Fr. John shares his homily from the Sunday of the New Martyrs of Russia.

Fr. John shares his homily on Luke 15:11-32.

Fr. John shares his homily from the Sunday of the Last Judgment.

Fr. John shares his homily on Psalm 136.

Fr. John shares his homily on Matthew 18:15-20.

Fr. John shares his homily on Genesis 6:5-8.

Fr. John shares from Genesis 4.

Fr. John preaches about the barren fig tree from Mark 11:12-14,20-21, and Luke 13:6-9.

Fr. John concludes his homily on Psalm 117.

Fr. John addresses the differences between true and false unity as it relates to the Orthodox Church and Roman Catholicism.

On the Feast of Pentecost, Fr. John teachers about the Holy Spirit as the Comforter.

Fr. John shares from Romans 6:18-23.

Fr. John talks about the role of the law in the Old and New Testaments in our salvation.

Fr. John shares about humbly using our spiritual gifts, from Romans 12:1-13. Please note: "At one point in the sermon I mentioned Arsenius the Athonite, but actually meant to refer to the Elder Paisios, and the book I referred to is http://www.amazon.com/Elder-Paisios-Mount-Athos-Isaac/dp/960897643X"

Fr. John asks the question, "Will your children remain in the Church?" (Deuteronomy 6:1-9) and gives suggestions for parents to pass along the faith.

Fr. John relates St. John's words to the Church of Pergamos, mentioned in Revelation 2:12-17, to us today.

Fr. John shares about the Nativity of the Theotokos.

Fr. John talks about denying ourselves. "We want to be happy in the next life more than we want to be happy in this life."

Today's sermon is by Archbishop Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Montreal, who visited our parish on the eve of our patronal feast day (St. Jonah).

Fr. John shares the example of Joseph, the son of Jacob, as an example of God's sovereignty.

Fr. John answers the question, "Is God a God of love or of wrath?" as he looks at the Prophet Nahum.

Fr. John continues his series of reflections on Psalm 118, with verses 25-32.

Fr. John talks about the importance of repentance from the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 3:1-11.

Fr. John shares from Matthew 4:1-11. "It's necessary for us to fast so that we don't become fat and happy and forget that we need God, but it's also necessary for us to to feed ourselves daily on the Word of God."

Fr. John speaks about humility (James 4:1-10).

Fr. John shares stories of martyrdom and encourages us to prepare for our own.

Fr. John shares about how the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord fits in with the Old Testament and today.

Fr. John shares about forgiveness from Luke 23:34.

Fr. John shares from Isaiah 53.

Fr. John shares about the life of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. "It's through our struggle that we are saved. There's a crown that's waiting for each and every one of us, but we have to take up the struggle and endure to the end."

Fr. John shares some of the cultural context of the story of the sinful woman and the Pharisee to better understand our own need of repentance, from Luke 7:36-50.

Fr. John shares about the raising of Lazarus, from the Gospel of St. John, chapter 11.

Fr. John shares from Acts 3:1-8. "We, apart from God's grace, are unable to offer God the true and spiritual worship that He requires of us. But if we will come to the Temple and beg for His mercy, He will say to us, 'Rise up and walk.' If we've come and still feel ourselves to be spiritual cripples, we need to not give up, but take every opportunity to come to the Temple of God, because this is where what we need spiritually is to be found."

Fr. John shares about the healing of the paralytic in John 5. "Let us endure whatever hardships we may face in this life and accept them as being for our salvation, so that a worse thing will not come upon us. Having been healed of our sins, we may rise up on that final day and enter into Paradise."

Fr. John returns to the series on Psalm 118, and discusses verses 33-40.

Fr. John talks about the meaning of the sacrament of Holy Baptism.

Fr. John shares from Romans 2:1-11.

Fr. John shares from Romans 2:17-29.

Fr. John shares from Psalm 118:41-48.

Fr. John reminds us of the story of the Prophet Elijah on Mount Carmel. "Let us say with the prophet, 'My God is the Lord,' and serve him faithfully, and slay the false prophets of the demons in our hearts, which are the passions."

Fr. John shares from St. Paul's second letter to Timothy 2:1-10.

Fr. John shares from Mark 4.

Fr. John talks about the necessity and importance of developing regular disciplines in our lives as we follow Christ.

Fr. John shares about the Canaanite Woman from Matthew 15:21-28 and Mark 7:24-30.

Fr. John shares about the life of St. John of Kronstadt.

Fr. John shares the stories of the raising of Jairus' daughter and the healing of the woman with the issue of blood. Jesus deals with each of us where we are.

Fr. John shares about the easy yoke of Christ, from Matthew 11:28-30.

Fr. John shares about the life and ministry of St. Andrew, the First Called.

Fr. John shares thoughts from Colossians 3:12-15.

Fr. John speaks from Mark 9:42-50.