Priest Philip LeMasters

Orthodox Priest and Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics

May Christians Kill?

May Christians Kill?

05 May 2015

Priest Philip LeMasters

Be All That You Can Be: Character Development in Eastern Orthodox Christianity

Be All That You Can Be: Character Development in Eastern Orthodox Christianity

30 April 2015

Priest Philip LeMasters

We Must Enter into Christ’s Death In Order to Rise with Him: A Homily Near the End of Great Lent in the Orthodox Church

We Must Enter into Christ’s Death In Order to Rise with Him: A Homily Near the End of Great Lent in the Orthodox Church

02 April 2015

Priest Philip LeMasters

If we do not enter into the reality of our Savior’s crucifixion, we will find it impossible to celebrate Pascha as much more than a cultural festival with rich food

Prayer, Fasting, and the Good Life: On the 10th Sunday After Pentecost

Prayer, Fasting, and the Good Life: On the 10th Sunday After Pentecost

17 August 2014

Priest Philip LeMasters

One of the many problems of popular, easy Christianity is that it makes us spiritually weak. If the faith is basically about helping us get what we want, then we will always serve ourselves and ...

How Not to Sink Like a Stone in the Raging Sea of Life: A Homily for the 9th Sunday After Pentecost in the Orthodox Church

How Not to Sink Like a Stone in the Raging Sea of Life: A Homily for the 9th Sunday After Pentecost in the Orthodox Church

11 August 2014

Priest Philip LeMasters

Whenever we are tempted to sinful words, deeds, or thoughts of any kind, we should call upon the Lord’s aid, whether silently or aloud. And we can all do many things in our daily routines while ...

How to Respond to the Many Problems of the World: A Homily for “St. Timon Sunday” in the Orthodox Church

How to Respond to the Many Problems of the World: A Homily for “St. Timon Sunday” in the Orthodox Church

29 July 2014

Priest Philip LeMasters

No, we cannot solve all the world’s problems or even all of our own personal problems. But we can follow our Lord as best we can, praying for and sharing our resources with our suffering brothers ...

There Is Hope for Us All: On the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul

There Is Hope for Us All: On the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul

12 July 2014

Priest Philip LeMasters

In order to celebrate worthily the feast day of Sts. Peter and Paul, we must go beyond praising them with our words. We must participate personally in the holiness so evident in them. In other ...

A Kingdom Not of This World: The Jewish Messiah and the Roman Centurion

A Kingdom Not of This World: The Jewish Messiah and the Roman Centurion

08 July 2014

Priest Philip LeMasters

God’s reign is not limited by national boundaries or political ideologies. We love, honor, and serve our country, and pray that God will continue to bless America, but our nation is neither our ...

All Hell Breaks Loose: Orthodox Christian Thoughts on the High Incidence of Rape on American College Campuses

All Hell Breaks Loose: Orthodox Christian Thoughts on the High Incidence of Rape on American College Campuses

08 June 2014

Priest Philip LeMasters

How sad that our culture has produced so many people today who lack the moral and spiritual vision necessary to recognize the sanctity and gravity of the intimate union of those created male and ...

Open Your Eyes to the Light of the Kingdom: Homily for the Sunday of the Blind Man in the Orthodox Church

Open Your Eyes to the Light of the Kingdom: Homily for the Sunday of the Blind Man in the Orthodox Church

25 May 2014

Priest Philip LeMasters

There is too much in all of us that prefers the darkness to the light. We are all quite comfortable with some of our sins and passions. We have gotten used to them and may have accepted the lie ...

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