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Recognizing Christ in Our Midst: A Call to Transformation on the Feast of the Presentation
On the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, the Very Rev. Dr. Alexander Rentel emphasizes the profound significance of Christ’s presence, highlighting that He is not only the fulfillment of God’s…
Persistent Faith and Humble Prayer: Lessons from the Canaanite Woman
Drawing from the Epistle reading from St Paul's Letter to Timothy, and the Gospel story of the Canaanite woman, Hieromonk Vasily (Permiakov) explores the transformative power of humility, faith, and…
Faith That Sees: The Blind Man’s Insight into God’s Kingdom
This homily by the Very Rev. Dr Alexander Rentel reflects on the Gospel passage from Luke 18, where a blind man recognizes Jesus as the "Son of David" and receives healing through faith. Fr Alexander…
Becoming Living Temples: Embracing the Example of the Theotokos
In this homily for the Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos, Fr Bogdan Bucur emphasizes that the Theotokos, or Mother of God, is not an exceptional figure for us to admire from afar, but an example…
Returning to Eden through the Cross
From the perspective of a first-century Jew, the account of the man named Legion in the Gospel of Luke would be surprising in several ways. Dn Harrison Russin highlights how Jesus defies expectations…
Becoming the Living Temple of God
In this homily, the Very Rev. Dr Alexander Rentel reminds us of the profound truth that we are the living temple of God and encourages us to strive to maintain closeness to God. He urges us to shun…
Become Like Your Father: Compassionate
Therefore be compassionate, just as your Father also is compassionate!" (Luke 6:36). Our Lord’s command in the Gospel of Luke offers a more concrete counterpart to the command, in the Gospel of…
Uncovering Layers of Meaning in Christ’s Actions
The account in the Gospel of Luke about how the Lord called Peter, James, and John may seem like a straightforward retelling of events. However, like all Scripture, this passage contains deeper…
The Cross Transforms Our Suffering into Joy
In this homily given on the Feast of the Elevation of the Cross, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon (OCA) describes the Cross as both a symbol of suffering and of victory. The Cross represents the…
Bearers of Courage and Love
The tomb was blocked. Roman guards stood watch, armed and vigilant. Yet, in spite of the very real risk of danger and personal suffering that could await them, a group of women disciples went ahead…
A Christian Response to Achievement and Failure
Nothing is more natural to the fallen mind than to be delighted with praise and one’s own achievement, and likewise to be frustrated and embarrassed by criticism and failure. But the examples of our…
Believing in Christ that We Might Have Life in His Name
As we continue to celebrate the most glorious Pascha of our Lord, says the Very Rev. Dr Alexander Rentel, we must remind ourselves how difficult it must have been for His disciples immediately after…
Partaking in the Lord’s Mystical Supper
In this homily on Holy Thursday, the Very Rev. Dr Bogdan Bucur invites us to consider the establishment of the Holy Eucharist as a sacrament and God’s core invitation to us to partake in His life. Fr…
Looking Beyond the Raising of Lazarus
In the wake of an untimely death in the seminary community, the Very Rev. Dr Bogdan Bucur asks all the questions of the grieving person, of Martha and Mary at the tomb of Lazarus, of each of us when…
Let Us Crucify Our Minds with Christ
Drawing on the gospel reading for the liturgy of the 5th Sunday of Great Lent, in which our Lord recounts his upcoming sufferings in detail, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon (OCA) calls upon us to…
I Believe, Help My Unbelief
The prayer of the father of the demon-possessed boy, “I believe, help my unbelief,” (Mk 9.24) is an example for us of how we ought to prayer, says Fr Vincent Temirov. It is the humility and faith in…
Our God Who Heals and Forgives All Sins
In reading about the healing of paralytic let down through the roof by his friends, the Very Rev. Dr Bogdan Bucur encourages us to also consider the damaged roof. Perhaps we in the Church have to…
The Sunday of Orthodoxy and the Meaning of the Holy Icons We Venerate
On the Sunday of Orthodoxy, we remember the restoration of the veneration of the holy icons within the Orthodox Church in the 8th century, after decades of bloody iconoclasm. Yet this first Sunday of…
Returning to Christ Through Fasting in Faith
As Orthodox Christians prepare to enter the Great Fast, the Very Rev. Dr Alexander Rentel reminds us to contemplate anew the reason for our fasting. We fast, not because God requires or needs us to…
Returning to the Father’s House
As we draw closer to the beginning of Great Lent, the Very Rev. Dr Chad Hatfield reviews the preparatory Sundays we have just experienced, starting with Zaccheus Sunday, followed by the Sunday of the…
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