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3:14 PM 5/25/2012 The Sunday of the Fathers at the First Nicean Council. There are no new heresies; only old ones with new old faces. |
| 11:08 AM 5/16/2012 The Sixth Paschal Sunday, known as The Sunday of the Man Born Blind. In the land of the sighted, the blind man in king. |
4:34 PM 5/6/2012 The Fifth Paschal Sunday, known as The Sunday of the Samaritan Woman. Extra ecclesia nulla salus, as the Latins say. |
6:16 PM 4/29/2012 The Fourth Paschal Sunday, known as The Sunday of the Paralytic Man. God has infinite patience with us. How much are we willing to have with him? |
2:19 PM 4/24/2012 The Third Paschal Sunday, known as The Sunday of the Ointment-Bearing Women. Time to reconnect with our roots. |
| 12:11 PM 4/16/2012 The Second Paschal Sunday, known as Thomas Sunday. Thomas invalidates every "Christian" who wants Christ without His cross. |
1:19 PM 4/9/2012 Pascha, or The Resurrection of Our Lord, God & Savior, Jesus Christ. Too many Christians are hanging out a sign saying "Gone Fishing." |
10:24 AM 4/7/2012 Holy & Great Friday. The death of our Lord proves that there is nothing new under the sun. |
12:04 PM 4/1/2012 Flowery Sunday. Sinning out of weakness vs. sinning because one thinks one knows better |
| 10:43 AM 3/5/2012 The Second Sunday of the Great Fast, sometimes called The Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas, formally called The Sunday of St. Polycarp. The Great Fast: time to "man-up". |
12:33 PM 2/26/2012 The First Sunday of the Great Fast, known as The Sunday of the Holy Prophets or The Sunday of Orthodoxy. Ask not "Who is Jesus to me?" but "Who am I to Jesus?" |
4:16 PM 2/21/2012 The Fourth Sunday of the Triodion, known as The Sunday of Cheesefare. Original Sin: it's not just for kids anymore. |
3:08 AM 2/13/2012 The Third Sunday of the Triodion, known as The Sunday of Meatfare or Judgement Sunday. Excuse me, but the Triodion would like your attention. |
| 2:08 PM 2/5/2012 The Second Sunday of the Triodion, known as The Sunday of the Prodigal Son. The Parable of the Unfair Father; or, Salvation Is Not Payment for Services Rendered. |
2:35 PM 1/29/2012 The First Sunday of the Triodion, known as The Sunday of the Publican & the Pharisee. Anyone who says he is not a sinner is a liar. |
4:33 PM 1/22/2012 The Sunday Before the Triodion, known as The Sunday of Zacchaeus. Sometimes, it's the little things that matter most. |
12:50 PM 1/15/2012 The Thirty-First Sunday after Pentecost. Christ is Passing By. |
| 11:36 AM 1/8/2012 The Sunday After Theophany. Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand. |
5:53 PM 1/2/2012 The Sunday Before Theophany; the Circumcision of our Lord, God & Savior, Jesus Christ; our Holy Father Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia. Prepare a way for the Lord; make straight his paths. |
11:00 AM 12/25/2011 The Nativity of Our Lord, God and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Why did God become a Man? |
7:00 PM 12/24/2011 The Paramony of the Nativity. While we are rejoicing at the foot of the manger, let's pray that we're not missing at the foot of the cross. |
| 11:45 AM 12/18/2011 The Sunday of the Ancestors of Our Lord. If you think Christians are hypocrites when they're not holy, think again. |
3:58 PM 12/11/2011 The Sunday of the Forefathers. Sorry, A & P Catholics; but Jesus isn't a baby any longer. |
11:47 AM 12/4/2011 The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost. Our Holy Father Nicholas: truth vs. legend; or does it matter?. |
11:37 AM 11/27/2011 The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost. True religion vs. self-serving religious practice. |
| 12:08 PM 11/20/2011 The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost. So, which Jesus are we following today? |
12:34 PM 11/13/2011 The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost. The Good Samaritan: the Occam's Razor of the Bible. |
11:25 AM 11/6/2011 The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost. Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord; and our hearts are restless until they rest in Thee. |
11:40 AM 10/30/2011 The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost. Be careful what you pray for. |
| 12:22 PM 10/23/2011 The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost. "I will not make mention of their names with my lips;" and, you've already had your warning. |
12:42 PM 10/16/2011 The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost & the Memory of the Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council. Spirituality Without Religion is Just Circus Side-show Magic. |
2:02 AM 10/10/2011 The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. Are You a "Good" Sinner or a "Bad" Sinner? |
1:28 PM 10/2/2011 The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Jesus is not Norman Vincent Peale; and the purpose of Christianity is to save souls, not to make a better world. |
1:45 PM 9/25/2011 The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. "Launch Out into the Deep" because He is "Most Sure in All His Ways!" |
11:43 AM 9/18/2011 The Sunday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The Divine Liturgy, Part Thirteen: Why are we here? |
8:58 PM 9/11/2011 The Sunday Before the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The Divine Liturgy, Part Twelve: The Prayer of the Cherubikon; or, Do You Prefer Your Priest "Nice" or Good"? |
12:31 PM 9/4/2011 The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost. The Divine Liturgy, Part Eleven: the Salad Bar is Closed. |
