Homily 628 – 33 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa February 9, 2025 Epistle:  (296) 2 Timothy 3:10-15 and (316) Hebrews 7:7-17 Gospel:  (89) Luke 18:10-14 and (7) Luke 2:22-40 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, one God. And so it begins. Officially, this Sunday, this reading,…

Homily 626 – 31 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa January 26, 2025 Epistle:  (280-ctr) 1 Timothy 1:15-17 Gospel:  (62) Matthew 15:21-28 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Persistence is a virtue that doesn’t get mentioned a lot in the Gospels.  We have three or…

Homily 625 – 30 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa January 19, 2025 Epistle:  (258) Colossians 3:12-16 Gospel:  (93) Luke 18:35-43 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Sometimes, we forget the reality of our situation.  Or, maybe we choose to ignore our situation.  Perhaps the…

Homily 624 – 29 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa January 12, 2025 Epistle:  (224-ctr) – Ephesians 4:7-13 Gospel:  (10) – Matthew 4:12-17 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, one God. I have to confess that in preparation for this homily, my mind is elsewhere.  You have…

Homily 621 – 26 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa December 22, 2024 Epistle:  (328) Hebrews 11:9-10, 17-23, 32-40 Gospel:  (1) Matthew 1:1-25 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, one God. I’m struck this morning by the overall feeling that the Church wants us to have as…

Homily 621 – 25 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa December 15, 2024 Epistle:  (257) Colossians 3:4-11 Gospel:  (76) Luke 14:16-24 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, one God. We live in a transactional society.  Around this time of year, there are a lot of gift exchanges…

Homily 619 – 23 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa December 1, 2024 Epistle:  (220) Ephesians 2:4-10 Gospel:  (91) Luke 18:18-27 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, one God. In today’s Gospel reading we are pretty much smacked in the face by Christian life, by the words…

Homily 618 – 21 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa November 17, 2024 Epistle:  (203) Galatians 2:16-20 Gospel:  (66) – Luke 12:16-21 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, one God. We need to admit something to ourselves.  We love self-reliance. The American Dream is built around self-reliance. …

Homily 604 – 20 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa November 10, 2024 Epistle:  (200) Galatians 1:11-19 Gospel:  (53) Luke 10:25-37 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, one God. I promise you I did not pick the Gospel reading for today.  The Church picked it hundreds of…

Homily 616 – 19 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa November 3, 2024 Epistle:  (194) 2 Corinthians 11:31-12:9 Gospel:  (39) – Luke 8:41-56 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. In today’s Gospel reading, we get a twofer.  There are two very separate stories happening here. …