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Reflections on the Dormition of the Theotokos

Chaplain Sarah and Fr. Adrian reflect upon the significance of the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (August 15) for those who are keeping vigil for a loved one. You can watch Chaplain Sarah deliver her sermon on the "Icon of the Dormition" at St. Mary Orthodox Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts by clicking here.




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OCAMPR 2018: I Walk the Line - The Chaplains Resistant and Compliant Presence

Dr. Adrian Budica, ThM, ACPE, BCC, Director of Field Education, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Crestwood NY, and Sara Byrne-Martelli, MDiv, DMin candidate, BCC, Chaplain, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Video presentation available here.




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Mental Health: An Interview with Beryl Knudsen

Fr. Adrian Budica interviews Beryl Knudsen, a chaplain at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut and a graduate from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary.




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Interview with Hieromonk Serafim (Mendoza Segundo)

Aquí le ofrecemos algo mas para compartir en Glorificando a Dios. Comenzaremos con esta primera de lo que esperamos sean más entrevistas ocasionales en el futuro para compartir algo más sobre los acontecimientos de la Iglesia Ortodoxa en América Latina. Esta entrevista es con el Hieromonje Serafín (Mendoza Segundo) en México sobre la Iglesia Ortodoxa y su trabajo misionero en esa región. As an additional offering to Glorifying God, we will begin with this first of many occasional interviews so that we can share something more about the accomplishments of the Orthodox Church in Latin America. The following interview is with Hieromonk Serafim (Mendoza Segundo) in Mexico about the Orthodox Church and his missionary work in that region.




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From General Hospital to the Hospital of Souls:  Interview with Jonathan Jackson

Four-time Emmy award-winner Jonathan Jackson, star of General Hospital and Tuck Everlasting, talks with Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick about his journey into Orthodox Christianity, his family, how he lives his faith as a Hollywood actor, music and writing, on this special episode of Roads From Emmaus.




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As Unknown, and Yet Well Known: Introducing the Orthodox Church in American Culture

Fr. Andrew gave this talk at Cornell University on February 14, 2012.




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26th Sunday after Pentecost (Prophet Habakkuk)

On this Sunday remembering the Prophet Habakkuk, Fr. Andrew reminds us that only God is God.




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Sermon Mar. 10, 2013 (Knowing God at the Last Judgment)

On this Sunday of the Last Judgment, Fr. Andrew asks if we are engaged in the true Christian Life.




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Sermon Mar. 17, 2013 (Forgiveness Sunday / St. Patrick's Day)

On this Sunday of Forgiveness, Fr. Andrew discusses the Forgiving Spirit of St. Patrick.




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Sermon Apr. 7, 2013 (Asceticism: How to Take Up the Cross)

On this Sunday of the Cross, Fr. Andrew discusses what it really means to 'Take Up the Cross'.




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Faith and Works (Sermon July 28, 2013)

On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells us that there is no opposition between faith and good works in the writings of St. Paul.




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The Nativity of the Theotokos (Sermon Sept. 8, 2013)

Fr. Andrew exhorts us to hear Mary's call to draw near to her holy Son.




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The Unlikely Servants of God (Sermon Nov. 10, 2013)

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.




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Keeping Our Children (and Ourselves) in Church for Life (Sermon Apr. 13, 2014)

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.




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Awakening to the Resurrection (Sermon Apr. 27, 2014)

On this Thomas Sunday, Fr. Andrew reflects on the awakening of Christ from the dead and what it means for us to awaken to the resurrection.




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A Faith that is More Than Thinking and Feeling (Sermon Oct. 12, 2014)

With the coincidence of the commemorations of the Seventh Ecumenical Council and Symeon the New Theologian, Fr. Andrew reflects on how these two feasts together reveal a crucial component of spiritual life.




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Justification and the Works of the Law (Sermon Nov. 2, 2014)

Reflecting on St. Paul's discussion of justification in Gal. 2:16-20, Fr. Andrew describes the difference between the faith and works of the Law of Moses and the faith and works of righteousness in Christ.




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Taking the Light Ahead: Lessons from Missionary Saints of the Orthodox Church

A talk given at the Orthodox Homeschooling Conference (Apr. 23-26) at the Antiochian Village.




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Why Did God Make Him Blind? (Sermon May 17, 2015)

On this Sunday of the Blind Man, Fr. Andrew discusses how all things are a gift from God meant for salvation—even blindness.




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Pentecost is the Re-Creation of Mankind (Sermon May 31, 2015)

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.




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Walking in the Spirit of God (Sermon July 5, 2015)

Addressing the 'fruit of the Spirit' in Galatians 5, Fr. Andrew discusses how St. Ambrose interprets this passage to say something about who God is and what spiritual life therefore means.




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You Bleed Just to Know You're Alive (Sermon Sept. 13, 2015)

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.




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Walking with Luke on the Road to Emmaus (Sermon Oct. 18, 2015)

On this feast of the Apostle Luke, Fr. Andrew highlights his encounter with Jesus on the road to Emmaus and what that means for our own spiritual lives.




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Tithing: The Sacrifice That Gets Us Unstuck (Sermon Oct. 25, 2015)

In the context of the Gospel of the healing of the Gadarene Demoniac Legion, Fr. Andrew talks about tithing in terms of sacrifice, which gets us 'unstuck' from what possesses us.




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Oneness in the Church: The Key to Generosity and Good Works (Sermon Nov. 22, 2015)

Using the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 4:1-7, Fr. Andrew discusses how our oneness in Christ leads us to greater love and generosity.




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Awake, O Sleeper! Dream Logic and the Spiritual Life (Sermon Nov. 29, 2015)

Fr. Andrew uses St. Paul's language of sin as spiritual sleep to talk about how our lives are distorted in this 'sleep' and what it's like when we 'awake.'




