Eastern Christian Insights
Homilies and Commentaries on the Orthodox Christian Life Today
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Homily for the Great Feast of Pentecost in the Orthodox Church
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Acts 2:1-11; John 7:37-52; 8:12 Today we celebrate the Great Feast of Pentecost at which the Holy Spirit descends upon the Apostles as t...
Saturday, May 23, 2026
Homily for the Sunday of the After-feast of the Ascension with Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council in the Orthodox Church
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Acts 20:16-18, 28-36; John 17:1-13 The passage most quoted in the New Testament from the Old Testament is Psalm 109:1 (110): ...
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Pascha: Sunday of the Blind Man in the Orthodox Church
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2 Cor. 4:6-15 ; John 9:1-38 Christ is Risen! Indeed, He is Risen! On this last Sunday of Pascha, we celebrate that the Ris...
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Homily for the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman in the Orthodox Church
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Acts 11:19-30; John 4:5-42 Christ is Risen! Indeed, He is Risen! The good news of our Lord’s resurrection challenges our deepest assu...
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Homily for the Sunday of St. Thomas the Apostle in the Orthodox Church
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Acts 5:12-20 ; John 20:19-31 Christ is Risen! Indeed, He is Risen! Today we continue to celebrate the most funda...
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Homily for Palm Sunday in the Orthodox Church
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Philippians 4:4-9; John 12:1-18 The Desert Father Saint Antony the Great once tested a group of monks by asking them, beg...
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent with Commemoration of our Righteous Mother Mary of Egypt in the Orthodox Church
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Hebrews 9:11-14; Mark 10:32-45 Whenever we catch a glimpse of our personal brokenness and weakness, we may experience a temptation t...
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