The Sunday of the Last Judgement St. Matthew 25:31-46; 1 Corinthians 8:8-9:2 If you break the rules long enough, eventually you are going to suffer. Or, put another way, if you act stupid long enough, it will eventually catch up with you. Examples: Bad Budgeting. If people insist on spending more than they make long enough, they will […]
Homily: Eating Pig Pods – and loving it
February 12, 2012 By
Homily on the Prodigal SonSt. Luke 15:11-321 Corinthians 6:12-20 A Metaphor on Food One of the best ways to understand sin is as those things that damage our health [explain]. We were made so with feedback loops so that we could diagnose the things we had been eating that were causing us harm [explain]. […]
Homily – Publican and Pharisee
February 5, 2012 By
All of creation is pregnant with potential – less full of lifeless atoms or particles than of seeds just waiting to be brought forth into fruition. And here I speak not just of literal seeds (although it is almost time to start working with those and getting them ready for transfer into the garden come […]
20120206 A Pregnant Creation, Mail Call, and Islam
February 4, 2012 By
Podcast Notes Homily on Zacchaeus et al. (due to the delay in recording, this was bumped by a Homily on the Publican and the Pharisee) Mail Bag What should I do if there are no regular Orthodox services in my area? What are the most healthy expressions of sexuality? (note on recent decision to ban […]
Homily – Zachaeus Sunday
February 1, 2012 By
Run the Experiment in Your Life! (they did – and look at them!) Zacchaeus Sunday, the Commemoration of St. Peter’s Chains, and the Eve of St. Anthony the Great. Gospel: St. Luke 19:1-10 Epistle: Acts 12:1-11 What if we lived as if we believed all this was true? What if we stopped hedging our bets and gave […]
20120120 Theophany, Local News, and a Review of History
January 22, 2012 By
Podcast Notes: Talk a little about Theophany. Before the news… A word from a sponsor (satire) – Guido-vich and Mak-mech-enko Revenue Consultants.With the new immigration comes new opportunity. The first immigration brought hard work and selfless dedication to building communities and parishes. The second immigration brought a faith that had been forged by circumstances too difficult […]
Homily – Repent… and change the world
January 16, 2012 By
The Sunday before Theophany; 2 Timothy 4:5-8, St. Mark 1:1-8 This is the Sunday before Theophany, when we remember St. John and his ministry, and how he prepared the world for the God-man Jesus Christ through his ministry of repentance. History of Saint John. Saint John the Baptist was the son of Zachariah and Elizabeth […]
20120113 Spirituality of Christmas and Theophany
January 15, 2012 By
In this (welcome back) edition, we go back to the old format; starting with a reflection, covering a few news stories and satirical advertisements and the like, then finishing with the Volya (Freedom) segment that treats a topic of interest in some detail. But before we begin, I reckon that I owe you an explanation: […]
Homily for the Sunday after Nativity – the child Christ in the world (and in our hearts)
January 8, 2012 By
Gospel (Sunday after Nativity): St. Matthew 2:13-23Epistle: Colossians 3:12-16Epistle (Sunday after Nativity): Galatians 1:11-19Summary of today’s Gospel:God humbles Himself to save mankind, leaving His rightful inheritance as God and becoming man; being born as a baby in Bethlehem. And how does the world He has come to save greet Him? Is He born in a […]
Homily: New Year’s Resolution – Sunday before the Nativity
January 1, 2012 By
Sunday before the NativityHebrews 11:9-10,17-23,32-40St. Matthew 1:1-25 On this first day of the year, we look backwards and forwards; taking stock of what has gone before and and deciding what to do in the year to come. It is the same with today’s Epistle and Gospel readings. Looking backwardsThe first thing we notice when reading […]
