world news A Winter's Tale By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T03:19:09+00:00 Fr. Gregory's sermon for October 31 is on neo-paganism and how it is reflected in Halloween. Full Article
world news Christ Our Peace By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T03:20:29+00:00 Christ gives peace but more importantly He IS our Peace. Full Article
world news Chariots of Fire By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T03:23:17+00:00 Fr. Gregory speaks about St. Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch. Full Article
world news Ready for God By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T03:25:49+00:00 Fr. Gregory speaks about the feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple. Full Article
world news Doing Battle By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T03:27:42+00:00 Fr. Gregory speaks about the spiritual warfare we all face as Christians. Full Article
world news The Big One By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T03:29:10+00:00 What is the most important question of all time? Fr. Gregory addresses that in today's episode. Full Article
world news God's RSVP By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T03:30:36+00:00 The banquet table is set and the invitation is from God Himself. How will we respond? Full Article
world news All That is Human, All That is God By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:19:05+00:00 God came to earth to undo the ravages of sin and death. He could only do this by taking upon himself our flesh. Full Article
world news The Flight From Egypt By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:22:00+00:00 St Matthew sees the flight into Egypt as the fulfilment of Hosea’s prophecy. Full Article
world news Preparing the Way (Sunday after Theophany) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:23:38+00:00 We are to point to Christ and not ourselves as we prepare the way for others to receive Him; we decrease that Christ might be glorified in and through us. Full Article
world news Water Water Everywhere By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:26:06+00:00 Father Gregory speaks about the significance of water in his homily for the Feast of Theophany. Full Article
world news The Gift Beyond All Gifts By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:27:36+00:00 The greatest gift, the Gift beyond all gifts, is the Gift of God Himself in our Lord Jesus Christ. In the Divine Liturgy, that gift of Himself becomes something as basic as food and drink. Full Article
world news Calling on the Lord By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:29:01+00:00 Great need calls out great faith. Full Article
world news The Other Three Wise Men By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:30:18+00:00 We all know about the Three Wise Men who came to worship Christ in the cave, but today we celebrate other Three Wise Men: St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian and St. John Chrysostom. Full Article
world news Waiting for God By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:33:12+00:00 The aged Simeon and the prophetess Hannah were so incredibly blessed to behold the infant Christ, 40 days after his birth, and receive him into the Temple in Jerusalem. Full Article
world news Crumbs are Enough By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:35:39+00:00 How do we react, what do we do when we pray and God doesn't answer? Full Article
world news The New Martyrs of Russia By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:38:17+00:00 Fr. Gregory welcomes Fr. Yves Dubois as the guest preacher today. Full Article
world news Merciful Father By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:39:34+00:00 Although commonly known as the parable of the prodigal son this story in the gospel today is misnamed. It should rather be called: “the parable of the merciful Father” for the story concentrates all its attention on the compassion of the father. Full Article
world news The Last Judgement and the Love of God By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:40:44+00:00 In our lives, crucial choices have to be made and upon these choices our eternal destiny depends. Full Article
world news Why Do We Fast? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:43:24+00:00 When did fasting begin? Did Jesus start the whole thing off? The righteous and the repentant fasted in the Old Testament. Well, what about Abraham then? The fact is, humankind was taught to fast right from the very beginning, in the Garden of Eden. Full Article
world news Overcoming the World By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:45:05+00:00 The faith that overcomes the world is the true faith, Orthodoxy, not heterodoxy or otherwise believing. Full Article
world news When We Suffer By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:46:37+00:00 According to St. Bede, God uses our suffering to stimulate our fortitude, faith, humility, repentance and vigilance. Full Article
world news Venerate the Cross By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:47:59+00:00 We need the perspective of the Cross in the midst of Great Lent in order to remind ourselves of the goal of that journey that we undertake through fasting, repentance, almsgiving and prayer. It is that we might come to the beginning of Great and Holy Week with a Godly intention to know nothing else but "Christ and him crucified." Full Article
world news Hope in the Desert By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:52:54+00:00 Today's sermon is given by Dn. Christopher speaking about Saint Mary of Egypt, one of the greatest examples of personal repentance that we have. Full Article
world news Cursed No More By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:54:35+00:00 Why did our Lord have to suffer and die? We cannot conclude with the benefit of hindsight that this was simply what He had to endure to make the resurrection possible. Orthodox Christianity insists that there is necessary meaning in both the death and resurrection of our Lord. Full Article
