Sunday, July 31, 2016

Healed for the Journey of Active Faithfulness: Homily for the 6th Sunday After Pentecost and the 6th Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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Romans 12: 6-14; Matthew 9: 1-8 There are surely many people who have little interest in the Christian faith because the Christians th...
Sunday, July 24, 2016

The Shocking Mercy of Christ Extends to All: Homily for "St. Timon Sunday" and the 5th Sunday After Pentecost and the 5th Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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Romans 10: 1-10; Matthew 8:28-9:1 Many people today have lost a sense of how shocking the gospel of Jesus Christ truly is.  Especially...
Sunday, July 17, 2016

Purity of Heart and of Life: Homily for the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council in the Orthodox Church

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Titus 3:8-15; Matthew 5:14-19             Have you ever found yourself devoting too much time and energy to matters over which you ha...
Saturday, July 9, 2016

The Divine Strength of Those Who Are Full of Light: Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Matthew and Commemoration of St. Joseph of Damascus in the Orthodox Church

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2 Timothy 2:1-10; Matthew 6:22-33             There are some who think that the way of Christ is a crutch for the weak, a source o...
Monday, July 4, 2016

Hear, Follow, and Obey: Homily for the Second Sunday After Pentecost in the Orthodox Church

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Romans 2:10-16; Matthew 4:18-23           Most of us like to find ways to make things easier on ourselves and harder on others. We e...
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...