Saturday, September 22, 2018

Blessings Demand Self-Denial: Homily for the Conception of the Forerunner and Baptist John and the 1st Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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Galatians 4:22-27; Luke 5:1-11             It is a heavy burden for married couples not to be able to conceive and bear children.  Th...
Saturday, September 15, 2018

The Struggle to Take Up the Cross: 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           In some ways, people today are too familiar with the image of the cross.  Some wear it as j...
Saturday, September 8, 2018

A New Creation Through the Cross: Homily for the After-Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos and the Sunday Before the Elevation of the Cross in the Orthodox Church

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Galatians 6:11-18; John 3:13-17         Our worst arguments are often with the people closest to us, especially members of our own ...
Saturday, September 1, 2018

How to Accept an Invitation to a Great Wedding Feast: Homily for the 14th Sunday of Matthew and the 14th Sunday After Pentecost in the Orthodox Church

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2 Corinthians 1:21-2:4; Matthew 22:2-14           It is entirely possible to view participation in the life of the Church as a burde...
Sunday, August 26, 2018

On Tending the Vineyards of our Lives: 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 I sometimes hear from my students that they think that Jesus Christ was a very nice person w...
Saturday, August 18, 2018

Humble Faith, Not Legalism: Homily for the 12 Sunday After Pentecost, the 12th Sunday of Matthew, and the After-Feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos

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1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Matthew 19:16-26 A common temptation for religious people is to fall into a form of a legalistic self-righte...
Sunday, August 12, 2018

Personal Transfiguration in Holiness: Homily for the 11th Sunday After Pentecost, the 11th Sunday of Matthew, and the After-Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ

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1 Corinthians 9:2-12; Matthew 18:23-35 There is a lot going on the life of the Church this time of year.   Even as we continue to c...