Bible Study #13: The Crossing of the Red Sea Make the pure light of Your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, Loving Master, and open the eyes of our minds that we may understand the message of Your Gospel. Instill also in us reverence for Your … [Continue reading]
Homily Notes: A Pregnant Moment with the Publican and Pharisee
February 5, 2017 By
Publican and the Pharisee The concept of the seed (example of Ukrainian and American householders). A small thing that can grow into something wonderful. Examples of seeds as metaphors: Luke 13:18-19. Then Jesus said, “What is the kingdom … [Continue reading]
Talk: Church as Hospital and Great Lent as Good Medicine
February 5, 2017 By
Spiritually Speaking (2/5/2017) Church as Hospital and Great Lent as Good Medicine Today we begin the Triodion season. As a hospital led by the Great Physician, the Orthodox Church is very intentional about the way it guides us from our life of … [Continue reading]
Home Bible Study – The Publican and the Pharisee
February 2, 2017 By
Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 3:10-15 TIMOTHY, my son, you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions, my sufferings, what … [Continue reading]
OT Bible Study #12 – The Last Plague and the Passover
February 1, 2017 By
Bible Study #12 The Final Plague and the Passover Make the pure light of Your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, Loving Master, and open the eyes of our minds that we may understand the message of Your Gospel. Instill also in us reverence for … [Continue reading]
Homily Notes on Zacchaeus Sunday: What makes a home?
January 29, 2017 By
What is it that makes a home a home? Luke 19:1-10 Walk in - can you tell (that a place is a home)? The feeling? Feelings and intuitionare unreliable; generally, they are the way the subconscious mind puts together other indicators But … [Continue reading]
OT Bible Study #11: The Plagues as a Cosmic Warfare
January 26, 2017 By
Bible Study #11 The Plagues as Cosmic Warfare Make the pure light of Your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, Loving Master, and open the eyes of our minds that we may understand the message of Your Gospel. Instill also in us reverence for Your … [Continue reading]
Homily Notes: Sunday before Theophany
January 15, 2017 By
Mark 1:1-8 With thanks to Fr. Antony Hughes Christ is Born! Gospel of Mark: not an infancy story. St. John the Baptist (last of the OT prophets: classic) John the Baptist: Two messages First: repentance and baptism for the … [Continue reading]
Homily – Sunday after Nativity
January 8, 2017 By
Matthew 2:13-23 Summary of today’s Gospel: God humbles Himself to save mankind, leaving His rightful inheritance as God and becoming man; being born as a baby in Bethlehem. And how does the world He has come to save greet Him? Is He born … [Continue reading]
A Nativity Homily
January 7, 2017 By
Christos Rojhdayetsya! Slavite Yeho! Christ is Born! Glorify Him! Let us celebrate the Incarnation of our Lord! As St. John Christostom says in his Nativity homily (SJC-NH); “Bethlehem this day resembles heaven” The Sun of Righteousness lays in … [Continue reading]
