ht The Light which Overcomes Darkness (Eph 4:7-13) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-06-01T07:32:52+00:00 The feast of Theophany heralds the light which overcomes all darkness. Fr. Thomas reminds us that this darkness, which is present in many places in our life, is destroyed by the truth and life of Christ himself. Full Article
ht Straight Talk To My Parish (Mt 25:14-30) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-07T03:07:08+00:00 The Parable of the Talents is a rich but difficult story, calling everyone who has been given gifts in God's vineyard to the responsibility of growth. On the Sunday of their parish's annual meeting, Fr Thomas delivers a pointed and challenging message to his congregation, reminding them that no one is exempt from accountability in matters concerning church life, since we are all individually members of the one body of Christ. Full Article
ht The Darkness Fights Against the Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-23T18:15:04+00:00 As soon as our Lord is born in Bethlehem, the Scriptures record that the evil one is working through Herod to destroy him. Fr Thomas reminds us that the darkness will always fight against the Light, but we can choose our path wisely. Full Article
ht The Light That Shines By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-28T13:51:42+00:00 Fr. Tom greets us on the blessed feast of the Nativity to remind us that only in the light of Christ can we find true fulfillment. Full Article
ht Lighten the Load with Humility By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-02-16T23:53:04+00:00 Calling upon commentary from St. John Chrysostom on the Parable of the Publican and the Pharisee, Fr. Tom spurs us on to win the race by lightening our spiritual chariots with humility. Full Article
ht The Eternal Eighth Day By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-05-10T14:53:23+00:00 Listen as Fr. Tom unpacks the overflowing implications of Pascha - the eternal eighth day, the resurrected body, and St. Thomas. Full Article
ht Darkness & Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-05-31T17:40:00+00:00 On the Sunday of the Blind Man, Fr. Tom discusses what it means to walk in darkness and in the light, and how we must have the truth born in us by being made a new creation in Christ. Full Article
ht The Flight From Egypt By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T04:22:00+00:00 St Matthew sees the flight into Egypt as the fulfilment of Hosea’s prophecy. Full Article
ht Be Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:18:57+00:00 St. Symeon teaches that when we pray, the indwelling Light of Christ can lift us up to the very Paradise itself of which St. Paul himself haltingly spoke. Full Article
ht The Light of the World By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-06T05:20:35+00:00 We are called to be lights in the world. We are the representatives of Christ in the world today, so of course we take on the role of being light to the world. Full Article
ht Responding to the Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-07T05:11:16+00:00 A sermon on the Feast of the Entry of Christ into the Temple. Full Article
ht Unexpected Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-12T02:16:40+00:00 Fr. Gregory speaks about the Woman at the Well who we know as St. Photini. As surely as Photini means “enlightened” it is our calling also to enlighten others with the Light of Christ. Full Article
ht Come into the Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-13T02:24:53+00:00 Anything that separates us from God is bad no matter how big or small it is in our eyes. The most difficult sins to uproot are those we keep covered up in darkness because we are reluctant, for whatever reason, to expose them to the Light, which is Christ. Full Article
ht The Blessing on the Righteous By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-13T02:31:24+00:00 The Orthodox Church has always regarded the saints of the Old Testament as saints as much as any born after Christ. Full Article
ht To Be Enlightened By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-13T03:13:04+00:00 Fr. Gregory's sermon on the 2nd Sunday of Great Lent. Full Article
ht The Repentance of the Righteous Job By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-13T03:14:59+00:00 The story of righteous Job is an amazingly insightful account of repentance offered by a man who, ostensibly, had no need of repentance. Full Article
ht When Faces Light Up By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-15T17:29:19+00:00 When we look upon the face of Jesus, Light responds to Light. We are enlightened, therefore we see and what we see is the same glorious Light which is Christ. Full Article
ht Dark and Light Divided By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-15T17:39:05+00:00 Fr. Gregory preaches on All Hallows Eve or Hallowe'en taking his text from the rich man and the poor beggar in the Gospel. Full Article
ht Light of the World By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-21T15:32:28+00:00 Fr. Gregory Hallam gives the sermon on the Sunday of the Blind Man Full Article
ht Facing the Darkness, Receiving the Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-23T03:56:32+00:00 Fr. Gregory speaks with children and adults about Palm Sunday and the preparation of our hearts to receive the risen Christ. Full Article
