Homily 582 – 37 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa February 18, 2024 Epistle – (285-ctr) 1 Timothy 4:9-15 Gospel – (94) Luke 19:1-10 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Why do we have a problem with sinners? When Jesus goes to the…

Homily 581 – 36 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa February 11, 2024 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. This Canaanite Woman – not a Jew, a gentile, not able to participate…

Homily 580 – 35 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa February 4, 2023 Epistle – (258) Colossians 3:12-16 Gospel – (105) Matthew 25:14-30 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. I don’t know if you feel this way, but as I read the parable,…

Homily 579 – 34 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 28, 2023 Epistle – (257) Colossians 3:4-11 Gospel – (92) Matthew 22:35-46 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Lawyers. They are some of the most irritating and yet essential people in our…

Homily 578 – 33 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 21, 2023 Epistle – (250) Colossians 1:12-18 Gospel – (89 Slavonic, 90 Greek) Matthew 22:2-14 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. The Kingdom of heaven is like … A lot of Christ’s…

Homily 576 – 31 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 7, 2023 Epistle – (224-ctr) – Ephesians 4:7-13 and( 42) – Acts 19:1-8 Gospel – (8) – Matthew 4:12-17 and (3) – John 1:29-34 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. In listening…

Homily 575 – Theophany Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 6, 2023 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Note:  This homily was delivered extemporaneously, and is transcribed with light editing. Today we’ve come to the baptism of Christ. We also see in the…

Homily 574 – Eve of Theophany Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 5, 2023 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Note:  This homily was delivered extemporaneously, and is transcribed with light editing. I’m struck by a couple of things in the Old Testament…

Homily 573 – 29 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa December 24, 2023 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. Family – our roots – are important.  Seems obvious, but sometimes in…

Homily 572 – 28 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa December 17, 2023 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. Saint Paul gives us a lot to think about this morning in his epistle…