A Voice From The Isles

Trampling Down Death By Death

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:50:37 +0000

Fr. Christopher delivers the homily on Great and Holy Pascha.

Ghost Busting

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:48:50 +0000

St. Thomas must see to believe … he must have evidence. Jesus readily agrees to his request but then comments that there is blessedness in believing without the need for such evidence.

Pascal Letter from the Patriarch

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 12 May 2013 14:34:00 +0000

Fr. Gregory reads the 2 part letter from Patriarch John X.

Types of the Resurrection

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 11 May 2013 14:13:10 +0000

Fr. Gregory at the Vesperal Liturgy of Holy Saturday.

Communion with Christ

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:57:11 +0000

Fr. Deacon Emmanuel at the Vesperal Liturgy of Holy Thursday.

Welcoming Christ into Jerusalem

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:56:07 +0000

Dr. Dn. Emmanuel Kahn gives the Palm Sunday homily.

The Raising of Lazarus

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:07:21 +0000

Fr. Christopher speaks about the raising of Lazarus from the dead by Christ.

Mother Maria of Paris

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:33:11 +0000

Fr. Christopher speaks about the modern Saint, Mother Maria of Paris.

Radical Repentance

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:13:12 +0000

Fr. Christopher takes a lesson from the life of St. Mary of Egypt on what it means to repent.

The Conversion of Saul

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:53:10 +0000

Fr. Deacon Emmanuel gives the sermon on the Conversion of Saul to Paul the great Apostle.

Stairway to Heaven

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:33:43 +0000

In his sermon on the 4th Sunday of Great Lent, Fr. Gregory says there are two chief enemies of the spiritual life, self-righteous or vainglory and despair.

St Peter, a Fisherman Most Wise

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:27:27 +0000

Fr. Christopher looks at three incidents in the life of St. Peter that are instructive for our life of repentance.

Venerating the Cross of Christ

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:14:12 +0000

Fr. Deacon Emmanuel gives the homily on the third Sunday of Great Lent.

The Repentance of the Righteous Job

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:45:49 +0000

The story of righteous Job is an amazingly insightful account of repentance offered by a man who, ostensibly, had no need of repentance.

To Be Enlightened

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:29:03 +0000

Fr. Gregory's sermon on the 2nd Sunday of Great Lent.

King David Repents

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:03:10 +0000

Fr. Deacon Emmanuel is the preacher at the Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts - Repentance Series for Great Lent. March 27 also marks the celebration of Deacon Emmanuel's 75th birthday - May God grant him many years.

Experiencing the Annunciation

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:53:28 +0000

Fr. Deacon Emmanuel gives the sermon on the Feast of the Annunciation.

Let it Be

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:39:44 +0000

Fr. Gregory is the homilist at the Pan-Orthodox Vespers at the Greek Cathedral in London.

Triumph of this Faith

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:30:14 +0000

Fr. Christopher gives the sermon on the Triumph of Orthodoxy.

Salvation is Nearer to Us Now Than When We First Believed

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:51:54 +0000

The nature of Christ’s return will be within me and within you. We are now ready to put on Christ within ourselves in how we live as baptised Orthodox Christians.

Choices Matter

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:53:24 +0000

The Last Judgement is not so much about the trial as about the revelation of truth, of acts, intentions, and the nature of our being.

Embraced By Love

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:47:13 +0000

Saving repentance happens when we come to our senses, to our natural state and identity as children of God made in His image and likeness. By coming back to God we return to our true self; restored to God we become fully human again with the fullness of life.

Don’t Bury Your Gift

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:46:46 +0000

Fr. Gregory suggests that perhaps it is time to take stock of our own service, to consider what talents God has given us, and to take care that we use them fully.

Loving God and Loving Humans

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:58:37 +0000

Sermon for 3rd February: Afterfeast of the Meeting Sermon by Deacon Emmanuel preached by Fr. Gregory at a Hierarchical Liturgy in the Church of St. Ignatios, Belfast (presiding bishop, His Grace Bishop Hanna (Berlin).

Come Down, Zacchaeus

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 14:25:07 +0000

Fr. Gregory preaches on the story of Zacchaeus and his determination to see Jesus.

