28 Sep 2023 at 6:20pm
Dear Friends, Since Ancient Faith will no longer host blogs after October 1 of this year, my blog is moving to https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com. Please follow it there. Thanks! Yours in Christ, Fr. Philip
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23 Sep 2023 at 3:32pm
Luke 5:1-11 Many people today scroll quickly through the many options they have in choosing how to identify themselves and live their lives. It easier than ever before to try out all kinds of choices and to disregard those that we do n...
16 Sep 2023 at 5:25pm
Galatians 2:16-20; Mark 8:34-9:1 As we continue to celebrate the Elevation of the Holy Cross, we must remain on guard against the temptation of viewing our Lord’s Cross as merely a religious artifact that reminds us of what happened lo...
1 Sep 2023 at 4:21pm
Matthew 21:33-42 We sometimes fall prey to the temptation to read Christ’s criticism of the chief priests and Pharisees in a fashion that does not criticize us at all. We can easily condemn those corrupt religious leaders as bad and praise oursel...
26 Aug 2023 at 2:39pm
1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Matthew 19:16-26 In our culture today, we admire people who seem to have all the money, power, and physical beauty to get whatever they want. We easily accept the lie that the good life is one in which other p...