20110925 Homily on Easting…. and Love2 Corinthians 4:6-15; St. Matthew 22:35-46
Homily – A History of the World
September 18, 2011 By
20110918St. Matthew 22:1-14 (The Wedding Feast)Saints Zachariah and Elizabeth Today is the first day of Church School, so I would like to provide a lesson of sorts. You are familiar with the events, but perhaps not with how they fit together or how they affect us today. It is a huge story, running from the […]
A 9/11 Homily – We are All Connected
September 11, 2011 By
This day we commemorate the beheading of St. John the Baptist. The slaughter of such a righteous man by the wicked is hard for us to accept. It causes us great grief, and so, on this day we observe a strict fast. On this same day ten years ago, thousands were killed by the wicked. […]
Homily – The Requirements of Eternal Life
September 4, 2011 By
1 Corinthians 15:1-11 (Epistle)St. Matthew 19:16-26 “How must I live to enjoy eternal life?” Let’s be honest, this is not the kind of question people ask Christ or His Church much anymore. And it’s not because people don’t care about life after death. Based on the books we read and all the other media we […]
Homily – Notes on Christian Leadership
July 31, 2011 By
20110731: The Sunday of the Installation of the New Parish Board Is there any doubt that leadership is important? More than functional expertise. Lead from the front. First in… first in repentance. If leading from the rear, just pulling people back
Homily – Liturgy as Hard Work (continued)
July 17, 2011 By
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Romans 10:1-10; St. Matthew 8:28-9:1 Those of you who know me well, may be surprised that I am not going to preach on the subject of angels and demons, and how the Incarnation of Christ marked the beginning of the end of Satan’s rule on Earth. Instead, I am going to […]
Homily – the Liturgy as Hard Work
July 10, 2011 By
Romans 6:18-23; St. Matthew 5:8-13 During the Summer, I am using the few minutes I have during the homily to deepen your appreciation and experience of the Divine Liturgy. The first two weeks, I spoke about how the length of the service was fundamentally related to its function and about how the service draws us […]
Homily – Unity in Liturgy
July 3, 2011 By
Third Sunday after PentecostRomans 5:1-10; St. Matthew 6:22-33 This Summer, during the time of shortened homilies, I am dedicating this brief time to the topic of the Eucharistic Liturgy as the “common work of a thankful people” and how it is designed to bring us into a deeper salvific and sanctifying relationship with Jesus Christ.. […]
Homily – Sunday of All Saints
June 21, 2011 By
Sunday of All Saints This is the Sunday of All Saints. Everything that we do is designed so that we can join them in holiness, join them in glory. · In order for us to do that, we need to enter into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. · We need to allow the Holy […]
20110617 Politics, the Paranormal, and Imagining Vain Things
June 17, 2011 By
Listen to the Show20110617 OrthoAnalytika ShownotesLocal News (to include consumer news):A great new product that is changing the world (it has already changed my life): CVS Poison Ivy Cleansing Scrub. Technu was good – it kept it from spreading as much as it might have. Drying lotions and cooling sprays are good, but really just […]
