OrthoAnalyika Show: 5 September 2010 Labor Day: a chance to rest and reflect. This is one of those great long weekends, the last hurrah of Summer and the punctuation mark that signals the transition from it to Autumn. For many, it is the opportunity to make one last trip before the school and work year […]
Feasting and an Interview with Demetra about Exercise
August 29, 2010 By
OrthoAnalyika show: 29 August 2010 A Lesson on the Wedding Feast (St. Matthew 22: 1-14) Two of our parish families have just celebrated weddings. Others are preparing for their own. If you do not remember the various emotions- joys and disappointments – that such an event brings with it, then I am sure they will […]
Homily – Missing the Feast
August 29, 2010 By
The 14th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Corinthians 1:21 – 2:4 St. Matthew 22: 1-14 Two of our parish families have just celebrated weddings. Others are preparing for their own. If you do not remember the various emotions- joys and disappointments – that such an event brings with it, then I am sure they will be […]
Leasing the Vineyard, Church News, and Conversion
August 22, 2010 By
OrthoAnalyika Show: 22 August 2010 [Review of the parable as a reminder and warning to the Jews. But what does it mean for us?] As we learned last year at this time, the landownder is God; he has leased us this land – our homes, jobs, income, time, even our church – to work for […]
Homily – Ingratitude
August 22, 2010 By
The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost 1 Corinthians 16: 13-24 St. Matthew 21: 33-42 [Review of the parable as a reminder and warning to the Jews. But what does it mean for us?] As we learned last year at this time, the landownder is God; he has leased us this land – our homes, jobs, […]
UOC and UOL: Dedicated to Our Youth
August 15, 2010 By
OrthoAnalyika Shownotes: 15 August 2010 Homily: 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11; St. Matthew 19: 16-26 Today I would like to offer three observations that help us draw out the meaning of Christ’s words; “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom […]
Homily – The Eye of a Needle
August 15, 2010 By
The Twelveth Sunday after Pentecost Homily: 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11; St. Matthew 19: 16-26 Today I would like to offer three observations that help us draw out the meaning of Christ’s words; “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom […]
Homily – Imitate Saint Paul
August 1, 2010 By
The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost 1 Corinthians 4: 9-16St. Matthew 17: 14-23 Saint Paul sacrificed his health, liberty, reputation, and prosperity to follow Christ. Now he challenges us to do the same. What is holding you back? What is it that the world respects in a man? What is it that the world respects […]
House Building, WikiLeaks, and the Spirituality of Technology
July 25, 2010 By
OrthoAnalyika Show: 25 July 2010 1 Corinthians 3:9-17. CIX! Three points from today’s Epistle reading, each of them explores what St. Paul means when he says that ; “You are God’s building… his holy temple.” The First Point: St. Paul is using a metaphor. He is comparing you to a building in order to teach […]
Homily – Building a House of God
July 25, 2010 By
The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost 1 Corinthians 3: 9-17St. Matthew 14: 22-34 A building set on a firm foundation, made well and of the best materials is both more durable and more suiting than one thrown together on the weekends with leftover scraps. Which method describes the temple that is you? Three points from today’s […]