| 11:08 AM 8/28/2011 Due to inclement weather, there were few people in church on the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost; and no homily was preached. |
11:00 AM 8/21/2011 The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost. The Divine Liturgy, Part Ten: "I will not reveal Your mysteries to Your enemies." |
8:42 PM 8/14/2011 The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost. The Divine Liturgy, Part Nine: The Prokeimenon & Alleluia. Keeping the Lord's Day Doesn't Mean Just an Hour on Sunday. |
11:02 AM 8/7/2011 The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost. The Divine Liturgy, Part Eight: "Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal One, Have Mercy on Us." |
| 11:03 AM 7/31/2011 The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost. The Divine Liturgy, Part Seven: A Psalm by Any Other Name; or, The Eastern Churches' Notre Dame. The Troparion & the Kontakion. |
11:30 AM 7/24/2011 The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost. The Divine Liturgy, Part Six: "Wisdom, be attentive!" The Little Entrance & the significance of the Gospel Book. |
11:48 AM 7/17/2011 The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, of the Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical Councils. The Divine Liturgy, Part Five: The Hymn of the Incarnation. |
11:10 AM 7/10/2011 The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost. The Divine Liturgy, Part Four: The Litany of Peace and the proper disposition for prayer. |
| 1:44 PM 7/3/2011 The Third Sunday after Pentecost. The Divine Liturgy, Part Three: the Proskomedia and the Communion of the Saints. |
11:40 AM 6/26/2011 The Second Sunday after Pentecost. The Divine Liturgy, Part Two: ready or not, here we go—the Rites of Preparation. |
10:52 AM 6/19/2011 The First Sunday after Pentecost, known as the Sunday of All Saints. The Divine Liturgy, Part One: St. Germanus of Constantinople, and the beauty of not knowning. |
11:04 AM 6/12/2011 Pentecost. How to spot the Godless: they become angry when you offer them freedom from their passions. |
| 2:24 PM 6/5/2011 The Sunday after Ascension, known as The Sunday of the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicea. Arians among us, and the relevance of Nicea. |
11:39 AM 5/29/2011 The Sixth Paschal Sunday, known as The Sunday of the Man Born Blind. In the land of the sighted, the blind man is king. |
12:09 PM 5/22/2011 The Fifth Paschal Sunday, known as The Sunday of the Samaritan Woman. “Who do you think you are? The Messiah?” |
11:58 AM 5/15/2011 The Fourth Paschal Sunday, known as The Sunday of the Paralytic Man. To love the Church is to love Christ. To reject the Church is to reject Christ. |
| 12:36 PM 5/8/2011 The Third Paschal Sunday, known as The Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women. Exactly how serious is this Sunday Obligation, anyway? |
11:56 AM 5/1/2011 The Second Paschal Sunday, known as Thomas Sunday. By showing his wounds to Thomas, Christ warns us against those who would present a Christianity without the Cross. |
12:58 PM 4/24/2011 Pascha, or the Resurrection of our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. So, you believe in the Resurrection? Then why don't you act like it? |
10:26 PM 4/22/2011 Holy & Great Friday. The death of our Lord: an example of the ends justifying the means. |
| 9:28 PM 4/21/2011 Great & Holy Thursday. But I want God to be somewhere! |
1:07 PM 4/17/2011 Flowery Sunday, or The Entrace of our Lord into Jerusalem. "His disciples did not understand these things at first," but do we? |
12:31 PM 4/10/2011 The Fifth Sunday of the Great Fast, in Memory of Our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt. Conversion: it's not just for converts. |
1:04 PM 4/3/2011 The Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast, known as the Sunday of Our Holy Father John Climacus. The one thing necessary. |
| 11:42 AM 3/28/2011 The Third Sunday of the Great Fast, known as the Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross. Religion is not supposed to make us feel good about ourselves. |
12:59 PM 3/20/2011 The Second sunday of the Great Fast. Earthquakes, tsunamis, meltdowns and wars: does any of it really require our attention? |
1:02 PM 3/13/2011 The First Sunday of the Great Fast, also known as the Sunday of the Holy Prophets or the Sunday of Orthodoxy. Ask not "Who is Jesus to me?" but "Who am I to Jesus?" |
1:29 PM 3/8/2011 The Fourth Sunday of the Triodion, known as the Sunday of Cheesefare or The Sunday of Forgiveness. There's a good reason it's called the Original Sin. |
| 12:55 PM 2/27/2011 The Third Sunday of the Triodion, known as the Sunday of Meatfare or Judgement Sunday. Jesus is not a schmaltzy painting on black felt. |
12:35 PM 2/20/2011 The Second Sunday of the Triodion, known as the Sunday of the Prodigal Son. No one said life was supposed to be fair; and salvation is not payment for services rendered. |
12:44 PM 2/13/2011 The First Sunday of the Triodion, known as The Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee. Preparing to prepare. |
12:35 PM 2/6/2011 The Sunday before the Triodion, known as the Sunday of Zacchaeus. Sometimes it's the little things that matter most. |
| 1:14 PM 1/23/2011 The Thirty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost. When reality catches up with our emotions. |
10:36 AM 1/16/2011 The Thirty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost. The virtue of gratitude. |
6:01 PM 1/10/2011 The Sunday after Theophany. In the world, not of the world. |
2:13 PM 1/2/2011 The Feast of the Circumcision of our Lord. Why do we do what we do? Because it is required! |
