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The Sixth Monday of Great Lent. The Son of Man Will Be Delivered

03/30/2026

Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos ‘We are going up to Jerusalem’, he said, ‘and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles’ (Mark 10, 33). Among all the religions, only in the Christian faith does the founder not promise long life, prosperity, pleasure and comfortable circumstances for those who follow his words and example. It’s the only

The Fifth Friday of Great Lent. We Have You as an Example of Repentance, Mary the Egyptian

03/27/2026

Hierodeacon Rafael Misiaoulis, Theologian On the fifth Sunday in Lent, the Church brings to our attention an exceptional female ascetic: Saint Mary the Egyptian. She’s someone for us to imitate and has a great deal to teach us. Her Life was preserved for us by Saint Zosimas and written down by Saint Sofronios, Patriarch of Jerusalem (commemorated on 11 March). Saint Mary lived at the time of the Emperor Justinian, in the sixth century, in

The Fourth Wednesday of Great Lent. Why the Crosses around our Neck?

03/18/2026

~Sermon preached by Dimitri Newman on Sunday, April 7, 2024 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen. Christ is in our midst! What a strange symbol we wear as Christians: this cross around our necks. The cross was a tool of torture and execution in the Ancient world, most famously used and perfected by the Romans. It was an agonizing way to die; it

Cultivating Creative Listening: Homily on the Sunday of Gregory Palamas

03/08/2026

~Sermon preached by Claire Koen, PhD Candidate, Fordham University, on Sunday, March 31, 2024 Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen. Over the last few weeks of Antiochian Women’s month we have heard about forgiveness and healing, mercy and judgment, and the sacraments that the church offers us to aid us in our paths towards theosis. Today, on the Sunday of Gregory Palamas, we remember this great saint and his

The Second Friday of Great Lent. The Death of Christ and the Life of Man (Part II)

03/06/2026

~By Fr. Stephen Freeman, April 15, 2016 And here, as we approach Christ’s death on the Cross, it is appropriate to ask, “Why death?” There are many meditations on the death of Christ. Meditations that see Him as the Paschal Lamb sacrificed for us, as the “Serpent lifted in the wilderness,” and others. Here, temptation sets in and Christians seek to explain Christ’s death by comparing it to their own faulty understandings of lesser things.

The Second Thursday of Great Lent. The Death of Christ and the Life of Man (Part I)

03/05/2026

By Fr. Stephen Freeman, April 15, 2016 Several years ago, someone wrote and asked, “Why did Christ have to die on the Cross?” It is the question that prompted this article. Recently, we have been having a discussion regarding the atonement within the comments section of the blog. I have pointed out that the notion of Christ being punished by the wrath of God for our sakes is not, in fact, found in the Scriptures. Sin

The First Tuesday of Great Lent. The Struggle of Great Lent

02/24/2026

~Elder Ephraim in Arizona † At this time, we’re entering the great spiritual arena of the blessed Great Lent. Holy and Great Lent is a time of compunction, for repentance, for tears, for a change in ourselves, for a new stage in the spiritual life. Like an affectionate mother caring for her children, us Christians, the Church has designated this time of Lent as dedicated to the struggle, in order to help its children, fight

Forgiveness Sunday. Lay Up for Yourselves Treasures in Heaven

02/22/2026

~Sermon Preached by Fr. Antony Hughes on Sunday, February 18, 2007 In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Glory to Jesus Christ! There is only one way to know forgiveness and that is by forgiving. We may have an idea of what forgiveness is, but an idea is only an idea. We may have an idea of who God is, but an idea is

Only Love Knows Anything

10/24/2025

~Father Stephen Freeman, August 15, 2023 There’s a part of us that is wired to be careful. It senses danger and hunkers down. It looks for danger. It can easily become the dominant mode of our life. Anxiety and depression, are among the most common noises of this internal warning system. When it comes to dominate, we see the world through fear-colored glasses. In the classical language of the Church, we describe such an experience by the voices

Holy Apostle James the Brother of the Lord

10/23/2025

In the Epistle to the Galatians, the Apostle Paul writes that together with the Apostle Peter, the Apostles James and John were also considered to be pillars of the Church. Saint James was the son of Joseph the Betrothed by his first wife and therefore is called the brother of the Lord in the Gospel. According to tradition, the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to him after His Resurrection and set him as bishop of the

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The Sixth Monday of Great Lent. The Son of Man Will Be Delivered

The Fifth Friday of Great Lent. We Have You as an Example of Repentance, Mary the Egyptian

The Fourth Wednesday of Great Lent. Why the Crosses around our Neck?

Cultivating Creative Listening: Homily on the Sunday of Gregory Palamas

The Second Friday of Great Lent. The Death of Christ and the Life of Man (Part II)

The Second Thursday of Great Lent. The Death of Christ and the Life of Man (Part I)

The First Tuesday of Great Lent. The Struggle of Great Lent

Forgiveness Sunday. Lay Up for Yourselves Treasures in Heaven

Only Love Knows Anything

Holy Apostle James the Brother of the Lord

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