Homily 519 – 19 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa October 23, 2022 Epistle:  (194) 2 Corinthians 11:31-12:9 and (200) Galatians 1:11-19 Gospel:  (83) Luke 16:19-31 and (56) Matthew 13:54-58 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Sometimes we look for more. Do a…

Homily 518 – 18 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa October 16, 2022 Epistle:  (188) 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 and (334) Hebrews 13:7-16 Gospel:  (35) Luke 8:5-15 and (56) John 17:1-13 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. The parable of the sower is a…

Homily 517 – 16 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa October 2, 2022 Epistle:  (181) 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 Gospel:  (26) Luke 6:31-36 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Do we really hear what is being said in the Golden Rule? We can say…

Homily 516 – 15 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa September 25, 2022 Epistle:  (176) 2 Corinthians 4:6-15 and (213) Galatians 5:22-6:2 Gospel:  (17) Luke 5:1-11 and (24) Luke 6:17-23 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. When the story is told about the…

Homily 515 – 14 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa September 18, 2022 Epistle:  (203) Galatians 2:16-20 (Sunday After) and (170) 2 Corinthians 1:21-2:4 Gospel:  (37) Mark 8:34-9:1 (Sunday After) and (89) Matthew 22:1-14 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Today is proclaimed…

Homily 514 – 13 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa September 11, 2022 Epistle:  (215) Galatians 6:11-18, (166) 1 Corinthians 16:13-24 Gospel:  (9) John 3:13-17, (87) Matthew 21:33-42 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. I wanted to offer a couple of thoughts.  Queen…

Homily 513 – 11 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 28, 2022 Epistle:  (141) 1 Corinthians 9:2-12 and (213) Galatians 5:22-6:2 Gospel:  (77) Matthew 18:23-35 and (24) Luke 6:17-23 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Always remember the debt you were forgiven.…

Homily 512 – 10 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 21, 2022 Epistle:  (131) 1 Corinthians 4:9-16 Gospel:  (72) Matthew 17:14-23 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Our Lord tells us that “this kind of spirit does not go out except by…

Homily 511 – 9 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 14, 2022 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. One of the most difficult things about Christianity is that we continually talk about what…

Homily 510 – 8 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 7, 2022 Epistle:  (124) 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Gospel:  (58) Matthew 14:14-22 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. In the middle of nowhere, there was a crowd.  We call it the feeding of…