Homily 703 – 14APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa September 6, 2026 Epistle:  (170) 2 Corinthians 1:21-2:4 Gospel:  (89) Matthew 22:1-14 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. What would it take for you to turn down an invitation to a party with royalty? …

Homily 702 – 13APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 30, 2026 Epistle:  (166) 1 Corinthians 16:13-24 Gospel:  (87) Matthew 21:33-42 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Jesus begins many of his teaching parables with “The Kingdom of God is like …”  Or,…

Homily 701 – 12APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 23, 2026 Epistle:  (158) 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 and (240) Philippians 2:5-11 Gospel:  (79) Matthew 19:16-26 and (54) Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. We all have the question – what…

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…