Become Orthodox Podcast
166 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsThe mission of this church is to serve those English-speaking Coptic individuals and families, as well as serve those who have converted to Coptic Christianity by offering only English and Coptic service. By God’s hand, we strive for an organized and thriving church that will nurture a sense of fellowship within its congregation, and focus on raising its youth with diligence, so that future generations may understand and fully appreciate the beauty of the holy sacraments and enjoy an intimate relationship with God.
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Episodes
Life of Prayer - Michael Samy
April 15, 2023 01:11 - 31 minutes - 25.4 MBMichael Samy delivers the word of the Holy Spirit on the eve of Friday. April 13, 2023.
Christ the Heavenly Bridegroom - Michael Samy
April 13, 2023 23:48 - 27 minutes - 22.1 MBMichael Samy gives the homily on Wednesday eve of the Holy Pascha. April 11, 2023.
Christ’s Mercy - Fr. Gregory Bishay
April 13, 2023 15:01 - 16 minutes - 13.4 MBFr. Gregory Bishay gives a sermon on the Eve of Monday. April 9, 2023.
Aiming for Godliness - Subdeacon Neil Bishay
April 13, 2023 07:45 - 19 minutes - 14.9 MBHomily from Subdeacon Neil Bishay on the Eve of Thursday of the Holy Week of Pascha. April 12, 2023.
The Fulfillment of Palm Sunday - Fr. Moses Samaan
April 10, 2023 05:32 - 23 minutes - 18.9 MBFr. Moses Samaan gives us the word of The Holy Spirit on the day of Palm Sunday. Sunday April 9, 2023.
The Fulfillment of Palm Sunday - Homily from Fr. Moses Samaan
April 10, 2023 05:32 - 23 minutes - 18.9 MBFr. Moses Samaan gives us the word of The Holy Spirit on the day of Palm Sunday. Sunday April 9, 2023.
The Paralytic Man - Fr. Moses Samaan
March 27, 2023 03:11 - 21 minutes - 16.7 MBFr. Moses Samaan gives a homily about the paralytic man and what we can learn from his story on the fifth Sunday of Lent. March 26, 2023.
Suffering with the Savior - Michael Samy
March 20, 2023 05:03 - 16 minutes - 13.3 MBMichael Samy gives his homily about the importance of the cross on the feast of the cross. Sunday March 19, 2023.
The Prodigal Son - Fr. Moses Samaan
March 14, 2023 05:19 - 29 minutes - 23.8 MBA sermon given by Fr. Moses Samaan at St Gregor OC about the Prodigal Son on the 3rd Sunday of Kiahk. March 12, 2023.
Spiritual Warfare - Subdeacon Neil Bishay
March 07, 2023 04:47 - 17 minutes - 14 MBHow to deal with spiritual warfare - a homily given by Neil Bishoy at St Gregory OC. March 3, 2023.
Sunday of Treasures: Your Focus Matters - H.G. Bishop Kyrillos
February 27, 2023 19:57 - 18 minutes - 15 MBH.G. Bishop Kyrillos gives a sermon on where your focus should be. February 26, 2023.
Your Focus Matters - H.G. Bishop Kyrillos
February 27, 2023 19:57 - 18 minutes - 15 MBH.G. Bishop Kyrillos gives a sermon on where your focus should be. February 26, 2023.
Holy and Divine Liturgy on the Sunday before the Great Fast 2023 - Fr. Moses Samaan
February 21, 2023 17:16 - 1 hour - 59 MBLive from St. Gregory American Coptic Orthodox Church in Anaheim, CA
Self-Emptying - Angelo Mishriki
February 21, 2023 05:51 - 17 minutes - 15.5 MBHomily given by Angelo Mishriki about self-emptying on commemoration of Archangel Michael on February 19, 2023.
The Man Born Blind - Fr. Moses Samaan
February 15, 2023 05:55 - 26 minutes - 22.9 MBHomily given by Father Moses Samaan about the man born blind on February 5, 2023.
Fraction for the Great Fast - Fr. Moses Samaan
February 08, 2023 20:35 - 6 minutes - 6.09 MBFrom St. Gregory American Coptic Orthodox Church on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.
Reflections on St. Gregory the Theologian
October 05, 2022 22:51 - 9 minutes - 8.61 MBHomily on St. Gregory the Theologian by His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion on October 4, 2022
Humility is Greatest - Subdeacon Neil Beshay
July 19, 2022 06:26 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBHomily on the reading of the Second Sunday of Abib, Matthew 18.
