ng Celebrating True Freedom By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-03-30T18:37:16+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a homily at the 200 year anniversary of Greek Independence about the true freedom wrought for us in Christ. Full Article
ng Moonwalking Our Faith By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-04-15T15:51:14+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill gives a "book report" on the Ladder of Divine Ascent of St. John Climacus and the expectation of progress in our Life in Christ. Full Article
ng Healing for the Whole Person By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-08T15:14:40+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily on this Sunday's Gospel reading, an examination from Holy Scripture of the nature of true healing. Full Article
ng Sacrifices of Thanksgiving By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-01-19T19:06:01+00:00 The Parable of the Ten Lepers provided an opportunity to examine Levitical laws pertaining to leprosy and to the offering of sacrifices of thanksgiving in the Temple. Fr. Apostolos Hill underscore thes essentiality of the Holy Eucharist as the means whereby we as Orthodox Christians can offer our own sacrifices of Thanksgiving to God. Full Article
ng Testing our faith in the storms of life By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-08-31T17:43:35+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill challenges us with reflections on the Gospel reading of St. Peter's impetuous faith on the Sea of Galilee. Full Article
ng Church and Buildings By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-10-10T16:28:49+00:00 During the annual parish festival, Fr. Apostolos Hill addresses the difference between the Church building which patrons toured, and the Church which--or rather, who--were serving them on the festival grounds. Full Article
ng The Meaning of Grace By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-05-15T15:26:17+00:00 Fr. Apostolos speaks about the meaning and application of the Greek word for "Grace" and its connection with "joy" and "gratitude." Full Article
ng Seeing Our Sins In Humility By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-08-19T12:54:10+00:00 In this inaugural episode, Fr. Maxym addresses the question "How can we see our sins in humility and how can we fight despair?” Full Article
ng What Are We Doing in the Divine Liturgy? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-02T21:28:34+00:00 Full Article
ng What is the Relationship Between Being Born Again and Confession? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-24T17:37:24+00:00 Full Article
ng How Do We Deal With Thoughts (Logismoi) During Prayer? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-12-24T19:47:45+00:00 What should we do when thoughts come? The Psalms will help wash your heart of the distractions and you will reach the point where you can pray better. Full Article
ng Attaining Spiritual Joy By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-12-17T21:44:26+00:00 Full Article
ng Fasting As An Aid To Prayer By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-30T13:30:41+00:00 Full Article
ng Fasting As An Aid To Prayer By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-01-12T14:59:42+00:00 Full Article
ng Allowing God to Transform Evil in Our Lives By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-04-29T18:52:35+00:00 Full Article
ng Building a Simple Rule of Prayer By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-08-06T18:51:26+00:00 Part 1 of a 2 part series on prayer. Full Article
ng Re-establishing a Simple Prayer Rule By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-08-25T02:10:37+00:00 Part two of a two-part series on prayer. Full Article
ng What is Meant by the Bridegroom Coming At Midnight? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T04:31:51+00:00 Full Article
ng Unceasing Prayer By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-04-02T18:15:44+00:00 The price to be paid for unceasing prayer. Full Article
ng The Importance of having a Spiritual Father when Praying the Jesus Prayer By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-06-11T05:11:43+00:00 Full Article
ng Is there a connection between eating animal products and the passions? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-07-01T21:52:58+00:00 Full Article
ng Since the harrowing of hades, are the demonic powers still active? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-07-02T22:35:41+00:00 Full Article
ng The Inner Person in the Orthodox Tradition: Healing the Soul through God's Grace and Aceticism By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-02-18T23:59:37+00:00 Full Article
ng The Inner Person in the Orthodox Tradition: Healing the Soul through the Sacraments By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-03-25T22:02:19+00:00 Full Article
ng Understanding Evil in the Orthodox Tradition By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-01-16T23:42:27+00:00 Full Article
ng Spammers using Google links By www.hutteman.com Published On :: 2006-05-05T21:13:41-05:00 In my "Spam Suspects" email folder today, I noticed some spam which used Google as a redirection service, by linking to http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.somespamsite.com. When trying this technique with some other site, I found that google responds to this query with a 302 redirect to the site in question. Clearly, the spammer was using this system to lure people who trust Google... (176 words) Full Article Miscellaneous
