Homily 398 – 37th after Pentecost (Forgiveness Sunday Expulsion from Paradise) Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa March 1, 2020 Epistle: (112) – Romans 13:11-14:4 Gospel: (17) – Matthew 6:14-21 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Rabbi Manis Freidman tells the story, the true…

Homily 397 – 36th after Pentecost (Last Judgement) Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa February 23, 2020 Epistle: (140) – 1 Corinthians 8:8-9:2 Gospel: (106) – Matthew 25:31-46 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Think back, if you will, to the last test or…

Homily 396 – 35th after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa February 16, 2020 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. One of the appeals of the parable of the Prodigal is that we all…

Homily 394 – 33rd after Pentecost, the Sunday of Zacchaeus, the Meeting of the Lord Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa February 2, 2020 Epistle: (316) Hebrews 7:7-17 (Feast) and (285-ctr) 1 Timothy 4:9-15 Gospel: (7) Luke 2:22-40 (Feast) and (94) Luke 19:1-10 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of…

Homily 393 – 32nd after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 26, 2020 Epistle: (280-ctr) 1 Timothy 1:15-17 Gospel: (62) Matthew 15:21-28 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Persistence is a virtue that doesn’t get mentioned a lot in the Gospels. We…

Homily 392 – 31st after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 19, 2020 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. What do we want Jesus to do? It is a fascinating question. On the…

Homily 391 – 30th after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 12, 2020 Epistle: (224-ctr) – Ephesians 4:7-13 Gospel: (10) – Matthew 4:12-17 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. St. Paul in his epistle to the Ephesians mentions something very important, that…

Homily 390 – 29th after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 5, 2020 Epistle: (298) 2 Timothy 4:5-8 Gospel: (1) Mark 1:1-8 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. The Forerunner preached the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. The Orthodox…

Homily 389 – Circumcision/St. Basil Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 1, 2020 Epistle: (254) Colossians 2:8-12 (Circumcision) and (318) Hebrews 7:26-8:2 (St Basil) Gospel: Luke 2:20-21, 40-52 (Circumcision, p 323) and (24) Luke 6:17-23 (St Basil, p 118) In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,…

Homily 388 – 28th after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa December 29, 2019 Epistle: (200) Galatians 1:11-19 (Sunday after the Nativity) Gospel: (4) Matthew 2:13-23 (Sunday after the Nativity) In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. In the middle of the Christmas season…