Sunday, August 21, 2016

How to Avoid Sinking: Homily for the 9th Sunday After Pentecost and the 9th Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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I Corinthians 3:9-17; Matthew 14:22-34 Sometimes we fall into the trap of thinking that we are totally self-sufficient and able to...
Sunday, August 14, 2016

How to Share in the Glory of Christ's Resurrection: Homily for the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos in the Orthodox Church

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Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 At the very heart of our faith as Orthodox Christians is the good news that Jesus Chri...
Sunday, August 7, 2016

Opening the Eyes of our Souls to the Brilliant Light of Christ: Homily for the 7th Sunday After Pentecost, the 7th Sunday of Matthew, and the After-Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ

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Romans 15:1-7; Matthew 9:27-35 Have you ever noticed how we often use our ability to see as an image for our ability to understand? ...
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...