Monday, March 28, 2016

On Teaching Protestants About Saints, Icons, and Theosis

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          Having taught college-level Religion classes for 25 years now, I have known for a long time that it can be a challenge for stu...
Saturday, March 26, 2016

On Knowing God as Whole Persons: Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent in the Orthodox Church

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Hebrews 1:10-2:3 Mark 2:1-12           Whenever we face major challenges, it can be tempting to give up and run away.  Some have eve...
Saturday, March 19, 2016

Venerate Icons by Becoming One: Homily for the Sunday of Orthodoxy

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                    One of the great dangers of our age is the tendency to set our sights too low, to expect too little of ourselves an...
Sunday, March 13, 2016

Return with the New Adam to Paradise: Homily for Forgiveness Sunday in the Orthodox Church

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Romans 13:11-14:4 Matthew 6:14-21            Today the Church calls us to see ourselves in Adam and Eve, cast out of Paradise and ...
Saturday, March 5, 2016

How We Treat the Living Icons of Christ: Homily for the Sunday of the Last Judgment in the Orthodox Church

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1 Corinthians 8:9-9:2 Matthew 25:31-46            How would you respond to someone who destroyed or defaced a picture of one of your...
Saturday, February 27, 2016

Wake Up and Come Home: Homily on the Prodigal Son, the Elder Brother, and the Forgiving Father

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1 Cor. 6: 12-20 Luke 15: 11-32             Family relationships shape us all profoundly.  Our sense of what it means to love and to ...
Sunday, February 21, 2016

A Call to Humility: Homily for the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee in the Orthodox Church

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When we hear the gospel passage about the Pharisee and the Publican, we know that Great Lent is not far away.  We are now in the first S...