Saturday, October 13, 2018

Mindfulness in the Garden of our Souls: Sunday of Holy Fathers of Seventh Ecumenical Council & Fourth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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Titus 3:8-15; Luke 8:5-15             If the Lord’s disciples had trouble grasping the meaning of the parable of the sower, we should ...
Saturday, October 6, 2018

Healing our Weakness Through His Strength: Homily for the 19th Sunday After Pentecost and the 3rd Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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2 Corinthians 11:31-12:9; Luke 7:11-16           People often go to extraordinary lengths to hide their weakness from others and eve...
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...