Sunday, January 10, 2016

Clothing the Naked Adam with a Robe of LIght: Homily for the Sunday after Theophany (Epiphany) in the Orthodox Church

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           Today we continue to celebrate the season of Epiphany, of Christ’s baptism in the Jordan when He is identified as the Son of Go...
Monday, January 4, 2016

Time to Straighten What is Crooked: Homily for the Sunday Before Theophany (Epiphany) in the Orthodox Church

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Today is the Sunday before the Feast of Theophany or Epiphany, when we will celebrate Christ’s baptism in the river Jordan and the revelat...
Monday, December 28, 2015

Celebrating Christmas in a World that Still Needs the Prince of Peace: Homily for the Protomartyr Stephen the Archdeacon and the Sunday After the Nativity of Christ

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Acts 6:8-7:5, 47-60 Matthew 2:13-23 Christ is born!  Glorify Him!             With all the beauty, glory, and majesty of the bir...
Friday, December 25, 2015

A Gloriously Strange and Mysterious Feast: Homily for Christmas in the Orthodox Church

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Christ is Born!  Glorify Him!           Today we celebrate a feast that is gloriously strange and mysterious. For the Eternal Word ...
Sunday, December 20, 2015

Perfect Members of a Scandalous Family: Homily for the Sunday Before the Nativity of Christ in the Orthodox Church

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Hebrews 11:9-10, 32-40 Matthew 1:1-25             Whether for good, bad, or somewhere in between, our families shape us all decisively...
Sunday, December 13, 2015

Preparing to Appear with Christ in Glory: Homily for the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers in the Orthodox Church

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                  Colossians 3:4-11 Luke 14:16-24           In our time of so many distractions and worries, it is easy for for...
Sunday, December 6, 2015

St. Nicholas the Wonderworker: An Extraordinary Model of Ordinary Holiness

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Hebrews 13:17-21 Luke 13:10-17 It is all too easy to fall into despair over the violence, hatred, and depravity that we see in the...