4 The Protomartyr Alban of Britain (Sermon June 22, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:58:06+00:00 On the feast of St. Alban, Fr. Andrew tells the story of his inspiring martyrdom. Full Article
4 Following the Chief Apostles (Sermon June 29, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T04:59:13+00:00 On this feast of Ss. Peter and Paul, Fr. Andrew speaks on why these two apostles are so celebrated and what we can do to imitate them. Full Article
4 St. Sisoes and the Bible (Sermon July 6, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:00:55+00:00 On the feast of St. Sisoes the Great, Fr. Andrew comments on how St. Sisoes was able to understand both death and life through the story of the Holy Scriptures. Full Article
4 Chalcedon and the God-man (Sermon July 13, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:02:11+00:00 On this Sunday of the Fourth Ecumenical Council (held in Chalcedon in AD 451), Fr. Andrew describes the definition of faith of this council and what it means for our salvation. Full Article
4 The Prophet and His God (Sermon July 20, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:03:14+00:00 On this feast of the Prophet Elias, Fr. Andrew focuses on a moment when Elias meets with God on Mount Horeb. Full Article
4 The Dormition Fast: Waiting with Hope (Sermon Aug. 10, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:04:32+00:00 On this Sunday before the Feast of the Dormition, Fr. Andrew reflects on the imminent passing of his own mother and what it teaches in the light of the Dormition of the Theotokos. Full Article
4 Two Things Needed by the Christian (Sermon Aug. 17, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:06:07+00:00 On this 10th Sunday after Pentecost, Fr. Andrew explores two things St. Paul shows in the epistle reading that are needed by the Christian: suffering and spiritual fatherhood. Full Article
4 How to See God (Sermon Aug. 24, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:07:02+00:00 Fr. Andrew reflects on the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant and how it reveals how we can see God and sense His presence. Full Article
4 Aidan of Lindisfarne (Sermon Aug. 31, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:08:58+00:00 Fr. Andrew tells the story of St. Aidan of Lindisfarne and stresses how he was not just a bishop but also a neighbor. Full Article
4 John 3:16 (Sermon Sept. 7, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:10:08+00:00 On this Sunday before the Elevation of the Cross, Fr. Andrew unpacks the great meaning in one of the most beloved of Bible verses. Full Article
4 The Sign of the Prophet Jonah (Sermon Sept. 21, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:12:28+00:00 On this feast day of the Prophet Jonah, Fr. Andrew relates the prophet's story to the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus and what that means for the salvation of mankind. Full Article
4 Fish for Faith? (Sermon Sept. 28, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:14:08+00:00 On this First Sunday of Luke, Fr. Andrew explores what Jesus uses to get into the lives of His first disciples. Full Article
4 He Didn't See Any God There (Sermon Oct. 5, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:14:57+00:00 In reflecting on the entrance of mankind into space, Fr. Andrew notes that telescopes and microscopes aren't the right tools for seeing God. Full Article
4 A Faith that is More Than Thinking and Feeling (Sermon Oct. 12, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:18:12+00:00 With the coincidence of the commemorations of the Seventh Ecumenical Council and Symeon the New Theologian, Fr. Andrew reflects on how these two feasts together reveal a crucial component of spiritual life. Full Article
4 The Soldier, the Athlete and the Farmer (Sermon Oct. 26, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T05:19:56+00:00 Fr. Andrew unpacks three metaphors used by St. Paul in 2 Timothy 2:1-10. Full Article
4 Justification and the Works of the Law (Sermon Nov. 2, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:01:46+00:00 Reflecting on St. Paul's discussion of justification in Gal. 2:16-20, Fr. Andrew describes the difference between the faith and works of the Law of Moses and the faith and works of righteousness in Christ. Full Article
4 Redeeming the Time by Nurturing Community (Sermon Nov. 09, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:05:51+00:00 Fr. Andrew discusses the phrase "redeeming the time" from Ephesians 5:15 in terms of building community in the local parish. Full Article
4 Healing our Money Problem (Sermon Nov. 16, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:06:59+00:00 On this feast of the Apostle Matthew the former tax collector, Fr. Andrew discusses how he was healed of his problem with money and how we may be, as well. Full Article
