Family Matters
Pres. Kerry Pappas, Pres. Melanie DiStefano, and Ancient Faith Ministries
4.8from 28 ratings
- 215
- Episodes
- 4
- Transcribed
- 28
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
- 7M
- YouTube views
About Family Matters
Empowering Marriages and Families in the Faith
- Publisher
- Pres. Kerry Pappas, Pres. Melanie DiStefano, and Ancient Faith Ministries
- Category
- religion & spirituality
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 27 Jun 2017
- Latest episode
- 17 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
4 of 215 episodes have a transcript.
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Noble Purpose: Understanding Guide Dogs' Specialized Training to Provide Independence and Access for their Owners
17 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Most Holy Theotokos, Save Me!
17 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Becoming a Father Like Our Father in Relationships that Pour Out and Receive: Father's Day Edition with Bishop John Abdalah
Inside a recent episode
A Noble Purpose: Understanding Guide Dogs' Specialized Training to Provide Independence and Access for their Owners
Published 17 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So please don't get confused. But a service animal or a guide dog is specially trained to perform specific tasks directly related to a person's disability. And in my case, like I said, my service dog was trained to guide me safely around obstacles, locate doors and steps. and help me navigate unfamiliar spaces with confidence and, you know, a greater level of independence. And what isn't a service animal is just as important because there's always a lot of confusion. You hear a lot of stories with ESAs, which acronyms, I might be saying a lot of that, so sorry about that, but emotional support animals. people get confused with emotional support animals and service animals, and they are not the same, and they don't have the same protections. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Vivian Fridas
- Melanie
- John Abdalah
- Apostolos Christos Lianos
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 6,555,553
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 28 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100
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- Quality
- 63
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 90
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