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Fear of Change

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.




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Recognizing the True Messiah

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.




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Avoiding the Passion

Fr. Ted shares his homily from Great and Holy Thursday.




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The Dwelling of the Spirit

Fr. Ted reminds us that it is impossible for us to be Christians without the Holy Spirit.




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Everything About Youth: The Lost Generation

Fr. Ted speaks at the Biennial Clergy-Laity Conference for the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Canada in Vancouver.




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Finding Your Calling

Fr. Ted explains that finding your calling is a process of discovering who you truly are—who God made you to be.




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Debunking Miracles?

Fr. Ted shares his homily from the Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ.




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Thanksgiving?

Fr. Ted addresses the trend in Canada to not go to church on Thanksgiving.




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Fighting the Giant

Fr. Gregory Scratch is the guest speaker at the Vespers of the Feast of St. Demetrios.




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Uncomfortable Giving

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.




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Being a Light to the World

Fr. Ted reminds us that we must be a spiritual light to our children.




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Living the Mystery

Fr. Ted explains that the Incarnation cannot be learned, but it can be experienced.




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Restoring Nature

Fr. Ted explains why we should have our homes blessed every year.




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Beginning Life in the Church

Fr. Ted connects the forty day blessing of newborn children to the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple.




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Pre-Season Training

Fr. Ted explains how the Triodion prepares us to run the marathon of Great Lent.




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Setting Us Free

Fr. Ted reminds us that true freedom is being a slave to God.




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Bearing the Divine Light




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Finding the Light

The Rev. Fr. Gregory Scratch speaks at the Greek Orthodox Metropolis Youth Assembly in Winnipeg, Canada.




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Faith in Fantasy: Finding God in Modern Culture

Fr. Ted delivers a lecture in Calgary at St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Church Lenten Retreat.




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Being Ourselves

Fr. Ted explains that when we fail to take part in fasting or the sacraments, we create an identity crisis within.




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Almsgiving and the Fast

Keith Thomas Sandberg speaks at a lecture sponsored by the Winnipeg Orthodox Clergy Association after the Vespers of St. Mary of Egypt.




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Concerning the Deacon

Fr. Ted discusses what you will see in Divine Liturgy that includes an ordination.




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Strange Tongues, Strange Spirits

Fr. Ted points out that the Spirit of God always brings people together, brings understanding, brings Truth, and brings love.




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True Healing

Christians should be more interested in healing the soul than in healing the body.




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Missing the Mark

The whole point of the Christian life is to stay on course. Sin is deviating from that course.




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Loving Like a Cross

The cross is a symbol of how we should live our lives.




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Raising Orthodox Children

Parents should be the first teachers of the Faith to their children.




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Real Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving should be the core of our being as Orthodox Christians.




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Filling Our Cup

When your soul is not filled with the Holy Spirit, there is room for other things to enter.




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Being First Called

Fr. Ted reminds us that our first call is to be truly Christian.




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Making Water Water

Fr. Ted explains why we bless the waters during Theophany.




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Ascending to Meet Christ

There is a parallel between what happens to Zacchaeus to what happens to us every Sunday.




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Taking the Journey

Fr. Ted encourages us to fully experience the lenten struggle and all that it entails.




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Suffering to Witness

The way we approach suffering as Christians can become a witness to how one should suffer properly.




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Climbing the Mountain: Challenges and Pitfalls in the Lenten Journey

Fr. Ted speaks at an adult lenten retreat at All Saints Greek Orthodox Church in Toronto, Ontario.




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Palm Sunday/ Conforming to God

Too often we seek to bend the Church to our own will instead of bending our will to meet that of God.




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Completing the Journey

Fr. Ted shares his Paschal homily.




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Finding Christ in Scripture

The Resurrection is the lens through which we should read the Bible.




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Mistaking Darkness for Light

We must choose Christ over the secular world.




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Keeping Christ in Our Heart

A homily by guest speaker Fr. Tim Prattas from St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in East Vancouver.




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Giving All of Ourselves

In the act of giving we free ourselves from our material possessions.




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Estranged

An estrangement occurs the longer we stay away from our spiritual family.




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The Beginning of the End

The whole reason Christ comes into the world is to die.




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Reversing the Flow

Fr. Ted explains why we bless the waters on Theophany.




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The Cloud of Unknowing

Fr. Ted introduces St. Gregory of Nyssa and his theology.




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Touching God

Fr. Theodore helps us understand the significance of the Sunday of St Gregory Palamas.




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Finishing the Journey

Fr. Ted calls us to carry the meaning of Pascha into our everyday lives.




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Being Afraid

Fr. Ted encourages us to not let fear keep us from living out our Orthodox faith.




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Losing Faith in People

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!




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Reflecting Light

Fr. Ted shares his reflections on the Transfiguration (Metamorphosis) of Jesus.