Sunday, September 17, 2017

Finding Healing Through Sacrifice: Homily for the Sunday After the Exaltation of the Cross in the Orthodox Church

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Galatians 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 ...
Saturday, September 9, 2017

Becoming a New Creation Through the Cross: Homily for the Sunday Before the Elevation of the Holy Cross & the After-Feast of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos in the Orthodox Church

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Galatians 6:11-18; John 3:13-17             Most people probably think of birth and death as totally different and unrelated thing...
Sunday, September 3, 2017

Rejecting Self-Centered Idolatry Through Love for Christ and Our Neighbors: Homily for the 13th Sunday After Pentecost and the 13th Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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1 Corinthians 16:13-24; Matthew 21:33-42                        As with anything else in life, it is possible to make religion simply ...
Sunday, August 27, 2017

Grace Overcomes Shame: Homily for the 12th Sunday After Pentecost and the 12th Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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1 Corinthians. 15:1-11; Matthew 19:16-26 We all need a good wake-up call from time to time.  It is easy to shut our eyes to the trut...
Sunday, August 13, 2017

Transfigured in Humility: Homily for the 10th Sunday After Pentecost and the 10th Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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1 Corinthians 4:9-16; Matthew 17:14-23 It is always easier to identify other people’s weaknesses than to take a close look at our ow...
Monday, August 7, 2017

Seeing is Believing: Homily for the Transfiguration in the Orthodox Church

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2 Peter 1:10-19; Matthew 17:1-9             Seeing is believing.  It is one thing to hear an interesting story or to entertain a brigh...
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...