Sunday, November 27, 2016

On Preparing to Receive Grace Through Advent: Homily for the 23rd Sunday After Pentecost and the 13th Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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Ephesians 2:4-10; Luke 18:18-27 In just about any activity, we can get so caught up in following the rules that we miss the larger p...
Sunday, November 20, 2016

Focusing on the One Thing Needful This Advent: Homily for the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple

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Luke 10: 38-42; 11:27-28               In an age of seemingly endless controversy and conflict in our society and world, it is easy to...
Sunday, November 13, 2016

The Good Samaritan and the Great High Priest: Homily for St. John Chrysostom and the 8th Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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Hebrews 7:26-8:2; Luke 10:25-37 There are some people who think that worshiping God in beautiful liturgical services distracts us fr...
Sunday, November 6, 2016

Just Reach Out in Humble Faith: Homily for the 7th Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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Luke 8:41-56 Even in a small parish like ours, it is not hard to see that people are different from one another in many ways.  We ha...
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...