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Each week, we hear the current Sunday sermon from St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Mckees Rocks, PA by Fr. Tom Soroka. Fr. Tom is also heard on The Path, available Monday through Friday.

Fr. Thomas Soroka and Ancient Faith Radio


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    Seeking Union with Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023


    Fr Thomas unpacks the Parable of the Wedding Feast and reminds us that union with Christ starts with baptism but continues in keeping our baptismal garment clean through righteous living. (2 Corinthians 1:21-2:4; Matthew 22:1-14) Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

    Seeking Union with Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 19:07


    Fr Thomas unpacks the Parable of the Wedding Feast and reminds us that union with Christ starts with baptism but continues in keeping our baptismal garment clean through righteous living. (2 Corinthians 1:21-2:4; Matthew 22:1-14) Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

    Cremation and Resurrection

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023


    Fr Thomas teaches us to be on guard against the secular trend of cremating the dead and why Orthodox Christians are buried in light of the Resurrection. (1 Cor 15:1-11; Mt 19:16-26) Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

    Cremation and Resurrection

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 18:51


    Fr Thomas teaches us to be on guard against the secular trend of cremating the dead and why Orthodox Christians are buried in light of the Resurrection. (1 Cor 15:1-11; Mt 19:16-26) Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

    The Most Important Healing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 17:49


    Fr Thomas teaches us why the most important healing we can receive from Jesus is the forgiveness of our sins. (Matthew 9:1-8, Romans 12: 6-14) Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, July 16, 2023

    Orthodoxy is Evangelical

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023


    In the third of his Holiness Month series, Fr Thomas encourages us to not only spread the good news of Jesus Christ but to live out the law of Christ. (Matthew 4:18-23) All Saints of North America Sunday, June 18, 2023.

    Orthodoxy is Evangelical

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 18:02


    In the third of his Holiness Month series, Fr Thomas encourages us to not only spread the good news of Jesus Christ but to live out the law of Christ. (Matthew 4:18-23) All Saints of North America Sunday, June 18, 2023.

    Three Myths About Christianity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023


    In the second of his Holiness Month series, Fr Thomas dispels three myths about Christianity. (Matthew 10:32-33, 37-38, 19:27-30) All Saints Sunday, June 11, 2023

    Three Myths About Christianity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023


    In the second of his Holiness Month series, Fr Thomas dispels three myths about Christianity. (Matthew 10:32-33, 37-38, 19:27-30) All Saints Sunday, June 11, 2023

    June is Holiness Month!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2023


    Fr Thomas expounds on the innate connection between belief in Christ and the reception of the Holy Spirit, in whom we are called to be truly holy humans. (John 7:37-52, 8:12) Pentecost Sunday, June 4, 2023.

    June is Holiness Month!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2023 18:53


    Fr Thomas expounds on the innate connection between belief in Christ and the reception of the Holy Spirit, in whom we are called to be truly holy humans. (John 7:37-52, 8:12) Pentecost Sunday, June 4, 2023.

    Seeing the Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2023


    Fr Thomas teaches us that we need to cultivate in ourselves an openness to the truth based on all the goodness of the teachings of Christ. (John 9:1-38) Sunday of the Blind Man, May 21, 2023

    Seeing the Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2023 16:10


    Fr Thomas teaches us that we need to cultivate in ourselves an openness to the truth based on all the goodness of the teachings of Christ. (John 9:1-38) Sunday of the Blind Man, May 21, 2023

    Being Saved, Not Condemned, through Encounter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023


    Fr Thomas reminds us that the encounter of Jesus with the Samaritan Woman was not about her condemnation, but her salvation. We can also embrace a change of life through encountering Christ. (John 4:5-42) Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, May 14, 2023

    Being Saved, not Condemned, through Encounter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 19:17


    Fr Thomas reminds us that the encounter of Jesus with the Samaritan Woman was not about her condemnation, but her salvation. We can also embrace a change of life through encountering Christ. (John 4:5-42) Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, May 14, 2023

    Caring, Questioning, and Calling

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 18:15


    Fr Thomas shows us the amazing examples of caring in the Myrrhbearers, explains the purpose of questioning with trust in God, and challenges us to go out and call others to the Truth. (Mark 15:43-16:8) Myrrhbearers Sunday, April 30, 2023.

    Caring, Questioning, and Calling

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023


    Fr Thomas shows us the amazing examples of caring in the Myrrhbearers, explains the purpose of questioning with trust in God, and challenges us to go out and call others to the Truth. (Mark 15:43-16:8) Myrrhbearers Sunday, April 30, 2023.

    The Transcendent Resurrection Body

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023


    Fr Thomas explains the mysterious nature of the resurrection of Christ which transcends the limited nature of our current three-dimensional human experience. (John 20:19-31) St Thomas Sunday, April 23, 2023.

    The Transcendent Resurrection Body

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023


    Fr Thomas explains the mysterious nature of the resurrection of Christ which transcends the limited nature of our current three-dimensional human experience. (John 20:19-31) St Thomas Sunday, April 23, 2023.

    An Invitation to Transformation (Dn John Skowron)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022


    Join Deacon John Skowron in today's discussion. What are we withholding from God's will? Are we making time for Christ in our lives?

