an Of Pigs and Demons By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-10-27T13:51:15+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a scriptural survey of the demonic horde and what our response to their influence ought to be in this season. Full Article
an 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
an The Ocean of God's Love By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-04-11T19:29:04+00:00 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. Full Article
an Feast of the Transfiguration By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-08-09T13:56:28+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks about the importance of being transfigured in Jesus Christ. Full Article
an 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
an The Lethality of Sin and Its Cure By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-11-14T15:55:00+00:00 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. Full Article
an 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
an The Causes and Cures of Spiritual Blindness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-05-22T15:27:17+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily on the Sunday of the Blind Man about the Causes and Cures of Spiritual Blindness. Full Article
an Freedom and not Independence By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-07-03T17:24:34+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks on the difference between Independence and Freedom with a brief history lesson about Independence Day. Full Article
an Joy and the Crucified Life By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-09-11T21:07:52+00:00 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. Full Article
an 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
an Can Intercessory Prayers Be Done At Home? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-10-27T23:56:03+00:00 Full Article
an Fantasy and the Spiritual Life By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-05T14:36:52+00:00 Full Article
an Can I Think My Way Into Deification? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T15:49:28+00:00 Full Article
an Can We Will Ourselves Into Repentance? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-07T13:25:02+00:00 Full Article
an How Do I Keep the Commandments and Acquire Virtue? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-26T12:54:32+00:00 Full Article
an Thoughts and the Body By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-07-16T21:58:11+00:00 Full Article
an Fasting As An Aid To Prayer By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-30T13:30:41+00:00 Full Article
an What are the Manifestations of Akedia? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-12-29T03:42:34+00:00 Full Article
an Can You Think Your Sins And Not Say Them? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-01-12T14:54:38+00:00 Full Article
an Fasting As An Aid To Prayer By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-01-12T14:59:42+00:00 Full Article
an Allowing God to Transform Evil in Our Lives By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-04-29T18:52:35+00:00 Full Article
an What is Meant by the Bridegroom Coming At Midnight? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T04:31:51+00:00 Full Article
an Prayer of the Heart and Words By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-04-30T22:46:34+00:00 Full Article
an Posture and the Jesus Prayer By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-05-12T21:00:14+00:00 Full Article
an Which Commandments Should We Obey? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-05-20T22:40:34+00:00 Full Article
an 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
an How do we Move from Mere Confession to True Repentance By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-07-01T21:31:23+00:00 Full Article
an 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
an What are the causes of self-love and how can we protect our children? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-07-02T22:48:50+00:00 Full Article
an 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
an Understanding Evil in the Orthodox Tradition By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-01-16T23:42:27+00:00 Full Article
an Digg manipulation By www.hutteman.com Published On :: 2006-03-17T22:28:21-05:00 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) Full Article Blogging
an Metanoia, Mission, and Martyrdom By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-13T02:58:19+00:00 Sermon on the Feast of Sts Peter and Paul (2 Corinthians 11:21-12:9; Matthew 16:13-19) Full Article
an Ten Thousand Lifetimes By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-14T00:32:13+00:00 Sermon on the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (I Corinthians 9:2-12; Matthew 18:23-35) Full Article
an Outward Appearances and Inward Realities By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-14T00:36:28+00:00 Sermon on the Sunday Before the Elevation of the Cross (Galatians 6:11-18; John 3:13-17) Full Article
an The Seeds that God Plants in Us By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-14T00:48:32+00:00 Sermon on the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (II Cor 9:6-11; Luke 8:5-15) Full Article
an 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
an The Eternal Heavenly Banquet By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-14T01:01:42+00:00 Sermon on the Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Colossians 3:4-11; Luke 14:16-24) Full Article
an 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
an 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
an 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
an God Wants to Astonish Us! (Luke 5:1-11) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-15T20:38:23+00:00 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Full Article
an The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man (Luke 16:19-31) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-15T20:49:22+00:00 Sermon on the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Full Article
an 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
an The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-15T21:15:31+00:00 Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost Full Article
an Christ is Our Peace (Ephesians 2:14-22) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-15T21:16:33+00:00 Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost Full Article
an Sunday after Theophany (Matthew 4:12-17) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-15T21:36:48+00:00 Full Article
an Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee (Luke 18:10-14) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-15T22:32:44+00:00 Beginning of the Lenten Triodion Full Article
an Devotion, Persistence, Endurance and Courage (Mark 15:43-16:8) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-16T02:16:45+00:00 Holy Myrrhbearers - Third Sunday of Pascha Full Article