Saturday, February 28, 2015

Choose the Joyful Beauty of the Second Adam over the Ugly Misery of the First: Homily for the First Sunday of Great Lent in the Orthodox Church

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Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40 John 1:43-51                         It is all too easy to find evidence that we human beings are not livi...
Saturday, February 21, 2015

The Habits of Lent and the Heart's Treasure: Homily for Forgiveness Sunday in the Orthodox Church

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                                                                        St.  Matthew 6:14-21  Romans 13:11-14:4                    ...
Saturday, February 14, 2015

Serving Christ in the Poor in Lent: Homily for the Sunday of the Last Judgment in the Orthodox Church

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                        This past week at McMurry University, we had a visiting lecturer who spoke about what it means for Christians t...
Saturday, February 7, 2015

The Prodigal Son and the Loving Father: Which One Needed to Change?

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                  Now just two weeks from the beginning of Great Lent, today’s gospel passage reminds us of Who God is and who we are. ...
Tuesday, February 3, 2015

How to Enter the Temple with Our Great High Priest: Homily for the Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican and the Feast of the Meeting of Christ in the Temple

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                       Just as people go to church for different reasons today, people surely had a variety of motives for going to the...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

The Generosity of Grace: Homily on Zacchaeus for the 15th Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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                            Nobody likes to pay taxes. The people of first-century Palestine were no different; however, the Jews of th...
Monday, January 19, 2015

Humility, Obedience, and Faith: A Homily on the Grateful Samaritan Leper for the 12th Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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                     I am sure that most of us take too many of our blessings for granted.  We get used to the comforts and convenience...