world news The House of God 12: Being Grateful By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:03:27+00:00 Fr. Ted concludes his series on the House of God by reminding us of our need to be thankful to God for all of the undeserved gifts that He has given to us. Full Article
world news Of Water and Magic By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:05:15+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos reflects on the meaning of Theophany and the purpose of the Blessing of the Waters. Full Article
world news Holy Water is Holy Water By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:06:26+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains the similarities and differences between the Great and Small Blessings of the Water, and their connection to Epiphany. Full Article
world news Beginning with a Choice By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:07:57+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains the Triodion season and the significance of the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee for us all. Full Article
world news Is Forgiveness Free? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:09:31+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos calls us to prepare our lives for the journey of Great Lent. Full Article
world news A Higher Standard By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:10:47+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos speaks of the basic criteria by which all people will be judged. Full Article
world news Dying to Live: Our Journey to Life Through the Passion - Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:23:19+00:00 Fr. Ted leads a Lenten Retreat at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Ocean, NJ. In this first session Fr. Ted delivers a talk on how Orthodox Christians are called to use the contemplation of their own death, using the Lenten season, to prepare for their birth into eternity. Full Article
world news Dying to Live: Our Journey to Life Through the Passion - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:24:32+00:00 In this second session Fr. Ted discusses how the Holy Sacraments of the Church prepare us for our own deaths and allow us to truly see life through the passion. Full Article
world news View from the Top By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:26:03+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos encourages us to engage in the Great Fast for the sake of our own souls. Full Article
world news Christians are Called to the Cross By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:26:50+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos reminds us of Jesus' call to take up our cross and follow Him. Full Article
world news Ladders and Lightbulbs By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:28:07+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos helps us understand St. John of Ladder's call to ascend in the spiritual life. Full Article
world news Pascha 2018 - Blood and Fire By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:30:04+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains two traditions of Orthodox Christians during Pascha: Marking our homes with the Sign of the Cross, and the greeting Christos Anesti! Full Article
world news Losing Hope By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:30:54+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos speaks about the Gospel reading on the Paralytic Man. Full Article
world news Speaking the Truth By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:32:28+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos gives the homily on the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman about the need to speak truthfully to one another. Full Article
world news Heretics & Schismatics By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:33:35+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos defines the difference between heresy and schism, and why unity matters to us today. Full Article
world news Saints Are Christians By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:34:20+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains why the Saints are indeed models of the Orthodox Christian faith that we should follow. Full Article
world news Perception By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T01:45:17+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains the connection between anxiety and striving after the things of this world, rather than the Kingdom of Heaven. Full Article
world news Connecting To Our Roots: Serbian Youth Night By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T01:47:31+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos addressed the first inaugural Youth Night at St. Savas Serbian Orthodox Church in Toronto, Canada, on the topic of “Connecting To Our Roots.” Full Article
world news Humility is Healing By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T01:48:27+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos calls us to bear with humility all that comes our way, following the example of the Holy Unmercenaries. Full Article
world news Forgiveness or Nothing By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T01:50:09+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos describes the power of forgiveness and the consequences of refusing to forgive. Full Article
world news Revealing our Weaknesses By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T01:51:17+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos encourages us to resist the fear of revealing our weaknesses in order to find healing in Christ. Full Article
world news Patience and Humility By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T01:52:09+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos invites us to grow in patience as we humbly wait for the harvest our spiritual labor in Christ. Full Article
world news On Our Own Terms By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T01:52:55+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos preaches on the Parable of the Wedding Feast reminding us that we come to the Church for the healing of our souls. Full Article
world news The Bronze Serpent By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T01:54:10+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos speaks about the Feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross and the lifting up of the Bronze Serpent in the book of Exodus. Full Article
world news What it Takes to be a Christian By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T01:55:41+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos speaks about the most important call for us in this life. Full Article
world news Time to Pray By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T01:56:37+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos reminds us that the Church is a place for building our faith in Christ! Full Article
world news Selfish Love By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T01:58:28+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos challenges the selfish love of "an eye for an eye" with the selfless love of Christ. Full Article
world news How are Decisions Made in the Orthodox Church? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T01:59:56+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains the Synodal System within the Orthodox Church. Full Article
world news Giving the Dying Time By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:01:20+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos addresses the need to invite Christ and His Church into the dying process. Full Article
world news How Much Is Enough? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:02:13+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos reflects on our materialistic culture and our call as Orthodox Christians to live within our means so that we can share with others and help those in need. Full Article
world news Lowering the Bar By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:03:55+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos addresses the importance of God Parents in a child's life in the Orthodox Church. Full Article
world news Feasting Before Fasting By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:05:37+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos encourages all of us to participate as fully as we can in the Nativity Fast as we prepare for the coming of Jesus Christ, saving our feasting for after our fasting. Full Article
world news Discovering Meaning in Christmas By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:07:06+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos helps us to discover the true meaning of Christmas through the life of the Orthodox Church. Full Article
world news Origins of the Epiphany Feast By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:08:33+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains the meaning of the two Great Blessing of the Waters during the Feast of Epiphany or Theophany. Full Article
world news Entitlement By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:09:31+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos addresses the problem of entitlement through the Gospel reading on the Healing of the Ten Lepers. Full Article
world news Accepting the Word By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:11:32+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos reflects on the life and ministry of St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople. Full Article
world news According to our Ability By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:12:07+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains the meaning of Jesus' Parable of the Talents. Full Article
world news Bearing the Insult By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:13:09+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos reflects on the Gospel reading from the Sunday of the Canaanite woman, and her perseverance to overcome the barriers she faced to reaching Jesus. Full Article
world news Beginning the Triodion By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:14:29+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos introduces us to the beginning of the triodion, the three-week season of preparation for the fasting of Great Lent. Full Article
world news Same Place, Same Time By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:15:40+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos discusses the topic of forgiveness. Full Article
world news Going to the Beach By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:17:08+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos calls us to prepare ourselves to stand before the Uncreated Light of God, either in joy or sorrow. Full Article
world news Coming Home By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:17:59+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos invites us to enter the Great Fast with hope on the Sunday of Forgiveness. Full Article
world news Take Up Your Cross By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:19:21+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos calls us to take up our cross and actively follow Christ through the second half of Great Lent. Full Article
world news The Internal Battle By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:20:34+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos describes the internal battle with the passions through the example of St. Mary of Egypt. Full Article
world news This Feast Bothers Me By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:24:00+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos describes the irony in the Palm Sunday story. Full Article
world news Dare to Doubt By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:28:03+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains the significance of St. Thomas' difficulty believing in the resurrection of Jesus for us today. Full Article
world news Healing the Spirit By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:29:08+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos preaches on the healing of the paralytic. Full Article
world news A Tale of Two Nations By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:30:36+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos describes the difference between the Samaritans and the Jews which inform Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman, St. Photini. Full Article
world news Synods and Popes By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:32:42+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos compares the Orthodox Christian synodal system and the Latin Papal system. Full Article
world news Blessing the Loaves By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:34:45+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos preaches on Jesus feeding five thousand people with five loaves and two fish. Full Article