ng Not Perfect, but Working Toward Perfection By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-13T19:29:24+00:00 Sermon on the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Romans 15:1-7; Matthew 9:27-35) Full Article
ng The Challenge of the Good News By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-14T00:41:43+00:00 Sermon on the Leavetaking of the Elevation of the Precious Cross (Galatians 2:16-20; Mark 8:34-9:1) Full Article
ng Launching Out Into the Deep By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-14T00:43:24+00:00 Sermon on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (II Cor 4:6-15; Luke 5:1-11) Full Article
ng Empowering Our Faith By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-14T00:55:45+00:00 Sermon on the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost (Galatians 2:16-20; Luke 8:41-56) Full Article
ng Ordering our Life's Priorities By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-14T00:57:28+00:00 Sermon on the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost (Ephesians 2:4-10; Luke 12:16-21) Full Article
ng Three Things to be Thankful For By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-14T00:59:47+00:00 Sermon on the Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Ephesians 2:14-22; Luke 13:10-17) Full Article
ng Beginning Anew By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-15T02:22:51+00:00 Sermon on the Sunday before the Theophany (2 Timothy 4:5-8; Mark 1:1-8) Full Article
ng The Healthy Ordering of the Church (Rom 12:6-14) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-15T20:08:05+00:00 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Full Article
ng Enduring Tests and Facing Temptations (Mt 14:22-34) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-15T20:09:58+00:00 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Full Article
ng Harnessing the Power of Religion (Mt 17:14-23) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-15T20:24:54+00:00 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Full Article
ng Standing Firm as a Community of Faith (1 Cor 16:13-24) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-15T20:37:23+00:00 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Full Article
ng The Healing of the Gadarene Demoniac (Luke 8:26-39) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-15T20:50:24+00:00 Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost Full Article
ng The Healing of Jairus' Daughter and the Woman with the Flow of Blood (Luke 8:41-56) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-15T21:14:32+00:00 Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost Full Article
ng Overcoming Evil with Good (Matthew 2:13-23) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-15T21:34:18+00:00 Full Article
ng Making the Paths of God Straight (Mark 1:1-8) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-15T21:35:36+00:00 Full Article
ng Trusting in the Promises of God (Mark 9:17-31) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-16T02:10:09+00:00 Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast Full Article
ng Submitting to the Truth (John 4:5-42) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-16T02:18:50+00:00 Sunday of the Samaritan Woman - Fifth Sunday of Pascha Full Article
ng Reclaiming the Mission of the North American Church (Matthew 4:18-23) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-27T19:37:54+00:00 All Saints of North America - Second Sunday after Pentecost Full Article
ng Mercy as the Path to Healing (Matthew 8:5-13) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-27T19:40:21+00:00 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Full Article
ng Strong Faith to Fight Secret Sins (Matthew 17:14-23) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-27T19:44:20+00:00 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Full Article
ng Sharing the Gift of Forgiveness (Matthew 18:23-35) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-27T19:45:02+00:00 Forgiveness is at the heart of the gospel message and Christian experience. As Christians living in the community of faith, we are called to share all things in common. Fr Tom explains that this includes sharing the mercy and compassion with one another that we first received from Christ. (Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost) Full Article
ng Growing God's Kingdom (Matthew 21:33-42) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-27T19:46:33+00:00 As Christians, we have been entrusted with the Kingdom of God. But this great gift comes with a responsibility. Fr Tom explains that the parable of the Vinedressers is God's warning to us to fulfill our essential mission to grow the Church. (Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost) Full Article
ng The Blessings of Obedience (Luke 5:1-11) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-28T19:06:41+00:00 Christ was obedient to His Father in all things. Fr Tom teaches us that God blesses those who are obedient to His commands and the result of loving obedience to God is the growth of the Church. (Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost) Full Article
ng The Purpose of Suffering (2 Cor 11:31-12:9) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-28T19:08:03+00:00 God did not create sickness and disease nor does He desire for us to suffer. However, Fr Tom teaches us that the sovereign God uses suffering to draw us closer to Him. (Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost) Full Article