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Becoming Truly Human by Ascending with Christ

By rising into heavenly glory as the God-Man, Christ has shown us what it means to become truly human in the divine image and likeness.




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Grounding Our Lives on the Mercy of Christ, Not the Praise of Others

Across the centuries, the Lord has raised up such unusual saints in order to shock us out of our complacency about the alleged harmony between the narrow way leading to the Kingdom and what passes for a conventionally respectable life in any time or place.




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Finding Fulfillment Through Fasting and Forgiveness in Lent

During Great Lent, we will follow the path that leads back to Paradise.




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Ascending in Holiness with the God-Man

Christ has ascended. Let us go up together with Him as we find liberation from slavery to our passions and share more fully in the salvation that He has brought to the world.




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Indication of the Way into the Kingdom of Heaven

In these episodes, Fr. John Parker reads Indication of the Way into the Kingdom of Heaven by Saint Innocent of Alaska, a beautiful, simple, and short book on the basics of Christianity, authored by one of our North American saints. Introduction, pp.5-7. For permission to read, Fr. John thanks Holy Trinity Publications, Jordanville, NY. Indication, ISBN 0-88465-075-8, can be purchased at http://www.holytrinitypublications.com or at good bookstores and websellers everywhere.




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Indication of the Way into the Kingdom of Heaven - Part 1

In these episodes, Fr. John Parker reads Indication of the Way into the Kingdom of Heavenby Saint Innocent of Alaska, a beautiful, simple, and short book on the basics of Christianity, authored by one of our North American saints. "Part One: The Blessings that Jesus Christ has granted Us by His Death," pp 8-11. For permission to read, Fr. John thanks Holy Trinity Publications, Jordanville, NY. Indication, ISBN 0-88465-075-8, can be purchased at http://www.holytrinitypublications.com or at good bookstores and websellers everywhere.




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Indication of the Way into the Kingdom of Heaven - Part 2

In these episodes, Fr. John Parker reads Indication of the Way into the Kingdom of Heaven by Saint Innocent of Alaska, a beautiful, simple, and short book on the basics of Christianity, authored by one of our North American saints. "Part Two: How Jesus Christ lived on Earth, and What He Suffered for Us." pp 11-16. For permission to read, Fr. John thanks Holy Trinity Publications, Jordanville, NY. Indication, ISBN 0-88465-075-8, can be purchased at http://www.holytrinitypublications.com or at good bookstores and websellers everywhere.




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Ascending the Cross: The Resurrectional Hymns in Tone Five

This week’s troparion (apolytikion) and kontakion in tone five range from the foundational to the ineffable, as they focus on the nature of the God-Man. We are helped in understanding them by considering Psalm 117 LXX (118 Hebrew) and the consequences of the fall in Genesis 3.




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Lighting Up the Apocalypse 20: The Seventh Trumpet and the Unending Reign

This week we look to Rev 11:15-19, clarifying the scene that we find there by means of Psalm 2, 2 Sam 6, Luke 1:42-45. Does the Theotokos make a mysterious appearance here?




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Light from the Psalter 16: Ascending to God

We turn to the Songs of Ascent, reading them in the light of Psalms 119-121 (MT 120-122), upon which they are based, and Hebrews 12:18-29, where we approach of heavenly Zion.




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Finding Your Calling

Fr. Ted explains that finding your calling is a process of discovering who you truly are—who God made you to be.




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Finding the Light

The Rev. Fr. Gregory Scratch speaks at the Greek Orthodox Metropolis Youth Assembly in Winnipeg, Canada.




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Faith in Fantasy: Finding God in Modern Culture

Fr. Ted delivers a lecture in Calgary at St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Church Lenten Retreat.




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Ascending to Meet Christ

There is a parallel between what happens to Zacchaeus to what happens to us every Sunday.




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Finding Christ in Scripture

The Resurrection is the lens through which we should read the Bible.




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Indiction

Fr. Ted explains why it is important to mark the liturgical time of the Church year, especially the first day on September 1.




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Spirit of Understanding

Fr. Ted invites to cultivate the full life that is ours in Christ through Baptism and Chrismation - enlightened and guided by the Holy Spirit into all truth.




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Iconoclasm of Indifference

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos explains the reason we celebrate the Sunday of Orthodoxy.




