Saturday, October 25, 2025

Homily for the Great Martyr Demetrios the Myrrh-Streaming & the Sixth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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Timothy 2:1-10 ; Luke 8:26-39               St. Irenaeus wrote that “The glory of God is a man fully alive, and the life of man consists...
Saturday, October 18, 2025

Homily for Saint Luke and the Widow of Nain in the Orthodox Church

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  Luke 7:11-16 Yesterday was the feast day of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke, the patron saint of our parish.  As the author of both...
Saturday, October 11, 2025

Homily for the Sunday of Holy Fathers of Seventh Ecumenical Council & Fourth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  Titus 3:8-15; Luke 8:5-15   There is so much about our culture today that keeps us constantly in a hurry and distracts us from giving ...
Saturday, October 4, 2025

The Countercultural Struggle of Loving our Enemies: Homily for the Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost & Second Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  2 Cor.   6:16-7:1; Luke 6:31-36   We live in a time in which many people think that it is somehow virtuous to hate, condemn, and wish ...
Saturday, September 20, 2025

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 against the te...
Saturday, September 13, 2025

Homily for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in the Orthodox Church

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  1 Corinthians 1:18-24 ; John 19:6-11, 13-20, 25-28, 30-35               We live in an age in which many people do not acknowledge th...
Saturday, September 6, 2025

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

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  Galatians 6:11-18; John 3:13-17 It is easy to fall into despair when the deepest desires of our hearts go unfulfilled. When that happens...