ser The Nativity of the Theotokos (Sermon Sept. 8, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:53:53+00:00 Fr. Andrew exhorts us to hear Mary's call to draw near to her holy Son. Full Article
ser Resetting Life Through the Cross (Sermon Sept. 15, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:55:15+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew asks if we ever feel that we need a reset, a do-over in our lives. If we do, then the Cross is where we start over. Full Article
ser How Do You Feel About Faith? (Sermon Sept. 22, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:58:03+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew asks if we can use our feelings as a test of the authenticity of our Faith? Full Article
ser The Greatest Gift (Sermon Sept. 29, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T23:32:02+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew speaks of the greatest gift he ever received from his parents, the gift of a Christian identity. Full Article
ser Paradoxes of Christianity (Sermon Oct. 6, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T23:35:02+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells us how God presents us with a series of contradictions that ultimately lead us to Christ. Full Article
ser The Intimate God (Sermon Oct. 20, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T23:36:52+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells us that all religions are not the same, that the one true God is our God, and we are His people. Full Article
ser The Prophet and the Healer (Sermon Oct. 27, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T23:37:31+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew explains how Jesus can be both the public Prophet who speaks for God, and the gentle, private Healer. Full Article
ser The Ecstasy and the Laundry (Sermon Nov. 3, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T23:42:00+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew discusses what Saint Paul defines as the ecstasy within the Church. Full Article
ser The Unlikely Servants of God (Sermon Nov. 10, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T23:44:10+00:00 Bringing together the life of St. Theodora (the wife of the Emperor St. Justinian) with the Parable of the Good Samaritan, Fr. Andrew looks at how God likes to use those who are least likely. Full Article
ser Having Ears to Hear (Sermon Nov. 17, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T23:45:05+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells us that giving generously of everything we are is the key to having ears to ear. Full Article
ser Orthodoxy and the Rules (Sermon Nov. 24, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T01:29:19+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew asks, what is the place of the rules and regulations of the Orthodox Church in the spiritual life? Full Article
ser The Prostitute Who Became an Ancestor of Christ (Sermon Dec. 22, 2013) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T01:36:11+00:00 On this Sunday before the Nativity, Fr. Andrew reflects on the place of the prostitute Rahab in salvation history and what it means for us. Full Article
ser The Beginning of Baptism (Sermon Jan. 12, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T01:37:48+00:00 On this Sunday after Theophany, Fr. Andrew reflects on the meaning of Christ's inauguration of baptism and how it affects not only the Christian, but other people and the whole world around him. Full Article
ser All or Something (Sermon Jan. 19, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T01:38:57+00:00 Fr. Andrew reflects on the Gospel account of the Ten Lepers and how they brought what they had, even if it was very little, to Christ. Full Article
ser The Desire for God (Sermon Jan. 26, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T01:40:06+00:00 On this Sunday of Zacchaeus, Fr. Andrew speaks on the desire for God placed deep within the heart of every human person. Full Article
ser Meeting the Lord (Sermon Feb. 2, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T01:41:48+00:00 On this feast of the Meeting of the Lord in the Temple, Fr. Andrew explains not only why we bring 40-day-old children to be dedicated in church but also opens up the inner meaning of meeting the Lord. Full Article
ser The Shepherd and the Tax Collector (Sermon Feb. 9, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T01:46:27+00:00 On this Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee, Fr. Andrew explores the role of humility in learning to pray to God. Full Article
ser The Prodigal Soul (Sermon Feb. 16, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:41:02+00:00 On this Sunday of the Prodigal Son, Fr. Andrew relates a patristic 'spiritual' reading of the 'property' that the Prodigal receives from his father and then scatters on loose living. Full Article
ser The Incarnation and the Last Judgment (Sermon Feb. 23, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:42:04+00:00 On this Sunday of of the Last Judgment, Fr. Andrew focuses on what the righteous and the wicked experience at the Last Judgment through the Incarnation. Full Article
ser Returning to the Paradise I've Never Seen (Sermon Mar. 2, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:43:00+00:00 On this Sunday of Forgiveness, Fr. Andrew reflects on Adam's expulsion from Paradise and how we can return to a Paradise that we've never seen. Full Article
ser The Ladder (Sermon Mar. 30, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:44:00+00:00 On this Sunday of St. John of the Ladder, Fr. Andrew speaks on how the spiritual life, the path to holiness and perfection, is pursued by climbing little by little. Full Article
ser Not to Be Served, But to Serve (Sermon Apr. 6, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:45:03+00:00 On this Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, Fr. Andrew reflects on the uniqueness of Jesus among the deities of the ancient world, that He came not to be served, but to serve. Full Article
ser Keeping Our Children (and Ourselves) in Church for Life (Sermon Apr. 13, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:46:14+00:00 On this Palm Sunday, Fr. Andrew shows how what sociologists have observed about how both kids and adults stay in church long-term is built into the Orthodox tradition. Full Article
ser Awakening to the Resurrection (Sermon Apr. 27, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:48:16+00:00 On this Thomas Sunday, Fr. Andrew reflects on the awakening of Christ from the dead and what it means for us to awaken to the resurrection. Full Article
ser Who Would Smile at a Funeral? (Sermon May 4, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:50:12+00:00 On this Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers, Fr. Andrew speaks of the hidden secret that Christians know about death. Full Article