world news A Personal and Social Resurrection By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:56:06+00:00 Fr. Gregory encourages us to live the joy of the resurrection all year round. Full Article
world news Free At Last By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:02:28+00:00 Deacon Christopher is the homilist on Great and Holy Saturday. Full Article
world news Grief Gives Way To Joy By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:03:51+00:00 The Holy Myrrh Bearing Women were the first to proclaim the risen Christ to their incredulous male counterparts. Full Article
world news From Paralysis to Action By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:05:36+00:00 Dn. Christopher is the guest homilist for the Sunday of the Paralytic. Full Article
world news Keeping Watch With Christ By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:06:03+00:00 Subdeacon Emmanuel is the homilist for the Great and Holy Thursday service. Full Article
world news Looking Intently By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:07:37+00:00 Subdeacon Emmanuel gives the homily on the Sunday of the Blind Man. Full Article
world news Going Up By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:09:32+00:00 Perhaps nothing in the Christian Church has been more misunderstood in the modern age than the Ascension. Full Article
world news Not Quite God By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:11:43+00:00 There is one key issue that we now face in the post-Christian West. In so far as many people believe that there is a God they take the divine to be a simple, abstract, impersonal force Full Article
world news Power and Fruit By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:13:39+00:00 How does the Orthodox Church understand the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit? Full Article
world news Loving Christ As He Is By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:15:48+00:00 Deacon Christopher is the homilist today. He says we must be careful to respond to people as they are and in particular we must be aware that Christ is not to be fitted into some expectations of ours. We need to know Him as He is. Full Article
world news Saints Alive By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:17:49+00:00 Subdeacon Emmanuel is the homilist and speaks about the celebration of the saints of Britain and Ireland as well as all saints abroad. Full Article
world news Be Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:18:57+00:00 St. Symeon teaches that when we pray, the indwelling Light of Christ can lift us up to the very Paradise itself of which St. Paul himself haltingly spoke. Full Article
world news The Light of the World By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:20:35+00:00 We are called to be lights in the world. We are the representatives of Christ in the world today, so of course we take on the role of being light to the world. Full Article
world news Grow Up! By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:22:25+00:00 Subdeacon Emmanuel is the homilist today. There is a light that wants to shine on us. However, it can only shine brightly if we move with Jesus from our childhood homes where we grew up to our present homes where we can now grow into being disciples of Jesus Christ. Full Article
world news Keeping it Personal By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:24:29+00:00 Christianity is a personal affair. It is not abstract, theoretical, a speculative philosophy. It is a personal encounter with the living God who is himself three persons sharing one divine nature. Full Article
world news Give to Receive By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:26:53+00:00 Deacon Christopher is the speaker today and talks about God doing great things with scarce resources. Full Article
world news Walking Without Fear By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:27:57+00:00 It is fear that hinders our walk with God. Full Article
world news Hope in Our Lady By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:29:09+00:00 Fr. Dn. Christopher speaks about the Dormition of the Theotokos. Full Article
world news Increase Our Faith By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:30:14+00:00 What does it mean to have faith and how can we increase it? Full Article
world news Happy New Year! By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-07T02:13:02+00:00 Fr. Gregory Hallam reflects on the new liturgical year and three mighty manifestations of the Divine Glory. Full Article
world news The Healing Cross By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-07T02:14:53+00:00 Dn. Christopher gives the homily and says that Christ has destroyed death and the power of evil; he dealt with it in His passion. We have to repent to allow this salvation to work within us. Full Article
world news Losing It By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-07T02:17:15+00:00 What did Jesus mean when He said to take up our cross and follow Him? Fr. Gregory teaches about the principle of losing ourselves to gain Christ. Full Article
world news On Being Called By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-07T02:19:49+00:00 What happens after we have worked hard, done our best and achieved nothing? Full Article
world news Kingdom Living By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-07T02:21:55+00:00 If we are to live effectively in the power of God, if we are to know his power to save even in adverse circumstances; then we must listen to him now and do His will, not put it off, not make excuses. Full Article
world news On God's Terms By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-07T02:23:30+00:00 Perhaps it seems capricious and arbitrary of God to deal one way with one situation and remain distant in another; but to demand to know why God does certain things and not others is to demand that He should be answerable to us. Full Article