There is a prevalent view that religion is all about "being a good person" or completing a checklist of commandments. Fr. Tom shows us that the problem isn't the commandments themselves, but rather using them as a means to an end. What we really need is communion - with God and with one another.

Fr. Tom discusses how the Christian life consists of personal transformation and a deep urgency to bring others into the fold.

Join Deacon John Skowron in today's discussion. What are we withholding from God's will? Are we making time for Christ in our lives?

Fr Thomas explains the mysterious nature of the resurrection of Christ which transcends the limited nature of our current three-dimensional human experience. (John 20:19-31) St Thomas Sunday, April 23, 2023.

Fr Thomas shows us the amazing examples of caring in the Myrrhbearers, explains the purpose of questioning with trust in God, and challenges us to go out and call others to the Truth. (Mark 15:43-16:8) Myrrhbearers Sunday, April 30, 2023.

Fr Thomas teaches us to be on guard against the secular trend of cremating the dead and why Orthodox Christians are buried in light of the Resurrection. (1 Cor 15:1-11; Mt 19:16-26) Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Fr Thomas unpacks the Parable of the Wedding Feast and reminds us that union with Christ starts with baptism but continues in keeping our baptismal garment clean through righteous living. (2 Corinthians 1:21-2:4; Matthew 22:1-14) Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Fr. Gregory speaks about St. Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch.

Fr. Gregory encourages us to live the joy of the resurrection all year round.

Dn. Christopher is the guest homilist for the Sunday of the Paralytic.

The Nativity is a present reality for us Orthodox Christians. It’s not just that we celebrate a past event now; there’s more to it than that. Christ is eternally born for all generations in the same way that he is both referred to in the Scriptures as “slain from the foundation of the world” (Revelation 13:8] and also eternally risen and alive in the Cosmos.

Fr. Gregory says that we don't need a New Year's resolution but rather a New Year's revolution.

The Theotokos stands for the whole biblical way of looking at the relationship between God and His creation as a mystery of LOVE.

In this final sermon on the Beatitudes, Fr. Gregory says that persecution can be an occasion of great blessedness.

Subdeacon Emmanuel gives the homily on the belief of the Centurion.

Fr. Gregory Hallam brings the homily on the Feast of the Transfiguration.

Fr. Gregory's homily on the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos.

This week there is an important feast celebrating the Archangel Michael and the angel Gabriel and six other angels.

Fr. Gregory reads a sermon by St. Gregory the Theologian on the Incarnation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

The faithful at St. Aidan's celebrate a baptism and Fr. Gregory teaches on the significance of the Troparion for the Feast of Theophany.

The nature of Christ’s return will be within me and within you. We are now ready to put on Christ within ourselves in how we live as baptised Orthodox Christians.

Fr. Deacon Emmanuel gives the sermon on the Feast of the Annunciation.

Fr. Deacon Emmanuel gives the sermon on the Conversion of Saul to Paul the great Apostle.

Fr. Deacon Emmanuel at the Vesperal Liturgy of Holy Thursday.

Fr. Gregory at the Vesperal Liturgy of Holy Saturday.

Find Christ where creation sings, where love reigns and where death is no more.

The primary reason why Antioch was so important for the growth of Christianity was that in Antioch it became possible for anyone, not just Jews but anyone, to become a Christian.

Fr. Christopher is the homilist and he reminds us that the saints are wonderful examples for us. They gave up everything for God.

Fr. Gregory talks about the challenges Ss. Peter and Paul faced and how we can learn from them today.

Fr. Dn. Emmanuel says we can ask Christ to intervene in our lives because of our faults and because of problems that we are not able to solve with our own wills and our own resources.

Fr. Dn. Emmanuel gives the sermon about the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord.

For each of us, when we approach the things of God we need to be open to what God wants of us and we need to be taught by God, through His Church, through Holy Tradition and through the Scriptures, as we listen to what He wants us to know.

In the Epistle for today from the closing verses of Chapter 6 of the Second Letter to the Corinthians, St Paul gives us a challenge and a promise. He challenges us to change how we are living; and he promises us that if we separate ourselves from idols, God will be loving and gentle and care for us with great mercy.

Deacon Emmanuel Kahn gives the sermon on the Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple.

Fr. Gregory gives the Paschal homily.

Fr. Gregory Hallam draws on St. Augustine for his sermon on the Ascension.

Fr. Gregory says that St. Peter in Lydda should have taken the trouble to visit Joppa to raise Dorcas from the dead shows the importance that the early Church gave to the plight of widows.

Fr. Gregory introduces a guest preacher today who talks about the pattern of redemption: the Lord heals the soul and then the body.

In Antioch Christianity moved beyond its Jewish roots and began to grow up to become the universal church that it is today—open to people of all cultures and all beliefs and all ages to become Christians.

Fr. Dn. Emmanuel Kahn gives the sermon on Great and Holy Saturday.

Fr. Gregory Hallam begins with a message for the children followed by Dn. Emmanuel who tells us that what we are seeking to understand is both life and the world from God’s viewpoint, not from our own.

The feast of the Entry of the Mother of God affirms the vital importance of the Panagia’s time of preparation as a young girl in the Temple at Jerusalem prior to her momentous assent to the message of Archangel Gabriel that she would conceive a child by the Holy Spirit in her womb who was to be named Jesus

Fr. Gregory and Fr. Emmanuel team up today to discuss the significance of the Ascension.

We are not saved by good works. We are saved by grace for good works. We do good works not only for Christ but also to Christ. Such are the prepositions of salvation: "by", "for" and "to."

Fr. Gregory Hallam gives the sermon for Lazarus Saturday.

Fr. Gregory gives a math lesson in the abundance of God's grace.

Fr. Gregory tackles the difficult subject of depression and other mental health issues.

Today on this third Sunday in Lent, we venerate the cross of Christ—that is, we show profound respect and awe for what Jesus Christ achieved in the Crucifixion, as well as how the Crucifixion led to the Resurrection.

Fr. Emmanuel gives the sermon and reminds his listeners that the way that we as Antiochian Orthodox Christians live and study and reach out to bring Christ to others can become the standard for Orthodox Christianity. There is no need for power politics or wealth or prestige within any part of the Orthodox Church.

Fr. Emmanuel Kahn gives the sermon on the Feast of Ascension.