No success. No failure. Only faithfulness.

By Fr. Marty Watt | August 15, 2022

Homily 511 – 9 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 14, 2022 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. One of the most difficult things about Christianity is that we continually talk about what…

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No, you feed them.

By Fr. Marty Watt | August 7, 2022

Homily 510 – 8 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 7, 2022 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 the middle of nowhere, there was a crowd.  We call it the feeding of…

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If we believe

By Fr. Marty Watt | July 31, 2022

Homily 509 – 7 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa July 31, 2022 Epistle:  (116) Romans 15:1-7 Gospel:  (33) Matthew 9:27-35 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. The blind and the mute come to Jesus.  The deaf and the lame come to Jesus.…

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A new paradigm

By Fr. Marty Watt | July 24, 2022

Homily 508 – 6 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa July 24, 2022 Epistle:  (110) Romans 12:6-14 and (181) 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 Gospel:  (29) Matthew 9:1-8 and (33) Luke 7:36-50 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Sometimes people ask, “why does God ask…

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The never-failing rescue line.

By Fr. Marty Watt | July 17, 2022

Homily 507 – 5 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa July 17, 2022 Epistle:  (103) Romans 10:1-10 and (334) Hebrews 13: 7-16 Gospel:  (28) Matthew 8:28-9:1 and (56) John 17:1-13 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. The account of the Gergesene Demoniacs, or…

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