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A Handful of September Stories from the Community

Brother Luke shares three stories from community life.




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50% Off Chocolate Bunnies

We can all appreciate a good bargain. But with our Pascha baskets a few weeks away, we should concentrate on the words of St John Chrysostom.




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For the first time, every incumbent party in 10 major countries lost their elections this year

inflation was a painful global phenomenon, and every ruling party was punished for it regardless of political leanings #




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The Genesis Creation Stories




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Blood That Cries

Fr. Lawrence says that any sensible discussion of the moral legitimacy of capital punishment must center on the Scriptures and the Tradition of the Church, not on one’s subjective feelings




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The Priest and the Parish Council




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Baptismal Boundaries (1)




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Baptismal Boundaries (2)




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Baptismal Boundaries (3)




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Boundaries of the peoples




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An Orthodox Priest converts to Islam

Every so often one encounters something that breaks the head as well as the heart. By that I refer to things that not only wring the heart with grief, but also confound the head because they are so perversely stupid. One such thing is the recent conversion of a Tasmanian Orthodox priest by the name of David Gould who had been Orthodox for 45 years and who then converted to Islam two years after becoming a priest. He now goes by the name of Abdul Rahman.




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Our Bodies are God's Property

Fr. Apostolos shares from 1 Corinthians 3, reminding us that our bodies belong to the Lord, "The temple of God is holy, and that is what you are."




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Divine Worship: Series Introduction

Fr. Apostolos introduces a miniseries of sermons about the spiritual depths of Divine Worship and starts by explaining the word leitourgia.




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The Holy Priesthood

Fr. Apostolos Hill gives an exposition on the nature of the Holy Priesthood in the Church.




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Family Ties

Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily based upon the Gospel reading of the Genealogy of Christ and the adoption of humanity into the family of God.




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Outward Appearances and Inward Realities

Sermon on the Sunday Before the Elevation of the Cross (Galatians 6:11-18; John 3:13-17)




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Ordering our Life's Priorities

Sermon on the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost (Ephesians 2:4-10; Luke 12:16-21)




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Why Must We Love Our Enemies? (Lk 6:31-36)

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost




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The God Who Identifies with Us

On the Sunday before Christmas, the kingly lineage of Jesus according to St Mathew is read. Fr Thomas teaches us that the names recount that Jesus is anything but a distant ruler, but rather that He identifies with the brokenness of humanity and comes to redeem us from it.




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Universalism and Other Pernicious Heresies

On the Pre-Lenten Sunday of the Final Judgment, Fr Thomas speaks out against the false teachings of universalism, millenarianism, and the doubted return of Christ.




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The High Priestly Prayer

We're all familiar with the high priestly prayer of Christ, but what are its implications for us here and now? How does it dictate our worship, our service, our unity? Listen as Fr. Tom unpacks the prayer of our Lord.




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Love Your Enemies

Fr. Gregory speaks on Luke 6:31-36.




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Too Many Worries

Fr. Gregory shares a word from Elder Paisios of the Holy Mountain and his explanation of Matthew 6:22-23.




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Piscine Bellies and Kingdom Nets

Are we slouched downcast in the belly of the fish or are we striding away from the shore with God’s net in our backpack? Fr. Gregory says the choice is always ours. Let us choose well.




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Infinities in God

Fr. Gregory Hallam from his September 24, 2017 sermon.




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God Keeps His Holy Mysteries

Fr. Emmanuel Kahn gives the sermon for the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ.




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Consider the Lilies

Fr. Gregory Hallam reminds us that placing our ultimate hope in net gains through life is an exercise in futility, because, in the end, all that we have accomplished, all the disasters we have avoided, will not endure death, and within a century or so will most probably not even be remembered by our descendants.




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God helps us in our Infirmities




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Changed Hearts, Transformed Lives, Godly Families




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Building Christian Families




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Life Dies




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Even His Enemies Praise Him




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Gratitude Multiplies




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What Are Your Priorities?




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You Are a Priest Forever




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The Five Truths That Make the Priest High!




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Life Dies




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You Tell the Best Stories, Paw Paw!




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Cooties!




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Our High Priest!




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Five Priestly Truths




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The Four Fantasies of Fairness




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Setting Right Priorities




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Three Realities of the Spirit-Filled Life




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Five Priestly Truths




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You Tell the Best Stories, Pawpaw!




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The 5 Ministries That Define Our WHY




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Our High Priest




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Setting Right Priorities




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Truth or Lies