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Let my prayer arise
Christians pray. This is a fundamental definition of who a Christian is. We pray....
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Plus ça change
We are now well into the new year: Christmas has been long forgotten, ......
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Do not be afraid
This was the Lord Jesus Christ's commandment for his disciples during difficult times, ......
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Our ancestors
Some people can list their ancestors—parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc. ......
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What is my body?
Many people will ask, "How will the Resurrection happen?" What process will we go through? ......
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A Christian life
What is the goal of a Christian life? Is it to make us feel better? ......
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God’s Church
It is easy to think of Orthodoxy as an esoteric or mystical religion, ......
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Stand in the presence of God
It is easy to stand before our icons, to make the sign of the Cross and then be lost about what ......
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Serve the Lord with fear
Most discussions regarding this second lockdown are not, in my unworthy opinion, helpful because ......
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Forgive
Forgiveness is hard. It is challenging. It is difficult. ......
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Where do you live?—Sixth Sunday of Luke
Where do you live? Some here may say Poole or Bournemouth, others in other villages, towns and ......
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The Age of Authenticity
We are fed with doubts from our society, from our world: we may call this even the Age of Doubt. ......
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The Gospels
Last week we spoke of the Gospel of Christ—the news of Christ's victory over death and ......
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The Gospel of Christ
What is the Gospel? Why is it important? Is it not enough to live a good life, a kind life, ......
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Whom do you worship?
Human beings worship. This basic definition of all humanity might be surprising to some, ......
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Monasticism
Monasticism has been a defining aspect to the Church since the fourth century. ......
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The Holy Cross
Crucifixion is truly an awful method of execution. It was designed by the Romans not only to ......
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A new beginning
September is a time for returning to routines. The crops have been largely gathered in ......
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The one who goes before
We considered last week the Theotokos, so central to our piety ......
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The Mother of God
Why do we honour God's Mother? Can God even have a Mother? ......
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Proclaiming Christ
Why do we want a Church in Eastleigh? This is a good question to ask ourselves as we make plans ......
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Churches reopening
From the 4th July churches, along with other places of worship, will be allowed to reopen. ......
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It’s all or nothing, God or mammon — Third Sunday of Matthew
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, why are you here in Church this morning? ......
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Twelve Apostles’ Feast
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Church of the Twelve Apostles
It is with great joy that I bring you the news, our archbishop, Metropolitan Silouan, has blessed......
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All Saints of Britain
It is a pious custom on the Sunday after All Saints (this year 14th June) to commemorate ......
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The Holy Spirit’s descent
Happy feast! May the blessing of the coming of the Holy Spirit enlighten you. ......
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Now … but not yet
Liturgically the days between Ascension (last Thursday) and Pentecost (this Sunday) are strange. ......
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Let God arise
On this last day of the Feast, this great and holy day, let us once more affirm our faith, ......
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The man born blind
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! We are, already, coming to the end of the Paschal season ......
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I AM, who is speaking to you — Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
The name of God is powerful. When God revealed himself to Moses in the Burning Bush ......
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The Sign of a Christian
We live in interesting times. It is easy to become despondent, to worry and to fret. ......
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Christ is risen!
It is with great joy that I greet you on this most holy of days. Christ is risen! ......
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A change of mind
We hear two extremes during this present crisis, on the one hand, "Where is God?" and ......
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How long?
It would be easy to fall into despair over the current crisis affecting the whole world ......
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In Captivity
Approximately 600 years before the birth of Christ a new tragedy befell his people. ......
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Grow the Church
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What is the meaning of life? — Sunday of St Gregory Palamas
What is the meaning of life? What does it mean to be a human being? ......
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With fear of God, with faith and love draw near
I have been asked about the recent spread of the Covid-19 virus, also called Coronavirus, ......
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Learn the Faith
The Great Fast, Lent, is upon us and we have already completed more than a week. ......
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Have we started the Fast? — Sunday of Orthodoxy
We have, my brothers and sisters in Christ, completed the first week of the Great Fast ......
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Stewards of the Church
We have now entered the last phase of our journey towards Lent ......
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What do I have to do to be saved? — Sunday of the Last Judgement
How much do I need to do to get into heaven? This is an easy question to ask. ......
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The Witness of the Faithful
How are you preparing for Great Lent? The Church has given us two parables to consider ......
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Centred on worship
We have now, more formally, started our preparations for the Great Fast. ...
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Five principles
How do we see ourselves? I would like to spend time, this week and in the coming weeks, ......
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What is a temple? — The Meeting of the Lord
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, what is a temple? What do you understand by this term?...
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God enters his Temple
We are still waiting on the Church we have approached in Eastleigh ......
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O Lord, may thy will be done!
We pray so often the words of the Lord's Prayer yet I wonder how much we pay attention to them....
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Lord, establish thy Church!
Our Church is the Body of Christ — it is you and it is me. We pray that the Lord establish our Chur...
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Speaking truth
Brethren, grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore, it is...
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Happy new year!
May I take this opportunity to wish you all a happy and joyous new year: I wish you all blessed 2020...
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What is a mind? — Sunday after Christmas
You and I, each one of us, are not merely spirits trapped within a body but are beings with body an...
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How shall we sing the Lord’s song?
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Christ is born!
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You are what you eat — Sunday of the Forefathers of Christ
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Prepare for Christ to enter into our hearts
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Pray, pray, pray
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Open the eyes of our mind — Fourteenth Sunday of Luke
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The Saints of God
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What shall we do? What are we doing? — Thirteenth Sunday of Luke
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The Temple of God comes to the Temple of God
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Let light shine out
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Where do you live? — Sixth Sunday of Luke
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Growth of our mission
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What do you want? — Fifth Sunday of Luke
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A beginning
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