Taking Our Stand

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:03:34 +0000

Fr. Christopher is the homilist today and he says that historically Christianity has not picked fights but we do know when to draw the line.

Equipping the Saints

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:38:19 +0000

Fr. Dcn. Emmanuel gives the homily from the Epistle to the Ephesians.

The Song of Salvation

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:42:07 +0000

The Faithful at St. Aidan's celebrate a baptism and Fr. Gregory teaches on the significance of the Troparion for the Feast of Theophany.

Zeal for the Lord

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:43:06 +0000

Fr. Gregory preaches on the healthy and unhealthy forms of zeal.

Gregory the Theologian on the Incarnation

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:32:04 +0000

Fr. Gregory reads a sermon by St. Gregory the Theologian on the Incarnation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

See, Listen, Act

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 16:54:23 +0000

Fr. Christopher reminds us that St. Joseph and the Theotokos were confronted with far more challenges in their lives than any of us are ever likely to experience. However, their responses to those immense challenges offer us responses from which we can learn.

The Blessing on the Righteous

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:22:43 +0000

The Orthodox Church has always regarded the saints of the Old Testament as saints as much as any born after Christ.

Being Invited to the Kingdom Banquet

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:17:52 +0000

Father Deacon Emmanuel gives the homily on the banquet story in Luke 14.

Mother’s Song

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:12:44 +0000

Fr. Gregory Hallam's sermon on the feast of the conception of the most holy Theotokos by the righteous Anna.

Come Into The Light

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:11:01 +0000

Anything that separates us from God is bad no matter how big or small it is in our eyes. The most difficult sins to uproot are those we keep covered up in darkness because we are reluctant, for whatever reason, to expose them to the Light, which is Christ.

Christ and and the Rich Man

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:48:32 +0000

The rich Pharisee in the gospel couldn’t make it. He couldn’t grow up. He couldn’t leave behind the letter of Jewish law to find the spirit of Jewish life. We can grow up. We can move from a focus on the letter of Orthodox law into the reality of living our lives to the full as Orthodox Christians.

Making An Entry

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:08:16 +0000

Fr. Gregory uses the example of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple to instruct on how we should enter church for worship.

Angels in Action

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:07:26 +0000

This week there is an important feast celebrating the Archangel Michael and the angel Gabriel and six other angels.

Draw Near With Faith And Love

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:59:32 +0000

The outcast woman receives healing demonstrating the power of our Lord and the power of prayer.

Spot Changes for a Leopard

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:28:39 +0000

Let us take hope that, acquainted as we are with our sin and weakness, God can make a wonderful work of glory from the raw material of our brokenness.

Meeting God at the Icon

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:11:19 +0000

Every icon is a mediator, a means of reconciling each of us to God.

Giving to Live

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:18:45 +0000

Church teaching is that every human being is loved by God, is unique and a special person. We are called to love each other as Christ loves us.

Therefore Be Merciful

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:27:17 +0000

When we are commanded by our Lord to be merciful even as our Heavenly Father is merciful this means that we must try by an entire reliance on God and His grace to become in this world as God is in this world, merciful.

The Birth of the Theotokos

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 13:03:26 +0000

Fr. Dn. Christopher preaches on the Nativity of the Theotokos.

Mother and Son

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 12:43:27 +0000

Why is it vital to confess Mary as Theotokos, God-bearer such that one cannot truly be a Christian and deny that?

In the Steps of St. Aidan

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:41:14 +0000

Fr. Dn. Christopher preaches on the life of St. Aidan, the Patron Saint of the parish in Manchester.

I Am

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:40:29 +0000

If we can say to ourselves with St Paul, “I am what I am”, and at the same time acknowledge the reality that Christ died and was resurrected then we will be living out that reality that St Paul sets for each of us in his Letter to the Philippians, Chapter 2, verse 13, “for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure”.

Of Holy Women

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:41:17 +0000

In the Afterfeast of the Dormition of the the Theotokos, we are mindful of the fact that it is a woman, the blessed ever-Virgin Mary, whom the Orthodox and indeed others venerate as the most honoured and significant of Christians.

Growing Our Faith

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:27:00 +0000

How can I increase my faith? There is no way I can encourage you to increase your faith in Our Lord Jesus Christ unless I first increase my faith in Him.

