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Sermons from St. Herman's

Homilies given either at Saint Herman Antiochian Orthodox Church in Wasilla, Alaska or by its priest, Fr. Matthew Howell during his travels outside the parish. Feel free to play "Homily Bingo" while listening! Get a bingo card here: https://myfreebingocards.com/bingo-card-generator/30-free-cards/gbhcwg3

We Need Blinders, Not Blindness - Healing of the Blind Man in Jericho

15 mins; December 01, 2024

"Thank You, O Lord" - The Thanksgiving Day Sermon of Fr. Alexander Schmemann

2 mins; November 28, 2024

A Sad Rich Man -- On Love of Money and On Tithing

12 mins; November 24, 2024

We Should Offer God a Continual Sacrifice of Worship - The Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos in the Temple

5 mins; November 21, 2024

A Beautifully Simplistic Feast - Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple

3 mins; November 20, 2024

We Should Be Living for Sunday Morning Instead of Friday Night

12 mins; November 17, 2024

Christian Compassion without Conditions (The Good Samaritan)

16 mins; November 10, 2024

Seeds of Generosity

8 mins; October 27, 2024

Homily for St. Herman Church's 30th Anniversary by Bishop John

19 mins; October 20, 2024

"Relationships" Part 2 by Bishop John

42 mins; October 19, 2024

"Relationships" Part 1 by Bishop John

43 mins; October 19, 2024

"Grief" Part 2 by Bishop John

47 mins; October 18, 2024

"Grief" Part 1 by Bishop John

49 mins; October 18, 2024

"Mental Health" Part 2 by Bishop John

48 mins; October 17, 2024

"Mental Health" Part 1 by Bishop John

44 mins; October 17, 2024

Icons Affirm the Incarnation of Christ

15 mins; October 13, 2024

Missionary Witness is an Inner Necessity

15 mins; October 06, 2024

Wedding of Luke McLean and Mallory Manier

5 mins; September 29, 2024

Above-Average Christians

14 mins; September 29, 2024

Apostolic Tradition - Part 2 by Dr. Jeannie Constantinou

77 hours 4 mins; September 24, 2024

Apostolic Tradition - Part 1 by Dr. Jeannie Constantinou

58 mins; September 24, 2024

Let Down Into the Deep

15 mins; September 22, 2024

Christ Takes the Bitter Medicine First

11 mins; September 15, 2024

What does it mean to take up your cross?

3 mins; September 14, 2024

The Cross of the Grandparents of Christ

14 mins; September 08, 2024

Gracious Words

16 mins; September 01, 2024

Faithfulness to Righteous Vows

4 mins; August 28, 2024

"Bid Me to Come to Thee"

16 mins; August 25, 2024

God Multiplies Our 'Not Enough'

11 mins; August 18, 2024

Hospitality Lessons from Dunkley Lumber and St. John the Merciful Mission

15 mins; August 11, 2024

Set Your Sights on the High Mountain: The Feast of the Transfiguration

6 mins; August 06, 2024

"Let Love Be Genuine": A Look at Romans Chapter 12

13 mins; August 04, 2024

Do We Set Out a Welcome Banner or a Do Not Disturb Sign for the Holy Spirit?

16 mins; July 28, 2024

"You Cannot Serve Two Masters" (at St. Nina Monastery in Union Bridge, MD)

9 mins; July 14, 2024

A Real Human -- Supplication to St. Raphael at Antiochian Village Camp

10 mins; July 06, 2024

Hospitality for the Holy Spirit -- Pentecost in Emmaus, PA

18 mins; June 23, 2024

Cognitive Dissonance and Deep Faith - Thomas Sunday

20 mins; May 12, 2024

Paschal Homily of St. John Chrysostom (in English)

4 mins; May 05, 2024

Paschal Homily of St. John Chrysostom (in Slavonic)

2 mins; May 05, 2024

"The Lord will fight for you, and you will keep silent." -- Holy Saturday Vesperal Liturgy

8 mins; May 04, 2024

The Weather and the Thief - Holy Thursday Evening 12 Passion Gospels

5 mins; May 02, 2024

"I prayed that your faith should not fail" - Holy Thursday Vesperal Liturgy

12 mins; May 02, 2024

True Freedom Is Choosing to Submit to God - 5th Sunday of Lent

13 mins; April 21, 2024

"Melancholy of the Soul": The Ladder of Divine Ascent Step 7 -- On Mourning (4th Sunday of Lent)

16 mins; April 14, 2024

"What will you do when the Communists come?" St. Tikhon of Moscow and the Cross of our Lord -- 3rd Sunday of Lent

