24th Sunday after Pentecost Submission to the logic of Love will lead you to change your life; but is there something you’d rather be doing than the will of the omniscient and all-loving God? Ephesians 2: 14-22St. Luke 8: 5-15 Unity: a source of peace and joy Both readings reinforce the consistent message of the Gospel: […]
Homily – Christian Citizenship
October 31, 2010 By
Apostle and Evangelist Luke We should approach our civic obligations the same way we approach all our actions: as opportunities to exercise Christian virtue. We must also resist the temptation to let politics become our religion and government our church. Ephesians 2: 4-10 St. Luke 8: 5-15 Big Civic Holiday. No, not Halloween: voting day. No […]
Homily – The Battle for Creation
October 17, 2010 By
21st Sunday after Pentecost Galatians 2: 16-20St. Luke 6: 31-36 It is time to leave the barracks and join the battle. God did not come into the world to preserve what He found: He came to change it. He did not establish His Church to reinforce the status quo: He established His Church to overturn […]
Homily – A Funeral Sermon
October 10, 2010 By
A Funeral Homily Thessalonians 4: 13-17 St. John 5: 24-30 (His Eminence, Archbishop Antony gave the homily this week, so I offer this funeral homily (given 10/15)). Unity in Love, Now and Forever. This is my opportunity to give you some perspective – a factual context – that will help you understand your loss and […]
The Disease, an Interview with an Ordinand, Paranormal News, and Orthodox Extremism
October 7, 2010 By
Orthoanalytika show: 20101007 The Disease I do not know how closely you follow the news, but there is a serious disease that is wreaking havoc throughout the world. It is destroying people, eating at them from the inside. This disease manifests itself in different ways. In fact, it probably has as many different symptoms […]
Homily – The Disease
October 3, 2010 By
The Sunday after the Exaltation 2 Corinthians 11:31-12:9 St. Mark 8:34-9:1 A Superbug is destroying mankind. Will you do what it takes to survive? I do not know how closely you follow the news, but there is a serious disease that is wreaking havoc throughout the world. It is destroying people, eating at them from […]
Homily – The Joy of the Cross
September 26, 2010 By
The Sunday before the Exaltation Galatians 6: 11-18 St. John 3: 13-17 The Cross is more than a symbol of Christian mythology: it is a symbol and mechanism of our – and creation’s – transformation. Sermon on the Cross (Sunday before the Exaltation).John 3:13-17 No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down […]
Homily – A Teaching Liturgy
September 19, 2010 By
The 17th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Corinthians 6: 16-7:1 St. Matthew 22: 35-46 This week we celebrated a “teaching Divine Liturgy”. Fr. Anthony stopped at various points throughout the Liturgy to explain what was happening and why. Glory to God, it was very well received! The following notes were offered in the bulletin. An Outline […]
Homily – The Sanctifying Quality of Work and Rest
September 5, 2010 By
The 15th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Corinthians 4: 6-15 St. Matthew 22: 35-46 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 […]
