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Drifting Away

Fr. Ted reflects upon the story of Peter walking on the water to Jesus.




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Thanksgiving

Fr. Ted encourages us to live a life of thanksgiving to Christ!




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Among the Thorns

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.




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Laughing at God

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.




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Christian Giving

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.




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Being Grateful

Fr. Ted calls us to a childlike gratefulness for the many gifts that we have been given by God.




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Non Being: The Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee

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.




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Becoming the Father: The Sunday of the Prodigal Son

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.




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Giving in Truth: Charity in Great Lent

Fr. Ted addresses the staff at the headquarters of World Vision Canada on the Orthodox view of charity as it relates to Great Lent.




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The Sword of Fasting - Fifth Sunday of Lent

Fr. Ted calls us to put to use one of the most powerful tools that we have in fighting the passions—fasting!




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Having No One: Sunday of the Paralytic

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?




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Spirit of Understanding

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.




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Living Examples

Fr. Ted speaks about the importance of our children receiving a positive "living" example of how to live their faith.




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Calling All Martyrs

The calling of the Christian is to look to others before himself.




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Glory and Suffering

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.




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Beginning at the End

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.




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Witnessing Christ in the World: Navigating Anti-Christian Rhetoric in North America

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.




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The House of God 6: Partaking of the Meal

Fr. Ted speaks about the importance in our participation in Holy Communion when coming to the House of God.




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The House of God 7: Babysitting

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.




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The House of God 12: Being Grateful

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.




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Beginning with a Choice

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains the Triodion season and the significance of the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee for us all.




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Dying to Live: Our Journey to Life Through the Passion - Part 1

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.




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Dying to Live: Our Journey to Life Through the Passion - Part 2

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.




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Losing Hope

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos speaks about the Gospel reading on the Paralytic Man.




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Speaking the Truth

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos gives the homily on the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman about the need to speak truthfully to one another.




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Connecting To Our Roots: Serbian Youth Night

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.”




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Humility is Healing

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos calls us to bear with humility all that comes our way, following the example of the Holy Unmercenaries.




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Forgiveness or Nothing

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos describes the power of forgiveness and the consequences of refusing to forgive.




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Revealing our Weaknesses

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos encourages us to resist the fear of revealing our weaknesses in order to find healing in Christ.




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Giving the Dying Time

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos addresses the need to invite Christ and His Church into the dying process.




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Lowering the Bar

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos addresses the importance of God Parents in a child's life in the Orthodox Church.




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Feasting Before Fasting

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.




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Discovering Meaning in Christmas

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos helps us to discover the true meaning of Christmas through the life of the Orthodox Church.




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Accepting the Word

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos reflects on the life and ministry of St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople.




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According to our Ability

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains the meaning of Jesus' Parable of the Talents.




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Bearing the Insult

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.




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Beginning the Triodion

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos introduces us to the beginning of the triodion, the three-week season of preparation for the fasting of Great Lent.




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Going to the Beach

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos calls us to prepare ourselves to stand before the Uncreated Light of God, either in joy or sorrow.




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Coming Home

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos invites us to enter the Great Fast with hope on the Sunday of Forgiveness.




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Healing the Spirit

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos preaches on the healing of the paralytic.




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Blessing the Loaves

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos preaches on Jesus feeding five thousand people with five loaves and two fish.




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Touching Christ

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos preaches on the healing touch of Christ.




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Seeing the Truth

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains the way in which God chooses to work with us (synergy) in our lives.




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The Sacred Beginning of Life

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains the prayers of the Orthodox Church that are prayed in the beginning days of the life of a child.




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Comparing Ourselves to Others

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.




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In Remembering Sin We Remember Salvation

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos invites us to consider the reality of our sin and our need for repentance.




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We've Been Training For This

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.




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Christ Was Also Alone (Sermon from Holy Thursday Evening)

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos gives a sermon on Holy Thursday evening after the Service of Twelve Gospels.




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Change

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos asks us to consider if our lives have changed after Pascha?




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Acquiring the Mind of Christ

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains how we acquire the mind of Christ, by living in Christ through the life of Church.