ng Drifting Away By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-26T01:16:36+00:00 Fr. Ted reflects upon the story of Peter walking on the water to Jesus. Full Article
ng Thanksgiving By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-10-17T03:56:59+00:00 Fr. Ted encourages us to live a life of thanksgiving to Christ! Full Article
ng Among the Thorns By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-30T02:08:18+00:00 Fr. Ted discusses the challenges of cultivating the soil of our lives in order to nurture our own faith as well as the faith of our children and grandchildren. Full Article
ng Laughing at God By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-30T02:13:55+00:00 Fr. Ted reflects upon a conversation that he had regarding the resurrection of the body, and whether we actually believe the faith that has been handed down to us. Full Article
ng Christian Giving By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-12-10T04:39:16+00:00 Fr. Ted encourages us to consider the difference between secular-giving to the poor and Christian-giving to the poor, and how we can give the best of ourselves to our brothers and sisters as we follow Jesus Christ. Full Article
ng Being Grateful By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-02-13T20:14:06+00:00 Fr. Ted calls us to a childlike gratefulness for the many gifts that we have been given by God. Full Article
ng Non Being: The Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-03-02T04:04:08+00:00 Fr. Ted asks, "What happens when are neither the Publican or the Pharisee?" The Triodion calls us back to the roots of our faith to engage fully in the life of Christ's Church. Full Article
ng Becoming the Father: The Sunday of the Prodigal Son By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-03-02T04:05:00+00:00 Fr. Ted calls us to become like the Father who was ready and willing to welcome those who return to the life of the Church, rather than the big brother who was judgmental towards his returning brother. Full Article
ng Giving in Truth: Charity in Great Lent By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-02T19:30:17+00:00 Fr. Ted addresses the staff at the headquarters of World Vision Canada on the Orthodox view of charity as it relates to Great Lent. Full Article
ng The Sword of Fasting - Fifth Sunday of Lent By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-02T19:31:04+00:00 Fr. Ted calls us to put to use one of the most powerful tools that we have in fighting the passions—fasting! Full Article
ng Having No One: Sunday of the Paralytic By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-04T22:12:24+00:00 Fr. Ted encourages us to consider the story of the paralytic who had no one to help. How are we living our Orthodox faith in a way that personally serves those in need? Full Article
ng Spirit of Understanding By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-07-06T21:31:08+00:00 Fr. Ted invites to cultivate the full life that is ours in Christ through Baptism and Chrismation - enlightened and guided by the Holy Spirit into all truth. Full Article
ng Living Examples By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-08-08T02:30:02+00:00 Fr. Ted speaks about the importance of our children receiving a positive "living" example of how to live their faith. Full Article
ng Calling All Martyrs By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-08-08T02:31:02+00:00 The calling of the Christian is to look to others before himself. Full Article
ng Glory and Suffering By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-09-01T01:19:23+00:00 Fr. Ted describes the way that the glory of the Transfiguration of Christ is connected to his suffering on the cross. Reminding us that our growth in Christ-likeness is directly tied to our own ascetic practice. Full Article
ng Beginning at the End By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-09-01T01:20:12+00:00 Fr. Ted considers the icon of the Dormition of the Theotokos and how it teaches us about the cycle of the liturgical life of the Church and our lives as well. Full Article
ng Witnessing Christ in the World: Navigating Anti-Christian Rhetoric in North America By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-21T02:53:52+00:00 Fr. Ted gave a presentation at the Romanian Orthodox Youth Assoc. (ROYA) North American Conference held in Beaverton, Ontario, Canada from October 5-7, 2017. In his talk, Fr. Ted explores the current political landscape and how it affects Orthodox youth who attend secular schools where Christianity is subtly oppressed by often ultra-liberal agendas. Full Article
ng The House of God 6: Partaking of the Meal By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-21T02:54:27+00:00 Fr. Ted speaks about the importance in our participation in Holy Communion when coming to the House of God. Full Article
ng The House of God 7: Babysitting By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-21T02:55:47+00:00 Fr. Ted speaks to the need for children to be raised in the House of God, and addresses the challenges that parents of young children face when they come to Church. Full Article
ng The House of God 12: Being Grateful By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:03:27+00:00 Fr. Ted concludes his series on the House of God by reminding us of our need to be thankful to God for all of the undeserved gifts that He has given to us. Full Article
ng Beginning with a Choice By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:07:57+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains the Triodion season and the significance of the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee for us all. Full Article
ng Dying to Live: Our Journey to Life Through the Passion - Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:23:19+00:00 Fr. Ted leads a Lenten Retreat at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Ocean, NJ. In this first session Fr. Ted delivers a talk on how Orthodox Christians are called to use the contemplation of their own death, using the Lenten season, to prepare for their birth into eternity. Full Article
ng Dying to Live: Our Journey to Life Through the Passion - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:24:32+00:00 In this second session Fr. Ted discusses how the Holy Sacraments of the Church prepare us for our own deaths and allow us to truly see life through the passion. Full Article
ng Losing Hope By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:30:54+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos speaks about the Gospel reading on the Paralytic Man. Full Article
