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Badarak in the Age of Pandemic

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Next Step #618: Holy/Great Thursday and the Institution of the Last Supper, the Holy Badarak, that is, the means by which we connect to the life-saving Crucifixion and celebrate the Resurrection. Thanks to technology we’re watching in our living rooms, with candles, incense and prayers. The message of St. Basil is read during the Liturgy explaining the essence of the Eucharist: “Never look at this as bread and wine” … it is the life-giving blood and body of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now… that being said, what are we fearing? Where is our faith? How can a virus so small stand between us and the Lord’s Body. In this episode Fr. Vazken shares insights about the Badarak today and the adaptation to ultra-pandemics in the past. How to participate in the virtual ceremonies?
VEM Radio
WD168 This week
Holy Thursday message 2019
Holy Friday message 2019
Cover: Badarak in the age of Pandemic, Fr. Vazken 2020
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Two Types of Knees

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Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer during COVID-19 Pandemic

Next Step #617 – April 2, 2020 – A sobering look at the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of Armodoxy. Fr. Vazken dissects and provides common misconceptions about faith issue: Serenity, Courage and Patience in today’s reality. The 120nM/2mm comparison. End of Lent in a sci-fi horror show. This is an up-close and personal episode.
When I’m 64 
MonaLisa Twins 
Western Diocese FB Page for Streams 
WD168 4/1/2020 
Circle of Faith – Prayer & Fast Message
Cover: Brazil’s Christ the Savior during Coronavirus pandemic
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Body and Soul in the Covid Pit

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Body and Soul in the Covid Pit
Next Step #616 – Is the pandemic threatening more than the physical? On Spiritual protection during the Coronavirus pandemic. Adapting to the New Normal: Will the numbers guide the Virtual Church. Away with Fear: The World is NOT ending. Beyond childhood stories: putting fear aside and understanding the God of compassion. Making historical facts relevant today: The Covid Pit.
No Blues
Prayers for Hope from Etchmiadzin 
Priest Casualties in Italy 
Pope and Confession 
Harry Hagopian Arm Wrestling with God 
To Watch: Divine Liturgy THIS week
Roosevelt’s Fear “Fear”
WD168 This Week
First Week of Divine Liturgy in Isolation 
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The Icon Answers: Listen

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Next Step #615 – March 19, 2020 Praying during a Pandemic – As life changes and coronavirus dictates the way we live, does God answer our prayers? A candid conversation about what are we praying for. Are we telling God something he doesn’t know? Fear and how panic drives us to the absurd. A new day and age as we stream church services. The world-wide prayer day and and participation all around. Corona-conspiracy is the latest in a line-up from Kennedy to Moon Landing, to 911.
Links
Ara Dabanjian By the River
HH Karekin II – World Day of Prayer (3/18/20) at St. Gayane
WD168 for this Week
Apollo 8 Christmas Eve Message
Element Band
Armodoxy Channel on Youtube
Cover: The Icon Answers, Fr. Vazken 2020
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Take it Easy

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Next Step #614 – March 12, 2020 – Fears increase as Coronavirus is here, there and everywhere. A special edition on Faith as an antithesis to fear. Fr. Vazken talks about the importance for faith, education, knowledge as masses engage in the hoarding process. Taking it Easy – a trip in the Southwest, the Eagles and opportunities out of depression. Expectation: The Seven Hours of the Armenian Church, the Sun and Faith.

Joanna Chapman-Smith, “Melodies”
WD168 3/11/20
Reclaim Postponed
Take it Easy by the Eagles 
Cover: Corner in Windslow, AZ, 2020
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Relisten, Refocus, Return, Reclaim

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Next Step #613 – March 5, 2020 – Elections in America with Armenian ballot. The Weekend of the Prodigal Son brings a story of redemption, a story of recovery and of course, reclaim. Fr. Vazken explores the story of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15) in its many dimensions. The journey of the Prodigal Son back home comes alive in this special edition. (From NS #457, 2017)
Home by Haig Yazadjian
Prodigal Son Parable
New English Bible
RECLAIM: www.Embracing-Faith.com
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Natural & Artificial Lenten Intelligence

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Next Step #612: A first look at some natural intelligence that comes from the time of birth and is lost by the time we start practicing Lent. Lesson for Lent from my 3 month-old grandson. Enter artificial intelligence and deal with the latest in ethics and responsibility. The quest begins for the algorithms to contaminate AI with ethics. Not for the faint at heart or for the easily dizzied. Building a church and not finding a loan? Here are some secrets from the inner ranks.
Gor Mkhitarian – Oonaynutiun from the Spirit Album
Pontifical Academy: Artificial Intelligence
Vestments in the Armenian Church
WD168 – February 26, 2020
Lenten Journey by Fr. Vazken
Lenten “Bland” Page
40 Vegan Recipes (another bland page)
Reclaim Etchmiadzin – March 13-15, 2020
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Cover: Bubble in Avalon, 2012 Fr. Vazken
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Lenten Dream Therapy

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Next Step #611: Mathematics, the language of God, reason and the stretch to resurrection, part of this pre-Lenten preparation. Mystery, mysticism, reason and today’s date 2/20/2020. Hidden mission: helping humans experience the Divine; no parlor tricks here. Worry, anxiety, fears are targeted during Lent. A look at Andy Warhol’s “Sleep.” Lent: 40 days to de-stress and find the rest for harmony and peace.
Kreen-Akrore by Paul McCartney
Fr. Vazken on Vartanants
Lenten Journey by Fr. Vazken
Lenten “Bland” Page
40 Vegan Recipes (another bland page)
Moon occults Mars
Andy Warhol’s Sleep wiki
This week’s WD168
Ana Calhoun: Gen-X Women and Sleep
Reclaim Etchmiadzin – March 13-15, 2020
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Burned it off

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Next Step #610: On the Presentation of the Lord – Dyaruntarch – all you need to know about the celebration from the history, to the meaning, to the prayer to the bonfire! Heathen or not… here we come! On Fear: Active Shooter phenomena and the traumatization of our children. Fear and Faith. “Justifiable” fear – how to spot it 10,000 feet above sea level.
Song selection by Anush & Inga
Story of the Presentation Luke 2:22f
Teacher’s Unions and Active Shooter Drills
WD168 – Episode #4 on Fear
Cover: Dyaruntarch at St. Leon Cathedral, 2020
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Evolving to 97.5

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Next Step #609: After the impeachment trial in the US and our drift from Globalism. Church and State is blurred in Orthodoxy as we deal with Church and Ethnicity. A Handmaid’s Tale: Possibilities from Sci-fi to reality. Fr. Vazken speaks candidly about the dilemma facing the Armenian Church in particular and ‘Ethnic’ churches in general as churches celebrate nationalism. A loss for globalism and interrelations. Evolution happens: changes to body temperature is a new reading of Lewis Carroll’s “The Walrus and the Carpenter”. Annual Superbowl reflection: 1/2 a minute is MORE than the budget of all the Armenian Churches and traveling at the speed of light. Ground Hog Day and basic church economics: Learning from the Dishonest Servant
Michael Gulezian
Body Temperature changes
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Christmas sermon 1967
Handmaid’s Tale
Senator Romney’s speech
Walrus and the Carpenter
Lewis Carroll
Dyaruntarch
Luke 2
WD-168 This week
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