St. Mary Orthodox Christian Church

May 04, 2014 - by Fr. Antony Hughes

What do the Myrrh-bearing Women have to teach us? For one: they can teach is how to navigate life when it is filled with fear, doubt and confusion.

April 20, 2014 - St. John Chrysostom

If anyone is devout and a lover of God, let him enjoy this beautiful and radiant festival. If anyone is a wise servant, let him rejoice and enter into the joy of his Lord. If anyone has wearied himself in fasting, let him now receive his recompense.

April 13, 2014 - by Fr. Antony Hughes

The passover crowd was conditioned by what they had been taught about the Messianic Prophecies. They did not know what to do when what they expected didn't show up. Who of us wants a suffering servant for a Messiah instead of a new emperor.

April 06, 2014 - by Fr. Antony Hughes

It is a Sunday of relation, of discovery, of disclosure, of transformation. Taken metaphorically, its meaning is sheer enlightenment. If we get caught up in the details of the literal story, we lose the meaning of her story. Literalism is a dead end when speaking of scripture or the spiritual life. Taken as a metaphor, then, her story has great meaning; it is relevant; it is a metaphor for the spiritual life as lived by all who decide to walk that path.

March 30, 2014 - by Marianna Sayeg

These 15 Old Testament readings come right before the epistle and gospel in that service, so we have to ask ourselves: what is so important about these specific passages that out of the entire Bible, they were chosen to be read right before Christ’s resurrection is announced? Each individual passage has something to teach us, but more importantly, as a collection they highlight several themes that prepare us for the joyous news we are about to hear.

March 23, 2014 - by Ioana Chirieac

How does sacrifice, letting go and picking up my cross all look like in today’s world? I do believe that across centuries there has been a gradual increase in the level of consciousness and awareness not only at a personal level, but also at a societal level.

March 16, 2014 - by Andrea Popa

This morning, we will explore the Word of The Lord and the mission of the unnamed servant. We’ll be focusing on four readings – two from Holy Saturday as well as today’s Epistle and Gospel passages.

March 09, 2014 - by Melissa Nassiff

In today's Gospel, you will recall that after Jesus invited Philip to follow him, Philip went to find his friend Nathaniel, and told him excitedly, We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote! Well, in these fifteen readings we will be looking at some of what Moses and the prophets wrote. These readings cover pretty much the whole history of our salvation

February 03, 2014 - by Fr. Antony Hughes

This is the third Winter Feast of Light. The Nativity of Christ, Theophany and the Presentation of the Lord are all about the revelation of God, the one true Light, to the world. So, let me begin with a quote from Dr. Jung that, I think is most apropos.

January 26, 2014 - by Fr. Antony Hughes

St. John of Alexandria was asked how he presents the faith and he replied, I present it as compassion unlimited. God become man assuming and deifying all of humanity in the process. That is compassion unlimited. He reawakened humanity to the truth that God is always near and the kingdom is and always has been at hand, right before our very eyes, closed or not.

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