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Kevin Allen on Finding Christ in a Hindu Ashram

Steve McMeans interviews his co-host, Kevin Allen, about his experiences as the novice of a Hindu guru, and his journey to Orthodoxy.




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Finding The Right Partner For Life

Kevin speaks with author Fr. Dn. Stephen Holley about how Orthodox Christians ought to approach finding the right marriage partner. Dn. Stephen is the author of "How Do I Find The Right Partner For Life", published by Light and Life.




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145: Founding an Orthodox Liberal Arts and Sciences College

Kevin interviews Dr. Frank Papatheofanis, President of the new St. Katherine College, about what it takes to start an Orthodox liberal arts and sciences college.




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Understanding The Virgin Mary - Part 1

In the next three programs we deal with the Perpetual Virginity of Mary. This series is taken from our live broadcasts at KPXQ 1360 in Phoenix, AZ.




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Understanding The Virgin Mary - Part 2

In this program we continue the discussion of the Church's teachings regarding the perpetual virginity of Mary. This program was from originally broadcast live in December 2004 on KPXQ in Phoenix, AZ




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Understanding The Virgin Mary - Part 3

This is the final program of the three-part series on Mary from our audio archives of our live program on KPXQ Phoenix. In this program we discuss several misconceptions about Mary and her place within the Christian Church through the ages.




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Extending the Kingdom

This is the third of four Lenten meditations delivered by Archpriest Chad Hatfield at the seminary's annual Pure Week retreat.




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Understanding Death: Part One

Dn. Mark presents the Orthodox Christian perspective on death.




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Understanding Death: Part Two

Dn. Mark explains that everything the world teaches is the exact opposite of what the Church teaches, particularly when it come to death. Only Orthodox Christianity resolves the problem of death.




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A Christian Ending

Dn. Mark Barna concludes his podcast on rediscovering ancient Christian burial customs for the modern world with this 66-minute introduction to his all-day workshop on the topic.




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Worse than Indifference

Listen to reflections written by Fr. Nicolaie about M's experience with panhandling and the Church's loss.




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Understanding Pascha

Fr. Lawrence talks about the societal lies that Pascha reveals.




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Understanding Pauline Universalism




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Finding Comfort in the Ascension

The feast of the Ascension is a feast of comfort and consolation for the people of God. But it can for some people represent a stumbling block. Looking at the ascension of Christ as it is narrated in Scriptures, does the Church then really believe that accepting the Ascension also involves accepting a literal three-storey universe?




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Finding our Place in the Crowd

Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a homily on finding our place in the crowd that greeted Jesus in His Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem.




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Understanding Evil in the Orthodox Tradition




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Conditions for Spiritual Fulfillment

Sermon on the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman (John 4:5-42)




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Standing Firm as a Community of Faith (1 Cor 16:13-24)

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost




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Conditions for True Worship (John 4:5-42)

We fully experience the joy of the Resurrection when we worship God during the divine services. Fr Tom reminds us that, by the Holy Spirit, the Kingdom of God is manifested to us when we know in truth who God is and who we are. (Sunday of the Samaritan Woman)




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The Value of Attending Church (Jn 20:19-31)

Modern western societies are experiencing decreasing interest in attending church. Even some Orthodox Christian families are succumbing to secular activities on Sunday morning instead of gathering together as God's People in the church. Using the story of St Thomas' encounter with Christ eight days after His Resurrection, Fr Thomas teaches why coming to church is so important, and reminds us that, if we miss church, we miss a lot!




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Finding Peace in Difficult Times

Everyone has difficulties and problems that they face on a daily basis. Fr Thomas teaches us that in the midst of the storms of life we can experience the "peace from above" which is found only in Christ.




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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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Attending to the Samaritan

Fr. Gregory gives a sermon on the parable of the Good Samaritan.




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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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Standing Firm

Fr. Dn. Emmanuel Kahn asks "What does it mean to stand firm in our faith in Christ?"




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Finding Faith In The Living God

Deacon Emmanuel Kahn gives the sermon about how to know what God wants us to do today.




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The Theotokos and Us: Finding the Presence of Christ Together

Deacon Emmanuel gives the sermon on the Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple.




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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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Standing in the Truth, Proclaiming the Truth

Fr. Emmanuel Kahn gives the sermon on the Woman at the Well.




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Binding The Strong Man




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Finding Fault Always Fails




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You're Misunderstanding