Shownotes for 20100105 Show (click here to download)Homily on the Reading of the Names and the Birth of Christ (St. Matthew 1)Three points: what we are to do with all these names; the standard of evaluation; and the place of Christ in all this.1. … [Continue reading]
Homily – A Good Map (Sunday before Nativity)
January 2, 2011 By
Do we make mountains out of molehills when we saythat we (and our ancestors) are virtuous?Hebrews 11:9,10,17-23,32-40 St. Matthew 1 Three points: what we are to do with all these names; the standard of evaluation; and the place of Christ in all … [Continue reading]
Homily – Our Lord’s Lessons at the Table (Holy Ancestors)
December 26, 2010 By
Would you heal the sick (or love the unloved, or feed the hungry) on the Sabbath? Take the lowest seat at the table? Invite the lowly to your feast? More importantly, will you set everything aside for the Lord’s Feast?Colossians 3: 4-11 St. Luke … [Continue reading]
Homily – An End to Leprosy through Christ (St. Nicholas Sunday)
December 19, 2010 By
The pagan people of Kyivan Rus’ being united to and through Christ. This icon is on the southern wall of the nave of our temple.Colossians 3: 12-16St. Luke 18: 12-19Introduction: a call to worshipOur Orthodox Study Bible says that the most important … [Continue reading]
20101217 Hypocrisy, News, and WikiLeaks
December 15, 2010 By
20101217 OrthoAnalytika Shownotes (click here for MP3) +++Lesson: The Hypocrisy of Defending Bad Habits and Rules (St. Luke 13: 10-17)This Gospel lesson is profound. Today I would like to focus on three things that it teaches us.One: You Really … [Continue reading]
Homily – The Hypocrisy of Defending Bad Habits and Rules
December 12, 2010 By
A Church in Western Ukraine 28th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Timothy 1: 15-17 St. Luke 13: 10-17 Click Here for the podcast that includes this homily!!! This Gospel lesson is profound, teaching us many things about the nature of … [Continue reading]
20101208 Interview with Fr. James Early
December 8, 2010 By
20101208 Shownotes (click to listen/download)Colossians 1: 12-18Who is the Christ? • He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.• He is the one, by whom “all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, … [Continue reading]
Homily – A Useful Reminder
December 5, 2010 By
27th Sunday after PentecostColossians 1: 12-18St. Luke 12: 16-21 Picture: Visiting priest, Fr. James Early came all the way from Texas to celebrate the Divine Liturgy with us. He may not have liked the cold, but it was easily offset by the warmth … [Continue reading]
20101202 Armor of God and Lots of News
December 2, 2010 By
Shownotes for 20101203Lesson:Ephesians 6:11. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.Review of last week. Angels are powerful and awesome, but do not cling to the glory due them. Their glory is … [Continue reading]
Homily – The Armor of God
November 28, 2010 By
27th Sunday after Pentecost and the start of Pilipivka, the Nativity Fast Ephesians 6: 10-17St. Luke 10: 25-37 Picture: The armor of the weekend warrior?Click here for the podcast that includes this homily!!!Lesson:Ephesians 6:11. Put on the whole … [Continue reading]
