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Fr. Martin
Feb 9, 20191 min read
The message of a Female Martyr for Love
Patient, Humble Faith for the Healing of our Souls: Homily for Hieromartyr Charalampos, Bishop of Magnesia and the 17th Sunday of...
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Fr. Martin
Jan 29, 20191 min read
Feelings: Do they matter?
Why How You Feel Is Not All That Valuable #Love #spirituallife #falsity #facts #sentiment #soul #feelings #dispondency #perspective...
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Fr. Martin
Jan 27, 20191 min read
The Hope in Life is real
Today’s Celebration of the Feast of St. Anthony was a fun and lovely event and festival of HOPE! Thanks to everyone who came and shared...
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Fr. Martin
Dec 31, 20181 min read
Joseph’s Love & Joseph’s Cooperation
Mary and Joseph kneel at the crib of the infant Christ in this detail of an icon from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The Dec....
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Fr. Martin
Dec 24, 20181 min read
The Fullness of Christmas
The Holy Family The Christmas When Everybody Was There #Love #trust #Family #Connection #mary #TheNativity #life #Christmas #GlorifyHim...
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Fr. Martin
Dec 10, 20181 min read
Not your Truth – Tell THE TRUTH
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Fr. Martin
Dec 10, 20182 min read
Ancient Faith Event Updates
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2018 New from Ancient Faith Ministries – Events! by: Melinda Johnson Ancient Faith Ministries, a department of the...
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Fr. Martin
Dec 8, 20181 min read
One for the Money, Two for the Show, Three to get Ready, and Four to Go!
Reflection on the Rich Fool: Gospel of Luke, Chapter 12 Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on...
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Fr. Martin
Nov 10, 20181 min read
Hurting One Another
What’s at Stake in How We Treat our Neighbors: Homily for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost and the 5th Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox...
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Fr. Martin
Sep 22, 20181 min read
Facing Up to Reality
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Fr. Martin
Sep 6, 20181 min read
Saved in Weakness
Saved in Weakness – Redux #Love #Effort #weakness #Faith #saved #beingreal #Christ #shame #woke #life #truth
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Fr. Martin
Aug 30, 20181 min read
Love & Freedom
Love and Freedom #Love #Effort #Discipline #freedom #Faith #relationship #Christ #life #Responsibility #jesus #Modernity
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Fr. Martin
Aug 19, 20181 min read
No Legalism for authentic Christianity!
Humble Faith, Not Legalism: Homily for the 12th Sunday After Pentecost, the 12th Sunday of Matthew, and the After-Feast of the Dormition...
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Fr. Martin
Jul 29, 20181 min read
Staying Grounded
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Fr. Martin
Jul 23, 20181 min read
Is shame dead in the 21st century?
Face to Face – Without Shame or Fear #Fear #Love #mask #Effort #falsity #embarrassment #dead #Faith #cover #Pain #hide #shame #life...
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Fr. Martin
Jul 23, 20181 min read
Beyond Narcissism
Beyond Narcissism – To Behold the Face of God Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook...
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Fr. Martin
Jul 6, 20181 min read
The Meek
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Fr. Martin
Jul 6, 20181 min read
Freely Receive
Freely Receive, Freely Give: Homily for the Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs in Rome, & the Fifth Sunday of Matthew in the...
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Fr. Martin
Jun 25, 20181 min read
John the Baptist!
Homily for the Nativity of the Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John in the Orthodox Church Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens...
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Fr. Martin
Jun 18, 20181 min read
Seek First the Kingdom
The lamp of our eyes Idolatry Leads to Anxiety: Homily for the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost and the 3rd Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox...
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