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Who is God? (Part 8 of 8): God is Our King (Sermon Apr. 24, 2016)

On Palm Sunday, Fr. Andrew discusses Jesus' entry into Jerusalem in terms of the Roman 'triumph' ceremony and shows how we can participate in the victory of Jesus our King.




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How Death Unlocks Life (Sermon May 15, 2016)

On this Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers, Fr. Andrew describes how death and other major life transitions present the opportunity to remake our lives, with the loosening up of previously locked relationships and ways of thinking.




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Christian Unity: It Would Take a Miracle! (Sermon Aug. 14, 2016)

Discussing Paul's admonition in 1 Cor. 1 that Christians all be of the same mind, Fr. Andrew comments on how unity is possible.




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Heaven is Like Good Company (Sermon Dec. 11, 2016)

Fr. Andrew discusses one image of Heaven—a table of companionship.




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Loving God When It Makes No Sense (Sermon Jan. 29, 2017)

Fr. Andrew uses the example of the persistence of the Canaanite Woman to show what humility and love for God look like.




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Christianity is Historical and Therefore Makes Demands (Sermon May 14, 2017)

Using Jesus' observation to the Samaritan woman at the well that 'salvation is from the Jews,' Fr. Andrew discusses the historical particularity of the Christian faith.




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Is Faith Like in the Bible Even Possible? (Sermon July 2, 2017)

Using the example of the centurion, who believes that Jesus will heal his servant with just a word, Fr. Andrew asks if that kind of faith is even possible in our own age.




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The Prophet-Priest Ezekiel (Sermon July 23, 2017)

On the feast of the Prophet Ezekiel, Fr. Andrew gives an overview of his life and discusses some images from his book of prophecy.




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The Age of Taking Church for Granted is Over (Sept. 24, 2017)

Fr. Andrew talks about the religious and irreligious space we now inhabit and draws on the writings of a saint of celebrated on the day, Silouan the Athonite, for a way forward. (Spoiler alert: Our age is more like the apostles' age.)




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Walk as Wise (Dec. 3, 2017)

In looking at St. Paul's exhortation to 'walk not as unwise, but as wise,' Fr. Andrew talks about what that means and contrasts it with how we usually use our wisdom.




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Why Repent? What Kingdom? (Jan. 14, 2018)

After His baptism, the Lord Jesus begins His preaching: 'Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand,' and Fr. Andrew unpacks what that means for us. He also gives further comment and talks about his anticipation for going on a very special pilgrimage.




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Of Exorcisms and Earthquakes (May 13, 2018)

What do an exorcism and an earthquake have in common? What about attempted suicide and mud? Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick connects all these together.




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What Do You Believe In: Reaching for the Transcendent on the Streets of New York

Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick and Steven Christoforou take to the streets of Manhattan and ask people what they believe in. What they hear surprised them and might surprise you, too.




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The Viking and the Fisherman (July 29, 2018).

With the feast of St. Olaf of Norway, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick discusses the Gospel of Peter walking on the water and interprets both in the light of St. Paul's teachings on synergy with God.




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You Can't See Heaven If All You Look at is Earth (Dec. 9, 2018)

In Luke 13, Jesus heals a woman bent over for 18 years. Bringing in the commentary of St. Theophylact of Ohrid, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick talks about how this woman is an image of our own souls and how we perceive what is heavenly.




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The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand, So How Do I Repent? (Jan. 13, 2019)

Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick unpacks the preaching of Christ and John the Forerunner—'Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand'—discussing what all of those terms really mean for everyday Christian life.




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The Equal of Martyrdom: Fr. Nicola Yanney, Holy Man of Nebraska

In this special documentary, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick goes on pilgrimage to encounter Fr. Nicola Yanney, an early 20th century Orthodox missionary in America and the first priest ordained by St. Raphael of Brooklyn, whose missionary territory included most of the Great Plains. Join Fr. Andrew as he explores the life of this holy man through interviews, research and prayer in Kearney, Nebraska, asking the question: Is Fr. Nicola a saint? Included with this documentary are 9 bonus tracks of extra interviews and other material that was not included in the main documentary.




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Sin is Exile from the Kingdom (Jan. 19, 2020)

Using the Gospel of the Ten Lepers, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick discusses how leprosy put the lepers outside society, how their healing has a purpose beyond physical health, and how that relates to the Kingdom of God and the immortality of its citizens.




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Thanksgiving

On today's show we discuss Thanksgiving with Fr. John Hopko and hear what you're thankful for. Theme song, "Burn Out Bright," by Switchfoot, used by permission.




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Real Break

Timothy interviews students who have attended Real Break, the alternative spring break program offered every year to Orthodox college students.




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Jonathan Jackson

Tim interviews Emmy Award-winning actor Jonathan Jackson, who will be speaking at this year's West Coast College Conference.




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College Conference East Keynote Address

This is the keynote address given by His Grace, Bishop Gregory of Nyssa, Primate of the American Carpatho-Russion Orthodox Diocese of the USA and the episcopal overseer of the Orthodox Christian Fellowship, at the 2013 OCF College Conference East at Antiochian Village in Ligonier, Penn. He addressed this year's theme for OCF: "Behold now, what is so good or so pleasant as for brothers to dwell together in unity?" (Psalm 132:1)




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Fr. Timothy Hojnicki

Fr. Timothy Hojnicki speaks at College Conference East, which took place from December 28-31, 2016, at Antiochian Village in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.




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Come and See the Living Church with Fr. Timothy Hojnicki

Before we begin to talk about the physical buildings, we must first address the living stones. In his keynote address at College Conference East, Fr. Timothy Hojnicki asks what visitors will actually see when they come to an Orthodox parish.