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"The First Smartphone Dilemma": Free 5-Part Course for parents -> https://go.gadflyacademy.com/waitlist-not-yet-pv-sp In this episode, Dr. Herman Middleton addresses a question the Orthodox Church has not officially answered but the tradition is uniquely equipped to address: what does Orthodoxy demand of us regarding the smartphone, and especially our children's first? Drawing on Orthodox theological anthropology, Marshall McLuhan's media theory, Jean-Claude Larchet's proposal for a "fast of all the senses," and a pivotal conversation with an Orthodox priest, Herman argues that the smartphone poses a genuine crisis for the spiritual formation of Orthodox children, and introduces the practical resource he's built for parents who want to respond (link above!)

📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at: https://www.ProtectingVeil.com || 📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ || Father Alexander Earl continues his discussion of Beauty as Theophany, by looking at the idea of Beauty in the Fathers, in particular in St. Dionysius the Areopagite. ||Why does the Orthodox vision of beauty begin in weakness, longing, and self-emptying love? How does this vision overturn the modern obsession with power and appearance? || 👉 Subscribe for more deep conversations on faith, culture, and technology. || 🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil || 🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! || X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil || Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil || Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil || Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ || TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil || Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com || #orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox

📙 FREE eBOOK on the wisdom of modern Orthodox elders:https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 ||📋 Download "The How Did We Get Here? Reading List":https://sleek.bio/gadflyacademy ||🐰 You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly AcademyNew channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective:https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy || Please join us for our methodical book study on the Gadfly Academy YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy/streams ||AND our thematic book study here on the Protecting Veil YT channel, where I will be livestreaming most Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST), and considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching. ||I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book! || ❤️ SUPPORT this channel: https://social.protectingveil.com/support ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell to get notifications of new podcasts!To learn more about Paul Kingsnorth: ||Bio: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/about ||"The Cross And The Machine": https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/cross ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Twitter: http://twitter.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Website: http://protectingveil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #PaulKingsnorth #OrthodoxChristianity #AgainstTheMachine #Modernity #Technology

📙 FREE eBOOK on the wisdom of modern Orthodox elders:https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 ||📋 Download "The How Did We Get Here? Reading List":https://sleek.bio/gadflyacademy ||🐰 You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly AcademyNew channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective:https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy || In this episode, we continue our consideration of how capitalism became the unseen value system shaping modern life — and how it contrasts with older Christian and human values. || Drawing on Paul Kingsnorth’s Against the Machine, we consider what was lost when Christendom gave way to capitalism. || Please join us for our methodical book study on the Gadfly Academy YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy/streams ||AND our thematic book study here on the Protecting Veil YT channel, where I will be livestreaming most Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST), and considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching. ||I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book! || ❤️ SUPPORT this channel: https://social.protectingveil.com/support ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell to get notifications of new podcasts!To learn more about Paul Kingsnorth: ||Bio: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/about ||"The Cross And The Machine": https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/cross ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Twitter: http://twitter.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Website: http://protectingveil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #PaulKingsnorth #OrthodoxChristianity #AgainstTheMachine #Modernity #Technology

MERCH STORE (Limited Time!): You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly Academy: https://gadflyacademy.printful.me ||📙 FREE eBOOK on the wisdom of modern Orthodox elders:https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 ||📋 Download "The How Did We Get Here? Reading List":https://sleek.bio/gadflyacademy ||🐰 You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly AcademyNew channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective:https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy || Please join us for our methodical book study on the Gadfly Academy YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy/streams ||AND our thematic book study here on the Protecting Veil YT channel, where I will be livestreaming most Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST), and considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching. ||I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book! || ❤️ SUPPORT this channel: https://social.protectingveil.com/support ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell to get notifications of new podcasts!To learn more about Paul Kingsnorth: ||Bio: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/about ||"The Cross And The Machine": https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/cross ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Twitter: http://twitter.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Website: http://protectingveil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #PaulKingsnorth #OrthodoxChristianity #AgainstTheMachine #Modernity #Technology

