Saturday, September 27, 2014

The Urgency of Letting Down our Nets One More Time: Homily for the 16th Sunday After Pentecost and the 1st Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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2 Corinthians 6:1-10 Luke 5:1-11              Every one of us has felt at some point like the disciples did when Jesus Christ foun...
Sunday, September 21, 2014

Taking up Your Cross is Never Popular: Homily for the Leave-taking of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

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                           At the conclusion of last Sunday’s liturgy, we knelt and prayed before the great sign of our Lord’s victory ...
Saturday, September 13, 2014

The Wisdom and Power of God: Homily for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in the Orthodox Church

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1 Corinthians 1:18-24 John 19: 6-35            No matter what it might be, everyone trusts in something or in someone.  We bet our h...
Saturday, September 6, 2014

Born Again as a New Creation: Homily for the Sunday Before the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in the Orthodox Church

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Galatians 6:11-18 John 3: 13-17             It is amazing how blind we can all be at times to truths that are staring us in the fa...
Saturday, August 30, 2014

True Faith is Neither Self-Righteousness nor Despair: Homily on the Rich Young Ruler in the Orthodox Church (12th Sunday of Matthew)

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St. Matthew 19:16-26             Many of us probably make a list of things we have to do from time to time so that we will not forget ...
Saturday, August 23, 2014

Forgiving Others as Christ Forgives Us: Homily for the 11th Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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Matthew 18:23-35             If you are like me, there are times that you realize that you have wanted for yourself something that you...
Saturday, August 16, 2014

How to Follow the Example of the Most Holy Theotokos: Homily for the Sunday After the Dormition in the Orthodox Church

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1 Corinthians  4:9-16 St. Matthew 17: 14-23            On Friday we began celebrating the Feast of the Dormition, which commemorates...