The Dormition of the Theotokos

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:49:36 +0000

Fr. Gregory's homily on the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos.

St. Athanasius on the Transfiguration

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:15:57 +0000

Fr. Gregory Hallam brings the homily on the Feast of the Transfiguration.

Listen, Trust, and Obey

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:23:45 +0000

Christ had complete power over the forces of nature and could transcend them. It follows that His actions on earth were entirely voluntary. His truly endured the cross as a voluntary action.

The Bread of Life

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:51:48 +0000

Have no thought for tomorrow for day by day God will provide His bread and His wine and none shall hunger or thirst any more.

Christ Offers His Love, Forgiveness and Healing

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:28:09 +0000

Forgiveness is waiting for us NOW when we turn to Christ. Use the help that is available and let us carry each other in love and prayer as we all strive to a greater perfection.

A Common Work

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 06:11:02 +0000

God alone is perfectly righteous but by His grace we are also able to acquire our own righteousness through active participation in and collaboration with Him.

The Centurion Who Believed in Christ

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:00:30 +0000

Subdeacon Emmanuel gives the homily on the belief of the Centurion.

St Peter and St Paul Resolve a Problem

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:30:15 +0000

Fr. Dn. Christopher speaks on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.

The Call

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:44:30 +0000

In this Gospel according to St Matthew, Christ sets out His plan for four people—the brothers Simon and Andrew, and the brothers, James and John, the fishermen from two families, living in the town of Capernaum. Christ’s plan for these fishermen consists of a request and a promise.

The Saints Who Reign On High

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:39:14 +0000

On the Sunday of All Saints, we are reminded to honour them in our generation that others by their example, fellowship and prayers may also become Friends of God.

What To Do With Power

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:32:19 +0000

In his sermon on Pentecost, Fr. Gregory says we have the promise of Christ that if we pray and wait on the power of God, the Holy Spirit will descend upon us.

Deified

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:28:01 +0000

The Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven is not an isolated occurrence that befits only the Son of God. It is the promise to all those who are in Christ to ascend in and with Him to glory.

Humanity Ascended

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 28 May 2012 13:39:12 +0000

In the Ascension our humanity is taken up in Christ’s to the heavenly places. He came to earth that we might be raised up to heaven

Seeing Clearly

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:34:17 +0000

We are all called to a personal relationship with the Lord, but first of all, we must recognize that “Jesus Christ is the Lord” – our Lord. To achieve this, we need to have Him cure the blindness of our spiritual eyes, and this calls for an act of loving submission of our wills unto Him.

Unexpected Light

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:38:20 +0000

Fr. Gregory speaks about the Woman at the Well who we know as St. Photini. As surely as Photini means “enlightened” it is our calling also to enlighten others with the Light of Christ.

Paralytics All

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:27:57 +0000

Christ our God gave the paralytic a choice, and respected his free will, when He asked him:- “Do you want to be healed?”. As always, He asks the same question of each one of us.

Unlocked Doors

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:18:44 +0000

Jesus Christ understood that both the disciples and us would be puzzled about how to react to Him after the crucifixion. What did Jesus do? He told the apostle St Thomas and us: “Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here with your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believe.” And the apostle St Thomas was empowered by this remarkable encounter with Jesus Christ to overcome unbelief and to say to Jesus: “My Lord and my God.”

Bishop John’s Paschal Letter

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:44:28 +0000

The Pascha pastoral letter was read from His Eminence Metropolitan John, Archbishop of the Antiochian Orthodox Deanery of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Pascha in the West and the East

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:46:33 +0000

Fr. Gregory reads the sermon "Pascha in the West and the East" by His Eminence, Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos.

One With Christ

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:19:14 +0000

Subdeacon Emmanuel gives the homily on Great and Holy Thursday.

Total Recall

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:29:22 +0000

The entry to Jerusalem was a liturgical act; it was the entry into the great holy city of Israel by her rightful King and welcomed by the people as the fulfilling of national hope. Yet it is also proved to be a great disappointment.

Come Forth

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:59:08 +0000

Fr. Gregory preaches on the raising of Lazarus from the dead and the significance of the power of the Logos to create life.

