Sunday, April 30, 2017

Serving Even When We Do Not Get What We Want: Homily for the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women in the Orthodox Church

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Acts 6: 1-7; Mark 15:43-16:8 Christ is Risen!           We live in a time in which it is easy to think of ourselves as isolate...
Sunday, April 23, 2017

Belief in the Resurrection Requires Commitment: Homily for the Sunday of St. Thomas the Apostle and St. George the Great Martyr in the Orthodox Church

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John 20:19-31 As we continue to celebrate the glorious resurrection of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ, we remember today how...
Sunday, April 9, 2017

A Time to Offer Ourselves to the Savior Who Offered Himself for Us: Homily for Palm Sunday in the Orthodox Church

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Philippians 4:4-9 John 12:1-18 Sometimes it is not enough to have ideas or speak words, no matter how true they are.   There are c...
Sunday, April 2, 2017

Selfless Service Over Self-Centered Desire: Homily for the 5th Sunday of Lent in the Orthodox Church

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Hebrews 9:11-14; Mark 10:32-45             Human beings have an amazing capacity to miss the point, to become blind to truths that sh...
Sunday, March 26, 2017

A Challenge that Reveals the Truth: Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent and the Leavetaking of the Annunciation

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Hebrews 6:13-20; Mark 9:16-30 We have all fantasized about what we would say or do in certain situations, and we probably all know tha...
Sunday, March 19, 2017

Killing the Fear of Death: Homily for the Third Sunday of Lent (Adoration of the Cross) in the Orthodox Church

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Hebrews 4:14-5:6; Mark 8:34-9:1 Today we do something that goes against the strongest inclinations of fallen humanity:  We adore a...
Sunday, March 12, 2017

Overcoming Paralysis Through Humility: Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent in the Orthodox Church

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Mark 2:1-12 If we were not aware already that we have much in common with the paralyzed man in today’s gospel reading, the first two...