Spirituous Filtration

Next Step #258: From a broken telescope to a broken heart, it's a matter of perspective. Out there in the universe is something so complex that it demands mapping like the Human Genome Project. From thought, to feelings, to emotions to the soul, this podcast explores vast territory. The Holy Spirit and Pentecost - the beginning of something great. Angelina Jolie, President Obama, and Michio Kaku, St. Nersess, and Bill Gates -  they all make us proud to be a Windows based operation!
Song: "Love" by Joni Mitchell
Anush's Pomegranate "Why Pray"
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Box
Dad dancing
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Bumblebee Pentecost

Next Step #210: 4th Anniversary Edition/Celebration. Australian Coffee - nothing down-under about it. Prove you're alive with this simple breathing experiment. The transcendence of time/space through the Church. The power of the Pentecost was the ability to transcend the temporal limitations. No need to check-in your brain to follow Armodoxy. "Etchmiadzin in Mission," said HH Karekin I, (1995-1999) - how to apply "etchmiadzin" to our daily and community life.
Song: "Good morning, defeat" by Gor Mkhitarian from United Fantasies
Ani's Bubbles: "Loving Kindness"
Hayk Foundation: http://haykfoundation.org/
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Carnal Ethics

Next Step #207: Beginning steps in sexual and reproductive ethics, in light of Obama's evolutionary revelation. Expressions of gay lifestyle and tolerance through the Armodox lens. Another lens points to the Eclipse of the Sun. Reflections on the Pentecost feast and the descent of the Holy Spirit.
Song: "Amen. Hayr Sourp" by Vazkenian Seminarians
Ani's Bubbles: How much do you make? 
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50 Ways to Leave Your Nightmares

Next Step #103: A look at the gifts of the Holy Spirit in defining the Body of Christ - the Holy Church. It’s Pentecost: Happy Birthday to the Church! Gifts of Grace: Technology and the Armenian Church and the Cupertino years. Sacrificing for others, in an expression of forgiveness. Memorial Day - some die, others work, but all give. It's the sacrifice that makes us who we are.
Book Review: Muriel Mirak-Weissbach “Through the Wall of Fire: Armenia—Iraq—Palestine From Wrath to Reconciliation”;
Ani's Bubbles: Forgiveness;
Music: "Amen Hayr Sourp" Dudukner Quartet
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No Spirit in Exile

Next Step #52: Focus on the spirit this Pentecost, while the Spirit allows us to focus on life and love. A powerful message of finding the tie that binds all of our dreams and hopes. It’s the power of the Holy Spirit and it's unleashed when body, soul and mind work together. Unity of spirit is a chance to bring senses and extra-sensory experiences together to form our understanding of life. A bit esoteric, but Fr. Vazken goes through the steps with the listener.
Guest: William Archila discusses his new book “The Art of Exile” and offers a few readings bringing the flavor of El Salvador to this week’s podcast.
Music: Hover “The Spirit of God” and John Coltrane “Out of this world”

Potential to Reality: Ascension to Pentecost

Next Step #51: Caught between the 40th and 50th days after Easter, a look at dreams turning into life. What is life without dreams? When hope is gone, can there even be a glimmer of life? This next step examines the tragedy of children being tried as adults. Community, or CHURCH, becomes a means to maximizing our potention to love.
Poet William Archila reads from the "Art of Exile"
Song: "Vijag" by Zulal