Parables of Community
Summary: Stories of the lives of the people who come to St. John the Compassionate Mission, an apostolate of the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese located in Toronto, Ontario.
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Podcasts:
Brother Luke shares a collection of interactions and experiences from within the community.
In the heart of every prodigal son, at the time of prayer, God prepares a real place ready to offer hospitality to the one that is wounded.
Members of the community interact with the story of the Canaanite woman's faith, sharing their crumbs of wisdom.
March 3, 2024: Luke 15:11-32, Read for Older Children
Most servants are faithful with the talents entrusted to them. Even though broken and poor, they keep nothing for themselves. This is the reality of the gospel that we see within the community: there is an abundance of good done by the people.
When someone is in need, they seek to be listened to, to be heard by a heart that cares about their story and about the injustice done.
In today's generation, we do better to remain poor and in need of healing, but together in Christ; than to be healed alone and segregated through disunity. The community is learning this while walking with people like Judy.
Members of the community reflect on the margins of our existence; where seemingly-forgotten people dwell; and yet, in the margins is where they find their faith strengthening...
The dynamis of Theophany is towards new life and communion. We see this in the community, as God is bringing healing to Jacob, while also opposing the flattening (or "alienation of the spirit") that so often happens in modern culture.
Both Hector and Mohamed share their wisdom, encouraging each person to use their God-given creativity and humbly open their hearts, in order to build community and open the door to holiness.
The silence of God at Nativity invites the caring community to action and change.
The community welcomes a friend who reminds them of the woman "bent over for eighteen years" in St. Luke's Gospel. The ones who are unnoticed are a priority for God.
One story of a clinical depression sufferer's progress within the context of a welcoming community.
How do we understand the Parable of the Rich Man (and his barns), when the life of a poor soul is vanishing before our eyes?
Glimpsing the hope of the resurrection, modeled by the insights of one displaced by war.
