Tag Archives: God

Are you Blind?

Posted on May 21, 2023 by padrerichard

About the “Man Born Blind”, John 9:1-38: Christ is Risen!      In the Gospels through the life and teaching of Jesus, the true God is revealed, and the picture we get is often radical and scandalous.   When the disciples … Continue reading →

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Come all who seek Living Water

Posted on May 14, 2023 by padrerichard

Christ is risen!  In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit! We have gotten used to greeting one another with the main greeting in our lives: “Christ is Risen!” But what is the meaning of the Resurrection for … Continue reading →

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Phone and email and text messages

Posted on May 9, 2023 by padrerichard

From: Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God “I am always slightly dumb-founded when members of the community try to call on the telephone before Liturgy on Sunday mornings, and can only come to the … Continue reading →

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Christ is Risen!

Posted on May 7, 2023 by padrerichard

John 5:1-15 Christ is Risen !! This period of the fifty days between Pascha and Pentecost is a particularly light and joyful time.  We still have in our memory, the triumph and joy of the Resurrection, our Feast Day of … Continue reading →

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True Repentance

Posted on April 2, 2023 by padrerichard

We have spoken about repentance as a hallmark of genuine spiritual struggle and growth.  Today we are given an example of repentance to follow.  St Mary of Egypt was a woman who was enslaved by sin and only by a … Continue reading →

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The Last Judgment

Posted on February 19, 2023 by padrerichard

Meat Fare Sunday During the preceding two Sundays of this pre-Lenten period, we focused on God’s patience and limitless compassion, of His readiness to accept and forgive every sinner who returns to Him. Today, we are powerfully reminded of a … Continue reading →

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Meeting of the Lord in the Temple

Posted on February 15, 2023 by padrerichard

Forty days after Christ was born he was presented to God in the Jerusalem Temple according to the Mosaic Law. At this time as well, his mother Mary underwent the ritual purification and offered the sacrifices as prescribed in the … Continue reading →

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Sermon on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son by St. John of Kronstadt

Posted on February 12, 2023 by padrerichard

I will arise and go to my father (Luke 15:18) Brethren! All our attention must be centered on the parable of the Prodigal Son. We all see ourselves in it as in a mirror. In a few words the Lord, … Continue reading →

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The End of the Sacraments – The End of All Things

Posted on January 13, 2023 by padrerichard

January 13, 2023 · Fr. Stephen Freeman Here is an excellent writing on the Holy Mysteries, we as Orthodox, partake of and why they are the completion of our purpose, the purpose we are created for! “There are those who … Continue reading →

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Orthodoxy — the Fullness of the Faith

Posted on December 21, 2022 by padrerichard

“People come to the Orthodox Church because it is a solid stable bastion of traditional Christian values, where marriage and family are highly valued, multiple children are encouraged and the lifestyle is focused on the services and disciplines of the … Continue reading →

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