Family Fights, Covetousness, and True Peace in Christ Vijay Achen reflects on a gospel passage where a man asks Jesus to force his brother to divide an inheritance, and Jesus warns against…
The speaker reflects on how only about 4% of people are born into an Orthodox family and says many cradle Orthodox don’t appreciate the faith, contrasting this with seminary converts who value…
Shifting Our Attention to God's True Teaching (Matthew 16:5–12)What are you paying attention to, and what is it teaching you?Jesus warns His disciples about the "yeast" of the Pharisees and Sadducees,…
The speaker opens with a Trinitarian prayer and invites everyone to recognize how precious their eyes are as a gift from God, given to behold the beauty of creation and sense the presence of Christ in…
In this homily for the first Sunday after the Feast of the Exaltation of the Life-Saving Cross, the speaker reflects on Jesus’ teaching in the Gospel of Saint Mark about discerning the “signs” in…
Finding Peace Within During the 40 Days to the Holy Cross In a sermon during the 40 days from the Feast of the Transfiguration to the Feast of the Holy Cross, the speaker addresses how people often…
Reflecting on Jesus’ words that a lit lamp is not hidden, this episode explains that God did not hide His Son—the light of the world—citing Saint Cyril of Alexandria on Christ rescuing humanity from…
Is Jesus Still Remarkable? Returning to Routine with Christ as the Cornerstone As summer ends and September routines return, the speaker asks whether Jesus Christ also returns to a normal place in our…
In this sermon, the speaker reflects on moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre’s claim that we can only answer “What am I to do?” by first knowing what story we are part of, illustrating it with the…
During Holy Qurbana alongside a harvest celebration, the Vijay Achen connects harvest festivals to Scripture, emphasizing that before any harvest there is seedtime and that God gives the growth.…
