Saturday, November 30, 2024

Receiving Christ at His Nativity like a Blind Beggar: Homily for the Twenty-third Sunday After Pentecost & Fourteenth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  Ephesians 2:4-10; Luke 18:35-43 On the last couple of Sundays, our gospel readings have reminded us what not to do if we want to prepare...
Saturday, November 23, 2024

Following the Theotokos in Becoming a Living Temple of the God-Man in Preparation for Christmas: Homily for the Twenty-second Sunday After Pentecost & Thirteenth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  Galatians 6:11-18 ; Luke 18:18-27               Today we continue to celebrate the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple, where sh...
Saturday, November 16, 2024

Preparing to Follow the Theotokos as Holy Temples of the Lord : Homily for the Twenty-first Sunday After Pentecost & Ninth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  Galatians 2: 16-20; Luke 12:16-21   Having begun the Nativity Fast on November 15 in preparation to welcome the Savior at Christmas, tod...
Saturday, November 9, 2024

Homily for the Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost & Eighth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  Galatians 1:11-19; Luke 10:25-37                It is terribly tragic when people fall into the delusion of thinking that they love God ...
Saturday, November 2, 2024

Homily for the Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost & Fifth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  2 Corinthians 11:31-12:9; Luke 16:19-31   There is perhaps no more powerful example of our need for Christ’s healing of our souls than ...
Saturday, October 19, 2024

Homily for the Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost and Sixth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  2 Cor. 6:16-7:1 ; Luke 8:26-39               St. Irenaeus wrote that “The glory of God is a man fully alive, and the life of man consist...
Saturday, October 12, 2024

Homily for the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of Seventh Ecumenical Council & Fourth Sunday of Luke with Commemoration of the Hieromartyr Jacob of Hamatoura in the Orthodox Church

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  Titus 3:8-15; Luke 8:5-15        Many are strongly tempted today to allow the problems facing our culture and world to distract us from ...