Friends, we have the great privilege this week of reading, in our Gospel, Luke’s account of the Lord’s Prayer. This is a very sacred moment: Jesus himself—not just a spiritual guru or someone we admire, but the very Son of God—teaches us how to pray. And we become so familiar with the Our Father that we forget its spiritual power.
Dec 2024
Freeing Your Family for God
Friends, I always love preaching on the Feast of the Holy Family because I think the biblical message here is very surprising. We say the Bible is associated with family values, and indeed it is, but they're probably not the ones we would automatically think of. We see this in th ... Show More
15m 12s
Jun 2024
Episode 65 - The Spirituality of St. Gregory of Nareg (ENG 🇬🇧)
This week, Fr. Barouyr investigates the spirituality behind. St. Gregory of Nareg’s masterwork, his Book of Lamentations. He explores what we need to understand to use the prayers in our prayer practice, such as St. Gregory’s deep spiritual understanding of Biblical figures, and ... Show More
13m 4s
Mar 2025
Knowing and Praying With Jesus
<p>This week Fr. Michael talks about the importance of knowing Jesus and encountering Him in prayer. He talks about the need to encounter Him in our regular devotions like Divine Liturgy, Mass, Rosary, etc., but how we must also seek Him out in one-on-one prayer. Fr. Michael talk ... Show More
1h 7m
Sep 2024
Let Me Tell You A Story of Persevering Prayer
Today, we continue our growth and learning about the parables preached by Jesus, unique to the Gospel of Luke. Our lesson this time, through the story of the persistent widow and the reluctant judge, is that we must never, ever dismiss the incredible power of persistent prayer. T ... Show More
29m 30s
May 2024
Episode 63 - Thy Kingdom Come (ENG 🇬🇧)
This week, join Fr. Barouyr for a discussion about what we mean when we pray for God’s Kingdom to come. This phrase is found in the Lord’s Prayer, but impacts how we pray and even the direction of our prayer during the Liturgy. While God’s Kingdom means our judgment, we should fi ... Show More
12m 24s