and The Proskomede - Preparing the Bread and the Wine part 3 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-08-05T16:48:00+00:00 Remembering all the Saints. Fr. Tom takes us through his own practice of remembering the "great cloud of witnesses" when preparing the bread and wine for the Eucharist. Full Article
and The Proskomede - Preparing the Bread and the Wine part 4 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-08-18T07:32:00+00:00 Fr. Tom talks about the "star" that is placed over the bread as well as the psalms and prayers that are said when both the chalice and diskos are covered with the cloth. Full Article
and The Proskomede - Preparing the Bread and the Wine part 5 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-09T14:01:00+00:00 Today Fr. Tom looks at the differences in the Antiochian tradition in the way the Proskomede is done. Full Article
and The Protoevangelion and the Annunciation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-26T21:43:36+00:00 Fr. John shares his homily from the Feast of the Annunciation and the Sunday of the Holy Cross. Full Article
and Out of the Mouths of Babes and Sucklings By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-29T20:55:30+00:00 Fr. John shares his homily from Palm Sunday. Full Article
and The Fifth Commandment: Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-29T21:02:38+00:00 Fr. John shares his homily from the Sunday of the Holy Fathers. Full Article
and Vessels of Mercy and Wrath By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-29T21:13:33+00:00 Fr. John shares his homily on Romans 9. Full Article
and Saints Peter and Febronia of Murom, and the Day of Family, Love, and Fidelity By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-29T23:28:18+00:00 Fr. John shares his homily from the Sunday of Family, Love, and Fidelity, a new commemoration just established by the Russian Church. Full Article
and Christ and History By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-29T23:51:15+00:00 Fr. John shares his homily on Matthew 1:1-17. Full Article
and Standing with Christ By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T02:47:25+00:00 Fr. John shares how, like the man born blind whom Jesus healed and his parents, we too have a choice whether or not we will stand with Christ. John 9 and Hebrews 13:11-13. Full Article
and True and False Unity By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T02:53:07+00:00 Fr. John addresses the differences between true and false unity as it relates to the Orthodox Church and Roman Catholicism. Full Article
and Let All Things be Done Decently and in Order By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T19:50:53+00:00 Fr. John talks about Saint Paul's exhortation in 1 Corinthians 14:40, as it relates to traditions in worship. Full Article
and God's Sovereignty and Human Freedom By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T19:54:57+00:00 Fr. John shares the example of Joseph, the son of Jacob, as an example of God's sovereignty. Full Article
and Churching and the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:10:36+00:00 Fr. John shares about how the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord fits in with the Old Testament and today. Full Article
and Come Now, and Let Us Reason Together By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:40:07+00:00 Fr. John shares about repentance from Isaiah 1:1-20 on the first Sunday of Great Lent. Full Article
and The Sinful Woman and the Pharisee By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:45:06+00:00 Fr. John shares some of the cultural context of the story of the sinful woman and the Pharisee to better understand our own need of repentance, from Luke 7:36-50. Full Article
and Ss. Methodius and Cyril By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T21:00:46+00:00 Fr. John talks about Ss. Methodius and Cyril. Full Article
and To the Jew first, and also to the Gentile By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T21:06:45+00:00 Fr. John shares from Romans 2:1-11. Full Article
and Hate and Racism By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T21:14:05+00:00 Fr. John talks about our Christian response to current events. Full Article
and The Prophet Elijah and the Prophets of Baal By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:15:26+00:00 Fr. John reminds us of the story of the Prophet Elijah on Mount Carmel. "Let us say with the prophet, 'My God is the Lord,' and serve him faithfully, and slay the false prophets of the demons in our hearts, which are the passions." Full Article
and Salt and Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:32:34+00:00 Fr. John shares from Matthew 5:13-16. Full Article
and St. Andrew the First Called By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:43:24+00:00 Fr. John shares about the life and ministry of St. Andrew, the First Called. Full Article
and Rahab, and the Scarlet Cord By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:47:57+00:00 Fr. John speaks about Rahab the Harlot, from Joshua 2. Full Article
and The Undying Worm and the Unquenchable Fire By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:53:07+00:00 Fr. John speaks from Mark 9:42-50. Full Article
and The Sound of One Hand Clapping By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:57:04+00:00 Fr. John talks about the impossibility of repentance without a changed life, from Luke 19:1-10. Full Article
