ty Voice from Antioch: The Unity of the Church By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-05T02:50:36+00:00 Fr. Andrew talks about the instruction of St. Ignatius on Church unity and Bishops. Full Article
ty A Peculiar People: Orthodox Christian Identity in a Hostile World - Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-05T03:04:27+00:00 How should our lives differ from the world as Orthodox Christians? Fr. Andrew challenges us to embrace our faith amidst a growingly hostile environment. Full Article
ty A Peculiar People: Orthodox Christian Identity in a Hostile World - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-05T03:05:29+00:00 In part 2, Fr. Andrew focuses on the importance of worship as Christians. Full Article
ty An Introduction to God: Encountering the Divine in Orthodox Christianity By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-06T03:00:18+00:00 How can we know God? A question that has been pondered through the centuries. In this special episode, Fr. Andrew delivers a talk at Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church in Harrisburg, PA. Full Article
ty Sermon June 24, 2012 (Nativity of the Forerunner) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-06T03:10:10+00:00 On the Nativity of the Forerunner, Father Andrew reminds us that we are all called to the vocation of the Royal Priesthood, and that vocation is fulfilled through worship. Full Article
ty Sermon Dec. 23, 2012 (Sunday before the Nativity) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-07T03:03:01+00:00 On this Sunday before the Nativity, Fr. Andrew reminds us that we must put our Christmas into Christ. Full Article
ty Sermon Dec. 30, 2012 (Sunday after Nativity) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-07T03:05:53+00:00 On this Sunday after the Nativity, Fr. Andrew tells us that there is always hope, none of us is a lost cause. Full Article
ty The Acceptable Year of the Lord: Time and Orthodox Christianity (Sermon Sept. 1, 2013). By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:51:53+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew reminds us that in Orthodoxy there is a purpose for history, and with this New Year in the Orthodox Church, we can participate in the Acceptable Year of the Lord. Full Article
ty The Nativity of the Theotokos (Sermon Sept. 8, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:53:53+00:00 Fr. Andrew exhorts us to hear Mary's call to draw near to her holy Son. Full Article
ty Paradoxes of Christianity (Sermon Oct. 6, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T23:35:02+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells us how God presents us with a series of contradictions that ultimately lead us to Christ. Full Article
ty Incarnate Faith in a Virtual World: Orthodox Christianity and Social Media By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T01:34:20+00:00 Chatter about the Orthodox Faith abounds in social media but not all of it is true. How should Orthodox Christians approach Facebook, Twitter, etc., both in terms of their own posts but also in reading posts by others? Fr. Andrew Damick shares some reflections as well as his own guidelines for using social media. Full Article
ty The Protomartyr Alban of Britain (Sermon June 22, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:58:06+00:00 On the feast of St. Alban, Fr. Andrew tells the story of his inspiring martyrdom. Full Article
ty The Outsider God: The Cross and the Divinity of Jesus By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:11:20+00:00 On this feast of the Elevation of the Cross, Fr. Andrew shows how the Cross reveals the divinity of Jesus. Full Article
ty Will You Be Left Behind?: The Rapture in Light of Ancient Christianity By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:04:10+00:00 Fr. Andrew speaks at Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Full Article
ty Redeeming the Time by Nurturing Community (Sermon Nov. 09, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:05:51+00:00 Fr. Andrew discusses the phrase "redeeming the time" from Ephesians 5:15 in terms of building community in the local parish. Full Article
ty The Purpose of Piety (Sermon Dec. 7, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:10:42+00:00 Fr. Andrew discusses the place of piety in the Christian life and how it leads the Christian to Christ. Full Article
ty St. Ignatius and Martyrdom (Sermon Dec. 21, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:13:34+00:00 On this Sunday before the Nativity, Fr. Andrew speaks on St. Ignatius and martyrdom in the Christmas story and the spiritual life in general. Full Article
ty Lenten Evangelism #10: Palm Sunday and the City of Man (Sermon Apr. 5, 2015) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T17:46:17+00:00 On this Palm Sunday, Fr. Andrew completes his Lenten series on evangelism with a meditation on our entrance into the City of Man along with our Lord Jesus. Full Article
ty The Christianity of the Ascension: Our Potential in Christ (Sermon May 24, 2015) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T18:02:22+00:00 On this Sunday after the Ascension, Fr. Andrew discusses the central place the Ascension of Christ has in the life of the Christian. Full Article