4 Peace on Earth (Sermon Nov. 23, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:07:52+00:00 Discussing St. Paul's saying 'Christ is our peace' from Ephesians 2, Fr. Andrew talks about the true nature of the peace that was inaugurated by the birth of Jesus. Full Article
4 What Are We Waiting For?: Andrew, Advent and Emmanuel (Sermon Nov. 30, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:09:29+00:00 On this feast of the Apostle Andrew the First-called, Fr. Andrew locates his legacy in the waiting of Advent. Full Article
4 The Purpose of Piety (Sermon Dec. 7, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:10:42+00:00 Fr. Andrew discusses the place of piety in the Christian life and how it leads the Christian to Christ. Full Article
4 Missing the Feast of Faith (Sermon Dec. 14, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:12:38+00:00 On this Sunday of the Forefathers of Christ, Fr. Andrew preaches on the parable of the banquet and those who made excuses not to come. Full Article
4 St. Ignatius and Martyrdom (Sermon Dec. 21, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:13:34+00:00 On this Sunday before the Nativity, Fr. Andrew speaks on St. Ignatius and martyrdom in the Christmas story and the spiritual life in general. Full Article
4 Your Own Personal Jesus: Christmas and Paul (Sermon Dec. 28, 2014) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:15:42+00:00 On this Sunday after the Nativity of Christ, Fr. Andrew talks about Paul's personal sense of Christ in himself. Full Article
4 Theophany and Evangelism (Sermon Jan. 4, 2015) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:17:35+00:00 On this Sunday before Theophany, Fr. Andrew speaks of how the feast prepares us to evangelize both ourselves and others. Full Article
4 Lenten Evangelism #4: Forgiveness and the Expulsion from Paradise (Sermon Feb. 22, 2015) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T14:28:22+00:00 On this Forgiveness Sunday, continuing his series on Lenten evangelism, Fr. Andrew discusses the Expulsion from Paradise as a key element of the Gospel, as well as forgiveness as the path back to Paradise. Full Article
4 The Christianity of the Ascension: Our Potential in Christ (Sermon May 24, 2015) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T18:02:22+00:00 On this Sunday after the Ascension, Fr. Andrew discusses the central place the Ascension of Christ has in the life of the Christian. Full Article
4 Hearing and Doing God's Law in the Information Age (Sermon June 14, 2015) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-15T18:08:33+00:00 On this Second Sunday after Pentecost, Fr. Andrew meditates on what it means both to hear and to do the Law in the midst of the noise of the Information Age. Full Article
4 The Virgin and the Sorcerer (Sermon Oct. 4, 2015) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-10-11T04:24:57+00:00 Fr. Andrew tells the story of Ss. Cyprian and Justina and discusses what their tale means to us as Christians. Full Article
4 Do Orthodox Christians Have Jesus in Their Hearts? (Sermon Feb. 14, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-28T05:11:12+00:00 Using Paul's language in 2 Corinthians about believers being the temple of the living God, Fr. Andrew discusses the popular language of "having Jesus in your heart." Full Article
4 Who is God? (Part 4 of 8): God is Essence and Energies (Sermon Mar. 27, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-04T20:09:56+00:00 In the fourth installment in the 'Who is God?' series, Fr. Andrew explains the doctrine of the Essence-Energies distinction. Full Article
4 Who is God? (Part 8 of 8): God is Our King (Sermon Apr. 24, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-17T03:39:25+00:00 On Palm Sunday, Fr. Andrew discusses Jesus' entry into Jerusalem in terms of the Roman 'triumph' ceremony and shows how we can participate in the victory of Jesus our King. Full Article
4 Does Your Life Have a Point? (Sermon July 24, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-26T01:08:11+00:00 In discussing Romans 10:4, Fr. Andrew shows how Christ as the fulfillment of the Law is shown to be the fulfillment of our own stories. Full Article
4 Christian Unity: It Would Take a Miracle! (Sermon Aug. 14, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-26T01:09:26+00:00 Discussing Paul's admonition in 1 Cor. 1 that Christians all be of the same mind, Fr. Andrew comments on how unity is possible. Full Article
4 Moses and the Stages of Spiritual Life (Sermon Sept. 4, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-09-11T03:42:41+00:00 With the feast of the Prophet Moses, Fr. Andrew passes on a way of understanding how the stages of spiritual life connect with the prophet's life. Full Article
4 Children of Abraham or Religious Consumers? (Sermon Dec. 4, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-12-15T05:24:29+00:00 Discussing the references to being children of Abraham in both the epistle and Gospel for the day, Fr. Andrew contrasts that image with the modern consumerist approach to religion common in American society. Full Article