ng Speaking the Truth By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-24T23:32:28+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos gives the homily on the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman about the need to speak truthfully to one another. Full Article
ng Connecting To Our Roots: Serbian Youth Night By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T01:47:31+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos addressed the first inaugural Youth Night at St. Savas Serbian Orthodox Church in Toronto, Canada, on the topic of “Connecting To Our Roots.” Full Article
ng Humility is Healing By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T01:48:27+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos calls us to bear with humility all that comes our way, following the example of the Holy Unmercenaries. Full Article
ng Forgiveness or Nothing By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T01:50:09+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos describes the power of forgiveness and the consequences of refusing to forgive. Full Article
ng Revealing our Weaknesses By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T01:51:17+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos encourages us to resist the fear of revealing our weaknesses in order to find healing in Christ. Full Article
ng Giving the Dying Time By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:01:20+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos addresses the need to invite Christ and His Church into the dying process. Full Article
ng Lowering the Bar By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:03:55+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos addresses the importance of God Parents in a child's life in the Orthodox Church. Full Article
ng Feasting Before Fasting By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:05:37+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos encourages all of us to participate as fully as we can in the Nativity Fast as we prepare for the coming of Jesus Christ, saving our feasting for after our fasting. Full Article
ng Discovering Meaning in Christmas By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:07:06+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos helps us to discover the true meaning of Christmas through the life of the Orthodox Church. Full Article
ng Accepting the Word By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:11:32+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos reflects on the life and ministry of St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople. Full Article
ng According to our Ability By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:12:07+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains the meaning of Jesus' Parable of the Talents. Full Article
ng Bearing the Insult By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:13:09+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos reflects on the Gospel reading from the Sunday of the Canaanite woman, and her perseverance to overcome the barriers she faced to reaching Jesus. Full Article
ng Beginning the Triodion By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:14:29+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos introduces us to the beginning of the triodion, the three-week season of preparation for the fasting of Great Lent. Full Article
ng Going to the Beach By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:17:08+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos calls us to prepare ourselves to stand before the Uncreated Light of God, either in joy or sorrow. Full Article
ng Coming Home By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:17:59+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos invites us to enter the Great Fast with hope on the Sunday of Forgiveness. Full Article
ng Healing the Spirit By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:29:08+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos preaches on the healing of the paralytic. Full Article
ng Blessing the Loaves By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:34:45+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos preaches on Jesus feeding five thousand people with five loaves and two fish. Full Article
ng Touching Christ By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:42:06+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos preaches on the healing touch of Christ. Full Article
ng Seeing the Truth By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T02:48:43+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains the way in which God chooses to work with us (synergy) in our lives. Full Article
ng The Sacred Beginning of Life By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-02-21T17:58:35+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains the prayers of the Orthodox Church that are prayed in the beginning days of the life of a child. Full Article
ng Comparing Ourselves to Others By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-02-21T17:59:42+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos talks about the importance of looking only at our own sin as we enter into the Triodion in preparation for the Great Fast. Full Article
ng In Remembering Sin We Remember Salvation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-03-04T16:17:36+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos invites us to consider the reality of our sin and our need for repentance. Full Article
ng We've Been Training For This By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-03-30T13:48:02+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos preaches on the Gospel reading from the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent, reminding us that as Orthodox Christians we have been training through our prayer, fasting and almsgiving for an unusual occasion like the one we face during the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
ng Christ Was Also Alone (Sermon from Holy Thursday Evening) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-04-20T18:38:00+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos gives a sermon on Holy Thursday evening after the Service of Twelve Gospels. Full Article
ng Change By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T13:17:39+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos asks us to consider if our lives have changed after Pascha? Full Article
ng Acquiring the Mind of Christ By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-06-10T18:25:13+00:00 Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains how we acquire the mind of Christ, by living in Christ through the life of Church. Full Article