ht Into the Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-23T05:09:16+00:00 St Seraphim of Sarov, the translation of whose relics we celebrate today, remains one of the outstanding examples of Christian holiness Full Article
ht The Mother of the Light is Born By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-23T05:34:12+00:00 Fr. Gregory gives the sermon on the Nativity of the Theotokos as we celebrate this first great feast of the new Church year. Full Article
ht Light For All By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-01-31T02:07:10+00:00 Christ was born to save us, but what does that actually mean? Full Article
ht Righteousness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-09-01T01:36:20+00:00 We count our own righteousness as rubbish (actually an even stronger word in the Greek). Full Article
ht Angels of God's Healing and Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-20T01:53:32+00:00 Fr. Gregory gives a tour through two of the lesser well known Archangels revealing some gems of insight concerning the brilliance of God in both healing power and enlightenment of mind. Full Article
ht Stand Upright By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-21T17:28:03+00:00 Fr. Gregory says living upright lives is about serving God in an honorable way. Full Article
ht Fight the Good Fight By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-21T18:12:34+00:00 Fr. Gregory Hallam gives the sermon for Sunday, Dec 10, 2017 Full Article
ht The Light of Christ in the Darkness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-03-13T20:03:07+00:00 Fr. Emmanuel gives the Holy Saturday homily. Full Article
ht Building Right By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-03-15T05:05:19+00:00 After Fr. Gregory speaks with the children, Fr. Emmanuel speaks from I Corinthians saying that the cultures of the first and twenty-first centuries are certainly different, but the foundations for living are the same. What are these foundations for living that St Paul wishes to communicate to his fellow workers in the first century and to us today? Full Article
ht Fulfill All Righteousness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-25T04:17:26+00:00 Fr. Emmanuel Kahn preaches on The Theophany, when God was revealed in the Baptism of Jesus Christ in the waters of the Jordan River in ancient Palestine. Full Article
ht Lights To and From Antioch By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-27T21:48:03+00:00 Fr. Emmanuel Kahn gives the sermon for Sunday, May 6, 2018. Full Article
ht Wind, Fire, and Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-27T23:27:02+00:00 Fr. Gregory Hallam preaches on Sunday 27th May, Holy Pentecost. Full Article
ht Into the Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-27T23:29:43+00:00 After Fr. Gregory Hallam speaks to the children, Fr. Emmanuel Kahn reminds us of the words of St. Matthew: “The eye is the lamp of the body,” Full Article
ht Straight-Forwardly Growing By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-28T03:55:46+00:00 Two Orthodox saints from the fifth and sixth centuries, St Caesarius of Arles and St John Chrysostom, are showing us how we can live with Christ today and tomorrow and for the rest of our lives on earth. Full Article
ht Clouds That Give Way To Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-28T04:24:55+00:00 Fr. Gregory Hallam and Fr. Emmanuel Kahn preach on the Conception of the Most HolyTheotokos by the Righteous Anna, as well as the life of the Prophetess Anna, mother of the Prophet Samuel. Full Article
ht The Righteous Judge of All By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-28T04:50:10+00:00 Fr. Emmanuel Kahn preaches on the Sunday of the Last Judgment, 2019. Full Article
ht Clothed and in his Right Mind By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-28T20:36:38+00:00 Full Article
ht Righteousness Fulfilled By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-28T20:54:54+00:00 Full Article
ht The Greater Righteousness by Faith By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-07-14T21:04:22+00:00 Full Article
ht The Heights and the Depths By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-08-07T19:08:19+00:00 Full Article
ht Lighten our Darkness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-04-20T18:29:06+00:00 Full Article
ht A Light For Revelation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-01-31T14:09:35+00:00 Full Article
ht Will You Destroy the Righteous With the Wicked? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-03-24T11:16:26+00:00 Full Article
ht While the Light Shines By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-17T22:13:59+00:00 Full Article
ht Take This One, It's Lighter By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-06-21T20:58:46+00:00 Full Article
ht Let Your Light Shine By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-23T13:13:10+00:00 Full Article
ht Right In Front of You By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-11-22T13:56:26+00:00 Full Article
ht A Light To the Gentiles By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-17T13:56:23+00:00 Full Article
ht Blinded By The Light By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-18T01:02:56+00:00 Full Article