Eastern Christian Insights
Homilies and Commentaries on the Orthodox Christian Life Today
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Pigs, Passions, and Pleasure: What We All Have in Common with the Gadarene Demoniac
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St. Luke 8:26-39 Sometimes we have heard the s ame story so many times that we take it for granted, especially if it ...
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Boasting in Weakness: St. Luke, St. Paul, and the Widow of Nain
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Yesterday was the feast of the patron saint of our parish, the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke. The Church ...
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Stay Focused and Bear Fruit: Homily for the Holy Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council and the 4th Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church
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Titus 3:8-15 Luke 8:5-15 I am sure that we all waste our time and energy now and then. Of course,...
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Perfecting Holiness and Loving Our Enemies: Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Luke and the 17th Sunday After Pentecost in the Orthodox Church
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2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1 Luke 6:31-36 If it is hard for us to live faithfully as Christians in ou...
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...
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