Saturday, June 30, 2018

Freely Receive, Freely Give: Homily for the Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs in Rome, & the Fifth Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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1 Corinthians 12:27-13:8 ; Matthew 8:28-9:1             It is understandable why many people are tempted to think that the quality ...
Monday, June 25, 2018

Homily for the Nativity of the Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John in the Orthodox Church

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Today we celebrate the birthday of one of the most unusual and important people in the history of our faith:  St. John the Baptist.  He ...
Sunday, June 17, 2018

Idolatry Leads to Anxiety: Homily for the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost and the 3rd Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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Romans 5:1-10; Matthew 6:22-33 Ours is an age of anxiety.   Many people are overcome with worry about matters large and small.   Some...
Sunday, June 3, 2018

Everyday Holiness: Homily for the Sunday of All Saints in the Orthodox Church

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Hebrews 11:33-12:2; Matthew 10:32-33, 37-38; 19:27-30             If you are like me, sometimes when you read the lives of the sain...
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...