The following are Sunday and Holyday sermons and homilies that have been given by Fr. Joseph. They are in mp3 format and may either be listened to directly on your computer or downloaded to an iPod. (It is necessary that your computer's audio player be installed and set to play mp3 files if you wish to listen directly. We highly recommend Windows Media Player, when you set it to play mp3 files it will play directly from our site without the need to down load the audio file).
MULTI-PART SERIES ON THE SACRAMENTS.
Part IX July 20th, 2008 Eucharist (con't)-The Body of Christ-How Often Should We Receive? (Click Here)
Part VIII July 13th, 2008 Eucharist (con't)-The Fruits of Communion (Click Here)
Part VII July 6th, 2008 Eucharist-the Food for Eternal Life. (Click Here)
Part VI June 29, 2008 Confession Continued-Examination of Conscience and the Shooting Sports. (Click Here)
Part V June 22, 2008 Confession-God's Way of Forgiveness (Click Here)
Part IV June 15, 2008 Chrismation-a Personal Pentecost. (Click Here)
Part III June 8, 2008 Baptism-the Sanctifying Waters. (Click Here) [Per Fr. Joseph, please listen to the beginning of the June 15th Sermon on Chrismation for a clarification on the issue of rebaptism.
Part II June 1, 2008 God Gives Us His Grace Through the Holy Mysteries. (Click Here)
Part I May 25, 2008 Series on Sacraments begins. Grace-The Power of God. (Click Here)
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May 11, 2008 Sunday of the Myrrh Bearers. Respect for the Body of the Departed--Orthodox Funerals. (Click Here)
May 4, 2008 Thomas Sunday. "A Changed Life Is The Best Witness To The Gospel. (Click Here)
April 20, 2008 Palm Sunday. "To Know Him Is To Love Him". (Click Here)
April 13, 2008 Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt. "The Fast Creates Humility and From Humility Comes Virtue. (Click Here)
April 6, 2008 Due to technical difficulties we are not able to present that sermon.
March 30, 2008 Sunday of the Cross. "The Three Steps on the Way to Eternal Life." (Click Here)
March 23, 2008 Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas. "Jesus' odd reply to the paralytic." (Click Here)
March 16, 2008 Sunday of Orthodoxy. "Icons-Are they graven images?" (Click Here)
Preparing for the Great Fast--A five part series dealing with the themes of the five Sunday Gospel Readings leading up to the start of the Great Fast.
Part V Forgiveness Sunday-March 9, 2008-"The Need to Forgive and To Be Forgiven. (Click Here).
Part IV Last Judgment- March 2, 2008-"It Is Last and It Is Judgment. (Click Here).
Part III Sunday of the Prodigal Son-February 24, 2008-"Father and Son, Both Prodigals". (Click Here).
Part II Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee-February 17, 2008-"The Tax Collector Shows The Way."(Click Here)
Part I Zacchaeus Sunday-February 10, 2008-"The Great Fast is our Sycamore Tree". (Click Here).
Sanctity of Life--A three part series on the sanctity of life from an Orthodox perspective.
Part III Sanctity of Life--February 3, 2008--The End is as Sacred as the Beginning-- Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide. ( Click Here).
Part II Sanctity of Life--January 27, 2008--"Embryos Are Babies Too" Embryonic Stem Cell Research. (Click Here).
Part I Sanctity of Life--January 20, 2008 Sanctity of Life Sunday--"Abortion-Societal Guilt". (Click Here).
January 13, 2008 Sunday after Theophany--Repent and Find the Kingdom Within.
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January 6, 2008 Theophany--John the Forerunner-Obedient Servant. (Click Here).
December 30, 2007 Slaughter of the Innocent & the 1st Commandment. (Click Here).
December 25, 2007 Nativity--Letter from Archbishop Dmitiri. (Click Here).
Nativity Fast Sermon Series
This is a four part series on Jesus coming into the world and the reasons for so doing.
1. December 2, 2007. Jesus came to reveal the Father to us. (Click Here).
2. December 9, 2007. Jesus came to teach us by His example. (Click Here).
3. December 16, 2007 Jesus came to found His Church. (Click Here).
4. December 23, 2007 Jesus came to redeem mankind. (Click Here).