4 Who Shall I Be at Christmas? (Sermon Dec. 24, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-01-01T04:50:52+00:00 On Christmas Eve, Fr. Andrew asks how we will live at Christmas. Full Article
4 Lent and Priesthood #4: The Priesthood of Forgiveness (Sermon Feb. 26, 2017) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-02T19:18:49+00:00 Continuing his series on the priesthood, Fr. Andrew discusses the act of forgiveness as a priestly offering. Full Article
4 Lent and Priesthood #5: The Priesthood of Reconnection (Sermon March 4, 2017) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-02T19:19:18+00:00 On the Sunday of Orthodoxy, Fr. Andrew preaches on the incarnation, iconography and how the priesthood ties them together. Full Article
4 Christianity is Historical and Therefore Makes Demands (Sermon May 14, 2017) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-04T22:08:54+00:00 Using Jesus' observation to the Samaritan woman at the well that 'salvation is from the Jews,' Fr. Andrew discusses the historical particularity of the Christian faith. Full Article
4 The Descent of God in Fire: Pentecost and the Exodus (Sermon June 4, 2017) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-07-06T21:27:52+00:00 With the great feast of Pentecost, Fr. Andrew discusses it as a fulfillment of the Old Testament Exodus from Egypt. Full Article
4 The Age of Taking Church for Granted is Over (Sept. 24, 2017) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-10-07T23:50:17+00:00 Fr. Andrew talks about the religious and irreligious space we now inhabit and draws on the writings of a saint of celebrated on the day, Silouan the Athonite, for a way forward. (Spoiler alert: Our age is more like the apostles' age.) Full Article
4 There is No Christmas and No Church Without History (Dec. 24, 2017) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-23T18:23:43+00:00 With his Christmas Eve sermon, Fr. Andrew emphasizes that history is not just an aspect of the Church but key to the whole Christian Gospel. In his additional commentary, he shares a meditation titled 'Who Shall I Be at Christmas?' Full Article
4 Why Repent? What Kingdom? (Jan. 14, 2018) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-23T18:26:00+00:00 After His baptism, the Lord Jesus begins His preaching: 'Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand,' and Fr. Andrew unpacks what that means for us. He also gives further comment and talks about his anticipation for going on a very special pilgrimage. Full Article
4 The Prodigal's Prayer and Repentance: A Single Movement (Feb. 4, 2018) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-23T21:15:13+00:00 Reflecting on his recent pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain of Athos, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick connects some of the wisdom he heard there with the parable of the Prodigal Son and what that means for our own prayer and repentance. Full Article
4 Everything and All is Christ (Mar. 4, 2018) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-23T21:17:49+00:00 Sharing more of the wisdom he learned from his experience Athonite monasticism, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick discusses how even at the heart of where everything is being done 'right,' the Orthodox Christians there are focused completely on Jesus Christ. Full Article
4 What We Own is Sacred Because We Are Sacred (Oct. 14, 2018) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-23T22:02:23+00:00 With the teaching on the sacredness of icons of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick demonstrates how our theology about the blessedness of material reality also means that we have to dedicated what we own to God. Full Article
4 The Prodigal Gets It Both Right and Wrong (Feb. 24, 2019) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-23T22:13:17+00:00 Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick discusses the parable of the Prodigal Son, how he asks to return as a servant but is instead given sonship, expanding on this theme in terms of the ways in the spiritual life what we desire from God is often not what He is offering. Full Article
4 The Annunciation and the Buffered Self (Mar. 24, 2019) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-23T22:16:36+00:00 Speaking on the Forefeast of the Annunciation, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick describes the feast as being God's answer to the buffered, fenced-in selves that we ironically construct to protect ourselves even while desiring someone to reach out in love. Full Article
4 Henry David Thoreau and Mary of Egypt (Apr. 14, 2019) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-23T22:19:15+00:00 On the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick compares her journey into the wilderness with a similar journey made in the 19th c. by Henry David Thoreau. What is it that each hoped for by making that journey? Full Article