Saturday, June 25, 2016

Learning from Martyrs and Confessors: Homily for the Sunday of All Saints in the Orthodox Church

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Hebrews 11:33-12:2 Matthew 10:32-33, 37-38; 19:27-30         It is tempting to think that what we read about in the Scriptures and t...
Sunday, June 19, 2016

Persons in Communion with God and One Another: Homily for Pentecost in the Orthodox Church

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Acts 2: 1-11 John 7:37-52; 8:12 On today’s great feast of Pentecost, we celebrate the Holy Spirit coming upon the followers of the R...
Saturday, June 11, 2016

On Not Escaping the World, But Being Holy in It: Homily for the Sunday After the Ascension in the Orthodox Church

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Acts 20:16-18, 28-36 John 17:1-13             It is so easy to diminish ourselves by serving the false gods of pleasure, power, an...
Thursday, June 9, 2016

Orthodox Witness in a Post-Christian Culture

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It is time for Orthodox Christians to be realistic and not panic about life in an increasingly post-Christian culture.  We are a tiny mi...
Sunday, June 5, 2016

Light Shines Even in the Dark Prison of Death: Homily for the Sunday of the Blind Man in the Orthodox Church

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Acts 16:16-34 John 9:1-38             It is so easy for people to be blind to the truth about themselves.  It is not hard to notice ...
Sunday, May 29, 2016

Overcoming Hate and Division Through the Resurrection: Homily for the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman in the Orthodox Church

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Acts 11:19-30 John 4: 5-42 Christ is Risen! We all have our assumptions about who are our friends and who are our enemies.  For al...
Monday, May 23, 2016

Embodied Persons, Male and Female: Thoughts on the Body and Personal Identity

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                        I find it hard to understand why some claim today that it is bigoted and mean-spirited to think that the biolog...