Saturday, September 21, 2024

Letting Down our Empty Nets in Humble Obedience: Homily for the Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost and the First Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  1 Corinthians 16:13-24; Luke 5:1-11             Many people today lack perseverance.   We have become so accustomed to instantaneous co...
Saturday, September 14, 2024

Homily for the Sunday After the Exaltation 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...
Saturday, September 7, 2024

Homily for the Sunday Before the Elevation of the Holy Cross and for the Nativity of the Theotokos in the Orthodox Church

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  Galatians 6:11-18; John 3:13-17 The temptation to make faithfulness to Jesus Christ merely a matter of outward obedience to a set of law...
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...