I Am The Bread Of Life - Subdeacon Alex Guirguis
May 10, 2022 23:27 - 17 minutes - 8.74 MBHomily on the Second Sunday of the Joyful Fifty Days - "I AM the Bread of Life"
Holy and Divine Liturgy on the Second Sunday of Kiahk 2021
December 23, 2021 01:39 - 50 minutes - 47.2 MBHoly and Divine Liturgy on the Second Sunday of Kiahk 2021 by St. Gregory American Coptic Orthodox Church
Syrian Fraction on Wisdom (Fr. Arsenius Mikhail)
December 03, 2021 19:25 - 6 minutes - 5.58 MBPrayed at St. Gregory American Coptic Orthodox Church in Anaheim on December 3, 2021
Rediscovering Advent (Fr. Moses Samaan)
November 29, 2021 17:01 - 13 minutes - 13.3 MBFr. Moses reflects on some perhaps forgotten aspects of the Nativity Fast, which is known in the West as "Advent."
Bright Saturday: Psalm 151 (Anok Pe Pigouji) by Andrew Ibrahim
May 04, 2021 17:13 - 11 minutes - 20.3 MBBright Saturday: Psalm 151 (Anok Pe Pigouji) by Andrew Ibrahim by St. Gregory American Coptic Orthodox Church
"The Well is Deep": Our Lord's Dialogue with the Samaritan Woman
April 09, 2021 16:53 - 28 minutes - 27.2 MBIn the gospel reading we just heard, the gospel reading for the Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast (Lent), the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, we hear the Samaritan woman telling our Lord Jesus Christ that the well is deep. Her words here are a prophecy concerning the depth and beauty of her story. This is a fantastic story that we could speak about for days on end. It is truly a deep well of living water.
OBS 54 - Jacob Wrestles with God (Ge 32:1-32)
March 12, 2021 19:25 - 28 minutes - 48.1 MBIn this 54th installment of the Orthodox Bible Study from St. Gregory American Coptic Orthodox Church, Fr. Moses begins Genesis 32 with the Holy Patriarch Jacob having just made a covenant with his father-in-law, Laban, and now meeting angels of God and even wrestling with a "Man"... If you haven't caught up with our Orthodox Bible Study, please check out our playlist with all the current videos.
Great Fast 2021: Seeking God in the Secret Place
March 07, 2021 04:59 - 10 minutes - 17.5 MBOur Lord teaches us how we should begin this journey: “But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly” (Mt 6:6). This is the beginning of our journey of the Great Lent. We must go into our secret rooms–or our closets as some translations say–and pray earnestly to our Father in heaven.
Our Super-Essential Bread (Fr. Moses Samaan)
March 01, 2021 07:21 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBFr. Moses' Homily for the Third Sunday of Meshir (2021)
Why Jonah? A Meditation by Bishop Kyrillos
February 24, 2021 01:58 - 11 minutes - 29.9 MBWhy did the Lord choose Jonah in light of his disobedience? A reflection for the Fast of Jonah/the Ninevites 2021.
OBS 52 - Genesis 29:31-30:24 - The Holy Patriarch Jacob's Wives and Children (Orthodox Bible Study)
February 10, 2021 06:41 - 30 minutes - 35.2 MBTonight, with God’s grace, we are going to begin at Genesis 29:31 and continue studying the life of the Holy Patriarch Jacob who is now newly married not only to one, but two wives...
The Parable of the Sower (Metropolitan Serapion)
November 16, 2020 18:46 - 21 minutes - 10.3 MBHomily on the Parable of the Sower (Lk 8:4-15) by His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion (Sunday, November 15, 2020)
Raising the Son of the Widow of Nain: Compassion, Women, and Death (Lk 7:11-17)
November 03, 2020 18:30 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBOur Savior entered a city in southern Galilee called Nain with His disciples and a great multitude. At this point, we see a stark contrast: on the one hand, a great crowd is entering the city joyfully with our Lord Jesus Christ, the Life of the World, at its center; on the other hand, another great crowd is leaving the city with sadness and mourning with a dead man at its center. What does it mean?
If You Want to Live, Remember You Must Die (Mt 24:42-47)
November 02, 2020 21:23 - 14 minutes - 14 MBThere was a certain monk who was negligent in his life, not paying any attention to his soul. Instead, like so many people, he lived day by day for the cares of this world...
