of The Light of Christmas By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-31T17:03:53+00:00 Fr. Apostolos talks about the theme of light as it relates to the Feast of the Nativity. Full Article
of The Ark of the New Covenant By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-31T17:05:37+00:00 Fr. Apostolos shares about the Incarnation. "As the Ark of the Old Covenant was held to be the physical manifestation of the presence of God to the people of Israel, the Ark of the New Covenant, the Ever-virgin Mary, is held to be the divine vessel of Immanuel, which means God With Us." Full Article
of The Spiritual Fitness Regimen of Lent By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-31T17:11:31+00:00 Fr. Apostolos reminds us of the effort needed and the benefits of participating fully in the spiritual fitness regimen of Great Lent. Full Article
of The Power of the Cross By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-04T20:58:33+00:00 Fr. Apostolos speaks about the power of the Cross. "If only avoiding the reality of the Cross were as easy as skipping services during Great Lent and Holy Week. If only avoiding the reality of being crucified with Christ were as easy as roasting a lamb.... As Orthodox Christians in the West avoid the spectre of the Cross, others rush to embrace it." Full Article
of Fear of Heights By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-04T20:59:30+00:00 Fr. Apostolos shares about the Ladder of Divine Ascent. Full Article
of The Face of Love By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-04T21:00:23+00:00 Fr. Apostolos encourages us to embrace Christ's sacrificial offering for us as graceful recipients of the salvation that He alone can bring. Full Article
of The Gospel of Jesus Christ By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-04T21:12:26+00:00 Fr. Apostolos shares about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. "As we celebrate the Sunday before the Exaltation of the Cross, may we commit ourselves every single day and every single hour of every day to living the message of the Gospel and thanking God that He loved us so much that He came." Full Article
of Christmas and the Abolition of Fear By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-04T21:19:36+00:00 In view of the national media's drumbeat of fear-mongering, Fr. Apostolos reminds us of angelic salutation "Fear not, for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy!" Full Article
of The Kingdom of Heaven By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-04T21:21:51+00:00 Fr. Apostolos talks about the exclusive nature of our citizenship in the Heavenly Kingdom. "No one may hold dual citizenship in the Kingdom of God and any other kingdom." Full Article
of Repentance as Healing from the Cancer of Sin By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-04T21:27:33+00:00 Fr. Apostolos speaks about repentance as healing from the cancer of sin. Sin is that foreign substance in us which, if left untreated, will produce in us spiritual death, and God provides the treatment. Full Article
of The Icon of Humanity By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-04T21:28:49+00:00 On the Sunday of Orthodoxy, Fr. Apostolos reminds us that unless we see the face of Christ in everyone we meet, to venerate our icons can be a form of idolatry. Full Article
of The Mercy of God for Me By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-17T04:32:24+00:00 Fr. Apostolos talks about God's mercy. Full Article
of Light of the World By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-27T01:05:50+00:00 Fr. Apostolos reminds us to be who we are—the light of the world. Full Article
of The Role of Mary in Our Salvation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-27T01:06:07+00:00 At the beginning of the Dormition Fast, Fr. Apostolos shares about the role of the Theotokos in our salvation. Full Article
of The Building Blocks of Faith By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-27T01:06:30+00:00 Fr. Apostolos shares about the miracle of the feeding of the multitudes with the five loaves and two fish, and encourages us to offer our best unto the Lord. Full Article
of When Rules Get in the Way of Faith By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-30T18:14:55+00:00 In this homily, Fr. Apostolos deals with focusing on the positive goal of our faith in Jesus Christ as opposed to getting bogged down in a negative view of merely keeping the "rules." Full Article
of The Grace of God as the Atmosphere of Heaven By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-12-10T04:49:23+00:00 Fr. Apostolos talks about the key of humility that unlocks God's grace. Full Article
of The Distance of Sin By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-03-02T04:51:21+00:00 Fr. Apostolos shares from the Parable of the Prodigal Son Full Article
of O Lord and Master of My Life… By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-02T20:40:16+00:00 Fr. Apostolos introduces the Lenten Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian, "O Lord and Master of my life..." Full Article
of The Centrality of the Cross By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-02T20:41:25+00:00 Fr. Apostolos helps us understand the centrality of the Cross for salvation. Full Article
of Divine Worship: the Gathering of the Faithful By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-08-08T03:38:56+00:00 Fr. Apostolos continues the series on Divine Worship, discussing the beginning of the Synaxis of the Faithful and of the prayers leading up to the Great Entrance. Full Article
of Divine Worship: the Sacrament of Offering By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-08-08T03:40:13+00:00 Fr. Apostolos continues the homily series on Divine Worship, addressing the Sacrament of Offering and the potential that exists to redeem our work-a-day lives through the offering up to God of a portion of our labors, in this case the bread and wine of Holy Communion. Full Article
of The Light of Christ By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-09-01T02:39:30+00:00 Fr. Apostolos speaks of the Light of Christ as the only light capable of dispelling the darkness we witness in the world around us today. Full Article
of Embracing the Suffering of the Cross By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-10-08T04:51:33+00:00 Fr. Apostolos talks about the importance of embracing the Cross of Christ, despite the challenges that go along with it. Full Article
of The Grace of Thanksgiving By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-21T19:36:56+00:00 Fr. Apostolos addresses how to walk in the grace of thanksgiving and gratitude in our day-to-day lives. Full Article
of Writing the Books of Our Lives By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-01-01T22:34:52+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a short homily on what we will all write in the New Year on the pages of the books of our lives. Full Article
of The Threat of Faith By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-02-14T03:34:06+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill reviews the life of St. Haralambos and the threat his faith, as a 113 year-old man, represented to an Empire. Full Article
