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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

"The Ladder of Divine Ascent" Step 5: Penitence

17 mins; April 03, 2022

Dopamine, Pleasure, Pain, and the Cross

20 mins; March 27, 2022

Annunciation and the Sanctity of Life

10 mins; March 25, 2022

The Beginnings of a Life of Prayer

15 mins; March 20, 2022

The Breastplate of St. Patrick of Ireland

8 mins; March 16, 2022

Icons and the Incarnation

18 mins; March 13, 2022

"You're not going to find greatness on the beach; you're going to find it in the struggle."

16 mins; March 06, 2022

Uncalculated Mercy

15 mins; February 27, 2022

Why We Pray for the Departed

6 mins; February 26, 2022

"Let's try kindness."

18 mins; February 20, 2022

No Armchair QBs in the Church

23 mins; February 13, 2022

Humility, Faith and Perseverance in Prayer

18 mins; February 06, 2022

The Tongs that Held the Burning Coal

9 mins; February 02, 2022

The Feast of the Fullness of the Cycle of Life

4 mins; February 01, 2022

True Desire vs. Wishful Thinking

19 mins; January 30, 2022

Three Prayers You Should Never Leave Home Without

13 mins; January 23, 2022

The Christian Life is a Life of Thanksgiving

19 mins; January 16, 2022

Baptism: God's Gift of Grace

20 mins; January 09, 2022

The Holy Spirit at the Baptism of Christ

7 mins; January 06, 2022

St. Romanos the Melodist on the Baptism of Christ

12 mins; January 05, 2022

St. Seraphim of Sarov

19 mins; January 02, 2022

Celebrating Christmas Year Round

16 mins; December 26, 2021

The Nativity Sermon of St. John Chrysostom

4 mins; December 25, 2021

The Nativity Sermon of St. Gregory the Theologian

9 mins; December 24, 2021

Christ's Life Must Be Our Life

19 mins; December 19, 2021

Learning to Walk in the Light of the Lord's Commandments

6 mins; December 18, 2021

How Can I Give More to God?

4 mins; December 05, 2021

Get Straight with God

17 mins; December 05, 2021

Reflections on the Life of Tom Webster

7 mins; December 02, 2021

Meeting Christ Empty Handed

16 mins; November 28, 2021

The Thanksgiving Day Homily of Fr. Alexander Schmemann

2 mins; November 26, 2021

Into the Temple of the Lord Goes the Living Temple of the Lord

16 mins; November 21, 2021

It's not a 'Got-to,' it's a 'Get-to'

14 mins; November 14, 2021

Desperate Faith

14 mins; November 07, 2021

You Never Regret Being Generous

17 mins; October 31, 2021

"He Who Sows Bountifully Will Also Reap Bountifully"

17 mins; October 24, 2021

Forming Thin Hearts by Loving the Saints and Using Icons

19 mins; October 17, 2021

Christ's Body is Life-Giving

13 mins; October 10, 2021

Love is an Active Virtue

12 mins; October 03, 2021

St. Dionysios the Areopagite

4 mins; October 02, 2021

St. John the Evangelist & Metropolitan Joseph's Youth Encyclical

22 mins; September 26, 2021

Two Year Memorials

6 mins; September 25, 2021

Through the Cross Joy is Come into All the World

15 mins; September 19, 2021

The Cross Gives Us Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Holiness

14 mins; September 13, 2021

Believing in God's Only-Begotten Son as did the North American Saints

22 mins; September 12, 2021

"Through a woman came forth the better things."

8 mins; September 07, 2021

Gratitude is the Key to Forgiveness

18 mins; September 05, 2021

The Humility of John the Baptist

8 mins; August 29, 2021

Jesus came to save us IN the storm, not FROM the storm

13 mins; August 22, 2021

The Most Beautiful Death

12 mins; August 15, 2021

"A man's mind must swim in the Scriptures."