MERCH STORE (Limited Time!): You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly Academy: https://gadflyacademy.printful.me ||📙 FREE eBOOK on the wisdom of modern Orthodox elders:https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 ||📋 Download "The How Did We Get Here? Reading List":https://sleek.bio/gadflyacademy ||🐰 You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly AcademyNew channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective:https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy || In this episode, we continue our consideration of how capitalism became the unseen value system shaping modern life — and how it contrasts with older Christian and human values. || Drawing on Paul Kingsnorth’s Against the Machine, we consider what was lost when Christendom gave way to capitalism. || Please join us for our methodical book study on the Gadfly Academy YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy/streams ||AND our thematic book study here on the Protecting Veil YT channel, where I will be livestreaming most Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST), and considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching. ||I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book! || ❤️ SUPPORT this channel: https://social.protectingveil.com/support ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell to get notifications of new podcasts!To learn more about Paul Kingsnorth: ||Bio: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/about ||"The Cross And The Machine": https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/cross ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Twitter: http://twitter.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Website: http://protectingveil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #PaulKingsnorth #OrthodoxChristianity #AgainstTheMachine #Modernity #Technology

MERCH STORE (Limited Time!): You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly Academy: https://gadflyacademy.printful.me ||📙 FREE eBOOK on the wisdom of modern Orthodox elders:https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 ||📋 Download "The How Did We Get Here? Reading List":https://sleek.bio/gadflyacademy ||🐰 You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly AcademyNew channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective:https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy || In this episode, we continue our consideration of how capitalism became the unseen value system shaping modern life — and how it contrasts with older Christian and human values. || Drawing on Paul Kingsnorth’s Against the Machine, we consider what was lost when Christendom gave way to capitalism. || Please join us for our methodical book study on the Gadfly Academy YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy/streams ||AND our thematic book study here on the Protecting Veil YT channel, where I will be livestreaming most Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST), and considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching. ||I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book! || ❤️ SUPPORT this channel: https://social.protectingveil.com/support ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell to get notifications of new podcasts!To learn more about Paul Kingsnorth: ||Bio: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/about ||"The Cross And The Machine": https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/cross ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Twitter: http://twitter.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Website: http://protectingveil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #PaulKingsnorth #OrthodoxChristianity #AgainstTheMachine #Modernity #Technology

MERCH STORE (Limited Time!): You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly Academy: https://gadflyacademy.printful.me ||📙 FREE eBOOK on the wisdom of modern Orthodox elders:https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 ||📋 Download "The How Did We Get Here? Reading List":https://sleek.bio/gadflyacademy ||🐰 You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly AcademyNew channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective:https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy || In this episode, we examine how capitalism became the unseen value system shaping modern life — and how it contrasts with older Christian and human values. || Drawing on Paul Kingsnorth’s Against the Machine, we consider what was lost when Christendom gave way to capitalism. || Please join us for our methodical book study on the Gadfly Academy YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy/streams ||AND our thematic book study here on the Protecting Veil YT channel, where I will be livestreaming most Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST), and considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching. ||I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book! || ❤️ SUPPORT this channel: https://social.protectingveil.com/support ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell to get notifications of new podcasts!To learn more about Paul Kingsnorth: ||Bio: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/about ||"The Cross And The Machine": https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/cross ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Twitter: http://twitter.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Website: http://protectingveil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #PaulKingsnorth #OrthodoxChristianity #AgainstTheMachine #Modernity #Technology

MERCH STORE:You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly Academy: https://gadflyacademy.printful.me ||📙 FREE eBOOK on the wisdom of modern Orthodox elders:https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 ||📋 Download "The How Did We Get Here? Reading List":https://sleek.bio/gadflyacademy ||🐰 You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly AcademyNew channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective:https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy ||Is modern life pulling us away from the “real world” and the spiritual realities God intended? ||Can asceticism, obedience, and attentiveness to the physical world help us embrace our incarnational faith more fully? ||In this week's podcast, I consider some of the possible implications that the "virtual" nature of the modern technological world have on the incarnational nature of our Orthodox Christian faith. These essays are inspired by my reading of Paul Kingsnorth’s Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity. ||Please join us for our methodical book study on the Gadfly Academy YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy/streams ||AND our thematic book study here on the Protecting Veil YT channel, where I will be livestreaming most Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST), and considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching. ||I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book! || ❤️ SUPPORT this channel: https://social.protectingveil.com/support ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell to get notifications of new podcasts!To learn more about Paul Kingsnorth: ||Bio: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/about ||"The Cross And The Machine": https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/cross ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Twitter: http://twitter.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Website: http://protectingveil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #PaulKingsnorth #OrthodoxChristianity #AgainstTheMachine #Modernity #Technology

📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at: https://www.ProtectingVeil.com || 📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ || Paul Kingsnorth’s Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity is one of the most important books written about technology, modernity, and the loss of the sacred...and it was written by an Orthodox Christian! ||This is why I have decided to spend the coming weeks and months looking at many of the topics that Kingsnorth touches on from the perspective of Orthodox Christianity. ||I am working through the book methodically on the Gadfly Academy YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/live/_QEH4NsKcCI ||And I will be occasionally livestreaming on Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST) here on the Protecting Veil YT channel. The difference being that here on Protecting Veil, I will be considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching. ||I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book! ||In my latest video I provide a brief introduction to Kingsnorth, and discuss the book studies: https://youtu.be/Yh0eoS2528M || 👉 Subscribe for more deep conversations on faith, culture, and technology. || 🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil || 🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! || X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil || Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil || Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil || Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ || TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil || Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com || #orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox

📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at: https://www.ProtectingVeil.com || 📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy⁠⁠⁠⁠ || Father Alexander Earl continues his discussion of Beauty as Theophany, by looking at the idea of Beauty in the Fathers, in particular in St. Dionysius the Areopagite. ||Why does the Orthodox vision of beauty begin in weakness, longing, and self-emptying love? How does this vision overturn the modern obsession with power and appearance? || 👉 Subscribe for more deep conversations on faith, culture, and technology. || 🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil || 🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! || X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil || Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil || Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil || Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ || TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil || Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com || #orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox

📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at: https://www.ProtectingVeil.com || 📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List:⁠⁠⁠https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy⁠⁠⁠ || In this episode Archpriest Chad Hatfield, previously President of St. Vladimir's Seminary, discusses the history of St. Vladimir's Seminary. || 👉 Subscribe for more deep conversations on faith, culture, and technology. || 🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil || 🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! || X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil || Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil || Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil || Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ || TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil || Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com || #orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox

📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at: https://www.ProtectingVeil.com || 📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List:⁠⁠https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy⁠⁠ || In this episode, Sr. Anastasia explores the radical soft power of Christianity—the hidden influence that shapes lives and nations in ways the world rarely sees. From the mystical role of women in God’s plan to the Church’s unseen work of prayer, sacrifice, and holiness, this conversation unpacks a countercultural vision of power, gender, and spiritual renewal. || Key topics covered: || How Christianity is built on soft power, not forceThe Church’s unseen influence on history and cultureThe unique spiritual role of women in God’s planFeminism’s partial truths—and where it falls shortRediscovering holiness, sacrifice, and spiritual renewal 👉 Subscribe for more deep conversations on faith, culture, and technology. || 🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil || 🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! || X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil || Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil || Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil || Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ || TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil || Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com || #orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox

📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at: https://www.ProtectingVeil.com || 📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List:⁠⁠⁠https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy⁠⁠⁠ || A rare firsthand account of Father Seraphim (Rose) at his Platina monastery. From carrying water and pounding nails to a dream that foretold his passing, this episode captures moments of holiness, mystery, and transformation. Key Topics: Early days of Platina monasteryWorking alongside Father Seraphim (Rose)The dream that predicted his deathHis funeral and the mysterious fireListen now and share your own experiences or reflections with Father Seraphim (Rose)! || 🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil || 🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! || X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil || Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil || Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil || Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ || TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil || Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com || #orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox

📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at: https://www.ProtectingVeil.com || 📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List:⁠⁠https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy⁠⁠ || In this episode, Dr. David Bradshaw explores how Orthodox Christianity transforms our understanding of marriage, sexuality, and family. Drawing on the Fathers and contemporary Orthodox thinkers, he looks at marriage as a sacrament, a path to holiness, and even a form of martyrdom. || Key topics: || Marriage as a “little church” || The role of love, sacrifice, and children || Tensions between ascetic and family life || Orthodoxy on sexuality: gift or temptation? || Is marriage a path to salvation? || 👉 Subscribe for more explorations of Orthodoxy and modern life. || 🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil || 🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! || X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil || Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil || Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil || Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ || TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil || Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com || #orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox