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Sinopsis
Thoughts and reflections on Orthodox theology and life - Thoughts and reflections on Orthodox theology and life from Fr. Stephen Freeman.
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Praying for the World
11/05/2010 Duración: 06minNumerous elders of the Orthodox Church speak about the common responsibility for sin that we share through our humility and love for one another. Fr. Stephen examines how this can be so.
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Making Choices
29/04/2010 Duración: 05minOur culture champions our ability to choose. Fr. Stephen suggests that choices are not quite as central in our lives as we imagine.
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The Mystery of Pascha
10/04/2010 Duración: 06minFr. Stephen looks at the timeless and eternal aspects of the feast of Pascha and how it effects our daily lives.
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The Weakness of Man
28/03/2010 Duración: 05minFr. Stephen offers thoughts on how it is we are saved in our weakness rather than our strength.
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Publicans and Harlots and the Last Banquet
13/03/2010 Duración: 05minFr. Stephen looks at the image of Christ with the unrighteous gathered around Him and recalls a famous passage in Dostoevsky.
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Redeeming the Time
06/03/2010 Duración: 04minFr. Stephen speaks about "redeeming the time" through the constant remembrance of the name of God.
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Just a Shell
27/02/2010 Duración: 05minFr. Stephen looks at the proper Othodox understanding of the relation between soul and body and some of the distortions of our modern culture.
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The Instinct of Repentance
20/02/2010 Duración: 12minFr. Stephen contrasts the Scriptural understanding of repentance with many of the modern misunderstandings that crowd our world and suggests ways that our hearts may learn the "instinct" of repentance.
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Looking for Self in all the Wrong Places
13/02/2010 Duración: 09minThere is a modern construct of the self that is something of a delusion. Fr. Stephen speaks about our true life "that is hidden with Christ in God" as taught by St. Paul.
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The Existence of God
30/01/2010 Duración: 07minFr. Stephen offers a reflection on what it means to say that "God exists."
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The Opacity of Sin
16/01/2010 Duración: 09minSin is opaque - it does not allow the light of God to enter and be reflected from our lives. Fr. Stephen looks at the work of God's light within our lives and suggests ways in which we may understand our relationship with God through what the Scripture says about light and darkness.
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To Remember God
09/01/2010 Duración: 07minThe simplest and sometimes most difficult task of the Christian life is to remember God: always, everywhere and at all times. Fr. Stephen looks at this simple practice that lies at the heart of the Orthodox faith.
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Having Then Gifts Differing
02/01/2010 Duración: 10minIt is something of a commonplace for modern Christians to think about their "ministry" and place within the Church. Fr. Stephen looks at this idea in the light of Tradition and offers a different approach.
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Christmas Throughout the Ages
19/12/2009 Duración: 07minFr. Stephen offers thoughts on the daily consequences of the "Word made flesh" and suggests ways that we might live Christmas every day of our lives.
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What the Heart Reveals
15/12/2009 Duración: 06minThe heart can see what the eye cannot and can take this unseen things into itself. Fr. Stephen looks at the possibility of joy even when the eye sees nothing joyful.
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The Treasures of the Heart
05/12/2009 Duración: 06minEvery day we contribute to the "treasure of our heart," for good or evil. Fr. Stephen looks at this and suggests how to nurture the good within our heart.
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The Good Confession
28/11/2009 Duración: 03minIn these brief remarks on this Thanksgiving weekend, Fr. Stephen looks at the essential Christian confession of thanks, "God is good."
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To Believe the Truth
21/11/2009 Duración: 05minWhat do the Scriptures ask of us when they speak of "believing?" Fr. Stephen looks at the nature of true believing and its importance for our lives.
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I Don’t Know About That
07/11/2009 Duración: 07minIf you have ever felt like the right words in an argument simply won't come, perhaps you should read these thoughts.
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The Argument
31/10/2009 Duración: 07minFr. Stephen shares two stories from the lives of the desert fathers and offers reflections. The grace of God given to us in forgiveness and the Spirit of peace involve the healing of the soul.