    An Invitation to Transformation (Dn John Skowron)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 13:17


    Join Deacon John Skowron in today's discussion. What are we withholding from God's will? Are we making time for Christ in our lives?

    How to be Fully Human

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022


    Fr. Tom discusses the uncleanliness of humanity, the image God made us in, and maintaining our true selves.

    How to be Fully Human

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 24:03


    Fr. Tom discusses the uncleanliness of humanity, the image God made us in, and maintaining our true selves.

    Godliness With Contentment

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022


    Listen as Fr. Tom discusses what it means to invest in the Kingdom of God

    Godliness With Contentment

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 22:01


    Listen as Fr. Tom discusses what it means to invest in the Kingdom of God

    What is Eternal Life?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022


    When we discuss Eternal Life, do we think primarily of being a good enough person so that we can get to Heaven? When does Eternal Life begin? Listen as Fr. Tom calls us to focus on becoming like Christ here and now.

    What is Eternal Life?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 21:51


    When we discuss Eternal Life, do we think primarily of being a good enough person so that we can get to Heaven? When does Eternal Life begin? Listen as Fr. Tom calls us to focus on becoming like Christ here and now.

    Moral Therapeutic Deism

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022


    Fr. Tom discusses the false ideas surrounding religion today and how one truly comes to know Christ in the Church.

    Moral Therapeutic Deism

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 21:10


    Fr. Tom discusses the false ideas surrounding religion today and how one truly comes to know Christ in the Church.

    Who Do You Belong To?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022


    Fr. Tom discusses the reality of spiritual warfare and the deep need to, daily, subjugate our will to Christ.

    Who Do You Belong To?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 23:14


    Fr. Tom discusses the reality of spiritual warfare and the deep need to, daily, subjugate our will to Christ.

    Life Paradoxical

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022


    We've all heard the saying "paradoxy is Orthodoxy". Fr. Tom discusses the path to salvation found by embracing the paradoxy of life and choosing to bear our cross.

    Life Paradoxical

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 19:34


    We've all heard the saying "paradoxy is Orthodoxy". Fr. Tom discusses the path to salvation found by embracing the paradoxy of life and choosing to bear our cross.

    Transformation and Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022


    Fr. Tom discusses how the Christian life consists of personal transformation and a deep urgency to bring others into the fold.

    Church Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 17:59


    Fr. Tom discusses how God makes the Church for growth . . . and not just numerical growth.

    Church Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022


    Fr. Tom discusses how God makes the Church for growth . . . and not just numerical growth.

    Images & Idols

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022


    Fr. Tom discusses St. Paul's exhortation to have nothing to do with idols. Idols bring a communion of death, while the Divine Image of God destroys death and brings life.

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    Images & Idols

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 23:00


    Fr. Tom discusses St. Paul's exhortation to have nothing to do with idols. Idols bring a communion of death, while the Divine Image of God destroys death and brings life.

    The Marriage Supper

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022


    Listen as Fr. Tom discusses how active participation in the life of the Church now gives us a foretaste of the inheritance that awaits us in eternity.

    Why Should I Be Like God?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 16:33


    Listen as Fr. Tom discusses what it means to be truly human and why we can't settle for being anything less.

    Why Should I Be Like God?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022


    Listen as Fr. Tom discusses what it means to be truly human and why we can't settle for being anything less.

    Transformation & Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 18:54


    Fr. Tom discusses how the Christian life consists of personal transformation and a deep urgency to bring others into the fold.

    The Marriage Supper

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 17:51


    Listen as Fr. Tom discusses how active participation in the life of the Church now gives us a foretaste of the inheritance that awaits us in eternity.

    The Commandments and Communion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022


    There is a prevalent view that religion is all about "being a good person" or completing a checklist of commandments. Fr. Tom shows us that the problem isn't the commandments themselves, but rather using them as a means to an end. What we really need is communion - with God and with one another.

    The Commandments & Communion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 22:21


    There is a prevalent view that religion is all about "being a good person" or completing a checklist of commandments. Fr. Tom shows us that the problem isn't the commandments themselves, but rather using them as a means to an end. What we really need is communion - with God and with one another.

    Order

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022


    Listen as Fr. Tom discusses the foundations of an authentic Christian community founded on forgiveness, love, and mercy.

    Order

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 25:35


    Listen as Fr. Tom discusses the foundations of an authentic Christian community founded on forgiveness, love, and mercy.

    Authority

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022


    Our society is ripe with anti-authority sentiments such as "dismantle the patriarchy", but how should Christians respond? Listen as Fr. Tom shares Christ's vision for authority and why it's both good and necessary.

    Authority

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 24:16


    Our society is ripe with anti-authority sentiments such as "dismantle the patriarchy", but how should Christians respond? Listen as Fr. Tom shares Christ's vision for authority and why it's both good and necessary.

    Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022


    We all have fears, worries, and anxieties - but, what do we do with them? Fr. Tom focuses on the Existing One and what that means for the difficulties of life.

    Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 23:27


    We all have fears, worries, and anxieties - but, what do we do with them? Fr. Tom focuses on the Existing One and what that means for the difficulties of life.

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