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Celebrating True Freedom

Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a homily at the 200 year anniversary of Greek Independence about the true freedom wrought for us in Christ.




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Moonwalking Our Faith

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.




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Healing for the Whole Person

Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily on this Sunday's Gospel reading, an examination from Holy Scripture of the nature of true healing.




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Sacrifices of Thanksgiving

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.




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Testing our faith in the storms of life

Fr. Apostolos Hill challenges us with reflections on the Gospel reading of St. Peter's impetuous faith on the Sea of Galilee.




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Church and Buildings

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.




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The Meaning of Grace

Fr. Apostolos speaks about the meaning and application of the Greek word for "Grace" and its connection with "joy" and "gratitude."




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Seeing Our Sins In Humility

In this inaugural episode, Fr. Maxym addresses the question "How can we see our sins in humility and how can we fight despair?”




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What Are We Doing in the Divine Liturgy?




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What is the Relationship Between Being Born Again and Confession?




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How Do We Deal With Thoughts (Logismoi) During Prayer?

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.




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Attaining Spiritual Joy




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Fasting As An Aid To Prayer




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Fasting As An Aid To Prayer




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Allowing God to Transform Evil in Our Lives




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Building a Simple Rule of Prayer

Part 1 of a 2 part series on prayer.




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Re-establishing a Simple Prayer Rule

Part two of a two-part series on prayer.




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What is Meant by the Bridegroom Coming At Midnight?




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Unceasing Prayer

The price to be paid for unceasing prayer.




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The Importance of having a Spiritual Father when Praying the Jesus Prayer




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Is there a connection between eating animal products and the passions?




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Since the harrowing of hades, are the demonic powers still active?




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The Inner Person in the Orthodox Tradition: Healing the Soul through God's Grace and Aceticism




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The Inner Person in the Orthodox Tradition: Healing the Soul through the Sacraments




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Understanding Evil in the Orthodox Tradition




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Spammers using Google links

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)




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Not Perfect, but Working Toward Perfection

Sermon on the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Romans 15:1-7; Matthew 9:27-35)




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The Challenge of the Good News

Sermon on the Leavetaking of the Elevation of the Precious Cross (Galatians 2:16-20; Mark 8:34-9:1)




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Launching Out Into the Deep

Sermon on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (II Cor 4:6-15; Luke 5:1-11)




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Empowering Our Faith

Sermon on the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost (Galatians 2:16-20; Luke 8:41-56)




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Ordering our Life's Priorities

Sermon on the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost (Ephesians 2:4-10; Luke 12:16-21)




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Three Things to be Thankful For

Sermon on the Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Ephesians 2:14-22; Luke 13:10-17)




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Beginning Anew

Sermon on the Sunday before the Theophany (2 Timothy 4:5-8; Mark 1:1-8)




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The Healthy Ordering of the Church (Rom 12:6-14)

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost




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Enduring Tests and Facing Temptations (Mt 14:22-34)

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost




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Harnessing the Power of Religion (Mt 17:14-23)

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost




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Standing Firm as a Community of Faith (1 Cor 16:13-24)

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost




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The Healing of the Gadarene Demoniac (Luke 8:26-39)

Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost




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The Healing of Jairus' Daughter and the Woman with the Flow of Blood (Luke 8:41-56)

Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost




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Overcoming Evil with Good (Matthew 2:13-23)




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Making the Paths of God Straight (Mark 1:1-8)




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Trusting in the Promises of God (Mark 9:17-31)

Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast




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Submitting to the Truth (John 4:5-42)

Sunday of the Samaritan Woman - Fifth Sunday of Pascha




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Reclaiming the Mission of the North American Church (Matthew 4:18-23)

All Saints of North America - Second Sunday after Pentecost




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Mercy as the Path to Healing (Matthew 8:5-13)

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost




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Strong Faith to Fight Secret Sins (Matthew 17:14-23)

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost




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Sharing the Gift of Forgiveness (Matthew 18:23-35)

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)




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Growing God's Kingdom (Matthew 21:33-42)

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)




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The Blessings of Obedience (Luke 5:1-11)

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)




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The Purpose of Suffering (2 Cor 11:31-12:9)

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)