sun Sermon Jan. 13, 2013 (Sunday after Theophany) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-07T03:08:52+00:00 On this Sunday after Theophany, Fr. Andrew discusses the gifts we have received from Jesus. Full Article
sun Sermon Feb. 3, 2013 (Sunday of Zacchaeus / Synaxis of Ss. Symeon & Anna) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-07T03:18:50+00:00 On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew speaks about Expectation, Action, and Fulfillment, which lead to Salvation. Full Article
sun Sermon Feb. 17, 2013 (Sunday of the Canaanite Woman) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-07T03:21:22+00:00 On this Sunday of the Canaanite Woman, Fr. Andrew speaks about the virtue of humility. Full Article
sun Sermon Feb. 24, 2013 (Why Do We Come to Church? Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-07T03:23:58+00:00 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? Full Article
sun Sermon Mar. 3, 2013 (Sunday of the Prodigal Son) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-07T03:25:20+00:00 On this Sunday of the Prodigal Son, Fr. Andrew asks the question: What is Forgiveness? Full Article
sun Sermon Mar. 17, 2013 (Forgiveness Sunday / St. Patrick's Day) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-07T03:27:44+00:00 On this Sunday of Forgiveness, Fr. Andrew discusses the Forgiving Spirit of St. Patrick. Full Article
sun Sermon Mar. 24, 2013 (Sunday of Orthodoxy: Seeing God) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-07T03:28:59+00:00 On this Sunday of Orthodoxy, Fr. Andrew asks if we want to reconnect with God, do we want to see God. Full Article
sun Sermon Mar. 31, 2013 (Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-08-07T03:31:23+00:00 On this Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas, Fr. Andrew discusses the on-going debate about how a Christian comes to know God. Full Article
sun Sermon Apr. 14, 2013 (Sunday of St. John of the Ladder) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T20:18:30+00:00 On this Sunday of St. John of the Ladder, Fr. Andrew tells us that being an Orthodox Christian gives us 'something to do'. Full Article
sun Sermon Apr. 21, 2013 (The Springtime of Repentance: Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T21:23:27+00:00 On this Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, Fr. Andrew discusses what it really means to Repent. Full Article
sun Sermon Apr. 28, 2013 (Palm Sunday) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:14:32+00:00 On this Palm Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells us that we must truly put our hearts into honoring Christ. Full Article
sun Sermon May 12, 2013 (Thomas Sunday) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:24:35+00:00 On this Thomas Sunday, Fr. Andrew reminds us that we too have received a Vision of the Risen Christ. Full Article
sun Sermon May 19, 2013 (Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:26:56+00:00 On this Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers, Fr. Andrew discusses the similarities between being a deacon and being a waiter or waitress. Full Article
sun Sermon June 2, 2013 (Sunday of the Samaritan Woman) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-14T22:29:42+00:00 On this Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, Fr. Andrew tells us that worshiping in Spirit and Truth is the essence of Orthodox Liturgical life. Full Article
sun Lenten Evangelism #5: Come and See (Sunday of Orthodoxy) (Sermon Mar. 1, 2015) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:29:23+00:00 On this Sunday of Orthodoxy, Fr. Andrew asks what we really mean when we say 'Come and see' in our evangelism. Full Article
sun Lenten Evangelism #10: Palm Sunday and the City of Man (Sermon Apr. 5, 2015) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T17:46:17+00:00 On this Palm Sunday, Fr. Andrew completes his Lenten series on evangelism with a meditation on our entrance into the City of Man along with our Lord Jesus. Full Article
sun Thomas Sunday: Death, Resurrection and Daily Life (Sermon Apr. 19, 2015) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T17:47:14+00:00 On this Thomas Sunday, Fr. Andrew speaks of the pervasiveness of death in human life and how the resurrection undoes its power. Full Article
sun College Student Sunday By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2012-09-10T18:09:14+00:00 Timothy interviews Jonny Braun, the OCF Southwest Representative, about College Student Sunday, which will take place this coming September 16th. Full Article
sun Preparing for Lent: Judgement Sunday By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-02-26T21:42:07+00:00 In this episode, Danielle and Fr. Timothy explore how Judgement can bring us closer to Christ as we embark on journey towards Lent Full Article
sun Beginning Lent: Sunday of Orthodoxy By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-03-11T23:16:09+00:00 In the final episode of the six-week series, Danielle and Fr. Timothy examine the Triumph of Orthodoxy through iconography, and conclude the series with some Lenten advice for young adults. Full Article
sun Preparing for Lent: Forgiveness Sunday By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-03-11T23:19:10+00:00 In this episode, Danielle and Fr. Timothy discuss the liberation found in humbly forgiving ourselves and others before Christ. Full Article
sun Bagpipes & Liturgical Dance, Next Sunday By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-23T02:07:46+00:00 Fr. Joseph, in this Sunday morning sermon, announces the pending changes to the worship services of St. George, Houston. Well, kinda ... Full Article
sun Setting Up a Small Sunday School: Stepping Outside the Box By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-07-12T02:32:36+00:00 Rather than picture a perfect, established, normal Sunday school and try to fit yourself into that plan, maybe it's better to start by looking at what you do have and find a flexible, innovative way to make it work. Full Article
sun Aceticism: Facing The Sun By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-10-05T01:17:09+00:00 Keep nurturing the disciplines and activities that tend to produce the fruit of the Spirit, and work to avoid the activities or relationships or situations that stir up your passions. This is what the Church calls asceticism. Full Article
sun Jesus - The Sun of Righteousness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-05-13T14:01:06+00:00 In our Troparia for Nativity, we sing "Your Nativity, O Christ our God, has shone to the world the Light of wisdom! For by it, those who worshipped the stars, were taught by a star to adore You, the Sun of Righteousness, and to know You, the Orient from on High. O Lord, glory to You!" In today's episode, Fr. Tom reflects on these terms for Christ. Full Article
