se Blessed is He that Comes in the Name of the Lord - Psalm 117 (part 3) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T02:46:23+00:00 Fr. John concludes his homily on Psalm 117. Full Article
se True and False Unity By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T02:53:07+00:00 Fr. John addresses the differences between true and false unity as it relates to the Orthodox Church and Roman Catholicism. Full Article
se Servants of Righteousness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T02:57:07+00:00 Fr. John shares from Romans 6:18-23. Full Article
se Blessed are the Blameless (Psalm 118:1-8) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T03:03:09+00:00 Fr. John shares from Psalm 118, a psalm that is chanted at every Orthodox funeral. Full Article
se Blessed art Thou, O Lord, Teach Me Thy Statutes (Psalm 118:9-16) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T03:07:04+00:00 Fr. John continues his series from Psalm 118, "Wherewithal shall a young man correct his way? By keeping Thy words." Full Article
se Denying Self (Mark 8:34) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T19:43:12+00:00 Fr. John talks about denying ourselves. "We want to be happy in the next life more than we want to be happy in this life." Full Article
se 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
se Forgiving Those Who Have Hurt Us By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:11:22+00:00 Fr. John shares about forgiveness from Luke 23:34. Full Article
se The Suffering Servant By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:42:29+00:00 Fr. John shares from Isaiah 53. Full Article
se 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
se 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
se 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
se What's Your Excuse? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:14:32+00:00 Fr. John talks about the importance of taking time to read and understand the Scriptures. Full Article
se A House Divided By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:22:59+00:00 Fr. John shares from Mark 3:19-35. Full Article
se 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
se Remember Thy Words to Thy Servant By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:31:38+00:00 Fr. John shares from Psalm 118:49-56. Full Article
se Reality as God Sees It By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:35:31+00:00 Fr. John shares from the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). Full Article
se Making Excuses By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:46:33+00:00 Fr. John shares from Luke 14:1-24. Full Article
se To What Purpose Was This Waste? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-17T04:29:59+00:00 Fr. John talks about the contrast between Mary (the sister of Lazarus) and Judas, from John 12:1-8; Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9. Full Article
se Woman, Thou Art Loosed By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-12-15T05:42:56+00:00 Fr. John shares the story of the healing of the woman who was bent over for 18 years, from Luke 13:10-17. Full Article
se The Second Triumph of Orthodoxy: St. Gregory Palamas By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-02T20:34:48+00:00 Fr. John shares about the life of St. Gregory Palamas. Full Article
se Observing Boundaries By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-02T20:38:24+00:00 Fr. John shares about the importance of setting boundaries in relationships, and the story of the life of St. Mary of Egypt. Full Article
se Annulling the Curse By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-04T23:46:39+00:00 Fr. John reflects on the myrrhbearing women and apostles in how they reacted to Christ annulling the curse of death. Full Article
se The Promise of Pentecost By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-07-07T04:47:01+00:00 Fr. John talks about Pentecost, the history of the feast, and relates it to the importance of knowing the fullness of the Holy Spirit within us. Full Article
se You're Gonna Have to Serve Somebody By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-08-08T03:28:49+00:00 Fr. John shares about the healing of the demoniacs. Full Article
se Blessed is the Man By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-08-08T03:36:49+00:00 Fr. John shares from Psalm 1. Full Article
se On Thy Words Have I Set My Hope By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-09-01T02:34:15+00:00 Fr. John shares from Psalm 118:81-89. Full Article
se Unless Ye Repent Ye Shall All Likewise Perish By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-10-08T04:41:51+00:00 Fr. John shares from Luke 13:1-9. Full Article
se Why Have You Persecuted Me? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-05-14T23:21:39+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford uses the story of St. Paul to exhort us to come to know the Lord. Full Article
se Blessed are They that put their Trust in Him By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-05-14T23:52:42+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford uses Psalm 2 to speak on the individuality of humanity and the importance of trusting in God. Full Article
se The Chinese Martyrs and the Choices We Face Today By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-06-27T14:06:28+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford tells about St. Mitrophan, the first Chinese priest and martyr of the Boxer Rebellion, and encourages us to stand firm in the Faith. Full Article
se Me, Jesus, and Everybody Else By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-09-14T19:55:35+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford uses Matthew 5: 21-26 to comment on the importance of setting aside all unnecessary anger and chastisement. Full Article
se Jesus and the Eyewitnesses By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-12-05T03:02:57+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses 1 John, chapter 1. Full Article
se A House of Mercy By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-05-21T20:24:27+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses the importance of understanding the correlation between earthly and spiritual sickness, as well as modern loneliness. Full Article
se Renewing a Right Spirit in Ourselves By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-06-18T16:55:06+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford speaks on Psalm 50:10-12. Full Article
se Blessed are They that Hear the Word of God and Keep It By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-07-22T21:42:28+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares from Psalm 118:137-144. Full Article
se The Wise and Foolish Builders By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-08-20T19:40:54+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares from Matthew 7:24-27. Full Article
se If They Hear Not Moses and the Prophets By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-11-07T02:46:53+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses the parable of the rich man and Lazarus and how we must apply it to our own lives. Full Article
se The Lord Setteth Aright the Fallen By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-11T00:55:30+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches from Luke 13:10-17. Full Article
se St. Joseph of Arimathea By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T20:13:38+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford uses the Gospel accounts of the life of St. John of Arimathea to illustrate our dedication to Christ. Full Article
se Building a House to Withstand the Storm By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-07-01T23:26:43+00:00 Saturday's Sermon, by the assistant priest, Fr. David Companik, speaking about building a strong foundation in God to withstand the earthly struggles and cares of life. Full Article
se Redeemed from the Curse of the Law By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-06T01:47:36+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses Paul's epistle to the Galations, specifically chapter 3, verses 1-14. Full Article
se No One Can Hurt You But Yourself By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-12T20:55:26+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford delivers an exhortation to learn from this quarantine and use that spiritual wisdom in life moving forward. Full Article
se Praise Ye the Name of the Lord By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-12-18T18:22:34+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford uses the polyeleos as an example of how Christians should worship. Full Article
se This Promise is to You By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-06-22T22:26:50+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford uses Acts, Chapter 2 to remind us of the reality of Pentacost. Full Article
se Sennacherib and Hezekiah By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-06-24T13:36:21+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses the lives of Sennacherib and Hezekiah from passages 2 Kings 18:1-19:37 and Isaiah 36:1-37:38. Full Article
se Let God Arise and Let His Enemies Be Scattered By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-07-23T03:27:00+00:00 Fr. John presents the first of a brief series of homilies on Psalm 67. Full Article
se St. Seraphim of Sarov By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-08-02T17:13:31+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford delivers a homily about the life of St.Seraphim of Sarov. August 1 is the anniversary of his birth, according to the Julian Calendar. Full Article
se Ask, Seek, Knock By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-08-10T20:52:06+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford uses verses from Matthew 9 and Luke 11 to remind his congregation that Christ will be with us through every trial we encounter, if we let him in. Full Article
se The Chosen People By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-10-21T20:23:00+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches from 2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1 and 2 Peter 2:9-10. Full Article