Overcoming the Roots of Sin
We often discover that when one habitual sin becomes partly or completely overcome then the deeper root of that sin is exposed. In the case of many habitual sins it…
Great Lent – The First Sunday
Matthew 6:19-30 The passage we have read from the Gospel of St Matthew seems to me to be full of opposites and full of choices. We are used to having…
Great Lent – Saturday of the First Week
In the passage from the Gospel today, we have heard our Lord Jesus Christ instruct us to pray for our enemies and put up with all manner of injustice and…
Great Lent – Friday of the First Week
There were many times that the Disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ asked questions of him, or of each other. Usually they had completely misunderstood what he was saying, and…
Great Lent – Thursday of the First Week
Today we keep the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple. We remember in the Gospel reading that the Holy Family are greeted by Simeon,…
Great Lent – Wednesday of the First Week
We have a beautiful passage set for us today in Luke 6:35-38. It is short enough to quote here completely. But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for…
Great Lent – Tuesday of the First Week
In this reading from the Gospel, in Luke 12:41-50, we find the Disciples asking the Lord Jesus whether or not his teaching is for everyone, or only for them. The…
Great Lent – Monday of the First Week
In the Gospel reading for today our Lord Jesus speaks with the Disciples about what greatness in God’s eyes looks like. The Disciple probably used the sort of measures of…
21st Century Issues: Suicide
Very often, when Orthodox Christians discuss the devastating issue of suicide, they restrict themselves to the question of whether or not someone who takes their own life – which is…
Coptic influence in the Early British Church
In the 21st Century, the Coptic Orthodox Church, and other Orthodox Churches, are part of the Christian landscape, and have a full and active part to play in the life…