FrPatrickHenryReardon

There is a fundamental truth of history: man's openness to God's intrusion is through his most basic -- even biological -- impulses. God found an opening for His intrusion in the spontaneous impulse of a young Egyptian woman. Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

This is the first of four lectures on the Psalms given by Fr. Pat during Lent 2023. The handout can be downloaded at https://patrickhenryreardon.com/psalms-01-torah-piety/ Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL Adult Sunday School, April 2, 2023. Patrick Henry Reardon. The handout for the class can be downloaded at https://patrickhenryreardon.com/lenten-gospel-lectionary/ Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL, Sunday, February 19, 2023. Adult Sunday School. Biblical Economics. An ongoing series. Link to handout can be found at https://patrickhenryreardon.com/biblical-economics-20/ Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL, Sunday, February 5, 2023. Adult Sunday School. Biblical Economics. An ongoing series. Link to handout can be found at https://patrickhenryreardon.com/biblical-economics-19/ Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

The 9th chapter of the Gospel of Mark opens with the account of the Transfiguration, then is immediately followed by the the story of Jesus healing a boy possessed by an unclean spirit, a spirit which Jesus’ disciples were unable to cast out. Fr. Pat makes three observations about faith which we can learn from this story. The painting Fr. Pat refers to is The Transfiguration by Rafael. Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

Melchizedek, the first person in Holy Scripture called to be a priest, a gentile living nearly a thousand years before the sons of Aaron served in the temple of Solomon, provides for us a prefiguration of Christ, whose roles as our King and our Priest are inseparable. Fr. Pat preached this homily on the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (St. John Climacus), April, 10, 2005. Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

Translated strictly, the Greek name of the Feast we call the Annunciation is The Evangelizing of the Theotokos. In other words, when the Church seeks to identify the significance of this feast day, she places her emphasis less on the objective fact of the Incarnation than on the subjective experience of a woman who hears and believes the proclamation of the Gospel. Fr. Pat preached this homily on the eve of the Feast of the Annunciation, March 24, 2022. Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

Both Saint Paul and Faust, the man who sells his soul to the devil, have something to say about faith, hope, and patience. Fr. Pat considers the great divide between these two men. Fr. Pat preached this homily on the second Sunday of Lent, March 23, 2008. Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon on his life as a learner. On February 6, 2023, Fr. Pat met online with Gary W. Jenkins, PhD, Director of the St. Basil Center for Orthodox Thought and Culture at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania, and host of the podcast “The Path to the Academy”. The two engaged in a fascinating conversation about Fr. Pat’s past as a Trappist monk and as a student in Rome, as well as his interactions with some of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century (and a few nefarious ones thrown in). Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes, homilies, and various talks and presentations. Gary W. Jenkins, PhD Director, St. Basil Center for Orthodox Thought and Culture, Eastern University https://stbasilcotc.org Co-Editor-in-Chief: The Rule of Faith: A Journal of Orthodox Thought and Culture (formerly The Basilian Journal) https://stbasilcotc.org/journal/ and https://basilianmedia.org Author: Calvin's Tormentors https://amzn.to/3ytglEa and John Jewel and the English National Church https://amzn.to/3mMYA05 Dr. Jenkins also hosts the podcast The Path to The Academy via Ancient Faith Ministries: https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/pathacademy You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

In this homily from 2008 preached on the Feast of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (which was also Forgiveness Sunday), Fr. Pat reminds us of the great cloud of witnesses surrounding us. The text is Hebrews 12:1-10. Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

On the eve of the Feast of Purim, 2011, Fr. Pat gives a meditation on the name and the character of Esther. "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies;" -- Lord Byron Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

We must not imagine that the meaning of Lent consists in what we do for God during this time. Rather, the importance of the season lies in what God does for us. Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon preached this homily on March 27, 2005. Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

Fr. Pat preaches at Vespers, February 23, 2019. The text is 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11. Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

A homily given by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon on Meatfare Sunday, February 7, 2010. Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

A homily from Meatfare Sunday, February 22, 2009. Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

Fr. Pat looks at Jesus’ words about the Last Judgment in Matthew 25:31-46. This sermon was given on Meatfare Sunday, February 19, 2017. Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL, Sunday, January 29, 2023. Adult Sunday School. Biblical Economics. An ongoing series. Link to handout can be found at https://patrickhenryreardon.com/biblical-economics-18/ You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

Jesus fulfills all of the ancient sacrifices of the Old Testament; He is the perfect sacrifice in every sense, and all the sacrifices of the Law are fulfilled in that of the Cross. This is one of the reasons why it’s important to read the book of Leviticus. Fr. Pat preaches on the Sin Offering in Leviticus Chapter 4. Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

When in 1 Corinthians 13 the Apostle Paul lists faith, hope, and love as a triad of things that abide, he takes care to assert that the greatest of these is love. In this homily from Vespers on January 5, 2014, Fr. Pat examines these three things more closely.

All Saints Orthodox Church, Wednesday, February 1, 2017. The occasion is the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. Fr. Pat spoke on prayer in his homily given three days prior to this one, (January 29, 2017, “Lessons on Prayer from a Syrophoenician Woman”) and he continues that theme in this homily. Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

All Saints Orthodox Church, Sunday, January 29, 2017. The text is Matthew 15:21-28, the story of a woman from the region of Tyre and Sidon who implores Jesus to heal her demon-possessed daughter. Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

January 30 in the Orthodox Church is the Feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom. In this homily from 2011, Fr. Pat teaches us about these three Fathers of the Church and their contributions to the Faith. Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL, Sunday, January 22, 2023. Adult Sunday School. Biblical Economics. An ongoing series. A link to the handout for the class is available at https://patrickhenryreardon.com/biblical-economics-17/ Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: J.S. Bach, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/

All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL, Sunday, December 11, 2022. Adult Sunday School. Biblical Economics. An ongoing series. A link to the handout for the class is available at https://patrickhenryreardon.com/biblical-economics-16/ Go to https://patrickhenryreardon.com for more Adult Sunday School classes and homilies, as well as Fr. Pat's Pastoral Ponderings. You can find Fr. Pat's books at: Ancient Faith Ministries https://www.ancientfaith.com/contributors/patrick_henry_reardon and St. Vladimir's Press https://svspress.com Fr. Pat is a Senior Editor at Touchstone Magazine: https://www.touchstonemag.com In addition to writing for the magazine, Touchstone also publishes a Daily Devotional Guide by Fr. Pat, with daily Scripture readings and commentary. The reading program takes the reader through the entire Bible in two years. You can subscribe at https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/subscribe-to-touchstone.php or read Fr. Pat's commentary at https://touchstonemag.com/daily_reflections/ Intro/Outtro music: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989, performed by Brendan Kinsella. Performance is in the Public Domain. https://musopen.org/music/4106-aria-variata-in-a-minor-bwv-989/