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Inclining Our Hearts to the Cross: Sermon on the Veneration of the Cross

28 Sep 2023

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit!

There are few words in the Gospel that would be as difficult for us to accept, and as...

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SAINT SILOUAN THE ATHONITE

23 Sep 2023

"Rejoice, O father Silouan, inextinguishable burning of love in thy prayer for the world!"
(From the akathist hymn to St. Silouan of Athos)

God's chosen one, conquering the hearts of academics and students,...

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ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN HOMILY ON THE GREATEST COMMANDMENTS: LOVE OF GOD AND NEIGHBOR

The Holy Gospel According to St. Matthew 22:35-46

15 Sep 2023

Fr. Philip LeMasters

If you’re like me, you...

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The Beheading of the Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John

О мученической кончине святого Иоанна Крестителя в 32 году по Рождестве Христовом повествуют Евангелисты Матфей (Мф. 14, 1–12) и Марк (Мк. 6, 14–29). ►

10 Sep 2023

And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a...

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The Parable of the Evil Husbandman

02 Sep 2023

We find the parable of the evil husbandmen in the first three Evangelists (Matthew 21:33-41, Mark 12:1-9, Luke 20:9-16). Here is how the Evangelist Luke transmits this parable:

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The Young Rich Man (Matthew 19:16-29)

26 Aug 2023

This passage starts with a question: what should I do to have eternal life? Then the young rich man asks again: I have fulfilled all the required commandments, what more shall I do to be perfect? Leave everything and follow me, answers Jesus. The...

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And Forgive Us Our Debts”: A Homily on the Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost

19 Aug 2023

A certain man owed the king a large sum: 10,000 talents. But when the king wanted to receive this money from him, it turned out that he had nothing with which to pay him, and the king forgave his debt. This man, recognizing the gravity of his...

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Sermon for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost: Matthew 17:14-23.

11 Aug 2023

In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit!

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

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Walking on the Water: Orthodox Homily for the Ninth Sunday After Pentecost

05 Aug 2023

Our family visited the Grand Canyon a few years ago. It is magnificent and awe-inspiring, but when hiking a trail or standing on an overlook, I recall that you have to pay careful attention because you are often just a few feet away...

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Every Hungry Person is Our Responsibility: On Feeding the 5000

29 Jul 2023

Is this not something that the Lord says to us now in a very special way, in these days when we are so secure, so rich, so opulent, and when we hear day after day of the hunger, the misery, the death, indeed, from starvation...

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