ser Spiritual Paralysis and the Resurrection (Sermon May 11, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:51:05+00:00 On this Sunday of the Paralytic, Fr. Andrew speaks of the many ways in which we become spiritually paralyzed and how Christ can cure us. Full Article
ser Becoming a Bridge: Christ and the Woman at the Well (Sermon May 18, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:52:10+00:00 On this Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, Fr. Andrew examines how Christ becomes a bridge for her, how she becomes a bridge between Him and her people, and how we may also become bridges. Full Article
ser Spiritual Renewal and the Healing of the Blind (Sermon May 25, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:53:51+00:00 On this Sunday of the Blind Man, Fr. Andrew explores how our spiritual sight can be healed and we can move from being only institutionally related to the Church to fully engaged in its life. Full Article
ser The Seed of Christ (Sermon June 1, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:55:01+00:00 On this Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council, Fr. Andrew draws on their witness and the witness of St. Justin Martyr to ask how we are to relate to those outside of Orthodoxy and those within it who are not fully faithful. Full Article
ser The Pentecostal Fountain (Sermon June 8, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:56:09+00:00 On this Sunday of Pentecost, Fr. Andrew discusses Jesus' prediction of the coming of the Holy Spirit as a fountain of living water that springs up within the believer. Full Article
ser Death and the Saints (Sermon June 15, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:57:18+00:00 On this Sunday of All Saints, Fr. Andrew speaks of how the saints were able to face death and what the resurrection means for us even before death. Full Article
ser The Protomartyr Alban of Britain (Sermon June 22, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:58:06+00:00 On the feast of St. Alban, Fr. Andrew tells the story of his inspiring martyrdom. Full Article
ser Following the Chief Apostles (Sermon June 29, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:59:13+00:00 On this feast of Ss. Peter and Paul, Fr. Andrew speaks on why these two apostles are so celebrated and what we can do to imitate them. Full Article
ser St. Sisoes and the Bible (Sermon July 6, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:00:55+00:00 On the feast of St. Sisoes the Great, Fr. Andrew comments on how St. Sisoes was able to understand both death and life through the story of the Holy Scriptures. Full Article
ser Chalcedon and the God-man (Sermon July 13, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:02:11+00:00 On this Sunday of the Fourth Ecumenical Council (held in Chalcedon in AD 451), Fr. Andrew describes the definition of faith of this council and what it means for our salvation. Full Article
ser The Prophet and His God (Sermon July 20, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:03:14+00:00 On this feast of the Prophet Elias, Fr. Andrew focuses on a moment when Elias meets with God on Mount Horeb. Full Article
ser The Dormition Fast: Waiting with Hope (Sermon Aug. 10, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:04:32+00:00 On this Sunday before the Feast of the Dormition, Fr. Andrew reflects on the imminent passing of his own mother and what it teaches in the light of the Dormition of the Theotokos. Full Article
ser Two Things Needed by the Christian (Sermon Aug. 17, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:06:07+00:00 On this 10th Sunday after Pentecost, Fr. Andrew explores two things St. Paul shows in the epistle reading that are needed by the Christian: suffering and spiritual fatherhood. Full Article
ser How to See God (Sermon Aug. 24, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:07:02+00:00 Fr. Andrew reflects on the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant and how it reveals how we can see God and sense His presence. Full Article
ser Aidan of Lindisfarne (Sermon Aug. 31, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:08:58+00:00 Fr. Andrew tells the story of St. Aidan of Lindisfarne and stresses how he was not just a bishop but also a neighbor. Full Article
ser John 3:16 (Sermon Sept. 7, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:10:08+00:00 On this Sunday before the Elevation of the Cross, Fr. Andrew unpacks the great meaning in one of the most beloved of Bible verses. Full Article
ser The Sign of the Prophet Jonah (Sermon Sept. 21, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:12:28+00:00 On this feast day of the Prophet Jonah, Fr. Andrew relates the prophet's story to the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus and what that means for the salvation of mankind. Full Article
ser Fish for Faith? (Sermon Sept. 28, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:14:08+00:00 On this First Sunday of Luke, Fr. Andrew explores what Jesus uses to get into the lives of His first disciples. Full Article
ser He Didn't See Any God There (Sermon Oct. 5, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:14:57+00:00 In reflecting on the entrance of mankind into space, Fr. Andrew notes that telescopes and microscopes aren't the right tools for seeing God. Full Article
ser A Faith that is More Than Thinking and Feeling (Sermon Oct. 12, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:18:12+00:00 With the coincidence of the commemorations of the Seventh Ecumenical Council and Symeon the New Theologian, Fr. Andrew reflects on how these two feasts together reveal a crucial component of spiritual life. Full Article
ser The Soldier, the Athlete and the Farmer (Sermon Oct. 26, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:19:56+00:00 Fr. Andrew unpacks three metaphors used by St. Paul in 2 Timothy 2:1-10. Full Article
ser Justification and the Works of the Law (Sermon Nov. 2, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:01:46+00:00 Reflecting on St. Paul's discussion of justification in Gal. 2:16-20, Fr. Andrew describes the difference between the faith and works of the Law of Moses and the faith and works of righteousness in Christ. Full Article
ser Redeeming the Time by Nurturing Community (Sermon Nov. 09, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:05:51+00:00 Fr. Andrew discusses the phrase "redeeming the time" from Ephesians 5:15 in terms of building community in the local parish. Full Article
ser Healing our Money Problem (Sermon Nov. 16, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:06:59+00:00 On this feast of the Apostle Matthew the former tax collector, Fr. Andrew discusses how he was healed of his problem with money and how we may be, as well. Full Article
ser Peace on Earth (Sermon Nov. 23, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:07:52+00:00 Discussing St. Paul's saying 'Christ is our peace' from Ephesians 2, Fr. Andrew talks about the true nature of the peace that was inaugurated by the birth of Jesus. Full Article