Author Archives: Father Steven Allen

Is the Grace of God Present in the Soviet Church? – Session 3 Excursus:   Two corroborations of the importance of our study.     A.  An impressive confirmation of the importance of this study from the publisher of “Is the Grace of … Continue reading →

Wednesday of the 5th Week of St. Luke The reading today from the Holy Gospel is Luke 9:44-50. Listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/lk5wed_1 The Lord said, Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the … Continue reading →

Tuesday of the 5th Week of St. Luke Listen to a recording of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/lk5tues_1 In today’s Gospel, the Lord calls upon us to confess Him before men: The Lord said to His disciples: If any man will come … Continue reading →

Sermon on the Parable of the Sower – 4th Sunday of Luke Here is a link to the recording of a sermon preached at St. Ieronymos Orthodox Church in Hillsdale, Michigan, on the Fourth Sunday of Luke, on which we … Continue reading →

Is the Grace of God Present in the Soviet Church? – Session 1  Listen to this session at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/ourstruggleclass7_1 Recently we began a reading and discussion of the essay by I.M. Andreyev, “Is the Grace of God Present in the … Continue reading →

Thursday of the 4th Week of St. Luke You can listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/lk4thurs_1 In today’s Gospel, Herod exhibits the vain curiosity of those who want to talk religion but do not want to … Continue reading →

Wednesday of the 4th Week of St. Luke You can listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/lk4wed In today’s Gospel, the disciples have a close brush with death and experience their complete dependence on the Master: At … Continue reading →

Tuesday of the 4th Week of St. Luke You can listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/lk4tues_2 In today’s Gospel, we see the holy women who accompanied the Lord in His preaching journeys ministering to Him “…of … Continue reading →

10 October OS – Venerable Fathers of Optina You can listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/oct10optinaelders Today, the tenth of October on the Orthodox calendar, is the feast of the Venerable Fathers of Optina, a golden … Continue reading →

You can listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/lk3wed_2 Wednesday of the 3rd Week of St. Luke In today’s Gospel, the Lord exhorts us to match our actions to our confession of Faith in Him: The Lord … Continue reading →