Homily 558– 13 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa September 3, 2023 Epistle – (166) 1 Corinthians 16:13-24 Gospel – (87) Matthew 21:33-42 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. The parable of the vineyard owner is meant to be a warning.  That much…

Homily 557– 12 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 27, 2023 Epistle – (158) 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Gospel – (79) Matthew 19:16-26 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. We all have the question – what must I do to be saved? The…

Homily 556– 11 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 20, 2023 Epistle – (141) 1 Corinthians 9:2-12 Gospel – (77) Matthew 18:23-35 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. The basic story in today’s Gospel reading is pretty simple to understand.  A slave,…

Homily 555– 10 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 13, 2023 Epistle – (131) 1 Corinthians 4:9-16 and (318) Hebrews 7:26-8:2 Gospel – (72) Matthew 17:14-23 and (11) Matthew 5:14-19 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. There are a couple of sayings…

Homily 534– 7 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa July 23, 2023 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. St. Paul says the strangest things sometimes.  This morning, he tells the Romans that they should do…

Homily 553 – 6 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa July 16, 2023 Epistle:  (110) Romans 12:6-14 and (334) Hebrews 13: 7-16 Gospel:  (29) Matthew 9:1-8 and (56) John 17:1-13 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. One of the things that has been…

Homily 551 – 4 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa July 2, 2023 Epistle:  (93) Romans 6:18-23 Gospel:  (25) Matthew 8:5-13 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. In our popular culture, we are given a distorted image of God’s healing.  The distortions are…

Homily 550 – 3 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa June 25, 2023 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. There seem to be two ideas floating around in today’s Gospel reading.  The first, something about…

Homily 549 – 2 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa June 18, 2023 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. Liturgically, the reading for All Saints…

Homily 548 – 1 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa June 11, 2023 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. Perhaps sometimes the Church, by emphasizing hagiography and the extreme exploits and…