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Homily for the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called in the Orthodox Church
If, like St. Andrew, we want to play our unique role in the salvation of the world, we must embrace the spiritual disciplines of this season of preparation for Christmas with faith, humility, and repentance. In order to obey the command to “Come and see” and gain the strength to invite others to receive the… Read more
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Following the Theotokos into the Temple During the Nativity Fast: Homily for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost & Ninth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church
The Theotokos entered the Temple, living there for years in preparation to become the Son of God’s Living Temple through whom He took on flesh. The Nativity Fast provides us blessed opportunities to become more like that obscure Palestinian Jewish girl who said “Yes” to God definitively and without reservation of any kind. Read more
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Homily for the Feast Day of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew in the Orthodox Church
If we are truly sharing in the life of the Savior, we must not become like those who judged Him for treating tax collectors and sinners with compassion. We must not demonize and condemn our neighbors whose ways of life are not the paths to holiness that we seek to pursue as Orthodox Christians. Doing… Read more
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Poor Lazarus, The Rich Man, and Living Faithfully: Homily for The Twenty-first Sunday After Pentecost & The Fifth Sunday of Luke in The Orthodox Church
There is no competition between faith and faithfulness, which are like two sides of the same coin. Since the Savior taught that “where your treasure is, there your heart will be also,” we must invest the treasure of our time, talents, and energy in tangible actions that convey the mercy of the Savior to the… Read more
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Homily for the Great Martyr Demetrios the Myrrh-Streaming & the Sixth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church
The witness of model soldiers like St. Demetrios to the lordship of Christ required a deep level of suffering, for he willingly accepted the humiliation of losing his exalted status in Rome and being arrested and killed at the command of his emperor. He is not a saint because of his military prowess but because,… Read more
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Homily for Saint Luke and the Widow of Nain in the Orthodox Church
We weep with the widow of Nain not only for losing loved ones, but also for losing what it means to be a human person as a living icon of God in a world that seems so far from transformation into the Kingdom of our Lord. The good news of the Gospel, especially as interpreted… Read more
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