Monday, July 31, 2017

The Eucharistic Context of Pastoral Response to Contemporary Challenges in Marriage, Family, and Sexuality

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 [Introductory Note:  The short paper below was my presentation at a recent symposium on contemporary pastoral issues in sexuality held in...
Sunday, July 30, 2017

Offering Ourselves Despite our Inadequacy: Homily for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost and the Eighth Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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1 Corinthians 1:10-17; Matthew 14:14-22 Most of us are pretty good at finding ways to avoid acknowledging uncomfortable truths abo...
Sunday, July 23, 2017

Mercy Beyond National Boundaries: Homily for the 7th Sunday of Matthew and "St. Timon Sunday" in the Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America

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        Romans 15:1-7;  Matthew 9:27-35         So much of what passes for religion in our culture is very self-centered.  Some deve...
Sunday, July 16, 2017

Shining with His Light: 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               In just about anything we do in life, it is helpful at times to sit back and ask ourse...
Sunday, July 9, 2017

Delivered by Mercy, Not Law: Homily for the 5th Sunday of Matthew and the 5th Sunday After Pentecost in the Orthodox Church

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          Romans 10:1-10;  Matthew 8:28-9:1            We live in a time in which many people feel lonely and isolated, even i...
Sunday, June 18, 2017

Hearing and Responding to "Follow Me": Homily for the Second Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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             Matthew   4:18-23               Two weeks ago we celebrated the great feast of Pentecost at which the Holy Spirit desc...
Sunday, May 28, 2017

Ascending with Wounds into Heavenly Glory: Homily for the Sunday After the Ascension in the Orthodox Church

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John 17:1-13 With all the problems in the world today, as well as the challenges in our own lives and families, it is tempting to lo...