Sermons, Lectures

Eternal Desire for Freedom That Means Being Responsible

24 March 2009

When one tries to use a priest to get rid of responsibility for one's spiritual life, confession turns into constant nagging about how hard life is. There is no penitence or rebuking oneself, ...

On Forgiveness

17 March 2009

Archpriest Paul Yerger

Our Lord does not forgive because some legal requirement has been met. He does not forgive because it is His ‘policy’ to forgive. He forgives each of us because He freely loves and chooses to forgive ...

Sunday of the Prodigal Son

13 February 2009

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After all, the parable of the Prodigal Son is about relationships lost and found, distance and reconciliation, and a father’s love. It is like a fountain overflowing with water that continually gives ...

What If All Is In Vain?

15 December 2008

Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh

“Is your name Zoya?” asked Natalya. “Yes.” “They are looking for you, you need to go, somebody has betrayed you…” Zoya looked at Natalya (they were of the same age) and said, “Where am I to go? The ...

The Discipline of Faith

18 November 2008

But discipline is a scary word for us modern people. We chafe against the thought of being subject to any other authority except our own self-will. We equate freedom with doing what we want, when we ...

The Lord in the Guise of a Woman

12 November 2008

St. Nikolai Velimirovich

Our Lord described Himself as a woman because women are more careful than men in looking after property, in keeping the house in order and in receiving guests. If this short parable, which consists ...

To Live as a Christian

06 November 2008

Fr. Vladimir M. Tobin.

If we think long enough, we will probably all realize that we have not always been as Christ-like as our Lord expects us to be. Of course, we can always find excuses for our actions. We can always ...

What Was Christ Writing on the Ground?

21 October 2008

Then the legislator of morality and human conduct stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not (John 8:6). What did the Lord write in the dust? The Evangelist ...

Homily for the feast of the Protection of the Holy Mother of God

13 October 2008

The feast of the Protection of the Mother of God shows us the union of these two worlds. Actually, most miraculous here is not the vision itself, of the Mother of God and all the saints praying for ...

Practical Instructions in Living the Orthodox Life

02 October 2008

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The path of the monastic and layman are not that different. Both follow Christ as much as they are able. The monastic life is called the glory of the Church, for it is the perfect fulfillment of the ...

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