Saturday, August 31, 2024

Homily for the Ecclesiastical New Year in the Orthodox Church

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  1Timothy 2:1-7 ; Luke 4:16-22   Think for a moment about how we mark the passage of time in our lives.   We all know how old we are.   ...
Saturday, August 24, 2024

How Not to Sink Like a Stone in the Waves of our Passions: Homily for the Ninth Sunday After Pentecost & Ninth Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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  1 Corinthians 3:9-17: Matthew 14:22-34   If you are like me, there are times when you become worried or upset over matters of very lit...
Saturday, August 17, 2024

Offering our Few Loaves and Fishes for the Salvation of the World: Homily for the Eighth Sunday After Pentecost & Eighth Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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  1 Corinthians 1:10-17; Matthew 14:14-22             It is easy to fall into despair before our own personal problems, the challenges f...
Saturday, August 10, 2024

Homily for the 7th Sunday After Pentecost and the 7th Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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  Romans 15:1-7; Matthew 9:27-35 Today we continue to celebrate the Transfiguration of the Lord on Mt. Tabor, when the spiritual eyes of P...
Saturday, August 3, 2024

Transfigured in Holiness Like the Theotokos: Homily for the Sixth Sunday After Pentecost & Sixth Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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  Romans 12: 6-14; Matthew 9: 1-8 We are certainly in a spiritually rich time of year in the life of the Church.   Having begun the fast i...
Saturday, July 27, 2024

Homily for "Saint Timon Sunday," the Fifth Sunday After Pentecost, & the Fifth Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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  Romans 10:1-10; Matthew 8:28-9:1 Today is “Saint Timon Sunday” in our Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America, when we make an offering in su...
Thursday, July 18, 2024

The Roman Centurion with Humble Faith in the Jewish Messiah: Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Matthew in the Orthodox Church

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  Romans 6:18-23 ; Matthew 8: 5-13 Our Lord’s ministry violated many of the religious and cultural sensibilities of first-century Palestin...