Fr. Thomas Hopko

In recent months I have been avidly listening to the podcasts on Ancient Faith Radio of Fr. Thomas Hopko, Dean Emeritus of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary. In some ways, Fr. Tom reminds me of one of my history professors in college, Don Claspill. When listening to them speak in a seemingly endless stream on a particular subject, one gets the sense that they could go on for quite some time and that it would be beneficial to let them do so.

Recently Fr. Tom has spoken on the subject of "Church and State" (a series in which the first post was on September 25th) which addresses and expands upon some of the recent questions I have posted on in regards to politics. "A Chrsitian Response to Terrorism" (September 12th) is an excellent discussion of good and evil (and a provacative one at that). "The Meaning of Life" (September 12th) is a good devotional introduction to Fr. Tom's style. Highly recommended (hopefully not as a distraction from the spiritual life, but as an aid toward its deepening).