Saturday, July 25, 2026

Religious Consumerism or Eucharistic Offering?: Homily for the Eighth Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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  Galatians 3:23-4:5 ; Matthew 14:14-22               It is easy for us all to fall into the trap of being religious consumers.   Even ...
Saturday, July 18, 2026

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

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  Titus 3:8-15; Matthew 5:14-19               People in our society are being drawn to the Orthodox Church today in unprecedented numbers....
Saturday, July 11, 2026

Homily for the Sixth Sunday After Pentecost & Sixth Sunday of Matthew with Commemoration of the Venerable Paisios the New of Mount Athos in the Orthodox Church

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  Romans 12:6-14; Matthew 9: 1-8 One of the most distinctive characteristics of the Orthodox Christian Faith is a therapeutic view of sal...
Saturday, July 4, 2026

Homily for the Venerable Athanasius of Athos & Fifth Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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  Galatians 5:22-6:2; Matthew 8:28-9:1               Today’s Scripture readings describe very different spiritual conditions.    Our gos...
Saturday, June 27, 2026

Homily on the Holy, Glorious Apostles Peter and Paul in the Orthodox Church

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  2 Corinthians 11:21-12:9; Matthew 16:13-19 All of us have our quirks of personality, habits of speaking and acting, and strengths and we...
Saturday, June 20, 2026

Homily for the Third Sunday After Pentecost & Third Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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  Romans 5:1-10 ; Matthew 6:22-33   Have you ever noticed that people can look at the same thing and see something entirely different? ...
Saturday, June 6, 2026

Homily for the Sunday of All Saints in the Orthodox Church

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  Hebrews 11:33-12:2; Matthew 10:32-33, 37-38; 19:27-30             The word “saint” simply means “holy.”   On this first Sunday after P...