January 28, 2019 83 0 God’s Word: How Is a Priest Supposed to Preach It? One day, I thought to myself, “What should I preach about in church today?” But then, I had another thought, “What I want to…
January 14, 2019 115 0 A Double Church Feast: Circumcision of the Lord and St. Basil the Great Today we celebrate a double Church feast, the Circumcision of our Lord Jesus Christ, and memory of St. Basil the Great. In addition, if…
December 22, 2018 180 0 Spiritual Father’s Advice: “When You Can’t Any Longer, Go Drink Some Tea” I remember being asked, “There are certain times in my life when I feel depressed, when it’s hard for me to pray, when my…
December 7, 2018 61 0 The Importance of Preserving Family Values and Gratitude By Fr. Andrew Lemeshonok Fidelity is the greatest family value. If a partner cheats on another partner, family disappears. It is…
December 6, 2018 207 0 What to Do When We Have to Meet Unpleasant People Who Bring Us Nothing but Trouble and Sorrow Commemoration of Holy Right-Believing Prince Alexander Nevsky It happens that we have to meet people who bring us nothing except troubles and…
November 30, 2018 70 0 The Moment We Were First Called A homily for the Apostle Andrew, the Holy and All-Praised First Called (commemorated on November 30). Walking through this dark, cold morning, did…
November 29, 2018 145 0 The Shrewd Steward: What Does this Parable Mean? “There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.” The…
November 28, 2018 97 0 “Our Laziness and Lack of Faith Leads Us into a Dead-End!” By Fr. Andrew Lemeshonok I’m a priest, right? A spiritual father, if you like. To be honest, I’m nobody. I know that but…
November 17, 2018 43 0 “Greatness Has Humble Beginnings” or Why Being Humble Is the Only Way to Move forward By Fr. Andrew Lemeshonok If we read memoirs of Father Sophrony about Elder Silouan where he recounts how that mighty ascetic fought spiritually…
November 5, 2018 106 0 How to Determine Whether We Are on the Light Side or the Dark Side? After the Fall of Adam and Eve, we live in a tragic world separated from God by our own choice. That dreadful choice…