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Scripture -

This week Fr. Michael talks about examples of barrenness in scripture and how the Lord fulfilled people's requests. He talks about wanting to get to the cross without suffering, but how it is through the suffering that we grow with Christ.

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Love, Scripture, Special Guest -

This week we're joined by special guest, Fr. Nathanael. Fr. Nathanael and Mother Natalia share how they received their names, their love of scripture, and then talk briefly about the scripture passage in John where Jesus asks Peter "Do you love me?"

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Divine Liturgy, Homily -

This week Fr. Michael talks about how he thinks about putting together a homily. He uses a recent Sunday Gospel and Epistle to show how he thinks about homilies and how we can link passages to our daily lives.

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Divine Liturgy -

This week Fr. Michael walks through the Thanksgiving Prayers the congregation is invited to pray after Divine Liturgy.

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Divine Liturgy -

This week Fr. Michael picks up where he left off on last week's episode and continues walking through some of the prayers that the congregation are invited to say before Divine Liturgy begins.

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Divine Liturgy -

This week Fr. Michael walks through some of the prayers that the congregation are invited to say before Divine Liturgy begins. 

 

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Chastity, Mary, Obedience, Poverty, Theotokos -

This week Mother Natalia reflects on a talk she recently gave at the Byzantine Young Adult convocation on the monastic heart of Mary.

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Evil Thoughts, Truth -

This week Mother Natalia uses a quote from Elder Porphyrios as a jumping off point to talk about relinquishing control that evil has over us and to allow God to work through us.

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Beauty, Nature -

This week Fr. Michael talks about a conversation he had with a pilot about the beauty of nature that is seen as the pilot flies the plane.

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