Fr. John illustrates how Christians are those who reach out to people in pain

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Fr. John examines the well-known parable in answer to the question, "Are you saved?".

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Fr. John shows how participation in God's sacraments are a necessary part of our salvation.

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Having previously looked at new beginnings, Fr. John now discusses the end times and those who foolishly try to predict them.

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Fr. John explains why the new church year begins on September 1, then tells of a birthday party like no other.

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What do those words in the liturgy mean? And how do we accomplish this? Fr. John enlightens us with the answers.

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Are our physical bodies evil? Are they good? Fr. John explores these questions in light of Christ's Transfiguration.

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Fr. John illustrates how lowliness and self-condemnation should be our goal, rather than pride and self-esteem.

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In this Pentecost season, Fr. John looks to "Adam's Lament" by St. Silouan to show that the loss of the Holy Spirit is the source of our sorrows.

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Fr. John shows that it is not modified behavior that makes us people of God, but changed hearts.

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Fr. John turns to answering what happens to us over time when we gather as the Body of Christ.

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Fr. John mourns the loss of the Christian male and how it runs counter to the necessity of collective worship.

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In the first part of his series, Father John speaks of liturgy as sacred assembly.

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Fr. John examines St. Gregory Palamas, who taught that interior stillness was the path to knowing God.

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This real-life story of an Ohio runaway is reminiscent of another youth in a parable of Jesus and serves to strengthen its message.

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What was the difference between the prayer of the Pharisee and that of the Publican? Humility.

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Fr. John answers a question at once innocent and terrifying.

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With the synaxion of the Theotokos freshly celebrated, Fr. John reflects on Mary, the mother of our Lord.

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How wonderful to know that we are loved and wanted by God, who calls to us by name!

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God places within us a hunger for fellowship with Himself and creation. But too often man distorts that hunger into an appetite for temporary pleasure.

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Fr. John shows how our cultural deterioration brings us closer to the conditions that the early Church thrived in.

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Fr. John examines the difference between true healing and mere relief.

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Fr. John examines the last of the ten great commandments.

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Fr. John notes the shift in society from text to image and warns of the power of images on the soul.

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Fr. John notes that as we accept the Mercy of God, that Mercy is proof that God accepts us.

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Do "clothes make the man?" Fr. John, with help from Saint Nicodemus, might beg to differ.

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Fr. John, with help from St. Nicodemus, shows how to guard the sense of taste and the tongue.

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Again using the teachings of St. Nicodemus, Fr. John warns us of the dangers present in front of our very noses!

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For those of us who cannot go, work or provide, Fr. John notes that we can still contribute in the most important way.

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Fr. John discusses the teachings of St. Nicodemus on listening to music.

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Fr. John notes how Orthodox Christians see things in an iconographic way-- the images are connected to the larger reality they represent.

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Using the writings of St. Nicodemus, Fr. John discusses how the eye can lead to sin or spiritual peace.

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Fr. John discusses why we are enslaved to pleasure, as explained originally by St. Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain.

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In Part Three of the ongoing series based upon "A Handbook of Spiritual Council" by St. Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain, Fr. John discusses the five senses and their relationship to the will.

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Fr. John continues his series on Society and The Soul, presenting us with St. Nicodemus' vision of man as "a kind of royal palace, built by the superb architectural skill of an omniscient Creator."

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With this podcast, Fr. John begins a new series based upon "A Handbook of Spiritual Council" by Saint Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain, a work which examines the five human senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, and the role that each one plays in acquiring or losing salvation.

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Fr. John discusses the importance of the Synaxis of the Theotokos, celebrated each year on December 26.

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"There is nothing in this world more glorious, more precious, or more precarious than the human soul." Within the first few hundred years of Christian history, the Roman Empire experienced at least two devastating health epidemics. Fr. John shares with us a powerful example of how the early Christians demonstrated the worth of the soul, as well as a love stronger than fear, as they ministered to those in deep need during these times of great crisis.

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"Are we almost there yet?" How many times will that question be asked this holiday weekend? Fr. John explores the passing of time from a Christian perspective as we travel our journey of salvation.

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The integrated Christian possesses a pro-life view that sees the environment as life giving and worthy of protection and a pro-environment view that sees the womb as an environment and worthy of protection.

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In part 2 of his 3 part series, Fr. John explores further the Orthodox worldview that connects all of creation to our relationship with the Creator.

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This is part one in a series exploring the connection between abortion and the environment.

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What do these three have in common? Listen as Fr. John reflects on the power and beauty of the Psalter.

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Love for God is love for the earth and love for the earth is love for our neighbor.

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What would be worth standing in line for if that line was 4 miles long? Fr. John gives us a lesson in perspective and treasure in this week's episode.

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When reviled, we bless. When insulted, we forgive - St. Paul

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We might think we know exactly what God is and should be but is that not a certainty loaded with risk?

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We all have one. But what should it be? Fr. John explores the tapestry of our lives and those intrusions that can interupt the pattern.

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Jesus said "the kingdom of God is taken by force" and sometime it feels like a battle to allow ourselves to love one another as God intended.

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Traveling down I-75 on his way to a Parish Life Conference, Fr. John reflects on the tradition he is passing on to his children as well as the Great Tradition of the Faith.

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Fr. John compares the worldviews of Joni Erickson Tada and Christopher Reeve.

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Fr. John gives an instructive comparison of two divergent worldviews.

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In his second podcast, Fr. John helps us define a Christian worldview and how it should change the way we process life around us.

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In his first podcast, Fr. John reflects on his midnight vigil outside a prison in Tennessee.

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