Tapes of theological discussions/sermons/interviews in Russian?

[Udut, Kenneth]

Tapes of theological discussions/sermons/interviews in Russian?

I would like to know
where I could find
tapes (or CDs) of
theological discussions,
Orthodox sermons,
interviews, or talks
at conferences, given
in Russian.

If they are available,
do they have transcripts?

And finally, hope beyond hope,
would it have English translation
as well?

[even if it has no transcript,
it is okay]


The reason is that I am
currently going through
a course called "Language
Bridge", for learning Russian,
and one of the things that it
has the learner do, is to
simultaneously repeat what
the speaker is saying, over
and over and over again,
preferably while reading
the text as well.

There is an English translation
as well, although not an
exact translation word-for-word,
just so that the learner can
have some idea what is being
talked about.

I have been using it for almost
a month, and have found that
it is quite effective.  I have
found that there is a 'running
dialog' in Russian going on in
my head a lot of the time, and
that I understand much of what
is being said, even if I do not
take the time to consciously
translate into English (which
takes a few seconds).

The author suggests that, either
during or after the course, that
one should continue this method
using either TV programs, radio,
tapes, etc.

I can't think of a better
source than the words of
priests, bishops, monks, and
theological teachers to help
me in this quest to make
the Russian language less and
less obscure, and more
comprehendable, hopefully to
the point where I will be able
to converse. [beyond the
"hello, my name is/what time
is it" types of things]

Any help for a source of
such recorded lectures,
sermons, conversations,
interviews in Russian on
Russian Orthodox topics
would be most appreciated!!

           Kenneth Udut
Kenneth.Udut at SPCORP.COM