sun Moving Up by Moving Down: Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-12T01:07:30+00:00 On this Sunday of "The Ladder of Divine Ascent," by St. John Climacus, we are called to ever greater heights of union with God by lowering ourselves through humble repentance. Full Article
sun Palm Sunday By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-06T00:44:19+00:00 Fr. Philip invites us to follow Jesus through his passion, bringing victory through the cross. Full Article
sun His Bodily Wounds and Ours: Homily for Thomas Sunday By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-11T01:02:57+00:00 On Thomas Sunday, we are reminded that Christ rose victoriously with his wounds and that we too may bring our bodily limitations and challenges into the redeeming light of the risen Christ. Full Article
sun Christ's Shocking Mercy: Homily for “St. Timon” Sunday By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-07-27T01:30:42+00:00 Fr. Philip calls us to become vessels of the shocking love of God that is the salvation of the world. Full Article
sun Sunday of the Forefathers By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-12-14T04:21:48+00:00 Are you prepared to receive the great blessing of the coming of Christ? Full Article
sun Forgiveness Sunday By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-03-02T04:44:43+00:00 Are you prepared to enter the Kingdom of God? If not, the Church calls us to enter through forgiveness into the journey of repentance of Great Lent. Full Article
sun Icons: The Sunday of Orthodoxy By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-03-08T00:43:04+00:00 How can we find joy and healing for our souls as image bearers of God? Full Article
sun Paralysis: The Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-03-16T22:39:35+00:00 How do we break free from the paralysis of our own sin and brokenness? The disciplines of Lent are tools given to us to help us move towards our own salvation. Full Article
sun Palm Sunday By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-04-12T14:26:20+00:00 Why did Jesus come as one of us, entering on the foal of a donkey on his way to the cross? Full Article
sun The Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-05-05T15:56:09+00:00 The Myrrh-Bearers lived a life of service for the flourishing of the Church, much like the early Deacons, modeling the kind of life that all Christians are called to live. Full Article
sun Sunday of the Paralytic By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-05-09T01:32:09+00:00 Along with the paralytic man, Jesus asks us, "Do you want to be healed?" Or have we become so accustomed to our illnesses that we no longer feel the need for healing and transformation? Full Article
sun Sunday of the Samaritan Woman By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-05-17T01:33:46+00:00 How do you decided whether you measure up or not? Does shame or blame keep us from opening our souls to the new life offered by our Lord? Full Article
sun Sunday of the Blind Man By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-05-24T01:12:53+00:00 Each of us are in need of the healing and illumination of our risen Lord, opening the eyes of our souls to himself. Full Article
sun St. Timon Sunday By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-08-01T14:25:02+00:00 Fr. Philip explains how the hatred and rejection of other people in the name of Godliness leads to the hatred and rejection of our Lord Himself. He also discusses St. Timon and the plight of the people in Syria. Full Article
sun Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-01-31T15:22:10+00:00 Fr. Philip LeMasters calls us to open our lives to the Holy God in humility, following the example of the Publican. Full Article
sun Sunday of The Prodigal Son By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-02-06T17:12:41+00:00 Fr. Philip LeMasters invites us to embrace the courageous humility of the Prodigal Son as we prepare to enter Great Lent. Full Article
sun Forgiveness Sunday By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-02-20T18:30:36+00:00 Fr. Philip LeMasters calls us to live in a life of genuine forgiveness that is empowered by the divine energy of God. Full Article
sun Sunday of Orthodoxy By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-02-28T16:42:24+00:00 Fr. Philip LeMasters explains how the Sunday of Orthodoxy calls us to become living icons of the risen Savior. Full Article
sun Sunday of the Paralytic Man By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-05-03T13:33:20+00:00 Fr. Philip LeMasters calls us to embrace the Good News of our Savior's resurrection over all the corrupting power of sin. Full Article
sun St Timon Sunday By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-08-14T13:51:19+00:00 Fr. Philip LeMasters calls us to keep our faith firmly fixed in Jesus Christ on St Timon Sunday. Full Article
sun Sunday of All Saints By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-06-25T00:22:40+00:00 Fr. Philip LeMasters shares the importance of becoming saints in the Orthodox Church. Full Article
sun Saint Timon Sunday By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-07-29T23:54:49+00:00 Fr. Philip LeMasters shares the story of Saint Timon, and how his parish and the Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America help participate in a Sister Diocese relationship with the venerable Archdiocese of Bosra-Hauran. Full Article
sun Don't Be a Pharisee This Lent: Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-02-25T00:43:00+00:00 In preparing for Great Lent this year, we must remain on guard against the temptation of self-exaltation in any form. Full Article
sun Thomas Sunday By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-04-27T17:45:12+00:00 Fr. Philip LeMasters shares about the reality of Christ's resurrection. Full Article
sun Homily for the Sunday of the Forefathers of Christ and Spyridon the Wonderworker By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-13T22:49:15+00:00 As “the poor and maimed and blind and lame,” we must prepare to accept the extraordinary invitation that is ours in Jesus Christ by gaining the strength to make our daily responsibilities points of entrance to the heavenly kingdom. They are not reasons to shut ourselves out of the heavenly banquet, but opportunities to unite ourselves ever more fully to Him in freedom. Full Article