Homily 499 – 4th Pascha Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa May 22, 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! I’ve always been overwhelmed by this…

Homily 498 – 3rd Pascha Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa May 16, 2022 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! Christos Voskrese! Christos Anesthi! In thinking of Bethesda, the pool with…

Homily 497 – 2nd Pascha Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa May 8, 2022 Epistle: (16) Acts 6:1-7 and (68-b) 1 John 1:1-7 (St. John) Gospel: (69) Mark 15:43-16:8 and (61) John 19:25-27; 21:24-25 (St. John) In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Christ is…

Homily 496 – Thomas Sunday Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa May 1, 2022 Epistle: (14) – Acts 5:12-20 Gospel: (65) – John 20:19-31 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Christ is Risen! Christos Voskrese! Christos Anesthi! Do not be unbelieving but believing. That…

Homily 495 – Palm Sunday Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa April 17, 2022 Epistle: (247) – Philippians 4:4-9 Gospel: (41) – John 12:1-18 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Judas is not the first person who comes to mind when thinking about Palm…

Homily 494 – 5th GL Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa April 10, 2022 Epistle: (321-ctr) – Hebrews 9:11-14 and (208b) – Galatians 3:23-29 Gospel: (47) – Mark 10:32-45 and (33) – Luke 7:36-50 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. From time to time…

Homily 493 – 4th GL Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa April 3, 2022 Epistle: (314) Hebrews 6:13-20 and (229) Ephesians 5:9-19 Gospel: (40) Mark 9:17-31 and (10) Matthew 4:25-5:12 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Lent is hard. Denying ourselves is hard. Conceptionally…

Homily 492 – 3rd GL Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa March 27, 2022 Epistle: (311) Hebrews 4:14-5:6 Gospel: (37) Mark 8:34-9:1 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. We have a lot of ideas about what it means to take up one’s cross. Some…

Homily 490 – 1st GL Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa March 13, 2022 Epistle: (329-ctr) – Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-12:2 Gospel: (5) – John 1:43-51 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Can anything good come from there? Nathanael has an interesting take on being…

Homily 489 – 37th APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa March 6, 2022 Epistle: (112) Romans 13:11-14:4 and (331) Hebrews 12:1-10 (Holy 40 Martyrs) Gospel: (17) Matthew 6:14-21 and (80) Matthew 20:1-16 (Holy 40 Martyrs) In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. I beg…