of The Redemption of Suffering By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-04-02T19:01:21+00:00 "If you're suffering today, know this: you are on the right path. If you're not suffering, that's when you should be worried. If you are suffering in this life, God is with you. If you don't find life easy and comfortable, you're doing it right." On the Sunday of the Cross, Fr. Apostolos shares about the redemption of our own suffering through the suffering of Christ. Full Article
of The Descent of the Holy Spirit By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-06-18T16:08:47+00:00 On Pentecost, Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks about the operation of the Spirit as addressed in Romans 7 and 8, and elsewhere. Full Article
of Meaning of Orthodox Christmas By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-04T08:38:44+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill dives into what we mean when we say, "Christ is born, Glorify Him" as well as other Orthodox Christmas meanings. Full Article
of Citizens of the Heavenly Kingdom By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-15T20:29:35+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill's homily talks about citizenship in the Heavenly Kingdom and how repentance is the entrance exam. Full Article
of A Life of Contentment By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-07-01T23:45:01+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill gives a sermon on the Gospel reading from the Sermon on the Mount. Full Article
of The Power of Speech By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-07-16T04:07:47+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill preaches a homily taken from the end of the Epistle reading about the weight of our words. Full Article
of Mental Health in times of Crisis By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-09-23T02:46:27+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill discusses the phases of crisis and the importance of wisdom to cling to the One who gives us hope. Full Article
of Of the Kingdom and kingdoms By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-27T00:32:17+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill offers a Lord of the Rings based depiction of the centrality of the Kingdom of Heaven as the context for our lives in Christ, and a clean break from the various "kingdoms" which vie for our loyalties here below. Full Article
of Blindness of Ingratitude By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-11-24T04:07:51+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a homily on the blindness of ingratitude, while wearing a blindfold for effect. This is the perfect reminder for those listening to be grateful for that which is given to them. Full Article
of Zaccheus: Exemplar of Salvation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-02-02T15:29:16+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a homily on Zaccheus' response to Jesus proclamation of salvation, the giving away of his earthly wealth and the restoration of those he had swindled. Full Article
of An Example of Urgent Prayer By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-02-16T16:04:52+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks about the Canaanite woman as an example of urgent prayer. Full Article
of Christ, the Bridegroom of the Church By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-04-26T16:48:33+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a homily detailing the bridal imagery running through the Divine Liturgy and the Bridegroom Matins services of the week. Full Article
of The Defeat of Arius and Preservation of Truth By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-06-14T17:58:16+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a homily about the 1st Ecumenical Council and how only the God-man Jesus Christ is the Bridge that unites Heaven and Earth. Full Article
of Four Aspects of Spiritual Blindness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-06-14T18:19:57+00:00 Using some recent surgeries in his eye, Fr. Apostolos Hill explains the importance of staying vigilant to the blindness of our soul. Full Article
of Increments and Intervals of Time By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-09-03T21:59:01+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily from the service for the Indiction regarding the Orthodox view of of time and how it is consecrated through the prayer of the Church. Full Article
of Of Pigs and Demons By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-10-27T13:51:15+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a scriptural survey of the demonic horde and what our response to their influence ought to be in this season. Full Article
of Sacrifices of Thanksgiving By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-01-19T19:06:01+00:00 The Parable of the Ten Lepers provided an opportunity to examine Levitical laws pertaining to leprosy and to the offering of sacrifices of thanksgiving in the Temple. Fr. Apostolos Hill underscore thes essentiality of the Holy Eucharist as the means whereby we as Orthodox Christians can offer our own sacrifices of Thanksgiving to God. Full Article
of The Ocean of God's Love By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-04-11T19:29:04+00:00 On the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, Fr. Apostolos Hill shares on the Prophet Micah's closing comment on God throwing our sins into the depths of the ocean. As St. Mary's life indicates, we cannot out-sin the measureless mercy of God's love. Full Article
of Feast of the Transfiguration By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-08-09T13:56:28+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks about the importance of being transfigured in Jesus Christ. Full Article
of Testing our faith in the storms of life By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-08-31T17:43:35+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill challenges us with reflections on the Gospel reading of St. Peter's impetuous faith on the Sea of Galilee. Full Article
of The Economics of Salvation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-08-31T18:00:36+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill homily about the parable of the unforgiving servant. Full Article
of The Lethality of Sin and Its Cure By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-11-14T15:55:00+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks about the Parable of the Good Samaritan and the image of the man beset by robbers on the road down to Jericho. This is about the lethal reality of sin as the Prophet Ezekiel stated "the soul that sinneth, it shall die," and the totally effective cure available in the blood of the Christ. Full Article
of The Soul of Orthodoxy By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-03-06T20:35:37+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy and provides an examination of what our faith is and is not. Full Article