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Fr. Spyridon Bailey applies the teaching of the Church Fathers to modern life with reference to the Sunday gospels.
The Simple Path to God
English, Christianity, 1 season, 257 episodes, 18 hours, 30 minutes
The Simple Path to God
English, Christianity, 1 season, 257 episodes, 18 hours, 30 minutes
The Entrance of the Holy Theotokos into the Temple
12/13/2023 • 9 minutes, 9 seconds
Exaltation Of The Precious And Life Giving Cross
10/9/2023 • 0
The Greatest Commandment
9/27/2023 • 9 minutes, 20 seconds
The Greatest Commandment
9/27/2023 • 0
Paradise Will Not Open to Those Who Refuse to Forgive
9/22/2023 • 6 minutes, 36 seconds
Paradise Will Not Open to Those Who Refuse to Forgive
9/22/2023 • 0
Physical & Spiritual Death
The example of Adam and Eve warns us of our pattern of sin and how death is both physical and spiritual.
9/11/2023 • 0
Physical & Spiritual Death
The example of Adam and Eve warns us of our pattern of sin and how death is both physical and spiritual.
9/11/2023 • 7 minutes, 7 seconds
Signs Of The End
We are called to watch for the approaching Judgement.
9/5/2023 • 9 minutes, 20 seconds
Signs Of The End
We are called to watch for the approaching Judgement.
9/5/2023 • 0
When We Fall, How Do We Get Back Up?
St. Gregory Palamas teaches us how we can reconcile to God when we have fallen into sin.
9/1/2023 • 0
When We Fall, How Do We Get Back Up?
St. Gregory Palamas teaches us how we can reconcile to God when we have fallen into sin.
9/1/2023 • 11 minutes, 26 seconds
Spiritual Self-Deception
We can easily fool ourselves about whether we love God.
8/17/2023 • 0
Spiritual Self-Deception
We can easily fool ourselves about whether we love God.
8/17/2023 • 7 minutes, 51 seconds
You Cannot Serve Two Masters
Jesus warns of the damage we can commit against the soul.
8/6/2023 • 0
You Cannot Serve Two Masters
Jesus warns of the damage we can commit against the soul.
8/3/2023 • 11 minutes, 13 seconds
Combating Evil Thoughts
The Church Fathers teach us how to combat evil thoughts. The epidemic of mental ill-health is partly the fruit of the harm caused by evil thoughts.
7/12/2023 • 10 minutes, 41 seconds
Combating Evil Thoughts
The Church Fathers teach us how to combat evil thoughts. The epidemic of mental ill-health is partly the fruit of the harm caused by evil thoughts.
7/12/2023 • 0
Only A Living Faith Will Save Us
St. Gregory Palamas teaches us that the Ascension is a calling to be transformed, and that this transformation requires a living faith.
7/3/2023 • 9 minutes, 43 seconds
Only A Living Faith Will Save Us
St. Gregory Palamas teaches us that the Ascension is a calling to be transformed, and that this transformation requires a living faith.
7/3/2023 • 0
Overwhelmed By Sorrow
5/31/2023 • 8 minutes, 56 seconds
Overwhelmed By Sorrow
5/31/2023 • 0
Spiritual Slavery
5/18/2023 • 14 minutes, 13 seconds
Spiritual Slavery
5/18/2023 • 0
Orthodoxy - The Path To Eternal Joy
5/4/2023 • 0
Orthodoxy - The Path To Eternal Joy
5/4/2023 • 0
From The Depths Of Hell We Must Respond
4/25/2023 • 15 minutes, 37 seconds
From The Depths Of Hell We Must Respond
4/25/2023 • 0
Overcoming Sexual Sin
4/10/2023 • 0
Overcoming Sexual Sin
4/10/2023 • 0
Living a Blessed Life
4/3/2023 • 12 minutes, 14 seconds
Living a Blessed Life
4/3/2023 • 0
He Who Endures To The End Will Be Saved
3/19/2023 • 13 minutes, 59 seconds
He Who Endures To The End Will Be Saved
3/19/2023 • 0
Forgiveness Sunday - How Can We Forgive?
3/15/2023 • 11 minutes, 37 seconds
Forgiveness Sunday - How Can We Forgive?