16 mins; August 08, 2021

Transfiguration: The Feast of the Vision of God

11 mins; August 06, 2021

Trusting in God's Forgiveness

12 mins; August 01, 2021

"Everything You Want is on the Other Side of Hard"

17 mins; July 25, 2021

St. Sophrony of Essex: Love of Enemies

16 mins; July 11, 2021

"Loose Attachment"

15 mins; July 04, 2021

Saints Peter and Paul

12 mins; June 29, 2021

Making the Heart a "Thin Place"

15 mins; June 27, 2021

Pentecost: Communion (Koinonia) with the Holy Spirit

17 mins; June 20, 2021

We Are All Called To Be Prophets

4 mins; June 19, 2021

Glorify God by Fulfilling His Will

17 mins; June 13, 2021

"[Christ] has done 99% of all that is needed for your salvation..."

8 mins; June 10, 2021

"We Must Work...While It Is Day"

14 mins; June 06, 2021

Is Your Heart Ready to Receive the Living Water?

26 mins; May 30, 2021

"Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam": The Purpose of Good Health

17 mins; May 23, 2021

"Waiting for the Kingdom of God": How to Live like Joseph of Arimathea

19 mins; May 16, 2021

Living in the Eighth Day

18 mins; May 09, 2021

Paschal Homily of St. John Chrysostom

3 mins; May 02, 2021

Rescued by Christ from Hades

16 mins; May 01, 2021

The Battle March into Hades

11 mins; April 30, 2021

The Reverent Unnailing of our Lord Jesus Christ

1 min; April 30, 2021

The Dark Weather Reflects Our Darkened Hearts

1 min; April 29, 2021

The Difference Between St. Peter and Judas Iscariot

10 mins; April 29, 2021

Receiving the Grace of God through Holy Unction

5 mins; April 28, 2021

She Paid a Year's Worth of Wages for the Spikenard, but Received an Eternity of Salvation

9 mins; April 27, 2021

A Flower on the Mantle of the Master

9 mins; April 26, 2021

Taking to Heart the Piercing Words We Hear During Holy Week

3 mins; April 26, 2021

Aligning Ourselves with the King of Humility

21 mins; April 25, 2021

"Unbind Him and Let Him Go" - The Raising of Lazarus

15 mins; April 24, 2021

The First Death of Lazarus

6 mins; April 21, 2021

Breaking Up (With Sin) Is Hard To Do

18 mins; April 18, 2021

Squaring Up With God

5 mins; April 15, 2021

Step 4: Obedience, the Rocket Ship of Salvation -- The Fourth Sunday of Lent

23 mins; April 11, 2021

Lessons from the Life of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow

7 mins; April 07, 2021

The Cross Redeems Our Brokenness

16 mins; April 04, 2021

Opposites Attracted to Christ

5 mins; March 31, 2021

The Healing Power of the Presence of God

13 mins; March 28, 2021

"Aslan is on the Move" - Understanding What The Term "Gospel" Really Means

14 mins; March 25, 2021

The Virgin Mary's Example of Humility and Obedience

3 mins; March 24, 2021

Building Blocks of the Spiritual Life

9 mins; March 21, 2021

On Prophets and Icons

24 mins; March 21, 2021

Remembering Metropolitan Philip Saliba

7 mins; March 19, 2021

Faith and the Remembrance of God - Lessons from St. Patrick of Ireland & St. Nikolai of Zhicha

7 mins; March 17, 2021

Fasting and Forgiveness

18 mins; March 14, 2021

Love and the Last Judgment

19 mins; March 07, 2021

Why We Pray for the Departed

6 mins; March 06, 2021

Envy

20 mins; February 28, 2021

"Glory to God in the Highest and on earth peace, goodwill toward men"

18 mins; December 20, 2020

50th Anniversary of Glorification of Saint Herman

23 mins; August 09, 2020

Step 3 of the Ladder of Divine Ascent: On Exile -- 4th Sunday of Lent

14 mins; March 29, 2020

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