We are in the fast which is the preparation for the feast of the Nativity of Christ, Christmas. In their wisdom our forefathers chose the parable of the banquet for this season. As we approach a major celebration and feast, we read this parable about invitations to a party, which is about how people respond to being invited to such a special occasion.

Fr. Gregory Hallam talks about the real St. Nick!

Dn. Emmanuel takes his text from Ephesians where we are told to focus on the Lord; find your calling and live it.

Fr. Gregory asks how we can protect ourselves and the poor, who are our brothers and sisters, from those tendencies within ourselves toward greed and the denial of both death and judgement?

Deacon Emmanuel gives the sermon on the Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple.

Fr. Christopher preaches on the Good Samaritan.

Great martyr Demetrius, that good soldier in the fight against invisible enemies, warns us in the words of St Paul that we should be vigilant, man up and don the armour of God. If his blood prevailed in Christ so shall ours.

The parable of the sower shows us how; we must yield to the Sower, which is the Father. No one ever grew spiritually for salvation without such yielding to the Father’s hand.

People who are not Orthodox are surprised when they are told that we only have two doctrines concerning the Blessed Mary in spite of the prominence she is given in our worship.

There is a phrase one hears; “It is a cross I have to bear”; which usually means something that causes pain or grief or some sort of problem. Fr. Christopher says that is not quite what Christ meant in today's Gospel.