Rain in the Desert

Rain in the Desert

Homilies from Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral

Episodes

Joy and the Crucified Life

September 11, 2023
Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks on the theme of the Sunday before the Exaltation of the Cross with a challenge to consider that we have been viewing the Cross incorrectly; e.g. as an impediment to our happiness and not as the cause of joy in the life of the redeemed.
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Freedom and not Independence

July 3, 2023
Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks on the difference between Independence and Freedom with a brief history lesson about Independence Day.
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The Apostolic Characteristic of the Church

June 30, 2023
Fr. Apostolos speaks about the evangelical imperative of the Apostolicity of the Church.
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The Causes and Cures of Spiritual Blindness

May 22, 2023
Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily on the Sunday of the Blind Man about the Causes and Cures of Spiritual Blindness.
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The Meaning of Grace

May 15, 2023
Fr. Apostolos speaks about the meaning and application of the Greek word for "Grace" and its connection with "joy" and "gratitude."
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Who is the Christ?

April 10, 2023
Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a Palm Sunday homily about the Triumphal Entry and the many questions provoked by Jesus' life and ministry throughout the Gospels. We can come to a deeper and greater experiential and relational understanding of Jesus in the services of the week.
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The Cross as Viewed from the East

March 20, 2023
Fr. Apostolos Hill deconstructed the soteriological heresy of the Penal Substitutionary Atonement of Anselm of Canterbury and an explanation of how the Orthodox Church understands and applies the Cross of Christ and its efficacy for our salvation.
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The Soul of Orthodoxy

March 6, 2023
Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy and provides an examination of what our faith is and is not.
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Every Day a New Day

January 16, 2023
Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a homily that is focused on the Epistle reading from Colossians. The newness of the year should remind us that we serve a loving and merciful God, whose mercies are new every day.
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Eucharistic Stewardship

December 12, 2022
Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily about stewardship as a Eucharistic offering of our entire life to God. He recalls Fr. Hopko's discussions about our earthly labors being represented in the offering of the bread and wine, hence, the sacralization of our workaday lives.
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The Lethality of Sin and Its Cure

November 14, 2022
Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks about the Parable of the Good Samaritan and the image of the man beset by robbers on the road down to Jericho. This is about the lethal reality of sin as the Prophet Ezekiel stated "the soul that sinneth, it shall die," and the totally effective cure available in the blood of the Christ.
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When We Disagree with Holy Scripture

October 31, 2022
Fr. Apostolos Hill preaches on what to do when we come upon disagreeable passages in Holy Scripture, such as Abraham's statement to the Rich Man that he has already received his "good things" in his life and can expect nothing more.
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Is the Gospel Obsolete?

October 17, 2022
Fr. Apostolos Hill addresses the Parable of the Sower and the Seed of the Gospel which is but scarcely proclaimed, having been supplanted by an array of false ones.
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Church and Buildings

October 10, 2022
During the annual parish festival, Fr. Apostolos Hill addresses the difference between the Church building which patrons toured, and the Church which--or rather, who--were serving them on the festival grounds.
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Why John 3:16 Matters

September 12, 2022
Fr. Apostolos Hill gives a straightforward line-by-line examination of the Gospel message in John 3:16.
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The Economics of Salvation

August 31, 2022
Fr. Apostolos Hill homily about the parable of the unforgiving servant.
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Testing our faith in the storms of life

August 31, 2022
Fr. Apostolos Hill challenges us with reflections on the Gospel reading of St. Peter's impetuous faith on the Sea of Galilee.
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Feast of the Transfiguration

August 9, 2022
Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks about the importance of being transfigured in Jesus Christ.
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Apostles' Fast Explained

June 21, 2022
Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily about the Apostles' Fast and the command to share the Gospel.
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Tribute to Fathers

June 10, 2022
Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a tribute to fathers after having buried his father the week before.
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