Sunday, September 30, 2012

Baptism and Mercy: Homily for the 17th Sunday After Pentecost in the Orthodox Church

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2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1 St. Luke 6:31-36             We have witnessed today the mystery of our salvation as Lisa, Zach, and Isaac h...
Sunday, September 23, 2012

Frustrated Fishermen and Barren Old Couples: Homily for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost and the Conception of the Prophet and Forerunner John the Baptist in the Orthodox Church

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Epistle to the Galatians 4:22-27 The Gospel According to St. Luke 5:1-11                          Probably everyone who has a job...
Saturday, September 15, 2012

On Taking up the Cross: Homily for the Sunday After the Elevation of the Cross and for the Commemoration of the Holy Great Martyr Euphemia in the Orthodox Church

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  Saint Mark 8:34-9:1     Epistle to the Galatians 2:16-20               We think of the cross as the great symbol of our Christian ...
Saturday, September 8, 2012

"For God So Loved the World": Homily for the Sunday Before the Exaltation of the Cross in the Orthodox Church

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                                 If you go to a football game, you’ll see fans hold up signs, waving towels, and wearing the colors of...
Saturday, September 1, 2012

Of Vineyards and Cornerstones: Homily for the Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost in the Orthodox Church

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St. Matthew 21:33-42 1 Corinthians 16: 13-24             There probably are not many vineyards close to Abilene, but we can all ...
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...