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[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

Homily of the Patriarch of Alexandria at the Consecration of the Bishop of Kisumu and West Kenya Athanasios

"The theology of our Church is not a double-headed theology. It is not academic. It does not begin and end in libraries and university laboratories. The theology of our Church begins at the Holy Altar! That is the greatest theological Table which produces the one theology – the theology of the Immaculate Lamb. On the Holy Altar is the sacrificial lamb. It is the broken, divided and never expended Christ. He is the centre “of the entire Church.” He is the lighting strength, the source of sanctity, from which all of creation, strengthened both in logic and intellect sends up the eternal doxology."

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A Godly Fear in Time of Trouble

Fr. Ted Bobosh

In these troubling times of terrorism, we can pray Psalm 37, a Psalm of the Prophet David.

[English Edition / Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days ]

The Saints are Alive! A Homily on the Day of St. Jesse (Ise) of Tsilkani in Georgia

Commemorated December 2/15

Jesse Dominick

St. Jesse of Tsilkani left his homeland to evangelize the people of Georgia and gave his life in asceticism to Christ and the people of his diocese. His selfless giving is an example for us all to follow in our own situations. St. Jesse gave his life to Christ. Through his prayers and those of all the saints we too can follow Christ, even to our last breath, and say with St. Jesse and our Lord: “Lord, into Thy hands I commit my spirit!”

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The Nativity Fast and Christmas Parties

Fr. John Whiteford

Fr. John Whiteford talks about how Orthodox Christians can do when they are under obligation to participate in secular celebrations during the Nativity Fast.

[English Edition / Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days ]

The Moment We Were First Called

A homily for the Apostle Andrew, the Holy and All-Praised First Called + November 30/December 13

Rev. Dr. J. Sergius Halvorsen

No matter where he was, no matter what he was doing, no matter how dark or cold, he needed to look no further than his own heart, for as St. Paul says, “God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit.” (Rom 5.5) Filled with that love, Andrew saw the image of God in everyone he met. He saw the image of God in the poor, the angry, the sick, the despairing, the lonely, the stranger. It was this love of God that allowed him to rejoice and give thanks even as he offered his life as a martyr.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

Brief Notes on the Kingdom – You Are Not Advancing It

Fr. Stephen Freeman

It is solely and completely the gift of God and subject to no human effort.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

Laughter

Abbot Tryphon

Joy is the infallible sign of God’s presence

[English Edition / Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days ]

A Prophetic New Martyr: St. Seraphim (Chichagov)

Bishop Tikhon (Shevkunov) of Egorievsk

Today we commemorate a nearly unknown yet great saint, Holy Hieromartyr Seraphim (Chichagov) of Petrograd. He received a brilliant education, graduated from the Page Corps, became a well-known scholar, received a humanitarian as well as a natural sciences education, and was part of the upper echelons of society. He had a brilliant military career, having fought in several wars, but he left all this and became a priest. He did more than anyone else for the canonization of St. Seraphim of Sarov. Holy Hieromartyr Seraphim was not only a priest (later a bishop)—he was a true prophet.

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Impulsivity, Self-Control, and Relying on Christ

Hieromonk Alexis (Trader)

The secret to their success was very simple: they were victorious through their day-to-day, moment-to-moment communion with God, the source of their strength, life, and love.

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A Religion for the Sick

Abbot Tryphon

The Church is NOT full of hypocrites, there is still room for more!

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Assurance of Salvation

Fr. John Whiteford

Protestants often reference 1 John 5:13, These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. This is a verse that they claim as a basis for having complete assurance of their salvation. What is the Orthodox teaching on this passage? Fr. John Whiteford discusses the concept of assured salvation.

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An Elderly Joseph, the Virgin Mary and Sexuality

Fr. Athanasios C. Haros

Each year I find myself reminding people, and quite frankly becoming exasperated, about the truth of Joseph and Mary. As Orthodox Christians we teach that Joseph was a righteous old man in his seventies when he, by lot, was blessed to be the caretaker for the Panagia, the Theookos and Ever-Virgin Mary. Furthermore the Church AFFIRMS that since she was a virgin before conceiving Christ, while she was pregnant with Christ, and after Christ was born – why we call her Ever-Virgin – Joseph and Mary NEVER HAD SEXUAL RELATIONS.

[English Edition / Theology]

The Incarnation is the Fruit of God's Generosity

Fr. Georges Massouh

In the icon of the Nativity, we see a bull and a donkey surrounding the baby Jesus to warm Him. They symbolize the prophecy from the Old Testament, "The ox knows its owner and the donkey its master’s crib; but Israel does not know, My people do not consider” (Isaiah 3:1). Be generous, just as God is generous. That is the feast.

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Ridding Ourselves of Anger

Fr. Ted Bobosh

Anger may occur in our hearts in reaction to something we experience, but then that anger has to be harnessed by wisdom, humility and love to become an energy that inspires us to the good.

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The Limits of Being Rich. On the Parable on Luke 12:16-21

Fr. Ted Bobosh

In Luke 12:16-21, we are presented the story of a man to whom God spoke directly. Unfortunately, God’s words to the man were “You fool!” It certainly would be a rude awakening for any of us believers if when God finally spoke to us, first words were to call us a fool!

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What Is Our Authority For?

Rev. Gregory Jensen

In the Gospel Jesus’ authority—His rights if you will—is for something. It has a purpose. Jesus has authority, power, to proclaim the Gospel in both words and deeds. The authority that Jesus exercise liberates us from the law of sin and death.

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Let It Be

Fr. John Behr

As we present the Theotokos into the temple today, saying to God “Let it be,” let us not misunderstand what it demands of us as ourselves temples of God. May we have the strength to say with her: “Let it be!”

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You Barely Make a Difference and It’s a Good Thing

Fr. Stephen Freeman

At a certain point in history, people began to be told that they could take charge of history; they could change the world and make it a better place.

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Jesus Is Not Your Imaginary Friend

Fr. Stephen Freeman

I want to turn our attention in this article to how our sentimental psychology distorts our concept of God and what it means to be in relationship with Him.

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Sermon for the Feast of the Apostle Matthew 2015

"Christ called Levi the publican who then repented and became the Apostle Matthew. In this brief encounter with the conversion of the Apostle Matthew and then Christ dining at his house and saying to his critics that he has come to call sinners to repentance, we see an illustration of what the Gospel is amidst those who don’t understand it and criticize Christ for it."

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