Posts by Fr. Marty Watt
Weekly Bulletin – October 9, 2016
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Read MoreTaking Jesus literally.
Homily 231 – Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa October 2, 2016 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. The Gospel passage this morning is one of the shortest we read for a Sunday. Perhaps that means the homily should be…
Read MoreNo Failure. No Success.
Homily 230 – Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa September 25, 2016 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Glory to Jesus Christ! The apostles had been fishing all night with no luck. No success. They called it a failure, and…
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Read MoreWeekly Bulletin – September 25, 2016
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Read MoreSo this gets complicated.
Homily 229 – Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa September 18, 2016 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. St. Paul today offers a really, really complicated passage. It is difficult, but we can break it down a bit, and perhaps…
Read MoreWeekly Bulletin – September 18, 2016
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Read MoreDo I really have to love my enemies? Even the really bad ones?
Homily 228 – Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa September 11, 2016 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. The question the rich young ruler asks this morning is one that I suspect we all ask on a fairly regular basis.…
Read MoreWeekly Bulletin – September 11, 2016
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Read MoreWe first receive, then give.
Homily 227 – Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa September 4, 2016 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Even though I trained as an accountant, and still work in finance during the week, one subject I tend to avoid is…
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