Homily 509 – 7 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa July 31, 2022 Epistle:  (116) Romans 15:1-7 Gospel:  (33) Matthew 9:27-35 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. The blind and the mute come to Jesus.  The deaf and the lame come to Jesus.…

Homily 508 – 6 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa July 24, 2022 Epistle:  (110) Romans 12:6-14 and (181) 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 Gospel:  (29) Matthew 9:1-8 and (33) Luke 7:36-50 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Sometimes people ask, “why does God ask…

Homily 507 – 5 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa July 17, 2022 Epistle:  (103) Romans 10:1-10 and (334) Hebrews 13: 7-16 Gospel:  (28) Matthew 8:28-9:1 and (56) John 17:1-13 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. The account of the Gergesene Demoniacs, or…

Homily 506 – 4 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa July 10, 2022 Epistle:  (93) Romans 6:18-23 and (213) Galatians 5:22-6:2 Gospel:  (25) Matthew 8:5-13 and (10) Matthew 4:25-5:12 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. St. Paul is pretty blunt in his instructions…

Homily 505 – 3 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa July 3, 2022 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. Anxiety seems to be the prevalent state of humanity today.  We worry – a lot…

Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa June 26, 2022 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. We are not all called to be apostles.  We…

Homily 503 – All Saints Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa June 19, 2022 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. Pentecost is considered the birth of the Church. That much we all pretty…

Homily 502 – Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa June 12, 2022 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. In the gospel for last Sunday, the Sunday of the Fathers of the first ecumenical council,…

Homily 501 – 7th Pascha Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa June 5, 2022 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. It’s our turn. Gun violence, horrible and tragic as it is, had, until…

Homily 500 – 5th Pascha Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa May 29, 2022 Epistle: (28) – Acts 11:19-26, 29-30 Gospel: (12) – John 4:5-42 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Christ is Risen! Christos Voskrese! Christos Anesthi! As we look at the Gospel…