As we enter the New Year, Fr. Tom is thinking about the end of the world or "age." Don't miss this powerful and prophetic talk!

In his ongoing series on bishops, Fr. Thomas explores the fourth century under the Emperor Constantine.

Recently Fr. Thomas Hopko visited and spoke at the well known and evangelical based Wheaton College. While he appreciated and was honored by the opportunity, it caused him to reflect on the evangelical movement from an Orthodox Christian perspective. His thoughts will be of value to Orthodox and Evangelicals alike.

Fr. Tom responds to an email from an evangelical listener who wrote in response to a podcast where Fr. Tom reflected on his visit to Wheaton College.

In light of the debate in the Roman Catholic Church about divorce and re-marriage, Fr. Tom offers the Orthodox view of this topic as well as an explanation of the fundamental difference in how marriage is viewed in Orthodoxy. We are so happy to have Fr.Tom back recording podcasts. Please continue to pray for him.

Following a very helpful and instructive series of lessons providing an introduction to the Bible, Jeannie today begins her study of Genesis.

Today, Jeannie begins her verse by verse study of Genesis but starts with an interesting story about her experience at the recent meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature.

Jeannie continues in Genesis chapter 1 with the story of creation.

Earth, Sun, the firmaments, and all of creation. God saw that it was good.

Today Jeannie looks at what may be the most important verse in the Old Testament if not the entire Bible.

Jeannie continues her examination of "image and likeness" by looking at the fundamental beliefs of Mormonism and Christian Science.

Jeannie is in Genesis chapter 2 but begins with a listener's question that is probably representative of many other listeners as well.

Jeannie explores the teaching of St. John Chrysostom on the Garden of Eden.

Jeannie continues her study in the book of Genesis with a look at the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

Dr. Constantinou continues her series, "Introduction to the Bible." In today's podcast, she begins her discussion of Judges.

Dr. Jeannie Constantinou leads us through the second half of the book of Judges. This is lesson 82 in her series, "Introduction to the Bible."

This past weekend Google sent out a round of manual penalty notices citing “unnatural outbound links” – later confirmed to be targeting sites publishing compensated content and reviews where the blogger is linking out to the brand or site that compensated them. If your site received the notice, you'll find some advice for fixing your…

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Coming up with good topics for your blog posts can be a struggle, especially after you have been blogging for a while. When I get inspired, blogging is easy for me. When I have to sit down and write like it's homework because I need to publish two posts one week, I often sit there…

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In our efforts to spread the Faith, sometimes we fail; if we die, we bear more fruit! Fr. Joseph speaks at St Nicholas Church, Shreveport, Louisiana.

How is a house blessing like an exorcism? What does exorcism have to do with evangelism?

Fr. Joseph preaches at St Joseph/Houston on the joy of the Resurrection as announced by the courageous Myrrh-Bearers. Christ is Risen!

Fr. Joseph asks Fr. John about the current need of clergy in this two part interview from Antiochian Village. He also notes a surprising development in “mission plants.”

Fr. Joseph speaks at an ecumenical gathering about how the Orthodox work out their salvation.

Speaking at St John Chrysostom Mission/Lakewood, Colorado -- where Father Seraphim and Matushka Masha Gisetti also operate the St Ephraim Center, which offers addiction and mental health treatment -- Fr Joseph attempts to answer a question about children and gadget addiction.

Fr. Thomas Hopko looks at Abel and Cain and why one offered acceptable worship and the other did not.

Fr. Thomas shows us the patterns of obedience and disobedience in the Old Testament rulers and how that relates to worshipping God in spirit and in truth.

Fr. John shares his homily from the Feast of the Annunciation and the Sunday of the Holy Cross.

Fr. John shares his homily from the Sunday of All Saints.

Fr. John encourages us to renew our minds and not live in our former sins.

Fr. John shares about repentance from Isaiah 1:1-20 on the first Sunday of Great Lent.

Fr. John shares from Romans 2:1-11.

Fr. John shares from Romans 3:1-8.

Fr. John Whiteford discusses the importance of respect for fathers.

Fr. John Whiteford discusses 1 Corinthians 5.

Fr. John Whiteford shares on the Sunday of the Last Judgment.

Fr. John Whiteford talks about forgiveness and extending mercy to those around us.

Fr. John shares from Revelation 2:18-29.

Fr. John Whiteford preaches about hospitality and covetousness from Hebrews 13:1-6.

Fr. John Whiteford preaches on the Sunday of St. John Climacus.

Fr. John Whiteford preaches on the importance of edifying influences, such as Scripture and the saints.

Fr. John Whiteford's sermon from May 26, 2024.

Fr. John Whiteford's sermon from September 15, 2024.

The prayer of St. Ephraim is a familiar one for Orthodox Christians, especially during Lent. This season offers us the chance to practice the prayer and to come face to face with our own inner “construction” as we come closer to Pascha. What roads are we paving? What bridges are we building?

Sts. Peter and Paul were two men from the opposite ends of Jewish society and yet each found a way to not only value each other but also challenge each other. In a Church broad enough to hold these two very different men, we are called to embrace each other and be enriched by the diversity of gifts we each possess.

On the Sunday of the Synaxis of the Archangels, we confront the challenge of hearing the Message from the Messengers of God. But to be able to hear, we must first want to hear. Do you want to hear what the Messenger says to the Churches?