Mystical Supper
Fr. Gregory Hallam examines the hymn we sing throughout the Liturgy in commemoration of our Lord's institution of the Holy Eucharist.
Oct 23, 2015
A Voice from the Isles
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Facing the Darkness, Receiving the Light
Fr. Gregory speaks with children and adults about Palm Sunday and the preparation of our hearts to receive the risen Christ.
Oct 23, 2015
No Half Measures
Fr. Christopher gives the sermon on St. Mary of Egypt who was prepared to follow Christ, in the company of the saints, wherever that took her. May we have the grace to do the same.
Oct 23, 2015
Responding in Love
Fr. Christopher says the Feast of the Annunciation marks the entrance of God, physically, into history, when He took upon Himself our human nature.
Oct 23, 2015
Do Not Be Semi-Detached
Fr. Gregory encourages us to embrace not a semi-detached life with all its fatal compromises but a fully detached life with God as our only hope, security and strength.
Oct 23, 2015
A Crossed Heart
Fr. Gregory is in Ireland for the commemoration of the Holy Cross.
Oct 23, 2015
The Journey and the Voice
The dialogue between St. Philip and his friend St. Nathanael in the Gospel concerning Jesus is instructive. Both of them are making good progress spiritually but both still have misunderstandings or difficulties with question of Jesus’s identity.
Oct 23, 2015
Forgiveness Changes Everything
Fr. Dn. Emmanuel Kahn gives the sermon on Forgiveness.
Oct 23, 2015
Judged By Love
New Assistant Priest Fr. George Robinson tells us that the righteous will inherit the kingdom of God because only the righteous will want to.
Oct 23, 2015
Which Brother Am I?
Fr. Christopher talks about the three major characters in the story of the prodigal son.
Oct 23, 2015
The Sorrows and Wisdom of Mary
Every experience of sorrow in our lives could be suffering without meaning but if we have the grace to lay aside self-pity, blame and anger then we shall find in the heart of our suffering God a true hope, and yes even a meaning which in the love of God is the source of a robust wisdom.
Oct 23, 2015
Get Ready to Grow Up
Deacon Emmanuel Kahn is the preacher today and says "Great Lent doesn’t begin for another three weeks until Sunday evening, February 22nd. However, I think the tax collector in the Gospel we have just heard from Chapter 18 of St. Luke has some important advice for each of us, whatever our ages, about how we can prepare for Great Lent."
Oct 23, 2015
Gems from St. Gregory
St. Gregory the Theologian speaks for himself this week, with a little extra for the children on avoiding 'silly talk.'
Oct 23, 2015
Let Us Give Thanks
Fr. Christopher asks, "Why do we thank people? A cynic may answer to encourage more present giving in the future, and there is some truth to that. We do it to acknowledge the love and kindnesses of people and because there is a relationship. If there is not a two way exchange it is not a real relationship."
Oct 23, 2015
How Can We Find the Kingdom of Heaven in Our Lives?
When we repent, when we seek to change our lives and our relationship to Christ, what is “at hand”? What is near? What is about to happen? The kingdom of heaven!
Oct 23, 2015
Life-Giving Water
We should all take away from the Feast of Theophany a renewed commitment not only to our own personal renewal in the Spirit but also through our own service of God and a share in the blooming of creation and the healing of the nations.
Oct 23, 2015
Renewing Our Baptism
Theophany is a good time to recall our baptism and to ask ourselves whether or not we are living to the full the life of a baptised Christian. Are we repenting of our sins; are we being filled with the Holy Spirit?
Oct 23, 2015
Reach Out . . . for the Angelic Choir
Dn. Emmanuel speaks about St. Basil and the first of the year.
Oct 23, 2015
Honouring the Image, Restoring the Likeness
Fr. Gregory gives extracts from St Gregory of Nyssa's orations on the feast of the Nativity of Christ. He intersperses these reflections from contemporary life as the context in which both the promises and the challenges of the gospel are to be worked out by each one of us.
Oct 22, 2015
Big and Small
Fr. Christopher reminds us that the coming of Christ was an act of mercy and salvation in a world soiled by darkness, sin and evil.
Oct 22, 2015
No Excuses
We are in the fast which is the preparation for the feast of the Nativity of Christ, Christmas. In their wisdom our forefathers chose the parable of the banquet for this season. As we approach a major celebration and feast, we read this parable about invitations to a party, which is about how people respond to being invited to such a special occasion.
Oct 22, 2015
Rediscovering Santa Claus and Much More!
Fr. Gregory Hallam talks about the real St. Nick!
Oct 22, 2015
Keep Him in Focus
Dn. Emmanuel takes his text from Ephesians where we are told to focus on the Lord; find your calling and live it.
Oct 22, 2015
Burn Down Those Barns
Fr. Gregory asks how we can protect ourselves and the poor, who are our brothers and sisters, from those tendencies within ourselves toward greed and the denial of both death and judgement?
Oct 22, 2015
The Theotokos and Us: Finding the Presence of Christ Together
Deacon Emmanuel gives the sermon on the Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple.
Oct 22, 2015
Loopholes and Love
Fr. Christopher preaches on the Good Samaritan.
Oct 22, 2015
By the Power of the Blood
Great martyr Demetrius, that good soldier in the fight against invisible enemies, warns us in the words of St Paul that we should be vigilant, man up and don the armour of God. If his blood prevailed in Christ so shall ours.
Oct 22, 2015
Wisdom Let Us Attend
The parable of the sower shows us how; we must yield to the Sower, which is the Father. No one ever grew spiritually for salvation without such yielding to the Father’s hand.
Oct 22, 2015
The Theotokos - The Ever Virgin Mary
People who are not Orthodox are surprised when they are told that we only have two doctrines concerning the Blessed Mary in spite of the prominence she is given in our worship.
Oct 22, 2015
Taking Up Our Crosses
There is a phrase one hears; “It is a cross I have to bear”; which usually means something that causes pain or grief or some sort of problem. Fr. Christopher says that is not quite what Christ meant in today's Gospel.
Oct 22, 2015
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