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…

Homily 648 – 4 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa July 6, 2025 Epistle:  (93) Romans 6:18-23 Gospel:  (25) Matthew 8:5-13 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. St. Paul tells us this morning that we are all slaves to something.  That’s a bold statement.  And…

Homily 647 – 3 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa June 29, 2025 Epistle:  (88) Romans 5: 1-10 and (193) 2 Corinthians 11:21-12:9 Gospel:  (18) Matthew 6:22-33 and (67) Matthew 16:13-19 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. This may be my favorite passage in the…

Homily 646 – 2 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa June 22, 2025 Epistle:  (81-ctr) – Romans 2:10-16 and (330) – Hebrews 11:33-12:2 Gospel:  (9) Matthew 4:18-23 and (10) Matthew 4:25-5:12 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Liturgically, the reading for All Saints of North…

Homily 645 – 1 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa June 15, 2025 Epistle:  (330) – Hebrews 11:33-12:2 Gospel:  (38, mid-79) Matthew 10:32-33, 37-38; 19:27-30 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Today we remember all the saints, known to us and those known only to…

Homily 644 – 8 Pascha Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa June 8, 2025 Epistle:  (3) Acts 2:1-11 Gospel:  (27) John 7:37-52; 8:12 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Pentecost is generally recognized as the birth of the Church.  I thought this morning, we might talk…

Homily 642 – 6 Pascha Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa May 25, 2025 Epistle:  (38) – Acts 16:16-34 and (176) – 2 Corinthians 4:6-15 Gospel:  (34) – John 9:1-38 and (40) – Matthew 11:2-15 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God.  Christ is risen! During my…

Homily 641 – 5 Pascha Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa May 18, 2025 Epistle:  (28) – Acts 11:19-26, 29-30 Gospel:  (12) – John 4:5-42 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Christ is risen! The Samaritan Woman – the woman at the well – is never…