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Homilies, teachings, and reflections with Fr. Jeremiah Vollman, an Orthodox Christian priest - pastor of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Brier, WA.

Fr. Jeremiah Vollman


    • Nov 23, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Announcement: Merging Podcasts

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 3:11


    This podcast is being merged with Fr. Jeremiah's other podcast, so that both homilies and catechism classes can be found in the same place. This will now serve as an archive for past homilies. All of Fr. Jeremiah's audio teachings will now be posted at "The Orthodox Faith: Homilies & Catechism with Fr. Jeremiah Vollman" Available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/37UjF5Z8F15lLSedcIgJYK Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-orthodox-faith-catechism-with-fr-jeremiah-vollman/id1647098195 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@watchfullove You can find it on other platforms as well! God bless you!

    "Humility is the soil on which the seed of the word of God can thrive."

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 24:10


    Homily, 10.13.2024 - Sunday of Holy Fathers of Seventh Ecumenical Council & Fourth Sunday of Luke Hieromartyr Jacob of Hamatoura; the Epistle of St. Paul to St. Titus. (3:8-15); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (8:5-15). You can also learn more about Orthodox Christianity by searching for “The Orthodox Faith:  Catechism with Fr. Jeremiah Vollman” on podcast platforms (e.g. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-faith-catechism)

    "What is that of which you speak?" - Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 24:03


    Homily, 10.06.2024 - Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Third Sunday of Luke, The Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas; Innocent, Apostle to the Americas; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (4:6-15);  the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (7:11-16) You can also learn more about Orthodox Christianity by searching for “The Orthodox Faith:  Catechism with Fr. Jeremiah Vollman” on podcast platforms (e.g. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-faith-catechism)

    "Transcendent love in the Christian life" - Second Sunday of Luke

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 21:27


    Homily, 09.29.2024 - Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Second Sunday of Luke; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (1:21-2:4); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (6:31-36)

    "What do we do when we encounter God?" - First Sunday of Luke

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 23:54


    Homily, 09.22.2024 - Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost & First Sunday of Luke; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (16:13-24); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (5:1-11) You can also learn more about Orthodox Christianity by searching for “The Orthodox Faith:  Catechism with Fr. Jeremiah Vollman” on podcast platforms (e.g. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-faith-catechism)

    "Into, or out of, great silence" - Nativity of the Theotokos

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 24:04


    Homily, 09.08.2024 - Sunday before the Elevation of the Holy Cross, Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos You can also learn more about Orthodox Christianity by searching for “The Orthodox Faith:  Catechism with Fr. Jeremiah Vollman” on podcast platforms (e.g. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-faith-catechism)

    "The foundation of your identity"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 15:56


    Homily, 08.25.2024 - Ninth Sunday after Pentecost & Ninth Sunday of Matthew You can also learn more about Orthodox Christianity by searching for “The Orthodox Faith:  Catechism with Fr. Jeremiah Vollman” on podcast platforms (e.g. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-faith-catechism)

    "A lesson on synergy, and a model for life" - Eight Sunday of Matthew

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 24:24


    Homily, 08.18.2024 - Eighth Sunday after Pentecost & Eighth Sunday of Matthew, After-feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (1:10-17); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (14:14-22) You can also learn more about Orthodox Christianity by searching for “The Orthodox Faith:  Catechism with Fr. Jeremiah Vollman” on podcast platforms (e.g. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-faith-catechism)

    “She Published the Unutterable Abyss of God's Love for Humankind”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 20:56


    Homily, 08.11.2024 - Seventh Sunday after Pentecost & Seventh Sunday of Matthew; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. (15:1-7); he Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (9:27-35) You can also learn more about Orthodox Christianity by searching for “The Orthodox Faith:  Catechism with Fr. Jeremiah Vollman” on podcast platforms (e.g. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-faith-catechism)

    “Impulses worth giving into…”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 28:20


    You can also learn more about Orthodox Christianity by searching for “The Orthodox Faith: Catechism with Fr. Jeremiah Vollman” on podcast platforms (e.g. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-faith-catechism)

    "Overcoming the plague of pride" - Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 21:23


    Homily, 07.14.2024 - Sunday of the Holy Fathers of Fourth Ecumenical Council; the Epistle of St. Paul to St. Titus. (3:8-15); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (5:14-19) You can also learn more about Orthodox Christianity by searching for “The Orthodox Faith:  Catechism with Fr. Jeremiah Vollman” on podcast platforms (e.g. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-faith-catechism)

    "Laboring in the land of disenchantment" - All Saints of North America

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 15:10


    Homily, 07.07.2024 - All Saints of North America & Second Sunday of Matthew; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (3:23-4:5); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (4:18-23) You can also learn more about Orthodox Christianity by searching for “The Orthodox Faith:  Catechism with Fr. Jeremiah Vollman” on podcast platforms (e.g. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-faith-catechism)

