the Christian Leadership in the Home By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T03:07:51+00:00 Fr. John shares about godly parenting from Ephesians 5:22-33. Full Article
the The Nativity of the Theotokos By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T03:09:14+00:00 Fr. John shares about the Nativity of the Theotokos. Full Article
the Walk Not as the Gentiles (Ephesians 4:17-24) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T19:43:58+00:00 Fr. John encourages us to renew our minds and not live in our former sins. Full Article
the Living the Life of the Gospel, Archbishop Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Montreal By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T19:48:40+00:00 Today's sermon is by Archbishop Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Montreal, who visited our parish on the eve of our patronal feast day (St. Jonah). Full Article
the Redeeming the Time By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T19:52:00+00:00 Fr. John shares from Colossians 4:5 and Ephesians 5:15-16. Full Article
the Christ, the Good Samaritan By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T19:53:48+00:00 Fr. John shares from Luke 10:25-37. Full Article
the The Holy Greatmartyr Catherine By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T19:56:48+00:00 Fr. John shares about the life of St. Catherine the Great. Full Article
the The Prophecy of Nahum By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T19:57:37+00:00 Fr. John answers the question, "Is God a God of love or of wrath?" as he looks at the Prophet Nahum. Full Article
the The Ten Lepers By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T19:59:25+00:00 Fr. John shares how the miracle of the healing of the ten lepers applies to us today. Full Article
the The Doors of Repentance By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:00:39+00:00 Fr. John continues his series of reflections on Psalm 118, with verses 25-32. Full Article
the The Temptation of Christ in the Wilderness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:06:10+00:00 Fr. John shares from Matthew 4:1-11. "It's necessary for us to fast so that we don't become fat and happy and forget that we need God, but it's also necessary for us to to feed ourselves daily on the Word of God." Full Article
the Humble Thyself in the Sight of the Lord By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:07:11+00:00 Fr. John speaks about humility (James 4:1-10). Full Article
the What is the Significance of the Feast of the New Martyrs of Russia? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:08:40+00:00 Fr. John shares stories of martyrdom and encourages us to prepare for our own. Full Article
the Churching and the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:10:36+00:00 Fr. John shares about how the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord fits in with the Old Testament and today. Full Article
the Come Now, and Let Us Reason Together By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:40:07+00:00 Fr. John shares about repentance from Isaiah 1:1-20 on the first Sunday of Great Lent. Full Article
the The Suffering Servant By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:42:29+00:00 Fr. John shares from Isaiah 53. Full Article
the The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:43:31+00:00 Fr. John shares about the life of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. "It's through our struggle that we are saved. There's a crown that's waiting for each and every one of us, but we have to take up the struggle and endure to the end." Full Article
the The Sinful Woman and the Pharisee By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:45:06+00:00 Fr. John shares some of the cultural context of the story of the sinful woman and the Pharisee to better understand our own need of repentance, from Luke 7:36-50. Full Article
the The Raising of Lazarus By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:46:33+00:00 Fr. John shares about the raising of Lazarus, from the Gospel of St. John, chapter 11. Full Article
the The Healing of the Beggar at the Gate of the Temple By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:47:58+00:00 Fr. John shares from Acts 3:1-8. "We, apart from God's grace, are unable to offer God the true and spiritual worship that He requires of us. But if we will come to the Temple and beg for His mercy, He will say to us, 'Rise up and walk.' If we've come and still feel ourselves to be spiritual cripples, we need to not give up, but take every opportunity to come to the Temple of God, because this is where what we need spiritually is to be found." Full Article
the Search the Scriptures By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:49:42+00:00 Fr. John shares from John 5:31-47. Full Article
the The Pool of Bethesda By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:52:05+00:00 Fr. John shares about the healing of the paralytic in John 5. "Let us endure whatever hardships we may face in this life and accept them as being for our salvation, so that a worse thing will not come upon us. Having been healed of our sins, we may rise up on that final day and enter into Paradise." Full Article
