Sermons Archives — Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Sin, Holiness and Human Nature

May 15, 2022May 13, 2022 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick 4

The Christian life is not easy, but it actually is simple. When we clearly understand what sin and holiness are, then our choice to turn away from sin and be holy becomes clear, too.

Is There a Triumph of Orthodoxy?

March 13, 2022March 11, 2022 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Ten years ago, I was present at a sermon on the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy given by the late Fr. Thomas Hopko, three years before he died. The title he gave the sermon was “What Triumph of Orthodoxy?” And he said that there never really was such a thing.

Purification for Pascha

February 14, 2022 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Why not just ask to enter into the Great Feast of Pascha, into the Kingdom of God, without having to go through this purification? Why won’t God just open the door and say, “Come on in” to everyone?

Ignored by God

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Real love for God is when we can begin to pray without expectations, without conditions that we lay down for God, willing to accept whatever God is going to give us. A true child of God will fall down at the Master’s feet and say, “Lord, help me.” It doesn’t matter what then happens.

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Sin, Holiness and Human Nature

Is There a Triumph of Orthodoxy?

Purification for Pascha

Ignored by God

The City Which is to Come

Not By Heroism, Lest Anyone Should Boast

Angels are the Original Saints

Asceticism, Suffering and the Justice of God