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Homilies and Commentaries on the Orthodox Christian Life Today

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Reflections on a Retreat and Mission Trip to the Hogar of San Miguel del Lago in Guatemala

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                           The news is full of stories about impoverished children from Central America making the dangerous trek acros...
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Sunday, July 6, 2014

A Kingdom Not of This World: The Jewish Messiah and the Roman Centurion

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Romans 6:18-23 (4th Sunday after Pentecost) Matthew 8:5-13 (4th Sunday of Matthew)             In some ways things have no...
Saturday, June 28, 2014

There Is Hope for Us All: Homily for the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul in the Orthodox Church

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                        None of us can tell the story of our lives without pointing to particular persons we have known and who have s...
Saturday, June 21, 2014

Fast, Pray, and Leave Behind Your Nets:Homily for the Apostles Fast on the Second Sunday After Pentecost in the Orthodox Church

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                       The services, practices, and calendars of the Orthodox Church can be hard for people in our time and place to un...
Thursday, June 5, 2014

All Hell Breaks Loose: Orthodox Christian Thoughts on the High Incidence of Rape on American College Campuses

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                       The shocking statistics on the number of American female college students who are victims of rape provide a win...
Sunday, June 1, 2014

Let Us Ascend with the God-Man: Homily for the Feast of the Ascension in the Orthodox Church

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                        Sometimes we are all set our sights too low, expecting too little of ourselves and others.  We sell ourselves s...
Saturday, May 24, 2014

Open Your Eyes to the Light of the Kingdom: Homily for the Sunday of the Blind Man in the Orthodox Church

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                         I am never out as late at night as I am after the Pascha liturgy and the party that follows.  In the midst of ...
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