3/14/2023 • 0
Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled
3/8/2023 • 0
Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled
3/8/2023 • 0
Dangers In The Spiritual Life
3/2/2023 • 0
Dangers In The Spiritual Life
3/2/2023 • 9 minutes, 26 seconds
Making Ourselves Spiritually Blind
2/23/2023 • 12 minutes
Making Ourselves Spiritually Blind
2/23/2023 • 0
We In The Last Days May Still Have Hope
2/17/2023 • 10 minutes, 15 seconds
We In The Last Days May Still Have Hope
2/17/2023 • 0
The Devil Has No Conscience
2/15/2023 • 13 minutes, 2 seconds
The Devil Has No Conscience
2/14/2023 • 0
The Suffering To Come
2/7/2023 • 11 minutes, 43 seconds
The Suffering To Come
2/7/2023 • 0
Television Is Poison To The Soul
2/2/2023 • 0
Television Is Poison To The Soul
2/2/2023 • 10 minutes, 59 seconds
Sabbath or Sunday?
1/30/2023 • 0
Sabbath or Sunday?
1/30/2023 • 12 minutes, 34 seconds
Prepare Yourself For Death
1/24/2023 • 0
Prepare Yourself For Death
1/24/2023 • 10 minutes, 45 seconds
Transforming Suffering
1/14/2023 • 0
Transforming Suffering
1/14/2023 • 11 minutes, 11 seconds
A Condition Worse Than Possession
11/29/2022 • 14 minutes, 24 seconds
A Condition Worse Than Possession
11/29/2022 • 0
November 9, 2022
Colossians 3:17-4:1
Luke 12:48-59
11/8/2022 • 0
Blasphemy
10/27/2022 • 0
Blasphemy
10/27/2022 • 9 minutes, 58 seconds
We Who Have Been Given Much Will Be Judged More Severely
10/4/2022 • 0
We Who Have Been Given Much Will Be Judged More Severely
10/3/2022 • 10 minutes, 55 seconds
Prophecy and Antichrist
10/3/2022 • 0
When God Speaks, Do Not Silence Him
10/3/2022 • 0
Prophecy and Antichrist
9/30/2022 • 21 minutes, 42 seconds
When God Speaks, Do Not Silence Him
9/21/2022 • 11 minutes, 49 seconds
The Pain of Repentance
9/13/2022 • 0
The Pain of Repentance
9/13/2022 • 11 minutes, 38 seconds
Wake From Spiritual Sleep
9/9/2022 • 0
Wake From Spiritual Sleep
9/9/2022 • 10 minutes, 3 seconds
We Cannot Run From Spiritual Warfare
9/7/2022 • 0
We Cannot Run From Spiritual Warfare
9/7/2022 • 11 minutes, 22 seconds
When Our Prayers Appear To Be Unanswered
8/30/2022 • 0
When Our Prayers Appear To Be Unanswered
8/30/2022 • 12 minutes, 20 seconds
Unearthly Joy
8/22/2022 • 0
Unearthly Joy
8/22/2022 • 10 minutes, 11 seconds
The Purpose of our Life
8/17/2022 • 0
The Purpose of our Life
8/17/2022 • 10 minutes, 47 seconds
LOSING GOD'S GRACE THROUGH VAINGLORY
8/9/2022 • 0
LOSING GOD’S GRACE THROUGH VAINGLORY
8/9/2022 • 12 minutes, 29 seconds
The Gate is Narrow; Few Will Enter
8/1/2022 • 0
Hear God's Warnings
7/26/2022 • 0
Hear God’s Warnings
7/26/2022 • 11 minutes, 41 seconds
Glorify God With Holiness
7/20/2022 • 0
Glorify God With Holiness
7/20/2022 • 0
The Gate is Narrow; Few Will Enter
7/18/2022 • 12 minutes, 4 seconds
Repentance - The Foundation of Life in Christ
7/15/2022 • 0
Repentance - The Foundation of Life in Christ
7/15/2022 • 9 minutes, 22 seconds
Responding To The New World Order
6/23/2022 • 0
Responding To The New World Order
6/23/2022 • 16 minutes, 28 seconds
Bitter Spiritual Medicine Is Necessary
6/6/2022 • 0
Bitter Spiritual Medicine Is Necessary
6/6/2022 • 7 minutes, 52 seconds
The Origin of Evil
6/1/2022 • 0
The Origin of Evil
6/1/2022 • 16 minutes, 27 seconds
Christ Does Not Demand Blind Faith
5/17/2022 • 0
Christ Does Not Demand Blind Faith
5/17/2022 • 12 minutes, 7 seconds
The Idol of Being a Good Person
5/6/2022 • 0
The Idol of Being a Good Person
5/6/2022 • 10 minutes, 1 second
Authority Over Evil Spirits Is Not Enough To Save Us
4/26/2022 • 0
