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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Homily – The Foolishness of Humility
July 18, 2010 By
The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost 1 Corinthians 1: 10-18St. Matthew 9: 27-35 EPISTLE: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18. Listen to how St. Paul begins today’s lesson; “Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but […]
Funeral Homily-Unity in Christ
June 5, 2010 By
Note: be sure to subscribe to the podcast If there is one common theme that runs through the Good News of Christianity, it is Unity. [E.g. The Unity of Mankind; the Unity of God; the Unity of the Soul and Body.] The Psalmist declares (Ps 133:1) “Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren […]
The Older Son, Apocatastasis, and Aliens
February 9, 2010 By
OrthoAnalyika Shownotes: 31 January 2010 Note: be sure to subscribe to the podcast. The Prodigal Son Introduction: on imitating the younger son This parable of Christ is designed to awake repentance in our hearts. We are to follow the movement of the Prodigal son through the story so that we, like him: embrace the […]
Some thoughts on death, community, love, and funerals
April 8, 2009 By
As persons made according to God’s love, we were made to live in community. So it is natural for us to provide mutual support to one another through hard times. When one of us is sick, we visit them. When one of us is grieving, we console them. We reach out and, whether the medium […]
Of Mother Earth and the Invisible Hand
February 24, 2009 By
It’s been a real blessing to teach a course at seminary this semester. It’s not just that I love teaching no matter what the context (I do); it is just much more satisfying to work with people who share the same assumptions and goals I do, and to do so in a forum where we […]
