ng Fear of Change By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T04:31:04+00:00 Citing the story of St. Mary of Egypt, Fr. Ted contends that not only is it possible to change and repent, but it is also never too late to do so. Full Article
ng Recognizing the True Messiah By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T04:32:10+00:00 Fr. Ted reminds us that Palm Sunday is actually a tragic event because the people recognize the Messiah not as He is, but as they want him to be. Full Article
ng Avoiding the Passion By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T04:34:50+00:00 Fr. Ted shares his homily from Great and Holy Thursday. Full Article
ng The Dwelling of the Spirit By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T04:39:49+00:00 Fr. Ted reminds us that it is impossible for us to be Christians without the Holy Spirit. Full Article
ng Everything About Youth: The Lost Generation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T04:41:21+00:00 Fr. Ted speaks at the Biennial Clergy-Laity Conference for the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Canada in Vancouver. Full Article
ng Finding Your Calling By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T04:43:53+00:00 Fr. Ted explains that finding your calling is a process of discovering who you truly are—who God made you to be. Full Article
ng Debunking Miracles? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T04:45:34+00:00 Fr. Ted shares his homily from the Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ. Full Article
ng Thanksgiving? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T05:11:17+00:00 Fr. Ted addresses the trend in Canada to not go to church on Thanksgiving. Full Article
ng Fighting the Giant By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T05:15:05+00:00 Fr. Gregory Scratch is the guest speaker at the Vespers of the Feast of St. Demetrios. Full Article
ng Uncomfortable Giving By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T05:21:57+00:00 Fr. Ted explains that the way you can tell whether you are giving out of love is to look at the type of giving that you do. Full Article
ng Being a Light to the World By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T05:25:10+00:00 Fr. Ted reminds us that we must be a spiritual light to our children. Full Article
ng Living the Mystery By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T05:28:18+00:00 Fr. Ted explains that the Incarnation cannot be learned, but it can be experienced. Full Article
ng Restoring Nature By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T05:29:22+00:00 Fr. Ted explains why we should have our homes blessed every year. Full Article
ng Beginning Life in the Church By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T05:33:50+00:00 Fr. Ted connects the forty day blessing of newborn children to the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. Full Article
ng Pre-Season Training By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T05:34:49+00:00 Fr. Ted explains how the Triodion prepares us to run the marathon of Great Lent. Full Article
ng Setting Us Free By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T05:39:07+00:00 Fr. Ted reminds us that true freedom is being a slave to God. Full Article
ng Bearing the Divine Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T05:41:22+00:00 Full Article
ng Finding the Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T05:48:32+00:00 The Rev. Fr. Gregory Scratch speaks at the Greek Orthodox Metropolis Youth Assembly in Winnipeg, Canada. Full Article
ng Faith in Fantasy: Finding God in Modern Culture By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T05:53:16+00:00 Fr. Ted delivers a lecture in Calgary at St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Church Lenten Retreat. Full Article
ng Being Ourselves By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T05:55:30+00:00 Fr. Ted explains that when we fail to take part in fasting or the sacraments, we create an identity crisis within. Full Article
ng Almsgiving and the Fast By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T05:57:24+00:00 Keith Thomas Sandberg speaks at a lecture sponsored by the Winnipeg Orthodox Clergy Association after the Vespers of St. Mary of Egypt. Full Article
ng Concerning the Deacon By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T06:06:59+00:00 Fr. Ted discusses what you will see in Divine Liturgy that includes an ordination. Full Article
ng Strange Tongues, Strange Spirits By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T06:09:57+00:00 Fr. Ted points out that the Spirit of God always brings people together, brings understanding, brings Truth, and brings love. Full Article
ng True Healing By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T06:16:27+00:00 Christians should be more interested in healing the soul than in healing the body. Full Article
ng Missing the Mark By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-04T06:18:10+00:00 The whole point of the Christian life is to stay on course. Sin is deviating from that course. Full Article
ng Loving Like a Cross By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-05T02:30:24+00:00 The cross is a symbol of how we should live our lives. Full Article
ng Raising Orthodox Children By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-05T02:31:24+00:00 Parents should be the first teachers of the Faith to their children. Full Article
ng Real Thanksgiving By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-05T02:34:36+00:00 Thanksgiving should be the core of our being as Orthodox Christians. Full Article
ng Filling Our Cup By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-05T02:37:09+00:00 When your soul is not filled with the Holy Spirit, there is room for other things to enter. Full Article
ng Being First Called By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-05T02:39:58+00:00 Fr. Ted reminds us that our first call is to be truly Christian. Full Article
ng Making Water Water By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-05T02:45:18+00:00 Fr. Ted explains why we bless the waters during Theophany. Full Article
ng Ascending to Meet Christ By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-05T02:46:47+00:00 There is a parallel between what happens to Zacchaeus to what happens to us every Sunday. Full Article
ng Taking the Journey By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-05T02:49:29+00:00 Fr. Ted encourages us to fully experience the lenten struggle and all that it entails. Full Article
ng Suffering to Witness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-05T02:51:39+00:00 The way we approach suffering as Christians can become a witness to how one should suffer properly. Full Article
ng Climbing the Mountain: Challenges and Pitfalls in the Lenten Journey By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-05T02:54:22+00:00 Fr. Ted speaks at an adult lenten retreat at All Saints Greek Orthodox Church in Toronto, Ontario. Full Article
ng Palm Sunday/ Conforming to God By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-05T02:55:21+00:00 Too often we seek to bend the Church to our own will instead of bending our will to meet that of God. Full Article
ng Completing the Journey By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-05T02:56:22+00:00 Fr. Ted shares his Paschal homily. Full Article
ng Finding Christ in Scripture By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-05T02:59:05+00:00 The Resurrection is the lens through which we should read the Bible. Full Article
ng Mistaking Darkness for Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-05T03:03:20+00:00 We must choose Christ over the secular world. Full Article
ng Keeping Christ in Our Heart By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-05T03:05:49+00:00 A homily by guest speaker Fr. Tim Prattas from St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in East Vancouver. Full Article
ng Giving All of Ourselves By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-12-01T04:09:52+00:00 In the act of giving we free ourselves from our material possessions. Full Article
ng Estranged By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-01-31T01:51:32+00:00 An estrangement occurs the longer we stay away from our spiritual family. Full Article
ng The Beginning of the End By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-01-31T01:54:07+00:00 The whole reason Christ comes into the world is to die. Full Article
ng Reversing the Flow By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-01-31T01:55:05+00:00 Fr. Ted explains why we bless the waters on Theophany. Full Article
ng The Cloud of Unknowing By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-01T01:10:58+00:00 Fr. Ted introduces St. Gregory of Nyssa and his theology. Full Article
ng Touching God By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-29T23:51:14+00:00 Fr. Theodore helps us understand the significance of the Sunday of St Gregory Palamas. Full Article
ng Finishing the Journey By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-17T03:46:06+00:00 Fr. Ted calls us to carry the meaning of Pascha into our everyday lives. Full Article
ng Being Afraid By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-17T03:47:33+00:00 Fr. Ted encourages us to not let fear keep us from living out our Orthodox faith. Full Article
ng Losing Faith in People By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-06-02T05:42:14+00:00 Fr. Ted encourages us to allow the story of the healing of the paralytic to move us closer into relationship with God and one another as we live in the light of the resurrection of Christ! Full Article
ng Reflecting Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-26T01:15:54+00:00 Fr. Ted shares his reflections on the Transfiguration (Metamorphosis) of Jesus. Full Article