Saturday, December 27, 2025

Homily for the Sunday After the Nativity of Christ with Commemoration of Joseph the Betrothed, David the Prophet and King, and James the Brother of God in the Orthodox Church

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  Matthew 2:13-23         Christ is Born!  Glorify Him! As we continue to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ for the salvation of the ...
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Christ is Born! Glorify Him!: Homily for the Nativity of the Lord in the Orthodox Church

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  Galatians 4:4-7; Matthew 2:1-12 Christ is Born!  Glorify Him!       We gather today to celebrate the Nativity in the Flesh of our Lord...
Saturday, December 20, 2025

Homily for the Sunday Before the Nativity of Christ (The Genealogy) in the Orthodox Church

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  Hebrews 11:9-10, 32-40; Matthew 1:1-25   As we conclude our preparation to welcome Christ at His Nativity, we must resist the temptat...
Saturday, December 13, 2025

Homily for the Sunday of the Forefathers (Ancestors) of Christ in the Orthodox Church

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  Colossians 3:4-11; Luke 14:16-24                 If you are like me, you know how easy it is to come up with excuses for not focusing ...
Saturday, December 6, 2025

Homily for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday After Pentecost & Tenth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  Ephesians 5:8-19; Luke 13:10-17               It would be impossible to make sense of this time of preparation for Christmas without ...
Saturday, November 29, 2025

Homily for the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called in the Orthodox Church

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  John 1:35-51 Today we celebrate the Feast of Saint Andrew, who is known as “the First-Called” because he was the very first Jesus Christ...
Saturday, November 22, 2025

Following the Theotokos into the Temple During the Nativity Fast: Homily for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost & Ninth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  Ephesians 2:14-22; Luke 12:16-21   Having begun the Nativity Fast on November 15 in preparation to welcome the Savior at Christmas, to...