Saturday, September 30, 2023

The Greatest Test of our Souls is Whether We Love our Enemies: Homily for the Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost and the Second Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  2 Cor. 6:16-7:1; Luke 6:31-36      One of the great challenges that many of us face in embracing Orthodox Christianity is getting over ...
Saturday, September 23, 2023

The Patient Obedience of Letting Down our Nets: Homily for the First Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  Luke 5:1-11             Many people today scroll quickly through the many options they have in choosing how to identify themselves an...
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

THE ORTHODOX CHURCH, JUST-WAR THEORY, AND THE INVASION OF UKRAINE

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  The centrality of peace to the worship and spiritual vision of Eastern Orthodox Christianity magnifies the tragedy of the invasion of Ukra...
Sunday, September 17, 2023

CHRISTIAN POLITICAL ACTIVISM AND DISCIPLESHIP TO JESUS ARE VERY DIFFERENT UNDERTAKINGS

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           Those who promote Christian political agendas must take care in order to avoid damaging their souls and distorting their witness ...
Saturday, September 16, 2023

Taking Up the Cross is Very Different from Trying to Use the Cross to Get What We Want: Homily for the Sunday after the Elevation of the Holy Cross in the Orthodox Church

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  Galatians 2:16-20; Mark 8:34-9:1               As we continue to celebrate the Elevation of the Holy Cross, we must remain on guard ag...
Sunday, October 20, 2019

The Martyrdom of Not Defining Ourselves by Our Passions and Sins: Homily for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost and the Sixth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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2 Corinthians 9:6-11; Luke 8:26-39                A great deal is at stake in how we understand ourselves.  How others see us is up to...
Saturday, August 3, 2019

Transfigured Sight and Speech: Homily for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost and the Seventh Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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Romans 15:1-7; Matthew 9:27-35           It has never been hard to find people who view Jesus Christ in a many different ways.  Some u...