Homily 653 – 11 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa August 24, 2025 Epistle:  (141) 1 Corinthians 9:2-12 Gospel:  (77) Matthew 18:23-35 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. You would think that being an accountant, I’d really know what to say about this lection from…

Homily 651 – 9 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa August 10, 2025 Epistle:  (128) 1 Corinthians 3:9-17 Gospel:  (59) Matthew 14:22-34 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Last week, we spoke a bit about faith being an obsession with Christ, and doubt being a…

Homily 651 – 9 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa August 10, 2025 Epistle:  (128) 1 Corinthians 3:9-17 Gospel:  (59) Matthew 14:22-34 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. When we hear the account of Peter walking on the sea to Christ, we sometimes miss some…

Homily 650 – 8 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa August 3, 2025 Epistle:  (124) 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Gospel:  (58) Matthew 14:14-22 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. In speaking of the feeding of the 5,000 many theories exist of how this event took place. …

Homily 649 – 7 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa July 27, 2025 Epistle:  (116) Romans 15:1-7 and (292) 2 Timothy 2:1-10 Gospel:  (33) Matthew 9:27-35 and (52) John 15:17-16:2 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. In the writings of St. Paul, the letters to…