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Hope Beyond Hope: On Raising of Jairus Daughter

16 Nov 2024

Hope beyond hope: not because we have got good reasons to hope, but because we can be possessed of a passionate certainty that not only love divine but human love can bring back to life what was lost.

In the name of the...

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The Gadarene Demoniac The 23rd Sunday after Pentecost

09 Nov 2024

In the name of the Father, and the son, and the Holy Spirit, amen. Today is the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost and on this day we read about the Gadarene demoniac. [1] Why...

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The Parable of the Sower

26 Oct 2024

The parable of the Sower and the other parables, set forth in the 13th chapter of the Gospel according to Matthew and in the parallel places in the Gospels according to Mark and Luke, were spoken by Christ during such a large concourse of people that because of the...

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The Parable of the Sower

19 Oct 2024

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Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. The Miraculous Catch of Fish

05 Oct 2024

Luke 5:1-11. From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Luke by Blessed Theophylact, Archbishop of Ochrid and Bulgaria

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Sermon on the Rich Young Man

14 Sep 2024

When we read today’s Gospel, we often focus on the fact that the young man did not give up all of his riches and follow Christ. In particular, we tend to focus on our Savior’s words that “it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than...

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The Parable of the Unmerciful Debtor

09 Sep 2024

The Saviour said more than once, Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven (Luke 6:37; cf. Mark 11:25-26), setting forgiveness of our neighbors by us as the indispensable condition for forgiveness of us by the Lord. In one of Christ's talks with His...

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The Sunday after the Feast of the Dormition

31 Aug 2024

Sermon preached by Fr. Antony Hughes on August 16, 2009

Matthew 17:14-23 (10th Sunday after Pentecost)

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

24 Aug 2024

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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THE HOLY TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD, GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST

16 Aug 2024

And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there...

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