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Musings from the High Desert

Contemplations on Orthodox Christianity from Las Cruces, New Mexico - Fr. Gabriel Rochelle shares from his wide range of insights, imaginings, and interests.

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The Rich Young Man

The Rich Young Man

This text is familiar because we hear it each year and it is so striking. In it the young man rehearses the list of com... Read more

22 Aug 2018

8mins

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Sermons from Saint Anthony of the Desert Mission: Part Six

Sermons from Saint Anthony of the Desert Mission: Part Six

Fr. Gabriel considers the conclusion of II Corinthians 6, where Paul enjoins his hearers to thread a way through the cul... Read more

30 Sep 2015

15mins

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Acts 11

Acts 11

Fr Gabriel looks at the communitarian spirit and life of the early church as depicted in Acts. This sub-text in the boo... Read more

31 May 2016

10mins

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Parable of the Talents

Parable of the Talents

Fr. Gabriel reflects on the Parable of the Talents in light of the society in which we live as Orthodox Christians.

15 Feb 2016

13mins

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The Orthodox Mind

The Orthodox Mind

Fr Gabriel considers the "Orthodox mind" with special reference to Romans 8:5-9; the idea is in the Epistle for Pentecos... Read more

6 Aug 2019

13mins

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Power, Authority, and Leadership in the Early Church

Power, Authority, and Leadership in the Early Church

Where was authority in the early Church, and what does it mean for us today? Fr. Gabriel answers these questions and mor... Read more

30 Mar 2011

17mins

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Christianity as Philosophy?: Part 9

Christianity as Philosophy?: Part 9

Fr. Gabriel concludes his series on Christianity and Philosophy with a discussion of postmodernism.

24 Apr 2013

25mins

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Sex, Power, and the Nativity

Sex, Power, and the Nativity

Today Fr Gabriel speaks about the current issue with sexual predators in high places, using the infancy gospels as a per... Read more

5 Dec 2017

6mins

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St Gregory Palamas

St Gregory Palamas

This week Fr. Gabriel discusses the personal meaning of St. Gregory's work. Far from being academically theological in ... Read more

29 Mar 2016

12mins

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The Meaning of the Resurrection

The Meaning of the Resurrection

Frt. Gabriel asks, "Could it be that you have placed the Resurrection of Christ in the past?"

31 May 2011

15mins

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God’s Strength and Our Weakness

God’s Strength and Our Weakness

Fr Gabriel ties together Paul's note about "God's strength is made perfect (whole) in weakness" to his note about the so... Read more

15 Oct 2018

7mins

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Books That Touch Your Heart and Mind

Books That Touch Your Heart and Mind

In this series, Fr Gabriel will offer reviews of books from a wide range of interests that have touched him and which he... Read more

8 May 2013

29mins

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Prophet Obadiah

Prophet Obadiah

So rarely do we get to commemorate the prophets on a Sunday that Fr Gabriel took the opportunity to give an overview of ... Read more

21 Nov 2017

10mins

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Christianity as Philosophy?

Christianity as Philosophy?

Fr. Gabriel invites listeners to consider Christianity as a genuine and full philosophy of life.

2 Jan 2013

21mins

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Sunday of the Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council

Sunday of the Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council

Deacon Ted Brinegar pulls together all the themes on this important Sunday in the Church Year in his sermon for the day.

19 Oct 2017

9mins

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Who is My Neighbor?

Who is My Neighbor?

Fr Gabriel offers a look at the trajectory—not always positive—of the interpretation of this parable, and goes on to exp... Read more

15 Nov 2018

10mins

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The Mystery of the Nativity

The Mystery of the Nativity

Fr Gabriel Rochelle offers a meditation on the meaning of the Nativity for now and for all time.

27 Dec 2017

6mins

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Justification: Faith and Works

Justification: Faith and Works

The concept of justification so dominated western Christianity during the period of the Reformation that it is important... Read more

8 Jul 2019

14mins

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The Wicked and Slothful Servant

The Wicked and Slothful Servant

What if everybody in this parable got it wrong? What if it's not only the person who is called "wicked and slothful" (a... Read more

5 Feb 2019

8mins

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The Prophecy of Habakkuk

The Prophecy of Habakkuk

Part of Advent in Orthodoxy is recollection of the minor prophets. This past weekend and over it we commemorated Nahum,... Read more

4 Dec 2018

8mins

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