Sermons

Our universe is held together by a rhythm. Everything that moves in harmony with that rhythm thrives. The Scriptures call this the Law of God. Our goal as Christians is to align ourselves to that Law, as a community, in our personal lifestyle, and even in the way we breathe. “Very truly, I tell you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be comp

“The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel” (Mark 1:15) These words were like a bolt of lightning from heaven. They fractured humanity and ripped it in two, imposing two separate kingdoms, two races, two cultures: the Kingdom of God and the kingdom of man. Too often, we fail to recognize the separateness of these two worlds. Today, as society drifts farther from the Kingdom, we share a challenge: can we rediscover what it means

“Your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you” (John 16:22). Joy is the byproduct of a heart at rest in God. We lack joy because we are distracted. We are troubled because our heart is fixed on everything transient and temporary. True joy comes when our heart is anchored on Jesus Christ. “When a woman is in labour, she has pain, because her hour has come. But when her child is born, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy of having brought a

Are we training ourselves to hear God’s voice? How are we listening? Christ is the Good Shepherd. His sheep are those who know his voice. “And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day” (Genesis 3:8). How did Adam and Eve hear God walking? The Book of Genesis is an ancient and Eastern text. It reads more like a poem than a historical account. Every word of Scripture is Truth. However, that Truth penetrates deeper than our mind can under

Every heart suffers with nostalgia for paradise. Pascha is the season for cultivating that nostalgia. We must nourish it in every part of life. This nostalgia inspired St. Thomas’ holy doubt. This nostalgia makes men into saints. The same nostalgia is the part of our soul we must tap into if we wish to move deeper towards God. “[Thomas] was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord.’ But he said to them, ‘Unless I see the mark of t