Fr. Thomas Hopko: The Cassette Lectures

In this Q&A talk, Fr. Tom discusses the intrinsic link between the liturgical and intellectual aspects of the Orthodox Faith and its expression in pious works, highlighting our collective responsibility to manifest the love of God in the world.

Fr. Tom unpacks almsgiving as an expression of divine mercy, the essential attribute of God Himself. As beings made in His image, we are called to embody that same mercy. In this episode, discover why this call is not peripheral but central to our salvation.

November 24, 1996.

October 13, 1996.

1991. In this lecture, Fr. Thomas Hopko surveys the various philosophical, theological, and historical arguments surrounding the ordination of women in the Orthodox Church.

Year unknown. Session one of a lecture series on the centrality, meaning, and history of the Divine Liturgy and its relationship to Scripture in the life of the Church.

Year unknown.

A homily from an unknown year. Fr. Tom's homily on being "called" by Christ, the Christian vocation, and taking up one's cross.

Year unknown. Fr. Tom's homily on the Sunday of the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council and Jesus' prayer for the unity of believers in the Garden from the Gospel of John.

Sermon preached around Thanksgiving 1994

Sermon given October 9, 1994.

Sermon given in early 1995.

Sermon given September 11, 1994.

Sermon given January 1995.

A sermon from 1994

A sermon Fr. Hopko preached in the summer of 1994.

Fr. Hopko gave this sermon in 1989 or 1990.

Please note: This sermon, given either in 1989 or 1990, cuts off rather abruptly at the end.

While the exact date is unknown, this sermon of Fr. Hopko's was given in either 1989 or 1990.

Fr. Hopko's remarks at Fr. John Meyendorff's funeral, July 25, 1992.

Please note: There is a small chunk of audio missing in the middle.

Fr. Thomas Hopko's lecture given at a retreat during Great Lent, 2002.