Orientale Lumen TeleVision (OLTV) has packaged several programs of adult enrichment video and audio recordings to provide exciting opportunities for a parish to conduct a series of lectures and group discussions.

Each package consists of 6-10 lectures by noted theologians in 30-40 minute sessions.  They would be perfect for a weekly series during the preparation time for Christmas (known as either Advent or Philip’s Fast – Philipovka) or for the Great Fast leading up to Pascha.  Each group meeting could begin with a short intro by the pastor and then watching the video.  After a short break, the group then can discuss what they heard and how they reacted to the presentation of the speaker.  In this way, leading theologians are available directly for parochial education as never before.  These programs could also be used for a day of recollection, or as an entire program for lay or clergy retreats over several days.

The programs immediately available include:

Mystical Theology of the Church Fathers by Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) – unpublished lectures from a course taught at Oxford University on several Fathers of the Church and their teachings about spirituality.

History of Liturgy by Archimandrite Robert Taft, SJ – unpublished essays and speeches by the foremost expert on Byzantine Liturgy on various historical aspects of Liturgy and prayer in the Byzantine tradition.

Spirituality of Liturgy by Archimandrite Robert Taft, SJ – unpublished essays and speeches by the foremost expert on Byzantine Liturgy on various spiritual aspects of Liturgy and prayer in the Byzantine tradition.

Theology of Liturgy by Archimandrite Robert Taft, SJ – unpublished essays and speeches by the foremost expert on Byzantine Liturgy on various theological aspects of Liturgy and prayer in the Byzantine tradition.

Involuntary Sin by Father Maximos of Holy Resurrection Monastery – reflections on the general concept of sin, how selected Fathers of the Church viewed sin, and specific examples of “involuntary sin”, for which we ask forgiveness during the Divine Liturgy.

Plenary sessions from the last three Orientale Lumen Conferences are also available to use in the same way:

Orientale Lumen XI – Icons:  Expressions of our Faith
Orientale Lumen XII – Feastdays of the Eastern Churches
Orientale Lumen XIII – Monastic Spirituality for Every Day Life

Future programs will feature additional talks on other topics including church ecclesiology and iconology, the theology of icons, etc.

We are also converting several of our most popular books into audio and video media where the authors read their texts.  These include books by Archimandrite Robert Taft, Father Lawrence Cross, and Father Justin Rose.

You can view samples of these various programs at:  www.oltv.tv.
You can purchase these programs as a package or individually at:  www.olconference.com.