Saturday, April 20, 2019

Accepting the Tension Between Our Expectations and God’s Fulfillment: Homily for Palm Sunday in the Orthodox Church

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Philippians 4:4-9; John 12:1-18           In religion or anything else, we get used to whatever we get used to.  We tend to take for g...
Sunday, April 14, 2019

There is No Shame in Repentance: Homily for the Commemoration of St. Mary of Egypt and the 5th Sunday of Great Lent in the Orthodox Church

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Hebrews 9:11-14; Mark 10:32-45           It has never been hard to find examples of people using religion to get what they want in thi...
Saturday, April 6, 2019

Brutally Honest Humility, Not Self-Reliance: Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent in the Orthodox Church

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Hebrews 6:13-20; Mark 9:17-31                 Self-reliance has its place, but also its limits.  Deep problems that we cannot overcome...
Saturday, March 30, 2019

Embracing the Struggle for Faithfulness: Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Great Lent and the Veneration of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross in the Orthodox Church

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Hebrews 4:14-5:6; Mark 8:34-9:1            Today we venerate the precious and life-giving Cross upon which Jesus Christ offered Himsel...
Saturday, March 23, 2019

It Takes a Person to Overcome Paralysis: Homily for the Second Sunday of Great Lent and the Forefeast of the Annunciation in the Orthodox Church

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Hebrews 1:10-2:3; Mark 2:1-12           Even as we continue our Lenten journey, we prepare to celebrate tomorrow the Feast of the Annu...
Saturday, March 16, 2019

Embodied 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 Some people think that the point of religion is to strengthen families and societies by gi...
Saturday, March 9, 2019

Wearing “The Armor of Light” Requires Forgiveness: Homily for the Sunday of Forgiveness (Cheesefare) in the Orthodox Church

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Romans 13:11-14:4; Matthew 6:14-21             When the prodigal son returned home, he was surely filthy, malnourished, and at least h...