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…

Homily 571 – 27 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa December 10, 2023 Epistle – (233) Ephesians 6:10-17 Gospel – (85) Luke 17:12-19 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. The beginning of self-denial is being thankful. It is perhaps a bold statement –…

Homily 570 – 26 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa December 3, 2023 Epistle – (229) Ephesians 5:9-19 Gospel – (91) Luke 18:18-27 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Do we want to know what is required of us to be saved?  Do…

Homily 569 – 25 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa November 26, 2023 Epistle – (224) – Ephesians 4:1-6 Gospel – (71) – Luke 13:10-17 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. This woman’s infirmity maybe seems strange to us.  Eighteen years of being…