Saturday, November 16, 2024

Preparing to Follow the Theotokos as Holy Temples of the Lord : Homily for the Twenty-first Sunday After Pentecost & Ninth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  Galatians 2: 16-20; Luke 12:16-21   Having begun the Nativity Fast on November 15 in preparation to welcome the Savior at Christmas, tod...
Saturday, November 9, 2024

Homily for the Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost & Eighth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  Galatians 1:11-19; Luke 10:25-37                It is terribly tragic when people fall into the delusion of thinking that they love God ...
Saturday, November 2, 2024

Homily for the Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost & Fifth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  2 Corinthians 11:31-12:9; Luke 16:19-31   There is perhaps no more powerful example of our need for Christ’s healing of our souls than ...
Saturday, October 19, 2024

Homily for the Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost and Sixth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  2 Cor. 6:16-7:1 ; Luke 8:26-39               St. Irenaeus wrote that “The glory of God is a man fully alive, and the life of man consist...
Saturday, October 12, 2024

Homily for the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of Seventh Ecumenical Council & Fourth Sunday of Luke with Commemoration of the Hieromartyr Jacob of Hamatoura in the Orthodox Church

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  Titus 3:8-15; Luke 8:5-15        Many are strongly tempted today to allow the problems facing our culture and world to distract us from ...
Saturday, October 5, 2024

Homily for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Third Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  2 Corinthians 4:6-15: Luke 7:11-16              Across the centuries, there has been a persistent temptation for many Christians to view...
Saturday, September 28, 2024

"Love Your Enemies" : Homily for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Second Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  2 Cor.   1:21-2:4; Luke 6:31-36   One of the great challenges that many of us face is learning to see that being an Orthodox Christians ...