Authority Over Evil Spirits Is Not Enough To Save Us
4/26/2022 • 13 minutes, 25 seconds
Overcoming Self-Will
4/18/2022 • 0
Overcoming Self-Will
4/18/2022 • 13 minutes, 7 seconds
Hirelings and True Shepherds
4/2/2022 • 0
Hirelings and True Shepherds
4/2/2022 • 11 minutes, 48 seconds
A Pleasure Loving Body
3/30/2022 • 0
A Pleasure Loving Body
3/29/2022 • 16 minutes, 10 seconds
The Demonic Attack on Spiritual Progress
3/19/2022 • 9 minutes, 50 seconds
The Demonic Attack on Spiritual Progress
3/19/2022 • 0
Christians Must Not Remain Beggars At The Wayside
3/15/2022 • 0
Christians Must Not Remain Beggars At The Wayside
3/15/2022 • 10 minutes, 40 seconds
Battling Lust
3/8/2022 • 0
Battling Lust
3/8/2022 • 9 minutes, 59 seconds
The Holy Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
3/1/2022 • 0
The Holy Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
3/1/2022 • 11 minutes, 10 seconds
The Demonic Attack on Spiritual Progress
2/21/2022 • 0
The Demonic Attack on Spiritual Progress
2/21/2022 • 9 minutes, 50 seconds
The True Nature of Angels
2/11/2022 • 0
The True Nature of Angels
2/11/2022 • 11 minutes, 47 seconds
The Standard by which We will be Judged
11/20/2021 • 0
The Religion of Antichrist
11/20/2021 • 0
That Work Necessary To Enter God's Kingdom
11/4/2021 • 0
That Work Necessary To Enter God’s Kingdom
11/4/2021 • 11 minutes, 12 seconds
Why Must I Love My Enemies?
10/18/2021 • 10 minutes, 57 seconds
Why Must I Love My Enemies?
10/18/2021 • 0
The Standard by which We will be Judged
10/7/2021 • 8 minutes, 31 seconds
What Does It Mean To Take Up Our Cross?
10/1/2021 • 0
What Does It Mean To Take Up Our Cross?
10/1/2021 • 13 minutes, 33 seconds
The Religion of Antichrist
9/16/2021 • 16 minutes, 46 seconds
Ready for the Coming Persecution
9/1/2021 • 0
Ready for the Coming Persecution
8/23/2021 • 9 minutes, 49 seconds
Spiritual Paralysis
8/3/2021 • 8 minutes, 2 seconds
Spiritual Paralysis
8/2/2021 • 0
True and False Righteousness
7/29/2021 • 0
True and False Righteousness
7/29/2021 • 7 minutes, 15 seconds
Prepare For Christ's Return
7/12/2021 • 0
Prepare For Christ’s Return
7/12/2021 • 9 minutes, 7 seconds
Love Beyond What Is Natural
6/27/2021 • 0
Love Beyond What Is Natural
6/27/2021 • 5 minutes, 3 seconds
Love Without Obedience?
6/15/2021 • 0
Love Without Obedience?
6/15/2021 • 6 minutes, 46 seconds
Thirst For The Spring Of Life
6/2/2021 • 6 minutes, 29 seconds
Thirst For The Spring Of Life
6/1/2021 • 0
The Mystery Of Marriage
5/24/2021 • 0
The Mystery Of Marriage
5/24/2021 • 5 minutes, 42 seconds
St. Spyridon
5/9/2021 • 0
St. Spyridon
5/9/2021 • 12 minutes, 3 seconds
Jesus Wept For Lazarus And For Every Man
4/25/2021 • 0
Jesus Wept For Lazarus And For Every Man
4/24/2021 • 6 minutes, 33 seconds
A Royal Death
4/19/2021 • 0
A Royal Death
4/19/2021 • 6 minutes, 23 seconds
The Triumph Of Orthodoxy
3/30/2021 • 6 minutes, 18 seconds
The Triumph Of Orthodoxy
3/29/2021 • 0
Spiritual Warfare In Lent
3/23/2021 • 0
Spiritual Warfare In Lent
3/23/2021 • 6 minutes, 54 seconds
Turning Towards God or Satan - the Sunday of the Prodigal Son
3/2/2021 • 6 minutes, 54 seconds
Turning Towards God or Satan - the Sunday of the Prodigal Son
3/1/2021 • 0
The Bare Minimum In The Spiritual Life
2/15/2021 • 7 minutes, 7 seconds
The Bare Minimum In The Spiritual Life
2/14/2021 • 0
Holy Relics - Signs of Our salvation
2/2/2021 • 8 minutes, 44 seconds
Holy Relics - Signs of Our salvation
2/1/2021 • 0
Spiritual Despondency
1/19/2021 • 0
Spiritual Despondency
