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Stay Alert, Stay Alive

Fr. Apostolos Hill gave a recap of the vitality of our young ones' faith alongside the pitfalls awaiting those whose spiritual development is neglected in the home or parish. Stay Alert, Stay Alive was the theme of All Saints Camp (Arizona) this past week.




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A Love You Can't Buy

Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily about love based on the Epistle reading from 1 Corinthians 13.




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How to Believe

Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a homily about the belief that leads to salvation as opposed to a nominal "belief" that does not.




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Cultivating a Hunger for Heaven

Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks on the theme of the Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise and how we acquire a thirst for the Kingdom.




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Forgiveness is the Path to Love

Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks about the Hymn of Kassiani's retelling of the sinful woman who wept her tears of repentance over the feet of Christ and of Jesus' retort to Simon, "He who is forgiven little, loves little...." He also tells about the life and love of St. Mary of Egypt.




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Salvation, Not A Sales Pitch

On Stewardship Sunday, Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily that includes three testimonies from the newest Holy Trinity members and converts to Holy Orthodoxy.




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Living Our Values

Fr. Apostolos Hill offers a simple message about living our values in the New Year by challenging whether or not the demands placed on or time and resources align with our Orthodox faith. It is an invitation to slow down and to resist the impulse to race frenetically through the year ahead for fear of falling behind the expectations of others.




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Citizens of the Heavenly Kingdom

Fr. Apostolos Hill's homily talks about citizenship in the Heavenly Kingdom and how repentance is the entrance exam.




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Fervent, Not Casual Prayer

Fr. Apostolos Hill preaches on the Gospel reading about the difference between casual, ineffective prayer and the fervent prayer required of us in our present difficulties.




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COVID-19 Response

Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a timely message of hope in the Gospel during this time.




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A Christian Response to the Virus

Fr. Apostolos Hill discusses the book "God and the Pandemic' by Anglican bishop N.T. Wright. This book, as Fr. Apostolos notes, is written for us to consider the Christian response to this crisis as one of lamentation.




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Zaccheus: Exemplar of Salvation

Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a homily on Zaccheus' response to Jesus proclamation of salvation, the giving away of his earthly wealth and the restoration of those he had swindled.




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The Defeat of Arius and Preservation of Truth

Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a homily about the 1st Ecumenical Council and how only the God-man Jesus Christ is the Bridge that unites Heaven and Earth.




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Increments and Intervals of Time

Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily from the service for the Indiction regarding the Orthodox view of of time and how it is consecrated through the prayer of the Church.




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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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Divine Judgement

Fr. Apostolos speaks about Divine Judgement and the pardon offered to all through the blood of Christ.




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Why We Preserve the Faith

"I'm no longer content for our faith to be stuck in a mason jar. Our faith is food, and hungry, starving people need to eat what we uniquely can give them."




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The Ocean of God's Love

On the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, Fr. Apostolos Hill shares on the Prophet Micah's closing comment on God throwing our sins into the depths of the ocean. As St. Mary's life indicates, we cannot out-sin the measureless mercy of God's love.




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“Give Us Water to Drink”

Fr. Apostolos Hill preaches about the Living Water that only Christ can give to quench the thirst in the deepest part of humanity.




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The Economics of Salvation

Fr. Apostolos Hill homily about the parable of the unforgiving servant.




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Every Day a New Day

Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a homily that is focused on the Epistle reading from Colossians. The newness of the year should remind us that we serve a loving and merciful God, whose mercies are new every day.




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The Cross as Viewed from the East

Fr. Apostolos Hill deconstructed the soteriological heresy of the Penal Substitutionary Atonement of Anselm of Canterbury and an explanation of how the Orthodox Church understands and applies the Cross of Christ and its efficacy for our salvation.




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What Is Love In The Spiritual Life

In this 2nd episode, Fr. Maxym addresses the question about love in the spiritual life.




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What Are We Doing in the Divine Liturgy?




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Why Does Evil Exist?




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Can We Will Ourselves Into Repentance?




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How Do I Keep the Commandments and Acquire Virtue?




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How Do I Live Modestly in the World?




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Allowing God to Transform Evil in Our Lives




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Have Mercy On Me “A Sinner” or “The Sinner”?

Fr. Maxym Lysack addresses a question about the Jesus Prayer.




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




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How do we Move from Mere Confession to True Repentance




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




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What are the causes of self-love and how can we protect our children?




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Understanding Evil in the Orthodox Tradition




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The Work of God Revealed In Us

Sermon on the Sunday of the Blind Man (John 9:1-38)




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Trophy of Victory, Weapon of Peace

Sermon on the Feast of the Elevation of the Precious Cross (I Corinthians 1:18-24; John 19:6-11, 13-20, 25-28, 30-35)




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Money in the Perspective of Eternity

Sermon on the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (II Cor 11:31-12:9; Luke 16:16-31)




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The Truth of What We Have Received

Sermon on the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Galatians 1:11-19; Luke 8:26-39)




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The Eternal Heavenly Banquet

Sermon on the Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Colossians 3:4-11; Luke 14:16-24)




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The Gift of Love

Sermon on the Feast of the Nativity of Christ (Galatians 4:4-7; Matthew 2:1-12)




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Are You Saved?

Sermon on the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (I Corinthians 15:1-11; Matthew 19:16-26)




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The True Nature of Forgiveness

Sermon on the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (I Corinthians 9:2-12; Matthew 18:23-35)




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Why Must We Love Our Enemies? (Lk 6:31-36)

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost




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The Nativity of Christ (Matthew 2:1-12)




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




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Forgiveness Sunday (Matthew 6:14-21)

Sunday before the Beginning of the Great Fast




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Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross (Mark 8:34-9:1)

Third Sunday of the Great Fast




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Devotion, Persistence, Endurance and Courage (Mark 15:43-16:8)

Holy Myrrhbearers - Third Sunday of Pascha




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Evil Divides, God Unites (Matthew 8:28-9:1)

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost