science and technology Sacrifices of Thanksgiving By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-01-19T19:06:01+00:00 The Parable of the Ten Lepers provided an opportunity to examine Levitical laws pertaining to leprosy and to the offering of sacrifices of thanksgiving in the Temple. Fr. Apostolos Hill underscore thes essentiality of the Holy Eucharist as the means whereby we as Orthodox Christians can offer our own sacrifices of Thanksgiving to God. Full Article
science and technology The City on the Hill By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-02-04T16:45:21+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily from the Gospel reading for the Three Holy Hierarchs, Matthew 5:14-19. Full Article
science and technology Divine Judgement By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-02-28T17:22:39+00:00 Fr. Apostolos speaks about Divine Judgement and the pardon offered to all through the blood of Christ. Full Article
science and technology Why We Preserve the Faith By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-03-14T18:51:13+00:00 "I'm no longer content for our faith to be stuck in a mason jar. Our faith is food, and hungry, starving people need to eat what we uniquely can give them." Full Article
science and technology The Ocean of God's Love By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-04-11T19:29:04+00:00 On the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, Fr. Apostolos Hill shares on the Prophet Micah's closing comment on God throwing our sins into the depths of the ocean. As St. Mary's life indicates, we cannot out-sin the measureless mercy of God's love. Full Article
science and technology “Give Us Water to Drink” By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-05-24T14:13:00+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill preaches about the Living Water that only Christ can give to quench the thirst in the deepest part of humanity. Full Article
science and technology Tribute to Fathers By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-06-10T15:00:29+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a tribute to fathers after having buried his father the week before. Full Article
science and technology Apostles' Fast Explained By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-06-21T14:41:36+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily about the Apostles' Fast and the command to share the Gospel. Full Article
science and technology Feast of the Transfiguration By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-08-09T13:56:28+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks about the importance of being transfigured in Jesus Christ. Full Article
science and technology Testing our faith in the storms of life By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-08-31T17:43:35+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill challenges us with reflections on the Gospel reading of St. Peter's impetuous faith on the Sea of Galilee. Full Article
science and technology The Economics of Salvation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-08-31T18:00:36+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill homily about the parable of the unforgiving servant. Full Article
science and technology Why John 3:16 Matters By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-09-12T14:42:03+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill gives a straightforward line-by-line examination of the Gospel message in John 3:16. Full Article
science and technology Church and Buildings By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-10-10T16:28:49+00:00 During the annual parish festival, Fr. Apostolos Hill addresses the difference between the Church building which patrons toured, and the Church which--or rather, who--were serving them on the festival grounds. Full Article
science and technology Is the Gospel Obsolete? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-10-17T18:29:48+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill addresses the Parable of the Sower and the Seed of the Gospel which is but scarcely proclaimed, having been supplanted by an array of false ones. Full Article
science and technology When We Disagree with Holy Scripture By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-10-31T18:11:55+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill preaches on what to do when we come upon disagreeable passages in Holy Scripture, such as Abraham's statement to the Rich Man that he has already received his "good things" in his life and can expect nothing more. Full Article
science and technology The Lethality of Sin and Its Cure By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-11-14T15:55:00+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks about the Parable of the Good Samaritan and the image of the man beset by robbers on the road down to Jericho. This is about the lethal reality of sin as the Prophet Ezekiel stated "the soul that sinneth, it shall die," and the totally effective cure available in the blood of the Christ. Full Article
science and technology Eucharistic Stewardship By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-12-12T22:59:27+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily about stewardship as a Eucharistic offering of our entire life to God. He recalls Fr. Hopko's discussions about our earthly labors being represented in the offering of the bread and wine, hence, the sacralization of our workaday lives. Full Article
science and technology Every Day a New Day By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-01-16T19:22:39+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a homily that is focused on the Epistle reading from Colossians. The newness of the year should remind us that we serve a loving and merciful God, whose mercies are new every day. Full Article
science and technology The Soul of Orthodoxy By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-03-06T20:35:37+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy and provides an examination of what our faith is and is not. Full Article
