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The Parable of the Talents

"The Parable of the Talents" from The Parables of Christ by Spiritual Fragrance Publishing (2012)




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Great Lent Unplugged:The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha - Preface

Great Lent Unplugged: The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha, Preface, by Jean Hoefling (Regina Orthodox Press, 2007) Available on Amazon.




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Great Lent Unplugged:The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha - Chapter 1

Great Lent Unplugged: The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha, Chapter 1, by Jean Hoefling (Regina Orthodox Press, 2007) Available on Amazon.




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Great Lent Unplugged:The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha - Chapter 2

Great Lent Unplugged: The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha, Chapter 2, by Jean Hoefling (Regina Orthodox Press, 2007) Available on Amazon.




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Great Lent Unplugged: The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha - Chapter 3

Great Lent Unplugged: The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha, Chapter 3, by Jean Hoefling (Regina Orthodox Press, 2007) Available on Amazon.




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Great Lent Unplugged: The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha - Chapter 4

Great Lent Unplugged: The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha, Chapter 4, by Jean Hoefling (Regina Orthodox Press, 2007) Available on Amazon.




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Great Lent Unplugged: The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha - Chapter 5

Great Lent Unplugged: The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha, Chapter 5, by Jean Hoefling (Regina Orthodox Press, 2007) Available on Amazon.




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Great Lent Unplugged:The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha - Chapter 6

Great Lent Unplugged: The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha, Chapter 6, by Jean Hoefling (Regina Orthodox Press, 2007) Available on Amazon.




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Great Lent Unplugged: The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha - Chapter 7

Great Lent Unplugged: The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha, Chapter 7, by Jean Hoefling (Regina Orthodox Press, 2007) Available on Amazon.




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Great Lent Unplugged: The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha - Chapter 8

Great Lent Unplugged: The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha, Chapter 8, by Jean Hoefling (Regina Orthodox Press, 2007) Available on Amazon.




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Great Lent Unplugged: The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha - Chapter 9

Great Lent Unplugged: The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha, Chapter 9, by Jean Hoefling (Regina Orthodox Press, 2007) Available on Amazon.




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Great Lent Unplugged: The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha - Chapter 10 & Conclusion

Great Lent Unplugged: The Funny, Terrible, Wonderful Journey to Pascha, Chapter 10 and Conclusion, by Jean Hoefling (Regina Orthodox Press, 2007) Available on Amazon.




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Welcoming the Christ Child: Family Readings for the Nativity Lent

Welcoming the Christ Child: Family Readings for the Nativity Lent, "God Creates the World," by Elissa Bjeletich, illustrated by Jelena Jeftic (Sebastian Press, 2017).




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Silent as a Stone / To Plant a Cross 4

19. Book 1: Silent as a Stone: Mother Maria of Paris and the Trash Can Rescue by Jim Forest (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2007) Book 2: To Plant a Cross: The Story of Saint Kosmas Aitolos Who Fought a War with Words by Angeline Eliakopoulos, part two, chapter 4 (Destro Publishers, Chicago, Illinois, 2004, (773) 561 2332)




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A Bowl of Lentils / Saint Innocent 3-4

66. Book 1: "A Bowl of Lentils" from The Bible for Young People by Zoe Kanavas translated by Rev. Spencer T. Kezios (Narthex Press, 2005) (7.48 mins) Book 2: Saint Innocent of Alaska, Apostle and Missionary by Sarah Elizabeth Cowie, Chapters 3 and 4 (Conciliar Press, 2005) (begins at 9:05, duration 18.20 mins)




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Thoughts on the Second Week of Lent

Fr. Ted encourages us to pace ourselves in this, our second week of Lent, as temptations from the evil one can thwart our efforts to be closer to God. He also reminds us to be patient with others as each path is different and we are not to judge.




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Climbing the Mountain: Challenges and Pitfalls in the Lenten Journey

Fr. Ted speaks at an adult lenten retreat at All Saints Greek Orthodox Church in Toronto, Ontario.




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The Armor of the Cross - First Sunday of Lent

Fr. Ted calls us to take up our Cross during Lent by intensifying our efforts to grow more deeply in the image of Christ.