ty What is the Secret to Eternity? (Sermon Aug. 23, 2015) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-20T00:33:41+00:00 Fr. Andrew speaks on the question of the rich young ruler, 'What good deed must I do to have eternal life?' Full Article
ty Oneness in the Church: The Key to Generosity and Good Works (Sermon Nov. 22, 2015) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-11-28T17:57:21+00:00 Using the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 4:1-7, Fr. Andrew discusses how our oneness in Christ leads us to greater love and generosity. Full Article
ty Orthodox Christian Morality in Public: Reflections on Sexuality and Bioethics By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-01-18T23:07:21+00:00 What is a person? Is our culture confused about what a person is? What is morality? What does it mean to be moral? How does sex fit in? What about homosexuality, abortion, euthanasia, stem cell research and assisted suicide? How should we as Orthodox Christians live regarding these matters? How should we talk to our family and friends about them? How should we talk to the wider society about them? Should we engage in political action over them? Full Article
ty Christianity is Not About Your Spiritual Life (Sermon Jan. 10, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-07T02:39:27+00:00 On this Sunday after Theophany, Fr. Andrew talks about the gift of Christ given at baptism that precludes both pietism and clericalism—Christians are called to be ministers to one another. Full Article
ty The Hieromartyr Joseph of Damascus (Sermon July 10, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-26T01:07:27+00:00 On the feast of St. Joseph of Damascus, Fr. Andrew tells us his story and asks how it pertains to our own stories. Full Article
ty Is Christianity About What You Can't Do? (Sermon Aug. 7, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-26T01:08:45+00:00 Fr. Andrew addresses a common feeling about Christianity—that it means a loss of freedom. Full Article
ty Christian Unity: It Would Take a Miracle! (Sermon Aug. 14, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-26T01:09:26+00:00 Discussing Paul's admonition in 1 Cor. 1 that Christians all be of the same mind, Fr. Andrew comments on how unity is possible. Full Article
ty How Do Christians Survive Times of Political Insanity? (Sermon July 31, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-26T01:10:49+00:00 Reflecting on St. Paul's admonition to 'bless and do not curse,' Fr. Andrew discusses how that applies in our times of heightened political tension. Full Article
ty Lent and Priesthood #1: The Priesthood of Humility (Sermon Feb. 5, 2017) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-03-02T03:58:15+00:00 With this first Sunday of the Triodion, Fr. Andrew begins a 10-week sermon series on the priesthood, focusing this Sunday on what is taught by the parable of the Publican and Pharisee. Full Article
ty Christianity is Historical and Therefore Makes Demands (Sermon May 14, 2017) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-04T22:08:54+00:00 Using Jesus' observation to the Samaritan woman at the well that 'salvation is from the Jews,' Fr. Andrew discusses the historical particularity of the Christian faith. Full Article
ty Is Orthodox Christianity Always the Same? (Sermon July 30, 2017) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-08-31T18:10:05+00:00 Discussing St. Paul's admonition that we 'all speak the same thing,' Fr. Andrew discusses which elements of Orthodox Christianity cannot vary and which can and do. Full Article
ty Out of Appalachia: Orthodox Christianity and the Old Regular Baptists By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-21T02:43:39+00:00 Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick journeys into the hollers of central Appalachia and encounters one of the least-known forms of American Protestant religion, exploring their faith, their music and one of their churches, through the eyes of an Orthodox priest raised in that tradition. Full Article
ty Why Christianity Must Have Saints (June 3, 2018) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-23T21:39:58+00:00 On the feast of All Saints, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick discusses what it means to be a saint, both for us and for those we usually think of as 'saints,' as well as why saints are actually critical to Christianity. Full Article
ty No Love? No Church. No Christianity. (July 1, 2018) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-23T21:41:55+00:00 St. Paul's famous Love Chapter in 1 Cor. 13 follows on the closing verses of 1 Cor. 12, which are about the gifts God gives the Church in her people. So what is love? Where do we get it? And how does that express itself in these gifts? What about love in daily life? Full Article