    "The Precious Lives of the Saints" - Sunday of All Saints

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 22:43


    Homily, 06.30.2024 - All Saints; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (11:33-12:2); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (9:36-10:8) You can also learn more about Orthodox Christianity by searching for “The Orthodox Faith:  Catechism with Fr. Jeremiah Vollman” on podcast platforms (e.g. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-faith-catechism)

    "Not-so-common things (On the Holy Mysteries)" - Sunday of the Blind Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 15:42


    Homily, 06.09.2024 - Sixth Sunday of Pascha: Sunday of the Blind Man; the Acts of the Apostles. (16:16-34); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (9:1-38) You can also learn more about Orthodox Christianity by searching for “The Orthodox Faith:  Catechism with Fr. Jeremiah Vollman” on podcast platforms (e.g. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-faith-catechism)

    "Worship, from the heart" - Sunday of the Samaritan Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 19:18


    Homily, 06.02.2024 - Sunday of the Samaritan Woman & After-feast of Mid-Pentecost; the Acts of the Holy Apostles. (11:19-30); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (4:5-42) You can also learn more about Orthodox Christianity by searching for “The Orthodox Faith:  Catechism with Fr. Jeremiah Vollman” on podcast platforms (e.g. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-faith-catechism)

    “An initiation into transcendent love” - Sunday of the Paralytic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 18:57


    Homily, 05.26.2024 - Fourth Sunday of Pascha Sunday of the Paralytic The Reading from the Acts of the Holy Apostles. (9:32-42); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (5:1-15)

    “The greater miracle: Forgiveness of sins” - Palm Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2024 15:15


    Homily, 04.28.2024 - Palm Sunday; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians. (4:4-9); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (12:1-18)

    "Asceticism and spiritual 'progress'" - Sunday of St. John Climacus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 30:16


    Homily, 04.14.2024 - St. John Climacus; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (6:13-20); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (9:17-31)

    "Those who bear fruit and do good works in this holy and and all-venerable temple" - Protodeacon Philip Jenson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 13:52


    A homily by Protodeacon Philip Jenson, one of the founders of St. Paul Orthodox Church, in Brier, WA, reflecting upon the significance of stewardship and active participation of the members of our holy community - especially in light of the recent water damage to our building. If you are interested in participating in the restoration of our building... First, please pray for us...and, second, feel free to visit the Building Restoration Project page on our website: https://www.stpaul-orthodox.org/building-restoration

    "...this is the Faith which has established the universe" - Sunday of Orthodoxy 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 23:00


    Homily, 03.24.2024 - Sunday of Orthodoxy; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (11:24-26, 32-40); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (1:43-51). – various quotes in this homily are from the writings Archimandrite Epiphanios Theodoropoulos

    "Refusing to allow the sin of another to live on in me..." - Forgiveness Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 18:09


    Homily, 03.17.2024 - Sunday of Forgiveness (Cheese Fare); the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. (13:11-14:4); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (6:14-21) Listen to Orthodox Catechism here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-faith-catechism

    "On Judgment, and no longer being foreigners to the light" - Sunday of the Last Judgment

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 26:59


    Homily, 03.10.2024 - Sunday of the Last Judgment (Meat Fare); the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (8:8-9:2); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (25:31-46)

    "The Prodigal Son, the Elder Brother, and the Loving Father" - Sunday of the Prodigal Son (children's homily)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 17:07


    Homily, 03.03.2024 - Sunday of the Prodigal Son; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (6:12-20); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (15:11-32)

    "Do the right things, for the right reasons" - Publican and the Pharisee

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 20:00


    Homily, 02.25.2024 - Sunday of the Pharisee and Publican;  the Second Epistle of St. Paul to St. Timothy. (3:10-15);  the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (18:10-14)

    “Taming the pursuit of pleasure” - Sunday of the Canaanite Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2024 19:20


    Homily, 02.18.2024 - Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost & Seventeenth Sunday of Matthew; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (6:16-7:1); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (15:21-28)

    "Liberation from slavery to necessity" - The Parable of the Talents

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 22:28


    Homily, 02.11.2024 - Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Sixteenth Sunday of Matthew; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (6:1-10); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (25:14-30, + Luke 8:8)

    "A heart that is broken and humble, God will not despise" - Zacchaeus Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 21:37


    Homily, 02.04.2024 - Thirty-second Sunday of Pentecost & Fifteenth Sunday of Luke (“Zacchaeus”) After-feast of the Presentation (Meeting) of Christ; the First Epistle of St. Paul to St. Timothy. (4:9-15); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (19:1-10)

    “What persecution isn't, what persecution is, and how to endure it”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 25:43


    Homily, 01.28.2024 - Thirty-first Sunday after Pentecost & Fourteenth Sunday of Luke, Our Righteous Father Ephraim the Syrian, New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia

    "Repenting or imbibing death" - Sunday after Theophany

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 23:37


    Homily, 01.14.2024 - Leave-Taking of & Sunday after the Theophany;  the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. (4:7-13); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (4:12-17)

