He will be a staff for the righteous with which for them to stand and not to fall,

and he will be the light of the nations and the hope of those whose hearts are troubled.

All who dwell on the earth will fall down and worship him,

and they will praise and bless and celebrate with song, the Lord of Spirits.

1st Enoch, chapter 48, verses 4 through 5. The modern world doesn't acknowledge,

but is nevertheless haunted by spirits, angels, demons, and saints. In our time, many yearn to

break free of the prison of a flat, secular materialism, to see and to know reality as it truly is. What is this spiritual reality

like? How do we engage with it well? How do we permeate everyday life with spiritual presence?

Orthodox Christian priests, Father Andrew Stephen Damick, and Father Stephen DeYoung,

host this live call-in show, focused on enchantment in creation,

the union of the scene and unseen as made by God and experienced by mankind throughout history.

Welcome to the Lord of Spirits.

Welcome back, everyone, to the Lord of Spirits podcast.

A happy new year to you all and a blessed feast of the nativity to our listeners on the old calendar.

It was just a few days ago for you.

And we just wrapped up Theophony on the new calendar.

And so we're ready for everything that is about to come.

I'm Father Andrew Stephen Damik on the edge of Pennsylvania Dutch country in Emmaus, Pennsylvania,

and with me is my co-host, Father Stephen DeYoung, broadcasting from a gigantic pot of gumbo

in the middle of Cajun country in Lafayette, Louisiana.

If you're listening to us live, you can call in at 855 AF Radio. That's 855-237-234-6. And we are going to get to your calls in the second part of today's show. So what are we doing tonight? Well, here's the question. What is a body? Human beings are body and soul. We take that as axiomatic.

What that means is foundational to Christian theology. And what exactly a body is is foundational to how we understand and experience the world.

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