Blessedness in Persecution

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:36:23 +0000

In this final sermon on the Beatitudes, Fr. Gregory says that persecution can be an occasion of great blessedness.

Asking Jesus

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 11:32:51 +0000

We sometimes approach God and say, “I want you to do whatever I ask.” Does it work?

Peacemaking

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:40:04 +0000

The great theme of Lent is repentance. That is the turning of our minds and hearts to God. The fact is that we can only do this through the work of Christ. He is the great Peace-Maker; He makes our repentance possible by His reconciling work.

The 2nd Eve - The Annunciation of the Mother of God

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:07:21 +0000

The Theotokos stands for the whole biblical way of looking at the relationship between God and His creation as a mystery of LOVE.

The Cross in Sorrow

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:52:43 +0000

Psalm 1 and the Beatitudes both seek to understand the challenging question, ‘Who will be blessed and what does it mean to be blessed?’

Before Thy Cross

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:22:45 +0000

The Cross turns all our expectations on their heads; this is God, who is also fully human, suffering and showing utter love to His creatures.

His Mercy Endures Forever

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:34:23 +0000

This is the fulfilment of our divine vocation on earth ... to be the people of the covenant, ever relating to the trustworthy God with loving faith and to all people with that very self-same love with which He both loves us and loves all.

Drawing Close to Christ

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:23:43 +0000

We each would like to be close to Our Lord Jesus Christ, but when we see many others gathered around Him we are not sure how to place ourselves in a situation in which we, just like the sick man, can be close to Jesus Christ.

Humility

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:35:08 +0000

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Of Whom the World Was Not Worthy

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:26:06 +0000

The normal experience of being a Christian is both joy and struggle. There is a deep joy in knowing Christ but also a struggle against demonically inspired forces of violence and rebellion, inside us and outside us.

The Cross in Repentance

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:49:38 +0000

The first in a series of Wednesday sermons during Great Lent on the topic of the Beatitudes.

Lenten Call

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:36:27 +0000

Man can achieve true delight and true immortality through the grace of God. The reason for our existence is communion with God.

The Big Ask

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:57:22 +0000

The Fathers of the Church are very clear that it is not God who separates himself from sinners and punishes them but rather sinners themselves who, through their own bad choices, separate themselves from the Lord and experience in that separation the sufferings of hell, darkness and despair.

Prodigal Son

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:31:30 +0000

The guest preacher was Fr. Yves Dubois with a sermon on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son.

O, To Be a Publican

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:52:47 +0000

Fr. Gregory gives a sermon on the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee.

Responding to the Light

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:17:46 +0000

A sermon on the Feast of the Entry of Christ into the Temple.

Facing Our Needs

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:09:14 +0000

Jesus Christ reaches out to each of us in 2012, just as He did 2,000 years ago. However, he does not always give us immediately what we ask for as soon as we ask for His help in our lives.

Zacchaeus – from a sermon of St. John Maximovitch

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:45:58 +0000

Lessons from the story of Zacchaeus.

The Preaching of Christ

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:15:49 +0000

We have to examine our own lives in relation to the reality that the preaching of Jesus has now begun. We can listen to that preaching of Jesus today in each of our lives.

One Out Of Ten

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:07:05 +0000

In the Gospel account, Christ healed the ten lepers by His word, but their healing was conditional upon their obedience. They had to respond for the healing to take effect.

Call of the Deep

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:59:05 +0000

Today Christ is baptised in the Jordan, the Spirit alights on Him in the form of a dove and the Voice of the Father from heaven is heard …. “This is my beloved Son with whom I am well pleased.”

Resolution or Revolution

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:33:20 +0000

Fr. Gregory says that we don't need a New Year's resolution but rather a New Year's revolution.

The Great Restoration

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:43:23 +0000

The Nativity is a present reality for us Orthodox Christians. It’s not just that we celebrate a past event now; there’s more to it than that. Christ is eternally born for all generations in the same way that he is both referred to in the Scriptures as “slain from the foundation of the world” (Revelation 13:8] and also eternally risen and alive in the Cosmos.

One To Come

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:00:03 +0000

Fr. Dn. Christopher gives the sermon on the eve of Nativity.

Holy Forefathers

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:13:09 +0000

Fr. Gregory gives a sermon by Fr. Andrew Phillips on the Sunday of the Forefathers.

