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12:08 PM 5/19/2013 Pentecost Sunday. He Thinks the Hole He's Dug for Himself Is the Whole World. |
| 12:27 PM 5/12/2013 The Sunday of the Fathers at the First Nicean Council. If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! |
12:34 PM 5/5/2013 The Sunday of the Man Born Blind. In the Land of the Sighted, the Blind Man Is King (an Epilogue to the Post-Paschal Gospels). |
6:06 PM 4/28/2013 The Sunday of the Smararitan Woman. A Paschal Intermission & the Meaning of Mid-Pentcost. |
10:02 AM 4/23/2013 The Sunday of the Paralytic Man. Outside the Church There Is No Salvation ... I Kid You Not! |
| 6:54 PM 4/14/2013 The Sunday of the Ointment-Bearing Women. Keeping the Lord's Day Isn't Just an Arbitrary Rule; It's a Commandment. |
8:53 AM 4/8/2013 Thomas Sunday. A "Christ" Who Does Not Show Us the Imprint of the Nails Is Not Authentic. |
1:33 PM 3/31/2013 Pascha: The Resurrection of Our Lord, God & Savior, Jesus Christ. Cherries Ain't the Only Fruit in the Bowl. |
12:27 PM 3/24/2013 Flowery Sunday. "The One Thing Necessary" Revisited. |
| 12:37 PM 3/17/2013 The Fifth Sunday of the Great Fast, known as The Memory of Our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt. Conversion of Mind May Happen Only Once, but Conversion of Heart Never Ends. |
12:46 PM 3/10/2013 The Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast, known as The Memory of Our Holy Father John Climacus (John of the Ladder). How Many Troubles Thou Hast! But Only One Thing is Necessary. |
12:40 PM 3/3/2013 The Third Sunday of the Great Fast, known as the Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy & Life-Creating Cross. The Dogma of Sufficient Grace, Part Two, and the Martyrdom of Pope-Emeritus Benedict. |
1:44 PM 2/24/2013 The Second Sunday of the Great Fast. The Church's Forgotten Teaching: the Dogma of Sufficient Grace. |
| 12:48 PM 2/17/2013 The First Sunday of the Great Fast, originally known as The Sunday of the Holy Prophets, also known as The Sunday of Orthodoxy or The Sunday of the True Faith. Ask Not "Who Is Jesus to Me?" but "Who Am I to Jesus?" |
12:08 PM 2/10/2013 The Fourth Sunday of the Triodion, known as Cheesefare Sunday or The Sunday of Forgiveness. To Err Is Human; to Forgive Is Even More Human. |
2:57 PM 2/3/2013 The Third Sunday of the Triodion, known as Meatfare Sunday. One Man's Meat Is Another Man's Poison. |
12:25 PM 1/27/2013 The Second Sunday of the Triodion, known as The Sunday of the Prodigal Son. How Many of Us Are Able to Forgive Without Collecting Our "Pound of Flesh?" |
| 12:14 PM 1/20/2013 The First Sunday of the Triodion, known as the Sunday of the Publican & the Parisee. Bless me, Father, For I Have Sinned. I'm a Good Person. I Didn't Murder Anyone. |
1:07 PM 1/13/2013 The Sunday after the Theophany. Believing In Christ is Easy; Following Him is Another Matter. |
2:07 PM 1/7/2013 The Theophany of Our Lord, God & Savior, Jesus Christ. In the Theophany, All of Christianity is Summed Up. |
12:07 PM 12/30/2012 The Sunday after the Nativity. The Memory of the Holy & Just Joseph, Husband of the Theotokos; of David, Prophet & King; and, of the Holy Apostle James, Brother of the Lord. Fasten Your Seatbelts. It's Going to Be a Wild Ride. |
| 1:47 PM 12/25/2012 The Nativity of Our Lord, God & Savior, Jesus Christ. The Blood of the Martyrs is the Seed of New Christians. |
2:13 PM 12/23/2012 The Sunday of the Ancestors from Abraham to the Christ, also called the Sunday of the Genealogy. God Plants Himself Firmly in the Muck and Mud of Man. |
1:53 PM 12/16/2012 The Sunday of the Forefathers of Our Lord, also known as the Sunday of the Patriarchs. It is in the Response to Tragedy that the Characters of the Grace-filled and the Godless are Distinguished. |
1:08 AM 12/10/2012 The Twenty-Eighth Sunday after Pentecost. Humility a Function of Maturity. |
| 12:31 PM 12/2/2012 The Twenty-Seventh Sunday after Pentecost. Some Spiritual Relfections on the Election of 2012 and the Moral Decline of the Republic. |
3:10 PM 11/30/2012 The Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost. How well we worship is reflected by how well we live. |
2:38 PM 11/30/2012 The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost. It's not important how we picture God, but how God pictures us. |
1:30 PM 11/11/2012 The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost. For the Christian, "being yourself" isn't all it's cracked up to be. |
| 2:09 PM 11/7/2012 The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost. Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in Thee. |
1:45 PM 11/7/2012 The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost. The story of a priest martyred by the government for not being a team player. |
1:52 PM 10/23/2012 The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost. “The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right thing for the wrong reason.” |
1:22 PM 10/18/2012 The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost. Are Americans intellecutally incapable of following the Gospel? |
| 12:41 PM 10/7/2012 The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost. My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in your weakness. |
3:13 PM 9/30/2012 The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. The Gospel is not reducible to “The Power of Positive Thinking”; and, our mission is to save souls, not make a better world. |
3:42 PM 9/23/2012 The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. God loveth the cheerful giver. |
12:31 PM 9/16/2012 The Sunday after the Exaltation of the Cross. Which is more important: saving the world or saving your soul? |
| 1:48 PM 9/9/2012 The Sunday before the Exaltation of the Cross. How many of us are really Methodists without realizing it? |
3:34 PM 9/5/2012 The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. There's no shame in being poor, only poorly dressed. |
2:46 PM 8/30/2012 The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Life is not a gift; it's a loan. |
3:57 PM 8/22/2012 The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost. Real growth occurs when reality catches up with our emotions. |
| 12:04 PM 8/12/2012 The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost. "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us." |
12:02 PM 8/5/2012 The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost. Be not afraid. |
11:39 AM 7/29/2012 The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost. Elementary, my dear Watson. |
10:53 AM 7/25/2012 The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost & the Holy Myrrh-Bearer and Equal to the Apostles Mary Magdaline. Listening to the still, small voice. |
| 11:45 AM 7/15/2012 The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost & the Sunday of the Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical Councils. Jesus Christ: yesterday, today, and the same forever! |
12:00 PM 7/8/2012 The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost. God is not a vending machine. |
12:58 PM 7/1/2012 The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost. The buffet is closed. |
12:24 PM 6/24/2012 The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost & the Nativity of the Holy Prophet & Forerunner John the Baptist. Fortnight for Freedom: our Constitution guarantees freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. |
| 11:28 PM 6/20/2012 The Third Sunday after Pentecost. What a difference a word can make! |
9:46 PM 6/11/2012 The Second Sunday after Pentecost. If you want to be happy, be faithful. |
3:10 PM 5/30/2012 Pentecost Sunday. There is no more cruel a slave master than ourselves. |
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! |
