Mary of Egypt a Saint for all of us
The 5th Sunday of Great Lent is set aside to commemorate St. Mary of Egypt. Born in the 4th century this day is to remind us of the great power of reconciliati...
Tag: Sermons
Great Lent is Upon Us
The weeks prior to the start of Great Lent are all about preparing us for what is to come. I always like to say that in the Orthodox Church we prepare to prepa...
Our Great National Evil
“Our greatest central national evil, is a want of respect and reverence for man as man, as a being created in the likeness and image of God. It is the denial o...
You are a Priest Forever
In the 1st Letter of St. Peter chapter 2 and verse 9 we read these words, “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special p...
Sermon ~ Getting to the heart of the Problem
Last week, I spoke about the need for us to seek forgiveness for past hurts and for the transgressions that we might have committed. I used the image of...
Sunday Sermon ~ Go Forth
On the 6th Sunday after Pentecost the Orthodox Church remembered the Fathers of the first six Ecumenical Councils. Also commemorated on this day was the Holy P...
Sermon ~ Are You Saved?
5th Sunday after Pentecost St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans 10:1-10 Are You Saved? We hear in today’s reading the Letter of St. Paul to the Roman’s that it...