3 Sermon Mar. 24, 2013 (Sunday of Orthodoxy: Seeing God) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-07T03:28:59+00:00 On this Sunday of Orthodoxy, Fr. Andrew asks if we want to reconnect with God, do we want to see God. Full Article
3 Sermon Mar. 31, 2013 (Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-07T03:31:23+00:00 On this Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas, Fr. Andrew discusses the on-going debate about how a Christian comes to know God. Full Article
3 Sermon Apr. 7, 2013 (Asceticism: How to Take Up the Cross) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T20:13:36+00:00 On this Sunday of the Cross, Fr. Andrew discusses what it really means to 'Take Up the Cross'. Full Article
3 Sermon Apr. 14, 2013 (Sunday of St. John of the Ladder) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T20:18:30+00:00 On this Sunday of St. John of the Ladder, Fr. Andrew tells us that being an Orthodox Christian gives us 'something to do'. Full Article
3 Sermon Apr. 21, 2013 (The Springtime of Repentance: Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T21:23:27+00:00 On this Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, Fr. Andrew discusses what it really means to Repent. Full Article
3 Sermon Apr. 28, 2013 (Palm Sunday) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:14:32+00:00 On this Palm Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells us that we must truly put our hearts into honoring Christ. Full Article
3 Sermon May 12, 2013 (Thomas Sunday) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:24:35+00:00 On this Thomas Sunday, Fr. Andrew reminds us that we too have received a Vision of the Risen Christ. Full Article
3 Sermon May 19, 2013 (Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:26:56+00:00 On this Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers, Fr. Andrew discusses the similarities between being a deacon and being a waiter or waitress. Full Article
3 Sermon June 2, 2013 (Sunday of the Samaritan Woman) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:29:42+00:00 On this Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, Fr. Andrew tells us that worshiping in Spirit and Truth is the essence of Orthodox Liturgical life. Full Article
3 The Blindness of a Saint (Sermon June 9, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:32:15+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells us that we may be spiritually blind to the Light of the World. Full Article
3 Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council (Sermon June 16, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:34:31+00:00 On this Sunday the Church remembers and celebrates the work of the 318 bishops at the First Ecumenical Council. Full Article
3 Christ has not left us!: Pentecost and the Incarnation (Sermon June 23, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:35:43+00:00 On this Sunday of Pentecost we are reminded that with the coming of the Holy Spirit, we are assured that Christ has not left us. Full Article
3 The Twelve Apostles (Sermon June 30, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:37:00+00:00 On this Sunday of the Twelve Apostles, Fr. Andrew shares some of the incredible stories and travels of the Twelve. Full Article
3 You are the Light of the World (Sermon July 14, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:38:02+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew discusses what it truly means when Jesus says to us: You are the Light of the World. Full Article
3 Mercy and Not Sacrifice (Sermon July 26, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:40:38+00:00 In this sermon, Fr. Andrew reminds us to obey all of the commandments of Christ. Full Article
3 Faith and Works (Sermon July 28, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:42:13+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells us that there is no opposition between faith and good works in the writings of St. Paul. Full Article
3 The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus (Sermon Aug. 4, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:43:29+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells the story of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus and how they affirmed the glory of the truth of the resurrection. Full Article
3 What are we training ourselves for? (Sermon Aug. 11, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:45:12+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew asks why we are experts in everything except our faith? Full Article
3 The Whole Tradition (Sermon Aug. 18, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:46:49+00:00 On this Sunday Fr. Andrew reminds us that we cannot pick and choose pieces of the Orthodox Tradition, we have to accept the whole Orthodox tradition. Full Article
3 You Are God's Building (Sermon Aug. 25, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:50:28+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew offers us a clear vision of what it means to be a Christian. Full Article
3 The Acceptable Year of the Lord: Time and Orthodox Christianity (Sermon Sept. 1, 2013). By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:51:53+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew reminds us that in Orthodoxy there is a purpose for history, and with this New Year in the Orthodox Church, we can participate in the Acceptable Year of the Lord. Full Article
3 The Nativity of the Theotokos (Sermon Sept. 8, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:53:53+00:00 Fr. Andrew exhorts us to hear Mary's call to draw near to her holy Son. Full Article
3 Resetting Life Through the Cross (Sermon Sept. 15, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:55:15+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew asks if we ever feel that we need a reset, a do-over in our lives. If we do, then the Cross is where we start over. Full Article
3 How Do You Feel About Faith? (Sermon Sept. 22, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:58:03+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew asks if we can use our feelings as a test of the authenticity of our Faith? Full Article
3 The Greatest Gift (Sermon Sept. 29, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T23:32:02+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew speaks of the greatest gift he ever received from his parents, the gift of a Christian identity. Full Article
3 Paradoxes of Christianity (Sermon Oct. 6, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T23:35:02+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells us how God presents us with a series of contradictions that ultimately lead us to Christ. Full Article
