Homily 685 – Paralytic Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa May 3, 2026 Epistle:  (23) – Acts 9:32-43 Gospel:  (14) – John 5:1-15 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Christ is risen! I’m always struck by the hymns for this feast.  If you were…

Homily 684 – Myrrhbearers Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa April 26, 2026 Epistle:  (16) – Acts 6:1-7 Gospel:  (69) – Mark 15:43-16:8 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Christ is risen! Today in the Church we remember specifically the Myrrhbearing Women, who, with…

Homily 683 – Thomas Sunday Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa April 19, 2026 Epistle:  (14) – Acts 5:12-20 Gospel:  (65) – John 20:19-31 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Christ is risen! One of the most critical aspects of understanding scripture is to…

Homily 681 – 5GL Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa March 29, 2026 Epistle:  (321-ctr) Hebrews 9:11-14 and (208) Galatians 3:23-29 Gospel:  (47) Mark 10:32-45 and (33) Luke 7:36-50 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Today’s Gospel is so fascinating to me, mostly because I identify…

Homily 680 – 4GL Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa March 22, 2026 Epistle:  (314) Hebrews 6:13-20 and (229) Ephesians 5:9-19 Gospel:  (40) Mark 9:17-31 and (10) Matthew 4:25-5:12 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Last weekend, we didn’t have a service because of the impending…

Homily 679 – 3GL Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa March 15, 2026 Epistle:  (311) Hebrews 4:14-5:6 Gospel:  (37) Mark 8:34-9:1 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. In today’s Gospel passage, it is my opinion that we find absolutely everything we need to live a Christian…

Homily 677 – 1GL Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa March 1, 2026 Epistle:  (329-ctr) – Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-12:2 Gospel:  (5) John 1:43-51 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. This morning, we celebrate the triumph of Orthodoxy, which serves to reinforce the guardians of the faith…

Homily 676 – 37 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa February 22, 2026 Epistle:  (112) Romans 13:11-14:4 and (176) 2 Corinthians 4:6-15 Gospel:  (17) Matthew 6:14-21 and (40) Matthew 11:2-15 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Here we are, on the precipice of the Great…

Homily 675 – 36 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa February 15, 2026 Epistle:  (140) – 1 Corinthians 8:8-9:2 Gospel:  (106) – Matthew 25:31-46 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. This may be a short Homily, since this reading is one of the ones that…

Homily 674 – 35 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa February 8, 2026 Epistle:  (135) 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Gospel:  (79) Luke 15:11-32 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. This morning I want to talk for a minute about the Epistle reading.  There are some things…