Homily 700 – 11APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 16, 2026 Epistle:  (141) 1 Corinthians 9:2-12 and (250) Colossians 1:12-18 Gospel:  (77) Matthew 18:23-35 and (48-ctr) Luke 9:51-56; 10:22-24 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. James and John probably didn’t realize they…

Homily 699 – 10APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 9, 2026 Epistle:  (131) 1 Corinthians 4:9-16 and (213) Galatians 5:22-6:2 Gospel:  (72) Matthew 17:14-23 and (24) Luke 6:17-23 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Apistos (ἄπιστος) – faithless, unbelief.  That word comes…

Homily 698– 9APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 2, 2026 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. We see St. Peter this morning walking on water, to prove the person on the storm waves…

Homily 696– 7APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa July 19, 2026 Epistle:  (116) Romans 15:1-7 and (334) Hebrews 13: 7-16 Gospel:  (33) Matthew 9:27-35 and (56) John 17:1-13 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Don’t know if anyone has noticed or thought about…

Homily 695– 6APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa July 12, 2026 Epistle:  (110) Romans 12:6-14 Gospel:  (29) Matthew 9:1-8 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Our priorities are all messed up in our day.  And have been since the fall of humanity, when…

Homily 693– 4APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa June 28, 2026 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. I spent a lot of time in the car this week.  Which is dangerous for me, because it…

Homily 692– 3APEints of North America Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa June 21, 2026 Epistle:  (88) Romans 5: 1-10 Gospel:  (18) Matthew 6:22-33 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. In his letter to the Romans, St. Paul makes a statement that has echoed…

Homily 691– 2APE All Saints of North America Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa June 14, 2026 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. This Sunday we…

Homily 690– 1APE All Saints Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa June 7, 2026 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, the feast of All Saints, is a good time to…