Saturday, March 30, 2024

Homily for the Second Sunday of Great Lent in the Orthodox Church

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  Hebrews 1:10-2:3; Mark 2:1-12                          We will misunderstand these blessed weeks of Lent if we assume that they are abou...
Saturday, March 23, 2024

Homily for the First Sunday of Lent (The Sunday of Orthodoxy) in the Orthodox Church

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  Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40 ; John 1:43-51   On this first Sunday of Great Lent, we commemorate the restoration of icons centuries ago in th...
Saturday, March 16, 2024

Homily for the Sunday of Forgiveness in the Orthodox Church

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  Romans 13:11-14:4 ; Matthew 6:14-21               On the last several Sundays, our gospel readings have challenged us to return home fro...
Saturday, March 2, 2024

Homily for the Sunday of the Prodigal Son in the Orthodox Church

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  Luke 15:11-32             The themes of exile and return are prominent throughout the entire narrative of the Bible.   Adam and Eve were...
Saturday, February 24, 2024

“God Resists the Proud, But Gives Grace to the Humble”: Homily for the Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican in the Orthodox Church

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  2 Timothy 3:10-15 ; Luke 18:10-14   Today we begin the Lenten Triodion, the three-week period of preparation for the spiritual journe...
Saturday, February 17, 2024

Holiness Requires Humility and Persistence: Homily for the Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost & Seventeenth Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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  2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1; Matthew 15:21-28   Unless we are very careful, it is easy to fall prey to the temptation of defining holiness in...
Saturday, February 10, 2024

If We Do Not Invest Ourselves In the Life of the Kingdom, We Risk Losing Our Souls: Homily for the Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost & Sixteenth Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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  2 Corinthians 6:1-10; Matthew 25:14-30           It is easy to overlook how often the Lord used money and possessions to convey a spirit...