Sermons at St. Nicholas
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.
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Keeping Your Focus (Mark 9:17-31)
We can all relate to the father who cries out ...
We can all relate to the father who cries out to Jesus, "help my unbelief!" But Fr Tom teaches us that focusing on the unchanging promises of God will keep us faithful.
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Third Sunday of Great Lent (Mark 8:34-9:1)
On the Third Sunday of the Great Fast, the Church ...
On the Third Sunday of the Great Fast, the Church places the precious cross of our Lord in the midst of the temple for our veneration and contemplation. Fr Tom reminds us that the scriptures present the cross as a sign both of comfort and of judgment, enc
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Second Sunday of Great Lent (Mark 2:1-12)
In the gospel reading for the second Sunday of Great ...
In the gospel reading for the second Sunday of Great Lent, Christ heals a man of debilitating paralysis. But Fr Tom reminds us that Jesus reveals something even more important, that He forgives sins as the eternal Son of God. (Second Sunday of Great Lent
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The Triumph of Orthodoxy (John 1:43-51)
On this first Sunday of Lent we celebrate the historical ...
On this first Sunday of Lent we celebrate the historical Triumph of Orthodoxy over the Iconoclasts. Fr Tom reminds us that we also need an ever-present Triumph of Orthodoxy in our lives to fulfill the evangelical call of Christ. (Sunday of Orthodoxy)
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Forgiveness and the Great Fast (Matthew 6:14-21)
On the day before the beginning of Great Lent, the ...
On the day before the beginning of Great Lent, the Church teaches us that our journey of repentance begins with offering forgiveness. Fr Tom reminds us that forgiveness is the essential action to grow in the likeness of God, because it is what He freely o
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The Last Judgment (Matthew 25:31-46)
On the second Sunday before the beginning of the Great ...
On the second Sunday before the beginning of the Great Fast the Church calls to our attention the Last Judgment. Fr Tom teaches us that our fate at the appearance of the Son of Man in His glory will be determined by our reaction to the brightness of His L
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The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32)
As we approach the Great Fast, the parable of the ...
As we approach the Great Fast, the parable of the Prodigal Son prepares our hearts to return to God. Fr Tom teaches us that in this important parable we learn the truth about who we can be and who God is. (Sunday of the Prodigal Son)
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What’s Important to You? (Luke 19:1-10)
Short-of-stature Zacchaeus overcomes his obstacles to seeing Jesus. Fr Tom ...
Short-of-stature Zacchaeus overcomes his obstacles to seeing Jesus. Fr Tom reminds us that our actions and behaviors reveal to the world and to God what things are most important to us, but we can rise above the crowd of the world in order to be united wi
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Asking for Mercy (Matthew 15:21-28)
Asking for mercy from God is at the heart of ...
Asking for mercy from God is at the heart of the Church's prayer. Fr Tom teaches us that that two seeminly opposing attitudes, humility and boldness, are necessary to continually approach the throne of God. (Thirty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost - The Canaa
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The Narrow Way of the Gospel (Luke 18:18-25)
The Gospel contains both words of comfort and words of ...
The Gospel contains both words of comfort and words of challenge and warning. Fr Tom reminds us not to make the mistake of listening only to messages which comfort us, but to live up to the words that challenge our faith to continue on the difficult way o