science and technology The Cross as Viewed from the East By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-03-20T18:41:27+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill deconstructed the soteriological heresy of the Penal Substitutionary Atonement of Anselm of Canterbury and an explanation of how the Orthodox Church understands and applies the Cross of Christ and its efficacy for our salvation. Full Article
science and technology Who is the Christ? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-04-10T13:41:44+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a Palm Sunday homily about the Triumphal Entry and the many questions provoked by Jesus' life and ministry throughout the Gospels. We can come to a deeper and greater experiential and relational understanding of Jesus in the services of the week. Full Article
science and technology The Meaning of Grace By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-05-15T15:26:17+00:00 Fr. Apostolos speaks about the meaning and application of the Greek word for "Grace" and its connection with "joy" and "gratitude." Full Article
science and technology The Causes and Cures of Spiritual Blindness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-05-22T15:27:17+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily on the Sunday of the Blind Man about the Causes and Cures of Spiritual Blindness. Full Article
science and technology The Apostolic Characteristic of the Church By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-06-30T17:13:26+00:00 Fr. Apostolos speaks about the evangelical imperative of the Apostolicity of the Church. Full Article
science and technology Freedom and not Independence By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-07-03T17:24:34+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks on the difference between Independence and Freedom with a brief history lesson about Independence Day. Full Article
science and technology Joy and the Crucified Life By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-09-11T21:07:52+00:00 Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks on the theme of the Sunday before the Exaltation of the Cross with a challenge to consider that we have been viewing the Cross incorrectly; e.g. as an impediment to our happiness and not as the cause of joy in the life of the redeemed. Full Article
science and technology Seeing Our Sins In Humility By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-08-19T12:54:10+00:00 In this inaugural episode, Fr. Maxym addresses the question "How can we see our sins in humility and how can we fight despair?” Full Article
science and technology What Is Love In The Spiritual Life By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-08-29T18:34:01+00:00 In this 2nd episode, Fr. Maxym addresses the question about love in the spiritual life. Full Article
science and technology What Are We Doing in the Divine Liturgy? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-02T21:28:34+00:00 Full Article
science and technology What is the Relationship Between Being Born Again and Confession? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-24T17:37:24+00:00 Full Article
science and technology Can Intercessory Prayers Be Done At Home? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-10-27T23:56:03+00:00 Full Article
science and technology How Do We Deal With Thoughts (Logismoi) During Prayer? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-12-24T19:47:45+00:00 What should we do when thoughts come? The Psalms will help wash your heart of the distractions and you will reach the point where you can pray better. Full Article
science and technology Should Emotions be Repressed, Indulged or Purified? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-03-06T16:24:16+00:00 Full Article
science and technology Fantasy and the Spiritual Life By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-05T14:36:52+00:00 Full Article
science and technology What Does Spiritual Growth Look Like? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-12-17T21:43:00+00:00 Full Article
science and technology Attaining Spiritual Joy By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-12-17T21:44:26+00:00 Full Article
science and technology Why Does Evil Exist? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-12-17T21:45:01+00:00 Full Article
science and technology Why Was There Temptation In Paradise By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-29T15:01:39+00:00 Full Article
science and technology Can I Think My Way Into Deification? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T15:49:28+00:00 Full Article
science and technology How is humility different from simple self-criticism? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-18T14:52:36+00:00 Full Article
science and technology Can We Will Ourselves Into Repentance? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-07T13:25:02+00:00 Full Article
science and technology How Do I Keep the Commandments and Acquire Virtue? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-26T12:54:32+00:00 Full Article
science and technology How Do We Practice Asceticism After Communion? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-11T17:26:54+00:00 Full Article
science and technology How Do I Live Modestly in the World? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-16T13:05:12+00:00 Full Article
science and technology Thoughts and the Body By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-07-16T21:58:11+00:00 Full Article
science and technology Addiction to Sinful Thoughts By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-08T01:01:34+00:00 Full Article
science and technology Fasting As An Aid To Prayer By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-30T13:30:41+00:00 Full Article
science and technology Worship As Community By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-12-08T16:45:04+00:00 Full Article
science and technology What are the Manifestations of Akedia? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-12-29T03:42:34+00:00 Full Article
science and technology Can You Think Your Sins And Not Say Them? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-01-12T14:54:38+00:00 Full Article