1/16/2021 • 7 minutes, 13 seconds
The Jesus Prayer ~ Encounter With God
1/14/2021 • 7 minutes, 13 seconds
The Jesus Prayer ~ Encounter With God
1/14/2021 • 0
The Soul In Paradise
12/11/2020 • 0
The Soul In Paradise
12/11/2020 • 5 minutes, 28 seconds
The Soul In Hell
12/2/2020 • 0
The Soul In Hell
12/2/2020 • 0
The Soul After Death
11/25/2020 • 6 minutes, 6 seconds
The Soul After death
11/24/2020 • 0
Death And Immortality
11/11/2020 • 6 minutes, 21 seconds
Death And Immortality
11/10/2020 • 0
The 7th Ecumenical Council & The Necessity of Icons
10/30/2020 • 8 minutes, 58 seconds
God Wrote Within Us
10/28/2020 • 5 minutes, 47 seconds
The 7th Ecumenical Council & The Necessity of Icons
10/27/2020 • 0
God Wrote Within Us
10/27/2020 • 0
The Old & The New Man
10/8/2020 • 4 minutes, 33 seconds
The Old & The New Man
10/7/2020 • 0
The Cross In A Pagan World
9/25/2020 • 6 minutes, 9 seconds
The Cross In A Pagan World
9/24/2020 • 0
We Must Know Our Sins
9/22/2020 • 5 minutes, 3 seconds
We Must Know Our Sins
9/21/2020 • 0
Hearts Filled With The Things Of This World
9/12/2020 • 7 minutes, 1 second
Hearts Filled With The Things Of This World
9/11/2020 • 0
The Dormition of The Theotokos
9/5/2020 • 6 minutes, 42 seconds
The Dormition of The Theotokos
9/4/2020 • 0
Closer To The Angels
8/20/2020 • 4 minutes, 24 seconds
Closer To The Angels
8/19/2020 • 0
Reflections in Moscow
8/18/2020 • 4 minutes, 27 seconds
Reflections in Moscow
8/17/2020 • 0
Meeting God In The Hidden Parts of Our Lives
8/6/2020 • 7 minutes, 47 seconds
Meeting God In The Hidden Parts of Our Lives
8/5/2020 • 0
Two Saints, One Spirit
7/21/2020 • 5 minutes, 10 seconds
Two Saints, One Spirit
7/20/2020 • 0
A Living Or Dead faith?
7/10/2020 • 6 minutes, 57 seconds
A Living Or Dead faith?
7/10/2020 • 0
The Heart That Truly Rejoices In God
6/27/2020 • 4 minutes, 20 seconds
The Heart That Truly Rejoices In God
6/27/2020 • 0
Spiritual Delusion
6/15/2020 • 5 minutes, 46 seconds
Spiritual Delusion
6/15/2020 • 0
Signs From God
6/4/2020 • 7 minutes, 29 seconds
Signs From God
6/3/2020 • 0
Recognising Christ In Our Lives
5/28/2020 • 5 minutes, 2 seconds
Recognising Christ In Our Lives
5/27/2020 • 0
Be No Friend To This World
5/13/2020 • 0
Understanding Suffering
5/12/2020 • 8 minutes, 7 seconds
Be No Friend To This World
5/12/2020 • 7 minutes, 12 seconds
Understanding Suffering
5/11/2020 • 0
Pray without ceasing
4/24/2020 • 6 minutes, 52 seconds
Pray without ceasing
4/23/2020 • 0
Coronavirus & Self-sufficiency
4/11/2020 • 0
Coronavirus & Self-sufficiency
4/11/2020 • 5 minutes, 59 seconds
The Coronavirus and God’s Love
3/30/2020 • 7 minutes, 21 seconds
The Coronavirus and God's Love
3/29/2020 • 0
Repentance
3/16/2020 • 7 minutes, 18 seconds
Repentance
3/16/2020 • 0
Practical Steps To Humility
3/9/2020 • 5 minutes, 36 seconds
Adopted Children of God
3/2/2020 • 4 minutes, 4 seconds
Money
2/24/2020 • 4 minutes, 20 seconds
Practical Steps To Humility
2/21/2020 • 0
Adopted Children of God
2/21/2020 • 0
Spritual or earthly pleasures
2/17/2020 • 7 minutes, 11 seconds
Fasting
2/10/2020 • 8 minutes, 5 seconds
Money
2/8/2020 • 0
Spritual or earthly pleasures
2/8/2020 • 0
Fasting
2/7/2020 • 0
Baptism: The Gateway to Paradise
Fr. Spyridon reflects on Theophany and its implications for our spiritual life
1/29/2020 • 0
Baptism: The Gateway to Paradise
Fr. Spyridon reflects on Theophany and its implications for our spiritual life
1/29/2020 • 7 minutes, 35 seconds
Self Love
The Church Fathers tell us that self love is dangerous.
