Saturday, October 29, 2016

Learning to See and Serve Christ in Poor Lazarus: Homily for the 5th Sunday of Luke

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Luke 16:19-31 It is tempting to think that those who seem to have it all in this world are God’s favorites whose success is a reward f...
Sunday, October 23, 2016

The Good Witness of Becoming Our True Selves: Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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Luke 8:26-39 If you are like me, you often do not recognize yourself in your own words, thoughts, and deeds.  Sometimes we see how w...
Sunday, October 9, 2016

On Sharing Undeserved Mercy: Homily for the Third Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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2 Corinthians 6:1-10;   Luke 7:11-16             I have known people who have been troubled by the question of whether God is prim...
Saturday, September 24, 2016

Obedience Despite Disappointment: Homily for the First Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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Luke 5:1-11 We have all felt at some point like the disciples did when Jesus Christ found them washing their nets.  They had fished ...
Sunday, September 18, 2016

Dying to The Idolatry of Self: Homily for the Sunday After the Elevation of the Cross in the Orthodox Church

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Gal. 2:16-20; Mark 8:34-9:1 Today we continue to celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross.  It may seem strange that we devo...
Saturday, September 10, 2016

The Cross and the New Creation: Homily for the Sunday Before the Elevation of the Holy Cross and the After-feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos in the Orthodox Church

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Galatians 6:11-18; John 3:13-17 One of the most dangerous temptations that we can face is to despair, to give up hope that we and ...
Sunday, September 4, 2016

Forgiveness and the Healing of the Soul: Homily for the 11th Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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Matthew 18:23-35             Sometimes the truth has to come to us in an unusual way in order to get our attention.   That is because ...