The Arena

About The Arena

Sunday Homilies and Theological Reflections with Fr. Josiah Trenham - Weekly homilies and theological reflections recorded from the amvon of St. Andrew Orthodox Church in Riverside, California. This podcast is sponsored by Patristic Nectar Publications, a publisher specializing in resources for Orthodox catechesis. We thank you for allowing us to be a part of your spiritual quest, and we hope that your listening experience is an edifying one.

Publisher

Father Josiah Trenham

Category

news · news · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Apr 2012

Latest episode

23 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

204 of 888 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Reflection | St. Justin Martyr on Compromised Christians

   The Arena Podcast is the flagship of Patristic Nectar Publications. It contains the Sunday Sermons and other theological reflections by Father Josiah Trenham delivered from the ambon of St. Andrew Church in Riverside, California, and began in 2010. There are more than 800 sermons and lectures covering ten years of preaching through the liturgical calendar.Donate Easily: Text "PNP" to 53-555 to make a quick tax-deductible donation from your phone.| Links |Visit our online store and support Patristic Nectar!https://patristic-nectar.mybigcommerce.com (https://patristic-nectar.mybigcommerce.com/)Please subscribe and rate the podcast! If you are interested in other available titles, or if you would like more information on Patristic Nectar Publications, please visit our website at PatristicNectar.org (https://patristicnectar.org/)| Support Our Ministry |1) Spread the Word - Tell your family and friends about Patristic Nectar. Share the Patristic Nectar website links to the content you have enjoyed. A personal invitation is the number one way the Church grows. Tell a friend to "Come and see!"2) Make a Donation -Patristic Nectar is a small non-profit ministry with a big vision for expanding access to Patristic Orthodox teaching throughout the world. Since our establishment in 2010, we have made steady progress but there is so much more we could do. With funding, we can work to make our ministry vision a reality.3) Pray For Us - remember us in your prayers, asking that the Lord strengthen, help, and direct us according to His divine will.

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   18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Reflection | The Supremacy of Love

   Father Josiah Trenham explores the supremacy of love in this theological reflection, offering profound spiritual insights.

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   18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Reflection | AI, American Greed, and the Cross

   Father Josiah Trenham reflects on AI, American greed, and the Cross, offering theological insights from St. Andrew Church.

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Reflection | The Supremacy of Love

Published 18 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And sometimes we should encourage our pastors like Christ did St. Paul by reminding him that there's a lot of beautiful fruit to be reaped. Keep going. I am with you, the Lord said to Paul. He says the most beautiful, the most important, the supreme thing The most excellent way is love. I want to read you his words. Listen to his absolutely beautiful words. He says, if I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, which is a great gift to do so, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and I know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. […]

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