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The Purpose of the Law

During a Saturday morning Divine Liturgy, Fr Thomas teaches us that, being justified by faith in Christ, we must transcend the demands of the Mosaic Law.




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Responding to Revelation

Listen as Fr. Tom shows from the Scriptures how the only response to the truth is to be crucified to the world.




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Purpose & Power

The purpose of the Christian life is to become fishers of men, but the power to do so can only be found through Christ, in the Church. Listen as Fr. Tom calls us to build the Church like the Saints of North America!




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Power and Fruit

How does the Orthodox Church understand the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit?




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Responding to the Light

A sermon on the Feast of the Entry of Christ into the Temple.




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What To Do With Power

In his sermon on Pentecost, Fr. Gregory says we have the promise of Christ that if we pray and wait on the power of God, the Holy Spirit will descend upon us.




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Spot Changes for a Leopard

Let us take hope that, acquainted as we are with our sin and weakness, God can make a wonderful work of glory from the raw material of our brokenness.




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Ss. Peter and Paul: Apostles at Antioch

Fr. Gregory talks about the challenges Ss. Peter and Paul faced and how we can learn from them today.




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Flower Pot Theology

Fr. Gregory Hallam describes the short shrift given to the Holy Theotokos and her Annunciation in some Christian circles as "Flower Pot Theology."




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Sermon on the Ascension by St. Augustine of Hippo

Fr. Gregory Hallam draws on St. Augustine for his sermon on the Ascension.




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Unstable Tripods

Christianity has had its share of sects. Fr. Gregory examines how these sectarian doctrines have made an impact on Western Christian culture.




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By the Power of the Blood

Great martyr Demetrius, that good soldier in the fight against invisible enemies, warns us in the words of St Paul that we should be vigilant, man up and don the armour of God. If his blood prevailed in Christ so shall ours.




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Responding in Love

Fr. Christopher says the Feast of the Annunciation marks the entrance of God, physically, into history, when He took upon Himself our human nature.




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Getting to the Point

Fr. Christopher gives the homily about the Samaritan Woman and the example of Christ in relating to people according to their needs and situations.




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Become an Apostle of the Lord

Fr. Emmanuel Kahn says we can each be apostles to those with whom we live or work or study—whatever our ages or intellectual ability.




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Poisoned Wells and Living Water

Fr. Gregory says that Orthodox Christians, particularly in the West, should reacquaint themselves with what the Orthodox Church teaches about Christ and salvation. In few places is this more clearly and attractively presented than in the writings of early Greek theologian and martyr, St Irenaeus (130 – 202).




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Perfection Possible

The feast of the Entry of the Mother of God affirms the vital importance of the Panagia’s time of preparation as a young girl in the Temple at Jerusalem prior to her momentous assent to the message of Archangel Gabriel that she would conceive a child by the Holy Spirit in her womb who was to be named Jesus




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By, For, and To: The Prepositions of Salvation

We are not saved by good works. We are saved by grace for good works. We do good works not only for Christ but also to Christ. Such are the prepositions of salvation: "by", "for" and "to."




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Lessons by the Pool

Fr. Gregory preaches on the story of the Paralytic in the Gospel lesson.




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The Empowering Cross

Fr. Emmanuel Kahn is the preacher today. The Church Fathers taught clearly that to believe fully that Christ has been crucified is also to believe in the Incarnation, the life of Christ on earth, the Resurrection and the Ascension of Christ into heaven.




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New Pools For Old

Fr. Gregory Hallam and the Sunday of the Paralytic.




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Pester Power

Fr. Gregory Hallam gives the sermon for Sunday, February 10, 2019.




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Waiting upon the Lord of Life

The Gospel today from the 11th chapter of the Gospel of St John is about a close friend of Jesus Christ, Lazarus. Fr. Emmanuel Kahn is the preacher.




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Power in Weakness and Death Destroying Life




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Waiting upon God




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The Great and Powerful Oz




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Nothing Will Be Impossible For Them




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You Know Neither the Scriptures, Nor the Power of God




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Power and Authority




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Alas, Poor Yorick




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For This Purpose




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Blessed Are the Poor




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Why Reject God's Purpose For Yourself?




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Talk About Missing the Point




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The Power of Knowing Yourself




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And Great Fear Came Upon the Whole Church




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Church Politics




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The Purposes of the Heart




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A Great Opportunity Always Has Great Opposition




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The Signs of True Apostleship




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The Most Important Relationship




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Unsearchable Riches and Eternal Purpose




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With God, All Things Are Possible!




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The Only Way to Make God Powerless




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The Power, Path, and Expectation of a Disciple




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Four Opposites Reveal Wisdom




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Many Blessings Equal Great Responsibility!




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You Hypocrites!




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I Opposed Him To His Face




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Folly Or The Power Of God