holytransfigorthoMar 223 minSermon on the Sunday of the Holy CrossWhosoever will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
holytransfigorthoJun 27, 20191 minThe Great CalmThis morning's Gospel reading, Matt. 8:23-27, juxtaposes fear and faith. Or, more specifically, fear for ones own safety and faith in God's provident care. L...
holytransfigorthoJun 26, 20191 minWho Needs to Change?Instead of trying to change other people, or the world around us, let's remember that it is we who still need much change and transformation
holytransfigorthoMay 14, 20192 minSermon - At the Baptism of Fred and Vickie FriarThe Hymn that we Just sang tells us that As many as have been Baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. As we celebrate the initiation of catechumens into th...
holytransfigorthoMay 14, 20191 minEye WitnessesChrist is Risen! On this Third Sunday of Pascha the Orthodox Church draws our attention to the Holy Myrrh-bearing women and also Sts. Joseph of Aramathia and...
holytransfigorthoMay 7, 20191 minA Day of Rejoicing"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." Today, the tenth d...
holytransfigorthoMay 4, 20191 minThe Miracle of the Holy FireChrist is Risen! One week ago, on Holy Saturday, the Miracle of the Holy Fire occurred once again - as it has, every year, for hundreds of years. If you have...
holytransfigorthoMay 3, 20191 minThe Gospel of Saint JohnChrist is Risen! Please take note of the fact that the daily Gospel readings during the Feast of Pascha are all from the Gospel of St. John. This is the onl...
holytransfigorthoMay 2, 20192 minGain the blessing of the Paschal seasonFortunate people of God - Christ is Risen! Much has been written about Lent - whole books even. I am not aware, however, of very much that guides us on how t...
holytransfigorthoMay 1, 20191 minNew Life in ChristChrist is Risen! Beloved of the Lord, Most of our Orthodox "Feasts" last for several days - most commonly eight days, what is called an "octave." The first d...
holytransfigorthoMay 1, 20191 minPascha Begins!Christ is Risen! Dear friends, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, There is an unfortunate tendency for some Orthodox Christians to think and speak as if Pascha ...
holytransfigorthoMar 18, 20193 minSermon on the Sunday of Orthodoxy 2019Congratulations! We have made a good beginning. Even if only a little bit, each of us has yet experienced something of a "Triumph" this past week. At the ver...
holytransfigorthoMar 17, 20197 minSermon on the Sunday of the Last Judgement: Matthew 25:31-46In the name of the Father & the Son & the Holy Spirit – three persons in one essence bound by Love. This is the Third Sunday of our Pre-Lenten preparations a...
holytransfigorthoMar 17, 20192 minWhen the Dead in Christ Shall RiseDear Friends in Christ, As I’m sure many of you also do, I often find myself with afterthoughts about the themes and images that Orthodoxy presents to us at ...
holytransfigorthoMar 17, 20192 minOpen to me the Doors of RepentanceThe striving of the Church, during this "run up" to Lent, is beautifully expressed by the hymn/prayer - Open to me the Doors of Repentance. The kind of repen...