Monday, August 20, 2012

Not in Praise of Single Motherhood: An Orthodox Christian Response to Katie Roiphe

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              Only a small dose of common sense should be required to see that children tend to flourish when men and women rear them tog...
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Sunday, August 19, 2012

The Mother of God and Forgiveness: Homily for the 11th Sunday After Pentecost and the Sunday After the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos

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I Corinthians 9:2-12 Matthew 18:23-35          Today we continue celebrating a great feast of the Church, the Feast of the Dormitio...
Sunday, August 12, 2012

Prayer, Fasting, and the Good Life: Homily for the 10th Sunday After Pentecost in the Orthodox Church

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1 Corinthians 4:9-16 Matthew 17:14-23 It’s easy to become annoyed by some of the distortions of Christianity that are so common in ...
Sunday, August 5, 2012

Walking on the Water: Orthodox Homily for the Ninth Sunday After Pentecost

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I Corinthians 3:9-17 Matthew 14:22-34  Our family visited the Grand Canyon a few years ago.  It is magnificent and awe-inspir...
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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Fast Food or Fasting?: Holy Eating and Drinking Instead of Self-Centered Indulgence

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Have you ever noticed that food is often at the center of controversies?   Whether it’s eating meat sacrificed to idols in Corinth, figu...
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Sunday, July 29, 2012

St. Timon Sunday: Homily for the Eighth Sunday After Pentecost in the Orthodox Church

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1 Corinthians 1:10-18 St. Matthew 14:14-22     http://www.antiochian.org/hauran    St. Luke Orthodox Church, Abilene, TX      ...
Sunday, July 22, 2012

St. Mary Magdalene and the Shooting in Aurora, Colorado: Homily for the 7th Sunday After Pentecost in the Orthodox Church

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St. Matthew 9: 27-35 Epistle to the Romans 15: 1-7 There are times when terrible tragedies occur that no one can explain or make se...