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…

Homily 665 – 24 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa November 23, 2025 Epistle:  (221) Ephesians 2:14-22 and (213) Galatians 5:22-6:2 Gospel:  (66) Luke 12:16-21 and (43) Matthew 11:27-30 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Why do we accumulate stuff? That is the question at…

Homily 664 – 23 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa November 16, 2025 Epistle:  (220) Ephesians 2:4-10 and (131) 1 Corinthians  4:9-16 Gospel:  (53) Luke 10:25-37 and (30) Matthew 9:9-13 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. So this gets tricky.  Christ takes a conversation, and…

Homily 663 – 22 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa November 9, 2025 Epistle:  (215) Galatians 6:11-18 Gospel:  (39) Luke 8:41-56 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. The account of the woman with the issue of blood, like everything in the Gospels, has so much…