Fourth Dimension for the Generations

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Next Step with Fr. Vazken #815 – July 24, 2026
The challenge to understand Holy Scripture as a product of the fourth dimension, namely, its time, yet sharing the timeless truth of Armodoxy. Generational realities in communications, transportation, books, music and genocide. From Fr. Vazken’s notebook: a woman of faith finds peace and reconciliation.  Generational Ends.
Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now

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Next Step 814 – Foundations

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Next Step with Fr. Vazken #814 – Building faith on a strong, solid and fortified foundation – July 17, 2026 – A look at the epilogue of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7). Learning from a grandson’s Lego-build. Proverbs about knowledge and non-knowledge coming up. “Just war” and alternatives – including a relief to the floods and an end to draught. The Church reacts, via this voice.

Links:
Lazarus Heist Podcast
The Interview (movie about Korean Emperor killing)
From the Analects of Confuisus
Maxim Vengerov Khatchadourian’s Sabre Dance
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Nightmare: Loss of Control and our World

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Reenacting history and the Rewriting the past

Fr. Vazken on nightmares: Loss of control is the common denominator in all of them. The loss of the rule of law that we feel today and the loss of the appellate process. Rewriting History: Smithsonian to the Rwandan Museum. Where to protest or appeal?  The Spirit of 1927 continues in a people of 2026: 1927 Independence Day Photo and now (2026) Reenacting it.  The pawns of politics. Finding the Person of Truth. St. Nersess Shnorhali offers the primer.
New Church in Glendale: Foundation Consecrated
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Independence at 250

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Independence at 250

Next Step #812 – July 3, 2026 – On the eve of the 250th Anniversary of American Independence, Fr. Vazken shares his thoughts on the Declaration of Independence, Materialism, the current celebration, How many elephants can you fit into a room before you admit that there’s one? Today’s imponderable, worth pondering.
Includes Fr. Vazken’s prayer for the day
White Houses, Eric Burdon and the Animals

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Answering the Imponderable

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The Next Step with Fr. Vazken #811 – Answering the Imponderable

From the character of aliens, to Neil Degrass Tyson, to the theological wonders of thinkers throughout the centuries, a look at the hows and whys of imponderables large and small, great and insignificant.
Links:
Neil Degrass Tyson – Take Me to Your Leader
Search for Extra Terrestrial (SETI)
Carl Segan “Contact”
Tsundoku
Lusine Zakarian – Khorhurt Khorin
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18th Anniversary Edition

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Next Step begins 19th Year of Podcasting

Next Step #810 – The 18th Anniversary Edition – After a short hiatus, Fr. Vazken is back to usher in the 19th year of the Next Step, tracking developments in the world and the Armenian Church.
“Back in the saddle again,” bringing it all to you: Armenian Orthodoxy for the world today
Gor Mkhitarian “Spirit” album
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Masis: A Puzzle Piece at Thanksgiving (Next Step #809)

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Masis: A Puzzle Piece at Thanksgiving

Next Step #809 – November 27, 2025 – Thanksgiving Edition. A fun and personal exploration on Thanksgiving morning, putting pieces together around the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Fr. Vazken discusses personal memories and how they contribute to filling in the puzzle of life, faith and ultimately, peace. From Genocide survivor to a parade, from a wishful lunch date to our first-world problems, a set of questions and answers that will have you reflecting, asking and connecting.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2025
Thank You Very Much, Scaffolds
Cover Photo Varoujan Movsesian, 2025
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Masis: A Puzzle Piece at Thanksgiving

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Masis: A Puzzle Piece at Thanksgiving

Next Step #809 – November 27, 2025 – Thanksgiving Edition. A fun and personal exploration on Thanksgiving morning, putting pieces together around the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Fr. Vazken discusses personal memories and how they contribute to filling in the puzzle of life, faith and ultimately, peace. From Genocide survivor to a parade, from a wishful lunch date to our first-world problems, a set of questions and answers that will have you reflecting, asking and connecting.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2025
Thank You Very Much, Scaffolds
Cover Photo Varoujan Movsesian, 2025
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Signed up for that…

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Signed up for that!

Next Step #808 – November 15, 2025 – The delicate and not-so-delicate balance of the church-state relationship in Armenia. Fr. Vazken shares ideas on the situation that has too many people discussing and hashing out issues outside their range of influence. Detractions: a way of the covering up problems on the national level. Ararat was dismissed from the passport stamp. (Even in Soviet times, Ararat was prominent on the emblem. Learned: Purpose of all institutions is self-perpetuation. Learned: The reason for four walls in a church. Discovered: the reason for four corners of a church. The prefixes that need to be revisited by Christians, such as “Judeo” defining Christian. “Pluribus” and a world with peace and harmony?  AI comes up with the new definition of “OG” when pertaining to Epostle and the teachings. Free speech and Skokie Illinois and the ACLU.  First stop for religious education.
Mona Lisa Twins
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NS807 – Fashion Design Masterclass Interview

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Next Step #807 – Fashion Design Masterclass Interview
with Dr. Talar Tejirian, MD, and Kevork Shadoyan, Fashion Designer
October 5, 2025
Upcoming Masterclass details

Links:
Vibrantz for Vanadzor
Kevork Shadoyan’s Website

Recorded September 2025
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