Homily 488 – 36th APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa February 27, 2022 Epistle: (140) 1 Corinthians 8:8-9:2 and (335) Hebrews 13:17-21 Gospel: (106) Matthew 25:31-46 and (36) John 10:9-16 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. There is a question that has been…

Homily 487 – 35th APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa February 20, 2022 Epistle: (135) 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Gospel: (79) Luke 15:11-32 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. You may not realize it, but this week, we were all prophets this past week.…

Homily 486 – 32nd APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 30, 2022 Epistle: (280-ctr) 1 Timothy 1:15-17 and (334) Hebrews 13:7-16 Gospel: (62) Matthew 15:21-28 and (11) Matthew 5:14-19 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Today is significant for me, personally, as…

Homily 485 – 31st APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 23, 2022 Epistle: (280-ctr) 1 Timothy 1:15-17 Gospel: (93) Luke 18:35-43 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. A question for us this morning. How much do we want to be healed? Do…

Homily 484 – 30th APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 16, 2022 Epistle: (258) Colossians 3:12-16 Gospel: (91) Luke 18:18-27 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. I frequently talk about the free will God has given us, in order that we might…

Homily 483 – 29th APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 9, 2022 Epistle: (224-ctr) – Ephesians 4:7-13 Gospel: (8) – Matthew 4:12-17 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. We have reached the conclusion of the holiday season, having celebrated the Nativity of…

Homily 482 – 26th APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa December 19, 2021 Epistle: (328) Hebrews 11:9-10, 17-23, 32-40 Gospel: (1) Matthew 1:1-25 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Emmanuel. With us is God. In a few days, we’ll sing that refrain repeatedly…

Homily 481 – 25th APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa December 12, 2021 Epistle: (257) Colossians 3:4-11 Gospel: (76) Luke 14:16-24 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. We are forced this morning to face the question – what is our excuse. Now, consider…

Homily 480 – 24th APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa December 5, 2021 Epistle: (221) Ephesians 2:14-22 and (213) Galatians 5:22-6:2 Gospel: (85) Luke 17:12-19 and (43) Matthew 11:27-30 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. One of the phrases that jumped out of…

Homily 479 – 23rd APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa November 28, 2021 Epistle: (220) Ephesians 2:4-10 Gospel: (71) Luke 13:10-17 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. It seems like the most trouble Jesus had with the religious establishment was activity on the…