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…

Homily 689 – Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa May 31, 2026 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. We should speak about the Holy Spirit.  We know that the Spirit was given to the…

Homily 688 – 1st EC Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa May 24, 2026 Epistle:  (44) – Acts 20:16-18, 28-36 Gospel:  (56) – John 17:1-13 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. This passage of the Gospel is really quite challenging to keep track of…

Homily 687 – Blind Man Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa May 17, 2026 Epistle:  (38) – Acts 16:16-34 Gospel:  (34) – John 9:1-38 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Christ is risen! Let’s spend a moment considering the Epistle reading from the Acts…

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…