Woe to You... Christian? (Mt 23:13-36)
October 31, 2020 22:47 - 29 minutes - 14.3 MBNow, if we could summarize this reading with one word, it would undoubtedly be “Woe,” W-O-E. This word is a type of exclamation that oftentimes expresses sadness, pain, or even a curse in the Old and New Testaments...
Nicodemus: The Night that Revealed the Light (Fr. Moses Samaan)
October 24, 2020 19:30 - 15 minutes - 7.23 MBNicodemus visits our Lord at night, not during the daytime...
When Things Go Wrong, Repent!
October 23, 2020 03:59 - 5.14 MBWhen faced with a divided nation and various problems throughout the Church, what are we to do?
When Things Go Wrong, Repent! (Fr. Moses Samaan)
October 23, 2020 03:59 - 4 minutes - 5.14 MBWhen faced with a divided nation and various problems throughout the Church, what are we to do?
A Tale of Two Ships
October 18, 2020 21:44 - 8.85 MBOne day, our Lord Jesus Christ stood by the lake of Gennesaret, which is at the west of the Sea of Galilee, and saw two boats standing by the lake. Outside these boats, the fishermen were cleaning their nets. They had worked all night to catch fish, but had caught nothing, and now, it was morning, and all they could do was clean their nets. Our Savior, seeing this sad scene before Him, entered one of the boats, the boat belonging to Simon Peter, and spoke to the multitudes from the boat. When...
A Tale of Two Ships (Fr. Moses Samaan)
October 18, 2020 21:44 - 19 minutes - 8.85 MBOne day, our Lord Jesus Christ stood by the lake of Gennesaret, which is at the west of the Sea of Galilee, and saw two boats standing by the lake. Outside these boats, the fishermen were cleaning their nets. They had worked all night to catch fish, but had caught nothing, and now, it was morning, and all they could do was clean their nets. Our Savior, seeing this sad scene before Him, entered one of the boats, the boat belonging to Simon Peter, and spoke to the multitudes from the boat. When...
Use Your Wealth to Make Friends: Parable of the Unjust Steward (Fr. Moses Samaan)
October 17, 2020 22:03 - 14 minutes - 6.43 MBHomily on the Parable of the Unjust Steward (Lk 16:1-12) People have historically struggled to understand the meaning of this parable, because the unjust steward’s actions were, well, unjust. So, what does it mean?
Use Your Wealth to Make Friends: Parable of the Unjust Steward
October 17, 2020 22:03 - 6.43 MBHomily on the Parable of the Unjust Steward (Lk 16:1-12) People have historically struggled to understand the meaning of this parable, because the unjust steward’s actions were, well, unjust. So, what does it mean?
The Magnificent History of the Holy Cross (Fr. Moses Samaan)
September 21, 2020 19:39 - 29 minutes - 6.71 MBIn this recording from 2009, Fr. Moses meditates on the history of the Holy Cross and where its pieces are today.
Blind, Mute, and Confused (Mt. 12:22, 23)
June 29, 2020 17:53 - 15.3 MBFr. Moses discusses the wretched man in Matthew 12 who was blind, mute, and confused while asking whether we've been deceived into being like him.
Blind, Mute, and Confused (Mt. 12:22, 23) (Fr. Moses Samaan)
June 29, 2020 17:53 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBFr. Moses discusses the wretched man in Matthew 12 who was blind, mute, and confused while asking whether we've been deceived into being like him.
Holy and Divine Liturgy of St. Gregory for the Great Feast of Pentecost 2020
June 08, 2020 04:29 - 84 MBRecordings from the Great Feast of Pentecost 2020 at St. Gregory American Coptic Orthodox Church
Pentecost and our Unity (Great Feast of Pentecost 2020)
June 08, 2020 04:29 - 19 minutes - 21.4 MBRecordings from the Great Feast of Pentecost 2020 at St. Gregory American Coptic Orthodox Church
A Man, a Woman, and a Well: Love and Union
May 07, 2020 20:31 - 9 minutes - 8.43 MBFr. Moses Samaan explores the theme of love and union in the story of the Samaritan Woman
“Jesus Wept”: The Great Love of God in the Shortest Verse
March 24, 2020 23:43 - 4 minutes - 4.07 MBFr. Moses meditates on the shortest verse in the Holy Scripture and what it teaches us, especially in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Anxiety And The Samaritan Woman
March 23, 2020 16:50 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBFr. Moses examines two ways in which the Samaritan Woman was ruled by anxiety and how she ultimately overcame it through her encounter with Christ.