The Theophany of our Lord
A Blessed Theophany! The fullness, the wealth, the vastness of Orthodox Christianity is in describable. These days we have been witnesses...
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Fr Stephen Zaremba
- Dec 3, 2021
- 3 min
The Nativity Fast
The Nativity Fast begins on Sunday. There are so many wonderful and beneficial things that can be said about it that it is hard to decide...
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Fr Stephen Zaremba
- Nov 26, 2021
- 3 min
Thanksgiving
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday a traditional American adage comes to mind: Count your blessings. This may have originated during...
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Fr Stephen Zaremba
- Nov 19, 2021
- 4 min
We are all called to be martyrs of Christ.
We are all called to be martyrs of Christ. Does this sound strange to you? It shouldn’t. The word martyr is a Greek word which simply...
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Fr Stephen Zaremba
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
Evil Unmasked
When I was a kid Halloween was a pretty small holiday. You might occasionally see some paper decorations on the windows of a few houses a...
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Fr Stephen Zaremba
- Oct 29, 2021
- 2 min
Silence
Many times as I sit here to write a few words of encouragement words fail me. Most often, beloved, it is best to be silent. Does this...
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Fr Stephen Zaremba
- Oct 22, 2021
- 2 min
Do you know what the meaning of life is?
Christ is in our midst! Do you know, my dear ones, what the meaning of life is? Do you know what essence of the Orthodox Faith is? Do you...
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Fr Stephen Zaremba
- May 14, 2019
- 3 min
Phillip in Samaria
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things...
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Fr Stephen Zaremba
- Apr 13, 2019
- 5 min
St. Mary of Egypt
It is very important for us to become acquainted with the lives of the Saints. In them we see how the Gospel is to be lived. We see the...
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Fr Stephen Zaremba
- Mar 18, 2019
- 4 min
The Triumph of Orthodoxy
The first Sunday of the fast is truly a great festival - and not just because we made it through the first week of the fast. It is known...
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Fr Stephen Zaremba
- Mar 10, 2019
- 4 min
The Sunday of Forgiveness
The Sunday of Forgiveness is a sublime day, a day of joy, compassion, compunction and healing. It comes from the words of our Lord Jesus...
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Fr Stephen Zaremba
- Mar 5, 2019
- 5 min
The Dread Judgement
The parable of the Dread Judgement is one of the most important parables - if not the most important - in the Holy Gospel. It reveals to...
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Fr Stephen Zaremba
- Feb 24, 2019
- 6 min
The Prodigal Son
The second preparatory Sunday for the great fast is the Sunday of the Prodigal Son. With the Publican and the Pharisee we learned of our...
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Fr Stephen Zaremba
- Feb 17, 2019
- 6 min
The Publican and the Pharisee
The first Sunday of the lenten cycle is the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee. The first four Sundays of the cycle are not part of...
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Fr Stephen Zaremba
- Feb 11, 2019
- 4 min
Zacchaeus
The Sunday before we begin the Lenten Triodion (a service book with all the lenten services; used from the Sunday of the Publican and the...
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Fr Stephen Zaremba
- Nov 5, 2018
- 9 min
Concerning Stewardship
I was recently asked by a local parish priest to substitute for him while he was on vacation. He also asked to preach about tithing, as...
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Fr Stephen Zaremba
- Oct 16, 2018
- 5 min
The Gospel reading the feasts of the Mother of God
A few thoughts on the Gospel reading on most feasts of the Mother of God 38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a...
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Fr Stephen Zaremba
- Oct 7, 2018
- 3 min
The Cross
As Orthodox Christians we should read the Bible, especially the Holy Gospel, daily. Some books or verses seem to stand out to us more...
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Fr Stephen Zaremba
- Oct 2, 2018
- 4 min
Why Being Orthodox?
Why being Orthodox? Because it is not enough to simply say that we are Orthodox. What good does it do us - or anyone else - if we are not...
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