the The Blind Leading the Blind By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:56:53+00:00 Fr. John shares from Matthew 15. Full Article
the The Way of God's Statutes By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:59:48+00:00 Fr. John returns to the series on Psalm 118, and discusses verses 33-40. Full Article
the The Meaning of our Baptism By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T21:01:44+00:00 Fr. John talks about the meaning of the sacrament of Holy Baptism. Full Article
the To the Jew first, and also to the Gentile By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T21:06:45+00:00 Fr. John shares from Romans 2:1-11. Full Article
the Circumcision of the Heart By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T21:10:00+00:00 Fr. John shares from Romans 2:17-29. Full Article
the St. Peter the Apostle By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T21:15:02+00:00 Fr. John shares about St. Peter on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. Full Article
the The Prophet Elijah and the Prophets of Baal By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:15:26+00:00 Fr. John reminds us of the story of the Prophet Elijah on Mount Carmel. "Let us say with the prophet, 'My God is the Lord,' and serve him faithfully, and slay the false prophets of the demons in our hearts, which are the passions." Full Article
the The Day Christ's Ministry Began in Galilee By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:21:12+00:00 Fr. John shares from Mark 1:21-39. Full Article
the The Parable of the Seed that Grows Secretly By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:24:24+00:00 Fr. John shares from Mark 4. Full Article
the The Disciplines of Discipleship By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:29:16+00:00 Fr. John talks about the necessity and importance of developing regular disciplines in our lives as we follow Christ. Full Article
the Are We There Yet? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:37:12+00:00 Fr. John talks about the end times, from 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11. Full Article
the The Easy Yoke of Christ By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:40:17+00:00 Fr. John shares about the easy yoke of Christ, from Matthew 11:28-30. Full Article
the St. Andrew the First Called By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:43:24+00:00 Fr. John shares about the life and ministry of St. Andrew, the First Called. Full Article
the The Bond of Perfection By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:44:57+00:00 Fr. John shares thoughts from Colossians 3:12-15. Full Article
the Rahab, and the Scarlet Cord By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:47:57+00:00 Fr. John speaks about Rahab the Harlot, from Joshua 2. Full Article
the Preach the Word By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:49:24+00:00 Fr. John speaks from 2 Timothy 4:1-8. Full Article
the The Undying Worm and the Unquenchable Fire By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:53:07+00:00 Fr. John speaks from Mark 9:42-50. Full Article
the The Sound of One Hand Clapping By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:57:04+00:00 Fr. John talks about the impossibility of repentance without a changed life, from Luke 19:1-10. Full Article
the The Prodigal Slave By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:58:38+00:00 Fr. John shares the story of St. Onesimus, from Philemon 1:8-16. Full Article
the When the Books are Opened By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-20T05:47:31+00:00 On the Sunday of the Last Judgment, Fr. John also shares from Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14, and Revelation 20:11-12,15. Full Article
the War, Capital Punishment, and the Sixth Commandment By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-25T06:18:03+00:00 Fr. John continues his series on the Sixth Commandment. Full Article
the How to Approach the Fast By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-30T00:02:51+00:00 Fr. John shares from Matthew 6:14-21 encouragement as we begin Great Lent. Full Article
the Running the Race of the Fast By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-30T00:03:49+00:00 Fr. John shares from Hebrews 12:1-2 encouragement for running the race of the fast. Full Article
the Going the Extra Mile By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-17T04:30:57+00:00 Fr. John shares from Acts 6:1-7 and Matthew 5:38-42. Full Article
the Three Lessons from the Healing of the Paralytic By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-06-02T05:55:30+00:00 Guest homilist Hieromonk Alexander (Reichert) shares encouragement from the Healing of the Paralytic. Full Article
the The Logos By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-27T00:51:32+00:00 Fr. John shares about the Eternal Word of God, the Logos. Full Article
the The Holy Spirit: Wind, Fire, and Water By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-27T00:52:19+00:00 On Pentecost, Fr. John shares about the characteristics of the Holy Spirit. Full Article
the What Advantage Hath the Russian? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-27T00:54:42+00:00 Fr. John shares from Romans 3:1-8. Full Article