Homily 468 – 8th APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 15, 2021 (Dormition) Epistle: (124) 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 and (240) Philippians 2:5-11 Gospel: (58) Matthew 14:14-22 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. Today we combine two great…

Homily 467 – 7th APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 8, 2021 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. Last week we spoke of the paralytic, and how healing was not the key element, but…

Homily 466 – 6th APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 1, 2021 Epistle: (110) Romans 12:6-14, (125) 1 Corinthians 1:18-24, (330) Hebrews 11:33-12:2 Gospel: (29) Matthew 9:1-8, (60) John 19:6-11, 13-20, 25-28, 30-35, (38) Matthew 10:32-36; 11:1 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One…

Homily 465 – 4th APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa July 18, 2021 Epistle: (93) Romans 6:18-23 and (334) Hebrews 13: 7-16 Gospel: (25) Matthew 8:5-13 and (56) John 17:1-13 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. We are not free. We are slaves.…

Homily 464 – 3rd APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa July 11, 2021 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. I want to commend this Gospel reading to you, particularly if you suffer from anxiety.…

Homily 463 – 2nd APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa July 4, 2021 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. Most of the saints…

Homily 462 – 1st APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa June 27, 2021 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. When we think about the saints, perhaps we usually think about the monks…

Homily 460 – 7th Pascha Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa June 13, 2021 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. Maybe we don’t often think of the First Ecumenical Council this way, but…

Homily 459 – 6th Pascha Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa June 6, 2021 Epistle: (38) – Acts 16:16-34 Gospel: (34) – John 9:1-38 Christ is Risen! Al-masseah kham! Kristos Voskrese! Christos Anesthi! We look at the last few weeks, and there is something we need to note. We begin with the Sunday of Thomas,…

Homily 458 – 5th Pascha Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa May 30, 2021 Epistle: (28) – Acts 11:19-26, 29-30 Gospel: (12) – John 4:5-42 Christ is Risen! In hearing of St. Photini, the Samaritan woman at the well, it is very common I think to focus on the five husbands. Photini’s story is certainly…