Sunday, November 30, 2014

"Come and See": Homily for the Feast Day of St. Andrew the First-Called in the Orthodox Church

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1 Corinthians 4:9-16 John 1:35-51                    Today we celebrate the Feast of Saint Andrew.  We remember him in the Church by...
Sunday, November 23, 2014

Dr. David C. Ford's Review of Toward a Eucharistic Vision of Church, Family, Marriage and Sex by Fr. Philip LeMasters

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Especially in light of the vast confusion about gender issues in our contemporary society, I believe this very excellent book needs to be ...
Saturday, November 22, 2014

The Temple of the Rich Fool: Homily for the After-Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple in the Orthodox Church

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Ephesians 2: 14-22 Luke 12: 16-21                         Have you ever thought about the similarities and differences between bar...
Saturday, November 15, 2014

The Christlike Foolishness of Fellowship with Sinners: Homily for the Feast of St. Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist in the Orthodox Church

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             1 Corinthians 4:9-16 St. Matthew 9:9-13             Most of us do not want to play the fool, to appear to others as ...
Saturday, November 8, 2014

Homily on St. Nektarius the Wonderworker of Pentapolis: The Importance of Commemorating and Asking for the Prayers of the Saints of the Orthodox Church

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               Ephesians 5:8-19   Luke 8:41-56                It is hard to learn how to do anything without a good example of how...
Sunday, November 2, 2014

The Poor Man Has a Name: Homily on Lazarus and the Rich Man in the Orthodox Church

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Galatians 2:16-20 Luke 16:19-31             During our mission trip to Guatemala in July, we met children from very poor and broken ...
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 ...