks for your continued support.

In this episode, Fr Michael Butler relates the trial of St Basil the Great before the Praetorian Prefect Modestus and the meeting of St Basil with the Arian Emperor Valens on the Feast of Theophany, which resulted in a decrease in the persecution of the Orthodox by the Arians. Basil’s trial before Modestus includes the famous exchange, "No one," said Modestus, "up to this day has ever spoken like that and with such boldness to me." "Maybe you never met a bishop," replied Basil. Please join...

In this episode, Fr Michael Butler gives a reading of The Martyrdom of St Polycarp, the last living disciple of St John the Theologian and bishop of Smyrna. St Polycarp’s martyrdom illustrates great patience and courage in the face of adversity. It includes the famous lines of his confession, “86 years have I have served him and he has done me no wrong. How can I blaspheme my King and my Savior?” Please join us and followers of the podcast on Telegram for continuing discussion and Christian...

In this the fifth and last talk, Fr Michael talks about the "Voice of the Father," which, in contrast to the "Voice of the Accuser," is full of grace and mercy. As adoptive sons of God, we, too, can hear the Father affirm that we are His beloved sons, in whom He is well pleased. This talk was the introduction to an exercise in which the men were able to speak words of affirmation and blessing to each other in a powerful way. To ask questions or get in touch with us, please join our Telegram...