Symbols of Nothing... but the One Thing Introduction It is has been a challenging few weeks for Orthodoxy in America. Here, I speak less of the repose of our beloved + Metropolitan Constantine – for his was a constant witness for the stability … [Continue reading]
Homily – The Metaphor of Healing
July 1, 2012 By
A Meditation on the Metaphor of HealingRomans 6:18-23; St. Matthew 8:5-13We think about things using metaphor – they frame the way we interact with ideas and define our experience and interaction with them [example]. This is especially true when it … [Continue reading]
Homily – Consider the Lilies of the Field
June 24, 2012 By
Consider the Lilies of the Field: a meditation on St. Matthew 6:26-30[Summer, so meditations rather than homilies]Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put … [Continue reading]
20120621 Interview with Fr. Peter Preble on Prayer and Spiritual Fatherhood
June 22, 2012 By
A call to make America into a holy nation. An interview with Fr. Peter Preble Priest, Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas Rector, St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, Massachusetts Host, Shepherd of Souls podcast on … [Continue reading]
Homily, Saints of Rus-Ukraine and America: the coming baptism of America (and Woonsocket)
June 18, 2012 By
All Saints of Rus'-Ukraine, America, and Woonsocket (also Father's Day) Romans 2:10-16: There is no partiality with God St. Matthew 4:18-23: Fishers of men The Church is Christ Incarnated: it blesses real people in time and place Last week we … [Continue reading]
20120615 Orthodox and Genetics, Part One
June 16, 2012 By
A Pep Talk for the Orthodox Christian Sponsor: www.douglasaperkins.com Cool thing for the Prepper Priest from Duluth Trading Company: the prepper-priest's kontorasson (clergy vest - I use the black one in tall; it has pockets for all my … [Continue reading]
Homily – All Saints: are we committed?
June 11, 2012 By
The Saints are committed to the Church - are we?Hebrews 11:33-12:2 Matthew 10:32-33, 37-38, 19:27-30Christianity is a grass-roots movement: we are all called to be saints. There is no “glass-ceiling”. Don't get confused by the titles or the visible … [Continue reading]
Homily for Pentecost: you can’t handle the Truth!
June 4, 2012 By
Homily: You Can't Handle the Truth! The role of language in Pentecost. Translating is a tricky game. The beauty of Pentecost: God speaks to and through us in the pure language of Truth and Love. The problem? “We can't handle the truth!” … [Continue reading]
Homily – the man born blind
May 21, 2012 By
The Man Born BlindIt doesn't matter why the man was blind – whether it was due to genetics or his environment or come combination of both: God shows that He is far less interested in the cause than providing the cure. This is how the glory of God is … [Continue reading]
Homily on the Samaritan Woman
May 14, 2012 By
The Samaritan WomanHappy Mother's day! The life of St. Photini (the first evangelist).Let's look a little closer at her dialogue with Christ and how he brings her out of her life of delusion into one of purity and truth.First, to open the … [Continue reading]