3 The Intimate God (Sermon Oct. 20, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T23:36:52+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells us that all religions are not the same, that the one true God is our God, and we are His people. Full Article
3 The Prophet and the Healer (Sermon Oct. 27, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T23:37:31+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew explains how Jesus can be both the public Prophet who speaks for God, and the gentle, private Healer. Full Article
3 The Ecstasy and the Laundry (Sermon Nov. 3, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T23:42:00+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew discusses what Saint Paul defines as the ecstasy within the Church. Full Article
3 The Unlikely Servants of God (Sermon Nov. 10, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T23:44:10+00:00 Bringing together the life of St. Theodora (the wife of the Emperor St. Justinian) with the Parable of the Good Samaritan, Fr. Andrew looks at how God likes to use those who are least likely. Full Article
3 Having Ears to Hear (Sermon Nov. 17, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T23:45:05+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells us that giving generously of everything we are is the key to having ears to ear. Full Article
3 Orthodoxy and the Rules (Sermon Nov. 24, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T01:29:19+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew asks, what is the place of the rules and regulations of the Orthodox Church in the spiritual life? Full Article
3 The Prostitute Who Became an Ancestor of Christ (Sermon Dec. 22, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T01:36:11+00:00 On this Sunday before the Nativity, Fr. Andrew reflects on the place of the prostitute Rahab in salvation history and what it means for us. Full Article
3 The Incarnation and the Last Judgment (Sermon Feb. 23, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:42:04+00:00 On this Sunday of of the Last Judgment, Fr. Andrew focuses on what the righteous and the wicked experience at the Last Judgment through the Incarnation. Full Article
3 Returning to the Paradise I've Never Seen (Sermon Mar. 2, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:43:00+00:00 On this Sunday of Forgiveness, Fr. Andrew reflects on Adam's expulsion from Paradise and how we can return to a Paradise that we've never seen. Full Article
3 The Ladder (Sermon Mar. 30, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:44:00+00:00 On this Sunday of St. John of the Ladder, Fr. Andrew speaks on how the spiritual life, the path to holiness and perfection, is pursued by climbing little by little. Full Article
3 Keeping Our Children (and Ourselves) in Church for Life (Sermon Apr. 13, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:46:14+00:00 On this Palm Sunday, Fr. Andrew shows how what sociologists have observed about how both kids and adults stay in church long-term is built into the Orthodox tradition. Full Article
3 Chalcedon and the God-man (Sermon July 13, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:02:11+00:00 On this Sunday of the Fourth Ecumenical Council (held in Chalcedon in AD 451), Fr. Andrew describes the definition of faith of this council and what it means for our salvation. Full Article
3 Aidan of Lindisfarne (Sermon Aug. 31, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:08:58+00:00 Fr. Andrew tells the story of St. Aidan of Lindisfarne and stresses how he was not just a bishop but also a neighbor. Full Article
3 John 3:16 (Sermon Sept. 7, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:10:08+00:00 On this Sunday before the Elevation of the Cross, Fr. Andrew unpacks the great meaning in one of the most beloved of Bible verses. Full Article
3 He Didn't See Any God There (Sermon Oct. 5, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:14:57+00:00 In reflecting on the entrance of mankind into space, Fr. Andrew notes that telescopes and microscopes aren't the right tools for seeing God. Full Article
3 Peace on Earth (Sermon Nov. 23, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:07:52+00:00 Discussing St. Paul's saying 'Christ is our peace' from Ephesians 2, Fr. Andrew talks about the true nature of the peace that was inaugurated by the birth of Jesus. Full Article
3 What Are We Waiting For?: Andrew, Advent and Emmanuel (Sermon Nov. 30, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:09:29+00:00 On this feast of the Apostle Andrew the First-called, Fr. Andrew locates his legacy in the waiting of Advent. Full Article
3 Lenten Evangelism #3: The Last Judgment (Sermon Feb. 15, 2015) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:27:22+00:00 On this Sunday of the Last Judgment, Fr. Andrew continues his series on evangelism by discussing how the Judgment is part of our preaching of the Gospel. Full Article
3 Pentecost is the Re-Creation of Mankind (Sermon May 31, 2015) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T18:04:31+00:00 On this Great Feast of Pentecost, Fr. Andrew discusses how the sending forth of the Spirit re-creates us, all mankind and the whole cosmos. Full Article
3 Hearing and Doing God's Law in the Information Age (Sermon June 14, 2015) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T18:08:33+00:00 On this Second Sunday after Pentecost, Fr. Andrew meditates on what it means both to hear and to do the Law in the midst of the noise of the Information Age. Full Article
3 Who's the Boss? (Sermon June 28, 2015) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T18:12:03+00:00 On this Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Fr. Andrew discusses St. Paul's words in Romans 6 about becoming 'bond-servants of righteousness.' He begins his homily by first speaking on the June 26 decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to redefine marriage. Full Article
3 What is the Secret to Eternity? (Sermon Aug. 23, 2015) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-20T00:33:41+00:00 Fr. Andrew speaks on the question of the rich young ruler, 'What good deed must I do to have eternal life?' Full Article
3 The First Fruits of Achaia: Setting Ourselves for the Ministry of the Saints (Sermon Aug. 30, 2015) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-20T00:33:45+00:00 Fr. Andrew discusses the House of Stephanas which Paul baptized and how we should emulate them. Full Article
3 You Bleed Just to Know You're Alive (Sermon Sept. 13, 2015) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-30T03:23:42+00:00 On this Sunday before the Elevation of the Cross, Fr. Andrew discusses the 'virtual' worlds we live in and how we seek life in the midst of fakeness. Full Article