Saturday, November 22, 2025

Following the Theotokos into the Temple During the Nativity Fast: Homily for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost & Ninth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  Ephesians 2:14-22; Luke 12:16-21   Having begun the Nativity Fast on November 15 in preparation to welcome the Savior at Christmas, to...
Saturday, November 15, 2025

Homily for the Feast Day of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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  1 Corinthians 4:9-16 ; Matthew 9:9-13 As we begin the Nativity Fast in preparation to enter into the great joy of the Savior’s birth, w...
Saturday, November 1, 2025

Lazarus and the Rich Man: Homily for the Twenty-first Sunday After Pentecost & Fifth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  Galatians 2:16-20; Luke 16:19-31   It is tragic that some distort the way of Christ into a magical formula for becoming wealthy and s...
Saturday, October 25, 2025

Homily for the Great Martyr Demetrios the Myrrh-Streaming & the Sixth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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Timothy 2:1-10 ; Luke 8:26-39               St. Irenaeus wrote that “The glory of God is a man fully alive, and the life of man consists...
Saturday, October 18, 2025

Homily for Saint Luke and the Widow of Nain in the Orthodox Church

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  Luke 7:11-16 Yesterday was the feast day of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke, the patron saint of our parish.  As the author of both...
Saturday, October 11, 2025

Homily for the Sunday of Holy Fathers of Seventh Ecumenical Council & Fourth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  Titus 3:8-15; Luke 8:5-15   There is so much about our culture today that keeps us constantly in a hurry and distracts us from giving ...
Saturday, October 4, 2025

The Countercultural Struggle of Loving our Enemies: Homily for the Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost & Second Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  2 Cor.   6:16-7:1; Luke 6:31-36   We live in a time in which many people think that it is somehow virtuous to hate, condemn, and wish ...