Sunday, April 29, 2018

Healing Demands Humble Obedience: Homily for the Sunday of the Paralytic in the Orthodox Church

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Acts 9:32-42; John 5:1-15             Christ is risen! In this glorious season of Pascha, we continue to celebrate our Lord’s v...
Saturday, March 31, 2018

It's Not About Getting What We Want: Homily for Palm Sunday in the Orthodox Church

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Philippians 4:4-9;  John 12:1-18 Sometimes we have to wonder what people mean when they call themselves Christians.  So much is sai...
Sunday, March 18, 2018

Lent is About Offering, Not Achieving: Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent in the Orthodox Church

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Hebrews 6:13-20; Mark 9:16-30             The most dangerous temptations are usually the most subtle ones because we think we are d...
Sunday, March 11, 2018

Not Being Ashamed of the Cross: Homily for the Adoration of the Holy Cross (3rd Sunday of Lent) in the Orthodox Church

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Hebrews 4:14-5:6 ; Mark 8:34-9:1 Today we do something that makes no sense at all apart from the resurrection of our Lord, for we a...
Sunday, March 4, 2018

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

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Hebrews 1:10-2:3; Mark 2:1-12             Imagine how you would react if you went to the doctor to be cured of a disease and wer...
Sunday, February 25, 2018

Healing for Holiness: Homily for the First Sunday of Great Lent (Sunday of Orthodoxy) in the Orthodox Church

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Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40 ; John 1:43-51 It is a common temptation to believe that religion is about subjective matters that have l...
Sunday, February 18, 2018

Transformed by Christ's Mercy: Homily for Forgiveness Sunday (Cheese Fare Sunday) in the Orthodox Church

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Romans 13:11-14:4; Matthew 6:14-21           Today we stand right on the edge of Great Lent, for the weeks of preparation to follow ou...