Matthew 17:1-9 Our Lord took His three closest disciples, Peter, James and John and led them to the top of a mountain where He was transfigured before them and...
Matthew 17:14-23 Faith is the basis of our life. We have faith in many things – we have faith that the “laws of physics” will always apply, for example...
Today we have with us the miraculous Hawaii Iviron icon of the Mother of God. Today also we celebrate feasts of the Pochaev icon of the Mother of God and the...
Matthew 14:14-22 Hearing of the death of John the Baptist at the hand of Herod, our Lord, Jesus Christ withdrew from Jerusalem. He did this to keep from being ...
Rom 15:1-7 One of the virtues that we frequently hear about, but rarely think about, is hospitality. How can entertaining and hosting friendly gatherings be...
The Akhtyrka icon of the Mother of God which we venerate today was found in the Russian province of Kharkov near the city of Akhtyrka in 1739. The rector of...
Today we celebrate the lives of Sts Peter and Fevronia of Murom. These saints are an example of what a Christian marriage should be and in recognition of that...
John 8:5-13 Romans 6:18-23 A centurion came to Jesus to ask that He heal his sick servant. This is a remarkable event just on its own premise for the centurion...
Matt 6:22-6:33 “Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? For after all these...
Heb 11:33-12:2 Last week we celebrated the feast of All Saints and today we repeat that feast, but in a more personal manner by celebrating the feast of All ...
Matthew 10:32-33, 37-38, 19:27-30 Brothers and sisters, it seems as though we have been either feasting or fasting now for quite a long time. 6 months ago we...
Acts 2:1- 11 The feast of Pentecost in the Orthodox Church is also often called the feast of the Holy Trinity. On this day, fifty days after the Resurrection,...
John 9:1-38 A few weeks ago in the Gospel we hear of a man who was a cripple. This man sat beside the pool at the sheep gate for 38 years waiting for a chance...
John 4:5-42 Last week, we talked a bit about the idea of a sacred or holy place – a particular place where the grace of God is especially manifest in the ...
John 5:1-15 Since the beginning of creation there have always been places in the world where the grace of God seems to spill over into the world or erupt into...
John 12:1-18 Having raised Lazarus from the dead, our Lord now turns his face to Jerusalem. Lazarus, along with his sisters Mary and Martha, lived in the town...
Mark 10:32-45 In the past couple of weeks as we read the Gospel, we have seen that Jesus has begun to prepare his disciples for His coming crucifixion, ...
Mark 9:17-9:31 We have now passed the midpoint of Great Lent. Whether or not you have kept a strict fast or have been rather relaxed about how you have kept ...
Today is the Lenten feast of the Precious and Live-giving Cross of the Lord. Last night, towards the end of the vigil, the Life-giving Cross was brought out...
Mark 2:1-12 Last week on the first Sunday of Great Lent, we celebrated the “Triumph of Orthodoxy” marking the last of the seven ecumenical councils. This...
Hebrews 11:24-26 & 32-12:2 When you undertake a difficult task, it is always helpful to hear the stories of others who have overcome similar situations and...
Matthew 6:14-21 A psychological study on the nature of willpower discovered that at any given time 50%-75% of the people will consciously be experiencing some ...
Matt 25:31-46 Every year, it seems, or perhaps even more frequently these days, we hear that the world is going to end. For the most part, when we hear these...
“All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.” (1 Cor...
Rom 8:28-39 The Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia shine as a beacon for us of the faithfulness of God. These men women and children, nobility and ...
Luke 19:1-10 The Sunday of Zacchaeus is often considered to be the beginning of the pre-lenten period as it always falls just as we begin our preparation for...
Ephesians 4:7-13 We have all seen fireworks displays especially around Independence day or on the New Year. Specially constructed rockets filled with different...
2Timothy 4:5-8 Many years ago I had a friend who was a runner. This friend decided to run in a marathon and I thought it would be fun to run as well. I started...
Matthew 2:13-23 The feast of the Nativity of our Lord is just past and we have welcomed the incarnate God into our midst. This event is the greatest of all ...
Matthew 1:1-25 Every year on the Sunday before Nativity, we read this litany of the ancestor’s of Christ, those who were the physical forebears of Christ. We...