12/2/2019 • 0
Self Love
The Church Fathers tell us that self love is dangerous.
12/2/2019 • 7 minutes, 49 seconds
Drive Out Despair with Hope
When we lose hope, we enter a very dangerous spiritual condition.
11/25/2019 • 0
Drive Out Despair with Hope
When we lose hope, we enter a very dangerous spiritual condition.
11/25/2019 • 9 minutes, 42 seconds
Let the Riches of Our Faith Change Our Hearts
While there is still time, there is the possibility of seeking the compassion and forgiveness of God.
11/18/2019 • 0
Let the Riches of Our Faith Change Our Hearts
While there is still time, there is the possibility of seeking the compassion and forgiveness of God.
11/18/2019 • 5 minutes, 12 seconds
Spiritual Dryness
Spiritual dryness is not a sign that God has abandoned us.
11/4/2019 • 0
Spiritual Dryness
Spiritual dryness is not a sign that God has abandoned us.
11/4/2019 • 5 minutes, 20 seconds
Restoring the Divine Image Within Us
Every precept of Christ is innate within us.
10/29/2019 • 5 minutes, 32 seconds
Restoring the Divine Image Within Us
Every precept of Christ is innate within us.
10/28/2019 • 0
The Voice of God Speaks to Us All
In silence and the separation of our hearts, we are meant to hear God.
10/24/2019 • 0
The Voice of God Speaks to Us All
In silence and the separation of our hearts, we are meant to hear God.
10/24/2019 • 6 minutes, 54 seconds
How Do We Live a Spiritual Life?
What does it even mean to try to be spiritual?
10/14/2019 • 0
How Do We Live a Spiritual Life?
What does it even mean to try to be spiritual?
10/14/2019 • 8 minutes, 48 seconds
We Must Know Our Sins
Will we be among the saved?
10/8/2019 • 0
We Must Know Our Sins
Will we be among the saved?
10/8/2019 • 6 minutes, 2 seconds
Tending the Inner Vineyard
If God has entrusted us with the Kingdom, have our lives borne fruit.
10/1/2019 • 0
Tending the Inner Vineyard
If God has entrusted us with the Kingdom, have our lives borne fruit.
10/1/2019 • 6 minutes, 22 seconds
The Vision of God
In order to see God, me must be elevated above the darkness and sin of our everyday lives.
9/24/2019 • 0
The Vision of God
In order to see God, me must be elevated above the darkness and sin of our everyday lives.
9/24/2019 • 4 minutes, 13 seconds
Forgive Even As We Are Forgiven
If we do not forgive, we cannot call ourselves Christians.
9/17/2019 • 0
Forgive Even As We Are Forgiven
If we do not forgive, we cannot call ourselves Christians.
9/17/2019 • 5 minutes, 3 seconds
Trusting in God Through Suffering
God allows suffering to bring us to our senses because, to trust God, we must realize that our whole lives are in his hands.
9/10/2019 • 0
Trusting in God Through Suffering
God allows suffering to bring us to our senses because, to trust God, we must realize that our whole lives are in his hands.
9/10/2019 • 6 minutes, 1 second
Entering the Spiritual Arena
We must enter the spiritual arena to do combat and reject the temptation in our lives.
9/4/2019 • 0
Entering the Spiritual Arena
We must enter the spiritual arena to do combat and reject the temptation in our lives.
9/4/2019 • 5 minutes, 11 seconds
Our Struggle with Temptation
When faced with temptation, we must listen to our conscience, understand the nature of temptation, and look to Christ as an example of how to respond to it.
8/30/2019 • 0
Our Struggle with Temptation
When faced with temptation, we must listen to our conscience, understand the nature of temptation, and look to Christ as an example of how to respond to it.
8/27/2019 • 8 minutes, 21 seconds