Simply a Matter of Honor
Fr. Alexander Webster illustrates St Paul's exhortation to "outdo one another in showing honor" with examples from the Gospel, film, and his own childhood.
Our Own Personal Cross
Fr. Alexander Webster explains the role of the Cross in the life of every Christian and how we must "take up" our Cross to attain the heavenly kingdom.
Lilies, Birds, and Dads
Fr Alexander Webster, dean of Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary, reflects on our heavenly Father as the model for all earthly fathers.
“I Was Born This Way” is Not the Utterance of a Christian
A short exhortation by the abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery, Archimandrite Luke, on the eve of Great Lent (Feb. 5/18, 2018) on the constant struggle necessary to change our life in conformity to the Gospel commandments.
Saint John of Kronstadt on the Last Judgment
Below we offer two sermons on the Sunday of the Last Judgment by the great 20th c. pastor and author of My Life in Christ from the book, Season of Repentance: Lenten Homilies of Saint John of Kronstadt (Holy Tr... Read More...
Many are Called, but Few are Chosen
Sermon by Reader Nicholas Kotar on the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers (Dec. 11/24, 2017)
Rejoice, O Life-Giving Cross!
"This notion of a feast of the cross may seem paradoxical to our mind: the cross in the ancient world was an instrument and symbol of inhumane torture and death ... Yet we, Christians, celebrate the Cross of the Lord in a festival and we praise it as the 'preserver of the whole universe … the glory of angels, and the wound of demons.'"
Rejoice, Undoubted Boast of the Faithful!
Sermon on the Feast of the Praises of the Mother of God (5th Saturday of Great Lent), delivered at Holy Trinity Monastery.
On Revelation and Humility: Sermon on the Eve of Great Lent
We begin the Great Fast with the command of our Saviour to forgive one another in order to receive from our Lord complete forgiveness of our sins. But this is only the beginning.
Freedom Through Obedience
Homily on Zacchaeus Sunday and the Feast of the Chains of Saint Peter
As part of their study of Homiletics at Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary, students prepare and deliver a series of sermons in the second seme... Read More...
Meekness and Majesty: On the Incarnation of Christ
A sermon delivered by Archimandrite Luke (Murianka) on the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord (Dec. 25, 2016 / January 7, 2017).
No more articles