    "Lessons from St. John the Baptist"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 23:02


    Homily, 01.06.2023 - Synaxis of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner & Baptist John; the Acts of the Apostles. (19:1-8);  the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (1:29-34)

    "Why God became man" - Sunday before Nativity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023 22:08


    Homily, 12.24.2023 - Sunday before Nativity of Christ (Sunday of the Genealogy), Which Falls on Paramon (Eve) of Nativity of Christ; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (11:9-10, 32-40); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (1:1-25)

    “The aim of fasting and the prayer of the heart”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 22:35


    Homily, 12.03.2023 - Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost & Fourteenth Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. (5:8-19); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (18:35-43)

    "Pray ceaselessly from the depths of your heart to your Christ, until it aches with longing for the truth."

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 23:23


    Homily, 11.26.2023 - Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost & Thirteenth Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. (4:1-7); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (18:18-27)

    "Training for Eternity" - Fifth Sunday of Luke

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 29:04


    Homily, 11.05.202 - Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost & Fifth Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (6:11-18); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (16:19-31)

    “On being broken and coming into contact with The Lord”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 12:52


    Homily, 10.29.2023 - Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost & Seventh Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (2:16-20); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (8:41-56)

    "God's revelation to the human heart"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 22:23


    Homily, 10.22.2023 - Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost & Sixth Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (1:11-19); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (8:26-39)

    "You are what you see" - Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 25:50


    Homily, 10.15.2023 - Sunday of Holy Fathers of Seventh Ecumenical Council & Fourth Sunday of Luke;  the Epistle of St. Paul to St. Titus. (3:8-15); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (8:5-15)

    "Sometimes we have to close our eyes in order to see ourselves" - a lesson from the life of St. Pelagia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 17:55


    Homily, 10.08.2023 - Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Third Sunday of Luke, St. Pelagia the Penitent; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (9:6-11); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (7:11-16)

    “The struggle to give and to receive love” - Second Sunday of Luke

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 22:42


    Homily, 09.30.2023 - Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost & Second Sunday of Luke; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (6:16-7:1); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke (6:31-36)

    "The height of Christian Theology: 'Love your enemies'" - St. Silouan the Athonite

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 25:36


    Homily, 09.24.2023 - Proto-martyr Thekla, equal-to-the-Apostles & First Sunday of Luke, Venerable Silouan of Athos

    "Evading your cross?" - Sunday after the Elevation of the Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 18:47


    Homily, 09.17.2023 - Sunday after the Elevation of the Holy Cross; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (2:16-20); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (8:34-9:1)

    "How to hear God"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2023 19:52


    Homily, 09.03.2023 - Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Thirteenth Sunday of Matthew; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (16:13-24); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (21:33-42)

    "Is it hard to enter the Kingdom of Heaven?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023 26:02


    Homily, 08.27.2023 - Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost & Twelfth Sunday of Matthew Righteous Father Pimen the Great of Egypt; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (15:1-11); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (19:16-26)

    "Forgiveness with integrity / The untamed river of Divine Providence"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 16:39


    Homily, 08.20.2023 - Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost & Eleventh Sunday of Matthew After-feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Prophet Samuel; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (9:2-12); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (18:23-35)

    "Ascent to Humility" - Transfiguration 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 20:22


    Homily, 08.06.2023 - Holy Transfiguration; the Second Epistle of St. Peter. (1:10-19); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (17:1-9)

    "The lens through which I see the world"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 32:01


    Homily, 06.25.2023 - Third Sunday after Pentecost & Third Sunday of Matthew Apodosis (Leave-Taking) of the Forerunner's Nativity; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans (5:1-10); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (6:22-33).

    "The cause of war, without and within"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 19:43


    Homily, 07.30.2023; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (1:10-17); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew (14:14-22)

    "Friends of God, Witnesses for Christ" - All Saints

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 21:44


    Homily, 06.11.2023 - First Sunday after Pentecost: All Saints Sunday; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (11:33-12:2); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (10:32-33, 37-38; 19:27-30)

    "The Seamless Garment of Christ- The Theology of the Church"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 23:57


    Homily, 05.28.2023 - Sunday of the After-feast of the Ascension Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council; the Acts of the Apostles. (20:16-18, 28-36); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (17:1-13)

    "That the works of God might be made manifest" - Sunday of the Blind Man

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 14:50


    Homily, 05.20.2023 - Sixth Sunday of Pascha: Sunday of the Blind Man; Equals-to-the-Apostles Constantine and Helen ;the Acts of the Saintly and Pure Apostles. (26:1, 12-20) ;the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (9:1-38)

    "He Who thirsts for those who are thirsty" - Sunday of the Samaritan Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 25:14


    Homily, 5.14.2023 - Sunday of the Samaritan Woman; the Acts of the Holy Apostles. (11:19-30); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (4:5-42)

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