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Sermon Jan. 27, 2013 (Relics of St. John Chrysostom)

On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew speaks about the idea of 'veiling' in the church.




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Sermon Feb. 3, 2013 (Sunday of Zacchaeus / Synaxis of Ss. Symeon & Anna)

On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew speaks about Expectation, Action, and Fulfillment, which lead to Salvation.




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Sermon Feb. 17, 2013 (Sunday of the Canaanite Woman)

On this Sunday of the Canaanite Woman, Fr. Andrew speaks about the virtue of humility.




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Sermon Feb. 24, 2013 (Why Do We Come to Church? Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee)

On this Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee, Fr. Andrew asks the simple, but complicated question, why are we here, why do we come to church?




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Sermon Mar. 3, 2013 (Sunday of the Prodigal Son)

On this Sunday of the Prodigal Son, Fr. Andrew asks the question: What is Forgiveness?




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Sermon Mar. 10, 2013 (Knowing God at the Last Judgment)

On this Sunday of the Last Judgment, Fr. Andrew asks if we are engaged in the true Christian Life.




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Sermon Mar. 17, 2013 (Forgiveness Sunday / St. Patrick's Day)

On this Sunday of Forgiveness, Fr. Andrew discusses the Forgiving Spirit of St. Patrick.




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Sermon Mar. 24, 2013 (Sunday of Orthodoxy: Seeing God)

On this Sunday of Orthodoxy, Fr. Andrew asks if we want to reconnect with God, do we want to see God.




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Sermon Mar. 31, 2013 (Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas)

On this Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas, Fr. Andrew discusses the on-going debate about how a Christian comes to know God.




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Sermon Apr. 7, 2013 (Asceticism: How to Take Up the Cross)

On this Sunday of the Cross, Fr. Andrew discusses what it really means to 'Take Up the Cross'.




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Sermon Apr. 14, 2013 (Sunday of St. John of the Ladder)

On this Sunday of St. John of the Ladder, Fr. Andrew tells us that being an Orthodox Christian gives us 'something to do'.




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Sermon Apr. 21, 2013 (The Springtime of Repentance: Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt)

On this Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, Fr. Andrew discusses what it really means to Repent.




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Sermon Apr. 28, 2013 (Palm Sunday)

On this Palm Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells us that we must truly put our hearts into honoring Christ.




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Sermon May 12, 2013 (Thomas Sunday)

On this Thomas Sunday, Fr. Andrew reminds us that we too have received a Vision of the Risen Christ.




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Sermon May 19, 2013 (Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers)

On this Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers, Fr. Andrew discusses the similarities between being a deacon and being a waiter or waitress.




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Sermon June 2, 2013 (Sunday of the Samaritan Woman)

On this Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, Fr. Andrew tells us that worshiping in Spirit and Truth is the essence of Orthodox Liturgical life.




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The Blindness of a Saint (Sermon June 9, 2013)

On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells us that we may be spiritually blind to the Light of the World.




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Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council (Sermon June 16, 2013)

On this Sunday the Church remembers and celebrates the work of the 318 bishops at the First Ecumenical Council.




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Christ has not left us!: Pentecost and the Incarnation (Sermon June 23, 2013)

On this Sunday of Pentecost we are reminded that with the coming of the Holy Spirit, we are assured that Christ has not left us.




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The Twelve Apostles (Sermon June 30, 2013)

On this Sunday of the Twelve Apostles, Fr. Andrew shares some of the incredible stories and travels of the Twelve.




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You are the Light of the World (Sermon July 14, 2013)

On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew discusses what it truly means when Jesus says to us: You are the Light of the World.




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Mercy and Not Sacrifice (Sermon July 26, 2013)

In this sermon, Fr. Andrew reminds us to obey all of the commandments of Christ.




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Faith and Works (Sermon July 28, 2013)

On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells us that there is no opposition between faith and good works in the writings of St. Paul.




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The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus (Sermon Aug. 4, 2013)

On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells the story of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus and how they affirmed the glory of the truth of the resurrection.




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What are we training ourselves for? (Sermon Aug. 11, 2013)

On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew asks why we are experts in everything except our faith?




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The Whole Tradition (Sermon Aug. 18, 2013)

On this Sunday Fr. Andrew reminds us that we cannot pick and choose pieces of the Orthodox Tradition, we have to accept the whole Orthodox tradition.




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You Are God's Building (Sermon Aug. 25, 2013)

On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew offers us a clear vision of what it means to be a Christian.




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The Acceptable Year of the Lord: Time and Orthodox Christianity (Sermon Sept. 1, 2013).

On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew reminds us that in Orthodoxy there is a purpose for history, and with this New Year in the Orthodox Church, we can participate in the Acceptable Year of the Lord.




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The Nativity of the Theotokos (Sermon Sept. 8, 2013)

Fr. Andrew exhorts us to hear Mary's call to draw near to her holy Son.




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Resetting Life Through the Cross (Sermon Sept. 15, 2013)

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.




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How Do You Feel About Faith? (Sermon Sept. 22, 2013)

On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew asks if we can use our feelings as a test of the authenticity of our Faith?




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The Greatest Gift (Sermon Sept. 29, 2013)

On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew speaks of the greatest gift he ever received from his parents, the gift of a Christian identity.




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Paradoxes of Christianity (Sermon Oct. 6, 2013)

On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells us how God presents us with a series of contradictions that ultimately lead us to Christ.




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The Intimate God (Sermon Oct. 20, 2013)

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.




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The Prophet and the Healer (Sermon Oct. 27, 2013)

On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew explains how Jesus can be both the public Prophet who speaks for God, and the gentle, private Healer.




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The Ecstasy and the Laundry (Sermon Nov. 3, 2013)

On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew discusses what Saint Paul defines as the ecstasy within the Church.




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The Unlikely Servants of God (Sermon Nov. 10, 2013)

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.




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Having Ears to Hear (Sermon Nov. 17, 2013)

On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells us that giving generously of everything we are is the key to having ears to ear.




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Orthodoxy and the Rules (Sermon Nov. 24, 2013)

On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew asks, what is the place of the rules and regulations of the Orthodox Church in the spiritual life?




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The Prostitute Who Became an Ancestor of Christ (Sermon Dec. 22, 2013)

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.




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The Beginning of Baptism (Sermon Jan. 12, 2014)

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.




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All or Something (Sermon Jan. 19, 2014)

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.




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The Desire for God (Sermon Jan. 26, 2014)

On this Sunday of Zacchaeus, Fr. Andrew speaks on the desire for God placed deep within the heart of every human person.




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Meeting the Lord (Sermon Feb. 2, 2014)

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.




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The Shepherd and the Tax Collector (Sermon Feb. 9, 2014)

On this Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee, Fr. Andrew explores the role of humility in learning to pray to God.




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The Prodigal Soul (Sermon Feb. 16, 2014)

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.




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The Incarnation and the Last Judgment (Sermon Feb. 23, 2014)

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.




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Returning to the Paradise I've Never Seen (Sermon Mar. 2, 2014)

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.




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The Ladder (Sermon Mar. 30, 2014)

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.




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Not to Be Served, But to Serve (Sermon Apr. 6, 2014)

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.