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The Wall of Faith - Second Sunday of Lent

Fr. Ted speaks to us of the wall of faith that cannot be destroyed.




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The Breastplate of Prayer - Third Sunday of Lent

Fr. Ted reflects upon the power of prayer to protect our heart or nous at the center of our being from the passions and influences of the world.




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The Helmet of Mercy - Fourth Sunday of Lent

Fr. Ted continues his reflections upon a Lenten hymn and how it applies to the call to show mercy to others during our journey through Great Lent.




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Giving in Truth: Charity in Great Lent

Fr. Ted addresses the staff at the headquarters of World Vision Canada on the Orthodox view of charity as it relates to Great Lent.




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The Sword of Fasting - Fifth Sunday of Lent

Fr. Ted calls us to put to use one of the most powerful tools that we have in fighting the passions—fasting!




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Fr. Wayne Wilson—Mid-Lent Questions Orthodox Don't Always Ask

Kevin and Steve interview Fr. Wayne about some hard to ask questions about Lent.




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Overview of Lent




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Lent: The Prayer of St. Ephraim

We continue our discussion of Great Lent by reviewing, with many quotes from the Church Fathers, the famous Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian that is used during all the weekday services. Writing in the 4th century, St. Ephraim's hymnography captures the Spirit of the Lenten Season and has been a vital standard for the Orthodox Church ever since. In its simplicity and penetrating quality we learn that we are at once helpless and in need of God's grace to overcome our sinful nature, and yet must also pursue repentance and the virtues in faith continually, to be both emptied and filled.




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The Purpose of Lent

O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, faintheartedness, lust for power and idle talk. -Lenten Prayer, St. Ephraim the Syrian The Lenten Season, or the Great Fast as the Church calls it, comes each year as part of the Paschal celebration. It is a forty day fast, a time of preparation during which we come face to face with ourselves in the light of extraordinary prayers and insights into our spiritual condition, given as only the Orthodox Tradition is able. Here we discuss Lent, the school of repentance and what God intends for us by it.




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Great Lent: Gift of God in Christ: Part 1

Touching upon all the gifts that the season of Great Lent offers for spiritual growth, Fr. John Behr, Dean of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, delivers four reflections on the emergence of life through suffering, brokenness, and death. With astute attention to the teachings of Scripture and the Fathers, Fr. John centers on the necessity of dying for true life in Christ—life eternal—to emerge.




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Great Lent: Gift of God in Christ: Part 2

Touching upon all the gifts that the season of Great Lent offers for spiritual growth, Fr. John Behr, Dean of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, delivers four reflections on the emergence of life through suffering, brokenness, and death. With astute attention to the teachings of Scripture and the Fathers, Fr. John centers on the necessity of dying for true life in Christ—life eternal—to emerge.




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Great Lent: Gift of God in Christ: Part 3

Touching upon all the gifts that the season of Great Lent offers for spiritual growth, Fr. John Behr, Dean of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, delivers four reflections on the emergence of life through suffering, brokenness, and death. With astute attention to the teachings of Scripture and the Fathers, Fr. John centers on the necessity of dying for true life in Christ—life eternal—to emerge.




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Great Lent: Gift of God in Christ: Part 4

Touching upon all the gifts that the season of Great Lent offers for spiritual growth, Fr. John Behr, Dean of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, delivers four reflections on the emergence of life through suffering, brokenness, and death. With astute attention to the teachings of Scripture and the Fathers, Fr. John centers on the necessity of dying for true life in Christ—life eternal—to emerge.




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Annual Seminary Lenten Retreat: Part 1

Bishop Anba Suriel of the Coptic Diocese of Melbourne, Australia, speaks at the annual Lenten retreat at St. Vladimir's Seminary.




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Annual Seminary Lenten Retreat: Part 2

Bishop Anba Suriel of the Coptic Diocese of Melbourne, Australia, speaks at the annual Lenten retreat at St. Vladimir's Seminary.




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Annual Seminary Lenten Retreat: Part 3

Bishop Anba Suriel of the Coptic Diocese of Melbourne, Australia, speaks at the annual Lenten retreat at St. Vladimir's Seminary.