ty Christianity is Not a Fair Deal (Sept. 30, 2018) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-23T22:01:17+00:00 Speaking on 2 Cor. 9:6-11, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick discusses why Christianity isn't a fair exchange and also why we often can't see what God is giving us. Full Article
ty The Equal of Martyrdom: Fr. Nicola Yanney, Holy Man of Nebraska By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-23T22:26:59+00:00 In this special documentary, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick goes on pilgrimage to encounter Fr. Nicola Yanney, an early 20th century Orthodox missionary in America and the first priest ordained by St. Raphael of Brooklyn, whose missionary territory included most of the Great Plains. Join Fr. Andrew as he explores the life of this holy man through interviews, research and prayer in Kearney, Nebraska, asking the question: Is Fr. Nicola a saint? Included with this documentary are 9 bonus tracks of extra interviews and other material that was not included in the main documentary. Full Article
ty History is Necessary for Christianity (July 7, 2019) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-23T22:33:52+00:00 Using St. Paul's comments about the Law of Moses in Gal. 3-4 especially in light of the Apostolic Council of Acts 15, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick argues that history is not just important for the Christian but actually necessary to Christian theology. Full Article
ty Morality is the Original Dogma By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-23T22:57:38+00:00 There are some who say that Christian dogma is unchanging but morality can be revised over time. Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick shows from Scripture that the original Apostolic dogmatic statement included moral commands from God and talks about why moral revisionism is anti-Christian. Full Article
ty Leaving the City of Cain (Dec. 22, 2019) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-23T22:59:37+00:00 Abraham is called by God out of Ur of the Chaldees, a descendant of the civilization founded by the first murderer Cain. Yet when he reached the Promised Land, he lived in tents. Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick discusses why and how this relates to Christmas and to us. Full Article
ty Sola Scriptura And Philosophical Christianity By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2008-08-06T11:39:11+00:00 Matthew is forced to reject Western punishment theories because of one simple fact: God, by nature, does not change. Full Article
ty Oneness And The Trinity - Part 1 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2009-08-21T19:52:33+00:00 Matthew shows how the communal life of the Father, Son and Spirit defines who we are and how we must live. Full Article
ty Oneness And The Trinity - Part 2 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2009-08-23T17:25:02+00:00 The great mystery of the Trinity lies in the sameness of each part of the triune Godhead. Matthew examines how this is so. Full Article
ty Sola Scriptura And Philosophical Christianity - Part 14 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-18T17:31:56+00:00 In this segment, Matthew notes the true nature of God's "wrath." Full Article
ty Sola Scriptura And Philosophical Christianity - Part 23 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-18T17:32:16+00:00 Matthew explains how experiencing God requires two elements - asceticism and the mysteries, or sacraments. Full Article
ty Sola Scriptura And Philosophical Christianity - Part 22 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-18T17:32:20+00:00 Matthew examines the Western Charismatic movement. Full Article
ty Sola Scriptura And Philosophical Christianity - Part 21 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-18T17:32:26+00:00 Matthew outlines the problems inherent in a relationship with God based on rational contemplation or imagination. Full Article
ty Sola Scriptura And Philosophical Christianity - Part 15 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-18T17:34:40+00:00 Matthew points out how the difference between the God of the Old and New Testaments is actually our own spiritual maturing. Full Article
ty Sola Scriptura And Philosophical Christianity - Part 12 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-18T17:34:51+00:00 Matthew looks at the history of God's actions towards us to see if "legal" theories hold water. Full Article
ty Sola Scriptura And Philosophical Christianity - Part 11 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-18T17:34:56+00:00 In this segment, Matthew outlines the "ransom theory" of salvation subscribed to by the early Church. Full Article
ty Sola Scriptura And Philosophical Christianity - Part 10 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-18T17:35:02+00:00 This week, Matthew outlines three ways that the remnants of Augustine's philosophy infect even those who are trying to return to an intimate experience with God. Full Article
ty Sola Scriptura And Philosophical Christianity - Part 9 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-18T17:35:09+00:00 Matthew continues his discussion of Augustine and his views on predestination. Full Article