Forgiving the Debt
Fr. Ted speaks on the importance of forgiveness and reminds us of the huge debt we've been forgiven.
Oct 01, 2015
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Squinting into the Light
Fr. Ted offers a beautiful homily for the Feast of Transfiguration. He urges us to live life within the Church, so that when we come into contact with the light of Truth, we do not squint and turn away.
Oct 01, 2015
Doing Miracles
Fr. Ted provides an interesting definition of the word "miracle," explaining that instead of abnormal, a miracle is actually true to our original nature.
Oct 01, 2015
Three Steps
Fr. Ted urges us to push our Christian faith a step further.
Oct 01, 2015
The Way We Worship
Fr. Ted explains that there's a reason behind everything we do in the Orthodox Church.
Oct 01, 2015
A New Feminism
Fr. Ted offers a beautiful perspective on the modern concern of women's role in the Orthodox Church.
Oct 01, 2015
Sin and Disease
Rev. Fr. Nick Tambakis discusses the relationship between sin and bodily disease. He then explains how the Church is a hospital and confession is therapy.
Oct 01, 2015
Suffering
Fr. Ted offers an alternative to the world's view of suffering.
Oct 01, 2015
Stumbling in the Dark
Fr. Ted reminds us that we can't serve two masters.
Oct 01, 2015
Spiritual Not Religious
Fr. Ted cautions us against the popular notion of spirituality without religion.
Oct 01, 2015
Our First Teachers
Fr. Ted reminds us that parents are children's first and primary teachers. Therefore, Orthodoxy should be lived out at home in order to become a part of a child's life.
Oct 01, 2015
Pentecost
Fr. Ted talks on the importance of Pentecost—a feast that many refer to as the "Birthday of the Church."
Oct 01, 2015
Icons and Incense
Fr. Ted explains how parishioners are icons of Christ.
Oct 01, 2015
We Who See
Fr. Ted discusses the Gospel reading, John 9:1-38.
Oct 01, 2015
Spiritual Paralysis
Fr. Ted reminds us that, "Christ is always in front of us," and that spiritual healing is readily available.
Sep 30, 2015
Unlikely Witnesses
Christ's Resurrection was first witnessed by women. This is a reminder, explains Fr. Ted, that we are one body in Christ.
Sep 30, 2015
Belief
On St. Thomas Sunday, Fr. Ted reminds us that if we choose not to believe, no amount of miracles will convince us otherwise.
Sep 30, 2015
Resurrection Service—Arise, O God, Let Your Enemies Be Scattered
Fr. Ted reminds us that partaking of the Eucharist is the true climax of Pascha.
Sep 30, 2015
Friday Night Lamentations—A Happy Funeral
Fr. Ted explains that the Church provides a foretaste of the Resurrection before we celebrate it because, as Orthodox Christians, we know how this particular story ends.
Sep 30, 2015
Thursday Night 12-Gospel Service—The Birth Pains
Fr. Ted reminds us that in order to experience the fruits of our labors, we must go through many trials and tribulations.
Sep 30, 2015
Wednesday Unction Service—I Desire Mercy, Not Sacrifice
Fr. Ted reminds us that more important than our sinfulness is the mercy of God.
Sep 30, 2015
Tuesday Night Bridegroom Service—Children of Light
Fr. Ted asks whether you will choose to be a person of the light or a person of the darkness.
Sep 30, 2015
Monday Night Bridegroom Service—Priests and Hypocrisy
Fr. Ted reminds his fellow priests that they can easily fall into hypocrisy along with the Pharisees.
Sep 30, 2015
Sunday Night Bridegroom Service—Grace Taken Away
Fr. Ted explains that, because we are hypocrites, we are in danger of losing God's grace.
Sep 30, 2015
Palm Sunday—Self-Delusion
Fr. Ted explains that there is a huge difference between being popular and being the Son of God.
Sep 30, 2015
Saturday of Lazarus—A Foreshadowing
Fr. Ted explains why Holy Week actually begins with Lazarus Saturday.
Sep 30, 2015
Pascha: My Love-Hate Relationship
Fr. Ted expresses his frustration with Orthodox Christians who only show up to church on Pascha.
Sep 30, 2015
Our Demons
Fr. Ted encourages us to change ourselves before trying to change the world.
Sep 30, 2015
Denying Ourselves
Fr. Ted explains that being a real Christian should not be fun.
Sep 30, 2015
Thorns In Our Sides
Roland Ray Fulmer III delivers a Lenten lecture at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church on how small annoyances magnify God's presence in our spiritual journeys. Ray is an honors graduate from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary who believes that religious education is the most under served lay vocation in the modern Orthodox Church.
Sep 30, 2015
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