Sunday, May 27, 2018

Unity Through Wind, Flame, and Language: Homily for the Great Feast of Pentecost in the Orthodox Church

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Acts 2:1-11; John 7:37-52; 8:12           On today’s great feast of Pentecost, we celebrate the Holy Spirit coming upon the followers ...
Sunday, May 20, 2018

Ascending in Holiness Through the Body of Christ: Homily for the After-Feast of the Ascension and the Sunday of the First Ecumenical Council

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Acts 20:16-18, 28-36 ; John 17:1-13             We are now in the season of the Ascension in the Orthodox Church, when we celebrate...
Sunday, May 6, 2018

The Samaritan Woman and the End of Idolatrous Religion: Homily for the 5th Sunday of Pascha in the Orthodox Church

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Acts 11:19-30; John 4:5-42 Christ is risen! Sometimes we think that it is always good to be religious.  The problem with that assump...
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...