and War, Capital Punishment, and the Sixth Commandment By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-25T06:18:03+00:00 Fr. John continues his series on the Sixth Commandment. Full Article
and The Holy Spirit: Wind, Fire, and Water By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-27T00:52:19+00:00 On Pentecost, Fr. John shares about the characteristics of the Holy Spirit. Full Article
and The Beheading of St. John the Baptist and 9/11 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-09-27T05:16:42+00:00 Fr. John makes a connection between the beheading of St. John the Forerunner and 9-11. Full Article
and The Hidden Treasure and the Pearl of Great Price By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-30T18:06:24+00:00 Fr. John shares from Matthew 13:44-52. Full Article
and The Stone Cut Out Without Hands By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-01-01T05:19:41+00:00 Fr. John shares from Daniel 2:1-49. Full Article
and Behold I Stand at the Door and Knock By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-03-02T04:47:34+00:00 Fr. John shares from Revelation 3:14-22. Full Article
and Christ, David, and the Psalms By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-04T23:51:17+00:00 Fr. John uses Psalm 118, and the life of King David, to discuss the importance of living according to God's will. Full Article
and Being of the Same Mind and Judgment By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-09-01T02:30:46+00:00 Fr. John uses 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 to discuss the importance of unity. Full Article
and True Wisdom and Real Folly By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-09-01T02:32:51+00:00 Fr. John shares from 1 Corinthians 2:1-10. Full Article
and The Prophetess Deborah and the Battle of Mount Tabor By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-09-01T02:36:49+00:00 Fr. John speaks from Judges 4. Full Article
and Righteousness and Repentance By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-01-30T04:40:57+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford speaks on the parable of the Publican and the Pharisee, and the importance of repentance in understanding our relationship with Christ. Full Article
and The Chinese Martyrs and the Choices We Face Today By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-06-27T14:06:28+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford tells about St. Mitrophan, the first Chinese priest and martyr of the Boxer Rebellion, and encourages us to stand firm in the Faith. Full Article
and Me, Jesus, and Everybody Else By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-09-14T19:55:35+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford uses Matthew 5: 21-26 to comment on the importance of setting aside all unnecessary anger and chastisement. Full Article
and Believing to Understand By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-10-09T03:54:31+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford uses a passage from John 3 to convey the importance of salvation to walk in a newness of life. Full Article
and Jesus and the Eyewitnesses By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-12-05T03:02:57+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses 1 John, chapter 1. Full Article
and Daniel and the Lions' Den By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-01-02T02:34:33+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses the importance of the life of Daniel. Full Article
and Infanticide and Abortion By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-02-01T05:20:09+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses the new laws in New York state regarding abortion. Full Article
and To Judge Both the Living and the Dead By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-03-12T15:49:51+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares on the Sunday of the Last Judgment. Full Article
and Wives and Husbands By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-05-16T14:51:05+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares about marriage, from 1 Peter 3:1-7. Full Article
and Blessed are They that Hear the Word of God and Keep It By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-07-22T21:42:28+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares from Psalm 118:137-144. Full Article
and The Wise and Foolish Builders By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-08-20T19:40:54+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares from Matthew 7:24-27. Full Article
and Liars and Antichrists By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-09-17T15:49:22+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford speaks from 1 John 2:18-29. Full Article
and Love and Holiness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-10-18T23:35:28+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford goes through 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1 Full Article
and If They Hear Not Moses and the Prophets By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-11-07T02:46:53+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses the parable of the rich man and Lazarus and how we must apply it to our own lives. Full Article
and Building a House to Withstand the Storm By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-07-01T23:26:43+00:00 Saturday's Sermon, by the assistant priest, Fr. David Companik, speaking about building a strong foundation in God to withstand the earthly struggles and cares of life. Full Article