Fruitful Maturity
The Parable of the Sower calls us to fulfill our potential as those who bear the image of God.
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Eastern Christian Insights
Homilies from St. Luke Orthodox Church in Abilene, Texas - Thoughtful homilies of an Orthodox priest who serves a small parish and teaches Religion full-time at McMurry University in Abilene...
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20 of 458 episodesLoving Your Enemies
One of the greatest tests of our hearts is how we respond with love and forgiveness to those who have wronged us.
Don't be Ashamed of the Cross
Refusing to take up our cross to follow the Lord means continuing in the old way of death and refusing the joy of eternal life.
Walking on Water
Like Peter, when we call out to Christ in faith from our hearts his healing light will illumine our souls.
Becoming a New Creation
Legalistic outward observance of the Torah could not heal our souls. We must respond to Jesus with faith and faithfulness as he makes us int...
Responding to the Wedding Invitation
We should not be passionately attached to the things of the world so we can answer the invitation to join the heavenly wedding feast.
Becoming Good Tenants
To be good tenants of the master's vineyard we must heed the Forerunner's instruction to bear fruit worthy of repentance.
The Rich Young Ruler
The story of the rich young ruler reminds us that we are called to serve God, not mammon.
The Dormition and Forgiveness
The Dormition of the Theotokos shows us how to be receptive to Christ by loving and forgiving those who wrong us.
Fulfillment in Christ
The story of the feeding of the five thousand by Jesus shows we cannot be fed by our own preferences but by what he gives us, himself.
Transfiguration from Spiritual Apathy
When we cry out honestly to the Lord from the depths of our soul we will become transfigured in holiness.
Christ the God-Man
Jesus Christ must be fully God and fully Man to restore and heal in us the divine image and likeness of God.
Beds, Lawyers, and Doctors
Father Philip discusses the nature of our salvation as illustrated by the healing of the paralytic. Do we encounter Christ as our judge or p...
Demons, Monks, and Fruit
Father Philip discusses the Gerasene demoniac, St. Athanasius's failed monastery, discouragement, and the fruit of the Spirit.
Foundation and Witness
On the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, we learn that our life in Christ springs from the living history of what the Holy Spirit has done in th...
Seeing With the Eyes of our Souls
Father Phillip reminds us the eyes of our hearts must become fully transparent to Christ in order for us to fulfill our calling.
Sunday of All Saints
In this episode, Fr. Philip describes how the saints bear witness to the meaning of Pentecost because it is by the power of the Holy Spirit...
Sunday of Holy Pentecost
In this episode, Father Philip explains how the Holy Spirit was sent to quench the deep thirst of the primal longing of all those broken and...
Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
Father Philip explains how only the God-Man Jesus Christ can bring those made from the dust of the earth to eternal life in the Trinity.
The Sunday of the Blind Man
Father Philip unpacks the story of Christ's miraculous healing at the Pool of Siloam, and how it demonstrates that each of us can respond to...