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Annual Seminary Lenten Retreat: Part 4

Bishop Anba Suriel of the Coptic Diocese of Melbourne, Australia, speaks at the annual Lenten retreat at St. Vladimir's Seminary.




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Metropolitan Tikhon's Lenten Meditations (First Talk)

The Saint Vladimir's Seminary community entered into its annual two-day Lenten Retreat March 2 and 3, 2020. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada (Orthodox Church in America), delivered four reflections over the two days loosely built around his own experience of life in community.




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Metropolitan Tikhon's Lenten Meditations (Second Talk)

The Saint Vladimir's Seminary community entered into its annual two-day Lenten Retreat March 2 and 3, 2020. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada (Orthodox Church in America), delivered four reflections over the two days loosely built around his own experience of life in community.




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Metropolitan Tikhon's Lenten Meditations (Third Talk)

The Saint Vladimir's Seminary community entered into its annual two-day Lenten Retreat March 2 and 3, 2020. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada (Orthodox Church in America), delivered four reflections over the two days loosely built around his own experience of life in community.




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Metropolitan Tikhon's Lenten Meditations (Fourth Talk)

The Saint Vladimir's Seminary community entered into its annual two-day Lenten Retreat March 2 and 3, 2020. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada (Orthodox Church in America), delivered four reflections over the two days loosely built around his own experience of life in community.




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Praying Alone: Lenten Retreat Meditations, Part 1

Saint Vladimir's Seminary entered into its annual, two-day Lenten Retreat on Clean Monday and Tuesday, March 15 and 16, 2021. Four talks delivered over the two days followed the theme of "Ora et Labora: The Foundations of Spirituality According to the Rule of St Benedict of Nursia." Seminary President Fr Chad Hatfield, in this first reflection, offers thoughts on "Praying Alone."




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Praying Together: Lenten Retreat Meditations, Part 2

Saint Vladimir's Seminary entered into its annual, two-day Lenten Retreat on Clean Monday and Tuesday, March 15 and 16, 2021. Four talks delivered over the two days followed the theme of "Ora et Labora: The Foundations of Spirituality According to the Rule of St Benedict of Nursia." In this reflection, Dr Vitaly Permiakov, the Seminary's assistant professor of liturgical theology, leads a meditation on "Praying Together."




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Working Alone: Lenten Retreat Meditations, Part 3

Saint Vladimir's Seminary entered into its annual, two-day Lenten Retreat on Clean Monday and Tuesday, March 15 and 16, 2021. Four talks delivered over the two days followed the theme of "Ora et Labora: The Foundations of Spirituality According to the Rule of St Benedict of Nursia." Saint Vladimir’s Director of Music Harrison Russin reflects on “Working Alone” in this third of the retreat meditations.




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Working Together: Lenten Retreat Meditations, Part 4

Saint Vladimir's Seminary entered into its annual, two-day Lenten Retreat on Clean Monday and Tuesday, March 15 and 16, 2021. Four talks delivered over the two days followed the theme of "Ora et Labora: The Foundations of Spirituality According to the Rule of St Benedict of Nursia." In this final meditation, Fr Nicholas Roth, the Seminary’s Spiritual Formation Director and Ecclesiarch, speaks of “Working Together.”




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Great Lent: Part One

Dn. Michael begins a new series based on Fr. Alexander Schmemann's book Great Lent: Journey to Pascha.




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Great Lent: Part Two

Dn. Michael discusses the five Sundays that precede the start of Great Lent.




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Great Lent: Part Three

Dn. Michael continues his discussion of the five Sundays that precede the start of Great Lent.




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Great Lent: Part Four

Dn. Michael considers four aspects of Lenten worship: atmosphere, prayer, Scripture, and hymns.




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Great Lent: Part Five

Dn. Michael begins discussing the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts.




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Great Lent: Part Six

Dn. Michael reminds us that it is only by knowing the way that we make it to Pascha.




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Great Lent: Part Seven

Dn. Michael asks the question, "How can we apply Fr. Alexander's teachings on Great Lent to our lives?"