17 mins; April 07, 2024

My Paralyzed Soul - Second Sunday of Lent

15 mins; March 31, 2024

Love is Supported by Humility - Annunciation Liturgy

10 mins; March 25, 2024

The Centrality of the Incarnation - Vespers Sermonette for the Annunciation

6 mins; March 24, 2024

Preserving the Image - First Sunday of Lent by Fr. Jason Falcone

4 mins; March 24, 2024

Metropolitan Philip Saliba's Vision and Camp Legacy

3 mins; March 17, 2024

Returning to Paradise through Repentance and Forgiveness (Forgiveness Sunday)

20 mins; March 17, 2024

Marriage Crowning Service of Peter and Lizzy Johnson

5 mins; March 15, 2024

Defending the Hidden Man of the Heart - Sunday of the Last Judgment

17 mins; March 10, 2024

Watchfulness: Being Prepared to Die (Memorial Saturday)

11 mins; March 09, 2024

Sunday of the Prodigal Son (in Twin Falls, Idaho)

25 mins; March 03, 2024

Family-Based Youth Ministry Retreat - Lecture 4: Making It Work

76 hours 51 mins; March 02, 2024

Family-Based Youth Ministry Retreat - Lecture 3: The Vision of Family-Based Youth Ministry

72 hours 34 mins; March 02, 2024

Family-Based Youth Ministry Retreat - Lecture 2: The Power of the Nuclear Family

57 mins; March 02, 2024

Family-Based Youth Ministry Retreat - Lecture 1: The Problem

85 hours 18 mins; March 01, 2024

Encourage Instead of Criticize - the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee

16 mins; February 25, 2024

"Lord, help me." -- The Sunday of the Canaanite Woman

13 mins; February 18, 2024

"He did the hard spiritual work" - Eulogy for Doug "Moses" Penn

13 mins; February 12, 2024

Parable of the Talents (by Fr. Jason Falcone)

5 mins; February 11, 2024

Zacchaeus Sunday in Wasilla

16 mins; February 04, 2024

Meeting of the Lord in the Temple

4 mins; February 02, 2024

Zacchaeus Sunday in Tonga

11 mins; February 01, 2024

The Fruit of Repentance: St. Savva of Serbia & St. Nina of Georgia

13 mins; January 14, 2024

Synaxis of St. John the Baptist

16 mins; January 07, 2024

"Bear Fruits Worthy of Repentance"

4 mins; January 05, 2024

Special Episode: Burial of Kh. Sally Howell

4 mins; January 03, 2024

Christmas is about God with Us (and a bonus homily)

21 mins; December 24, 2023

Literally the Most Important Meal of the Week, and the Most Important Food of Your Life

18 mins; December 17, 2023

The Crying is OK (a baptism homily)

2 mins; December 15, 2023

"An Invincible Shield of Holiness"

6 mins; December 13, 2023

First World Problems

6 mins; December 12, 2023

The Nativity of Christ and the Healing of Humanity

7 mins; December 10, 2023

Contentment, Thanksgiving, and the Glory of God

20 mins; November 21, 2023

Moving Beyond Contractual Obligation

20 mins; November 12, 2023

Giver's Glow

19 mins; November 05, 2023

The Importance of St. Raphael's Education

9 mins; November 04, 2023

Healthy Desperation

17 mins; October 29, 2023

Demons, Pigs, and the Light of Christ

17 mins; October 22, 2023

Cultivating the Soil of the Heart

15 mins; October 15, 2023

"Increase the Harvest of Your Righteousness"

15 mins; October 08, 2023

"Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful"

16 mins; October 01, 2023

Grand Slam of Saints

20 mins; September 24, 2023

The Cross Attaches Us to Christ

14 mins; September 17, 2023

Elevation of the Holy Cross

7 mins; September 14, 2023

A Christian in Name and Reality

7 mins; September 08, 2023

With God, All Things Are Possible

8 mins; September 07, 2023

"Black Ingratitude"

19 mins; September 03, 2023

I Must Decrease, and He Must Increase

5 mins; August 29, 2023

Make Straight the Paths

6 mins; August 28, 2023

Stop Loading Pianos into Your Lifeboat

19 mins; August 27, 2023

"Here I Am"

18 mins; August 20, 2023

Baptism of Elspeth Little

1 min; August 19, 2023

The Dormition of the Theotokos

6 mins; August 15, 2023

Fasting Moves Mountains of Sin

16 mins; August 13, 2023

Saint Herman Accomplished the Impossible

9 mins; August 09, 2023

The Transfiguration Reveals the Kingdom of Heaven

19 mins; August 06, 2023

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