What does it mean to believe? Acts 5:12-20 John 20:19-31. Yes, there are claims about historical events, such as those involving the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, the establishment of the Church and so on. And we need to make sure we understand them and why a rational person would accept them. Because historical […]
ON THE FIRST SUNDAY of the Great Fast our Church celebrates the triumph of Orthodoxy, the victory of true Christian teaching over all perversions and distortions thereof—heresies and false teachings. On the second Sunday of the Great Fast it is as though this triumph of Orthodoxy is repeated and deepened in connection with the celebration of the memory of one of the greatest pillars of Orthodoxy, the hierarch Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica, who by his grace-bearing eloquence and the example of his highly ascetic private life put to shame the teachers of falsehood who dared reject the very essence of.Orthodoxy, the podvig of prayer and fasting, which enlightens the human mind with the light of grace and makes it a communicant of the divine glory.
Homily: St Gregory Palamas and the Orthodox Way
March 26, 2012 By
The Orthodox Way. Gospel (Sunday after Nativity): St. Matthew 2:13-23 Epistle: Colossians 3:12-16 Epistle (Sunday after Nativity): Galatians 1:11-19 Gospel: St. Mark 2:1-12 Epistle: Hebrews 1:10-2:3 Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas: The Footstool of God (in our Hearts) Today we have the touching story of a sick man who was brought to Christ – with some […]
Homily – It takes courage to be a Christian
March 6, 2012 By
The Sunday of Orthodoxy [On this, the First Sunday of Great Lent…anathema!… we are reminded] It takes courage to be a Christian. Today we remember our religious heritage – the way that the Gospel of Christ, the unchanging Truth of Orthodoxy, has been preserved and taught throughout the ages. Today we remember and honor […]
20120224 Seeds, News, and Judgement
February 25, 2012 By
Shownotes The Prodigal Son – Eating Pig Pods… and loving it! News Update on the homestead: prepping purchases of note (traded the jeep for a Smart Car, little house in the woods, pantry system from Shelf Reliance, Abortion safer than giving birth: study – Yahoo! News For Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside Marriage […]
Homily: The Last Judgment
February 21, 2012 By
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 […]
