"If ye believe not that I am He, ye shall die in your sins" (John 8:24). These are frightful words. St. John Chrysostom tells us (http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf114.iv.lv.html) that Christ came to take away the sin of the world, and that in baptism our sins are washed away and we "put off" the old man, our sinful… Continue reading “You will die in your sins.”
The Samaritan Woman – 5th Sunday of Pascha – John 4:5-42. New Homily.
The Samaritan Woman – 5th Sunday of Pascha – John 4:5-42 This well is very deep. How to acquire the Holy Spirit. The Lord puts Himself in our path. Knowledge comes to us by degrees, a little bit at a time. In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,… Continue reading The Samaritan Woman – 5th Sunday of Pascha – John 4:5-42. New Homily.
Three Thoughts on the Third Day After the Death of Bishop Daniel of Erie
1. Vladyka Daniel was always himself, without any pretence, without any ambition, without any fear, without any considerations of political correctness …
2. Vladyka Daniel was chiefly devoted to the Old Rite, which has always seemed to the majority of Orthodox people to be an incomprehensible lost cause. …
3. Vladyka Daniel rendered a great service to our Russian Church Abroad by what he did not do. …
And, do not miss Bishop Daniel’s “Three F” Society!
Conversion of Cornelius the Centurion. How to preach to those outside the church, Staretz Silouan the Athonite
Conversion of Cornelius the Centurion – Acts 10:1-43
Things are not always as they seem.
How to preach to those outside the church, Staretz Silouan the Athonite
Always comparisons!
4th Monday of Pascha
Memory Eternal! +Daniel of Erie.
Vladyka Daniel reposed in the Lord after a long illness this morning. He visited our parish several times and regaled us with many edifying stories. He also was involved in the design of the St Seraphim Cathedral in Dallas. …
In the 1950’s he was asked by the Metropolitan to come to St. Nicholas in Dallas and be the parish priest…
Sunday of the Paralytic – the dialogue is the most important thing. Audio sermon 2010
LISTEN NOW John 5:1-15 1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind,… Continue reading Sunday of the Paralytic – the dialogue is the most important thing. Audio sermon 2010
Explanation of Scripture read by Orthodox Christians – The healing of the paralytic
Ten questions and answers about the healing of the Paralytic by the Sheep’s pool, such as:
In the scriptures, physical afflictions like paralysis, blindness, and leprosy often indicate or point to an even more serious problem. What is it?
According to the scriptures, the witness of the fathers, and the overall mind of the church, what are at least two causes or reasons for physical infirmities?
What is pointed to by the healing in the water?
Who was the angel who “troubled the water”? Why do we know this?
Wilt thou be made whole? Sunday of the Paralytic. 4th Sunday of Pascha.
Wilt thou be made whole?
A question we must answer at EVERY moment.
Sunday of the Paralytic. 4th Sunday of Pascha.
The Healing of the Nobleman’s Son, JOHN 4:46-54 3rd Monday of Pascha
he Healing of the Nobleman’s Son, JOHN 4:46-54
Hw does one glean deep and subtle meanings from scripture?
The superior faith of the Samaritans
Signs and Wonders
The Nobleman compared to the Centurion
Stoning of Holy Proto-martyr Stephen. Third Monday of Pascha – Acts 6:8-7:5, 47-60.
A discussion of Acts 6:8-7:5, 47-60, the stoning of the Holy Proto-martyr Stephen, read on the 3rd Monday of Pascha.
Why do we read Acts & the Gospel of John during the Pascha season?
Government may be legal, but it is not always “lawful”.
Jealousy.
Reading the Scripture: Compare, and “Take Note”.
We see in the stoning of Stephen a major passion which has been responsible for every kind of sin against humanity …
Stephen was able to defend the truth because he lived the truth…