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…

Homily 673 – 34 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa February 1, 2026 Epistle:  (296) 2 Timothy 3:10-15 Gospel:  (89) Luke 18:10-14 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. It is becoming increasingly difficult for me not to comment on events around us and the environment…

Homily 672 – 33 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa January 25, 2026 Epistle:  (285-ctr) 1 Timothy 4:9-15 and (151) 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 Gospel:  (94) Luke 19:1-10 and (36) John 10:9-16 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. One of the many things that has always…

Homily 671 – 32 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa January 18, 2026 Epistle:  (280-ctr) 1 Timothy 1:15-17 Gospel:  (93) Luke 18:35-43 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard someone accuse someone of being blind.  Well, those…

Note: This homily was prepared for January 4 and also January 11, 2026, but was never delivered because of my illness and lack of voice. Homily 670 – 30 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa January 4, 2026 Epistle:  (298) 2 Timothy 4:5-8 Gospel:  (1) Mark 1:1-8 In the name of the Father, and of the…

Homily 668 – 27 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa December 14, 2025 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. The Gospel this morning may give us an unexpected answer to a very common question. The question is…

Homily 667 – 26 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa December 7, 2025 Epistle:  (229) Ephesians 5:9-19 Gospel:  (85) Luke 17:12-19 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. One of the more striking elements of the accounts of Christ’s interactions with people while He was in…

This is homily #666 for me. And this Sunday we ended up cancelling services for a snowstorm. Perhaps superstitious, perhaps not, but either way, this is what I had planned to say if we had Church today. (Fr. Marty) Homily 666 – 25 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa November 30, 2025 Epistle:  (224) Ephesians 4:1-6…