The Law of Love

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:35:53 +0000

Love is the basis of the Law. In fact loving God is what obedience to the Law is about, and to those struggling to live under the Old Covenant, it still is.

Leaving it Behind

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:40:32 +0000

Jesus is challenging us today to follow Him with a deeper commitment, just as He challenged the rich, young man who ran up to question him 2,000 years ago

Attending to the Samaritan

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:31:12 +0000

Fr. Gregory gives a sermon on the parable of the Good Samaritan.

Friendship With The Saints

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:26:33 +0000

We are saved by Christ as part of the Church and our fellow members of the Body of Christ support us both practically and in their prayers. The prayers of the holy people of God are a ferocious weapon in our defence.

Almsgiving

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:31:06 +0000

The central importance for the Christian life is almsgiving … helping the poor and those in need.

The Icon of the Theotokos of the Sign

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:56:05 +0000

Subdeacon Immanuel speaks about the new fresco Icon of the Theotokos of the Sign written by Efrem Carrasco on the wall behind the altar at St Aidan’s Antiochian Orthodox Church in Levenshulme, Manchester.

The True Image

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:28:08 +0000

If we want to know what our humanity is like and can truly become we need to look at that perfect Undistorted Image which is Christ. Looking at him we shall not descend into destructive narcissism but rather ascend, utterly transformed and beautified by the Holy Spirit, to the Father.

On God’s Terms

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:25:20 +0000

Perhaps it seems capricious and arbitrary of God to deal one way with one situation and remain distant in another; but to demand to know why God does certain things and not others is to demand that He should be answerable to us.

Kingdom Living

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:09:53 +0000

If we are to live effectively in the power of God, if we are to know his power to save even in adverse circumstances; then we must listen to him now and do His will, not put it off, not make excuses.

On Being Called

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:28:32 +0000

What happens after we have worked hard, done our best and achieved nothing?

Losing It

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:37:13 +0000

What did Jesus mean when He said to take up our cross and follow Him? Fr. Gregory teaches about the principle of losing ourselves to gain Christ.

The Healing Cross

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:02:42 +0000

Dn. Christopher gives the homily and says that Christ has destroyed death and the power of evil; he dealt with it in His passion. We have to repent to allow this salvation to work within us.

Happy New Year!

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:19:54 +0000

Fr. Gregory Hallam reflects on the new liturgical year and three mighty manifestations of the Divine Glory.

Increase Our Faith

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:15:00 +0000

What does it mean to have faith and how can we increase it?

Hope in Our Lady

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:52:38 +0000

Fr. Dn. Christopher speaks about the Dormition of the Theotokos.

Walking Without Fear

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:58:21 +0000

It is fear that hinders our walk with God.

Give To Receive

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:16:06 +0000

Deacon Christopher is the speaker today and talks about God doing great things with scarce resources.

Keeping it Personal

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:47:47 +0000

Christianity is a personal affair. It is not abstract, theoretical, a speculative philosophy. It is a personal encounter with the living God who is himself three persons sharing one divine nature.

Grow Up!

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:48:35 +0000

Sub Deacon Immanuel is the homilist today. There is a light that wants to shine on us. However, it can only shine brightly if we move with Jesus from our childhood homes where we grew up to our present homes where we can now grow into being disciples of Jesus Christ.

The Light of the World

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:35:29 +0000

We are called to be lights in the world. We are the representatives of Christ in the world today, so of course we take on the role of being light to the world.

Be Light

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:29:57 +0000

St. Symeon teaches that when we pray, the indwelling Light of Christ can lift us up to the very Paradise itself of which St. Paul himself haltingly spoke.

Saints Alive

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:47:54 +0000

Subdeacon Immanuel is the homilist and speaks about the celebration of the saints of Britain and Ireland as well as all saints abroad.

Loving Christ As He Is

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:36:26 +0000

Deacon Christopher is the homilist today. He says we must be careful to respond to people as they are and in particular we must be aware that Christ is not to be fitted into some expectations of ours. We need to know Him as He is.

Power and Fruit

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Fr. Gregory Hallam and Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:24:53 +0000

How does the Orthodox Church understand the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit?