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Of Pigs and Demons

Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a scriptural survey of the demonic horde and what our response to their influence ought to be in this season.




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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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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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Feast of the Transfiguration

Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks about the importance of being transfigured in Jesus Christ.




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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 Lethality of Sin and Its Cure

Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks about the Parable of the Good Samaritan and the image of the man beset by robbers on the road down to Jericho. This is about the lethal reality of sin as the Prophet Ezekiel stated "the soul that sinneth, it shall die," and the totally effective cure available in the blood of the Christ.




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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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The Causes and Cures of Spiritual Blindness

Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily on the Sunday of the Blind Man about the Causes and Cures of Spiritual Blindness.




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Freedom and not Independence

Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks on the difference between Independence and Freedom with a brief history lesson about Independence Day.




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Joy and the Crucified Life

Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks on the theme of the Sunday before the Exaltation of the Cross with a challenge to consider that we have been viewing the Cross incorrectly; e.g. as an impediment to our happiness and not as the cause of joy in the life of the redeemed.




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What is the Relationship Between Being Born Again and Confession?




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Can Intercessory Prayers Be Done At Home?




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Fantasy and the Spiritual Life




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Can I Think My Way Into Deification?




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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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Thoughts and the Body




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Fasting As An Aid To Prayer




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What are the Manifestations of Akedia?




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Can You Think Your Sins And Not Say Them?




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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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What is Meant by the Bridegroom Coming At Midnight?




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Prayer of the Heart and Words




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Posture and the Jesus Prayer




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Which Commandments Should We Obey?




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




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




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




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Understanding Evil in the Orthodox Tradition




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Digg manipulation

Silicon Valley Sleuth reported this morning how several stories about Google buying Sun suspiciously made it to the front page of Digg.com. These "baseless rumours" were all submitted and promoted by a small group of Digg members that seemed to be working together. I found this story through Digg itself, where it was posted on the front page. It later... (381 words)




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Metanoia, Mission, and Martyrdom

Sermon on the Feast of Sts Peter and Paul (2 Corinthians 11:21-12:9; Matthew 16:13-19)




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Ten Thousand Lifetimes

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




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Outward Appearances and Inward Realities

Sermon on the Sunday Before the Elevation of the Cross (Galatians 6:11-18; John 3:13-17)




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The Seeds that God Plants in Us

Sermon on the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (II Cor 9:6-11; Luke 8:5-15)




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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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The Eternal Heavenly Banquet

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




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

Ninth 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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God Wants to Astonish Us! (Luke 5:1-11)

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost




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The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man (Luke 16:19-31)

Sermon on the Twentieth 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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The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)

Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost




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Christ is Our Peace (Ephesians 2:14-22)

Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost




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Sunday after Theophany (Matthew 4:12-17)




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Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee (Luke 18:10-14)

Beginning of the Lenten Triodion




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

Holy Myrrhbearers - Third Sunday of Pascha