Sermons
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“Where Christ Dwells”-Sunday of the Last Judgment
View MoreThe Son of Man comes in glory, yet the story turns our gaze away from the throne. The King identifies Himself not with the powerful or the admired, but with those who live on the edges of life: the hungry, the stranger, the sick, the imprisoned. It is as though Jesus is saying, “If you want to find Me, look where the world is least inclined to look.”
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Sunday of the Last Judgment
View MoreIn the form of a parable, Jesus describes the final judgment of the nations. The Lord appears surrounded by angels and is seated on his royal throne. Before him are all the nations of the world, which he separates as a shepherd separates the sheep and the goats. The king invites those whom he divided on his right to inherit his heavenly kingdom and to those on his left to enter eternal punishment.
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Sunday of the Prodigal Son
View MoreToday’s gospel, the Parable of the Prodigal Son, highlights God’s welcoming love for those who repent.
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Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
View MoreToday marks the first day the Church asks us to begin our preparation for Great Lent. She prepares us through the four Gospels read at the Divine Liturgy each Sunday preceding the first day of Great Lent.
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Sunday after Theophany
View MoreMatthew 4:12-17 At that time, when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in…
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“Of Whom I am First”
View MoreOur journey in life involves turning away from sin and realizing that we become our true selves only by receiving ourselves from others and from God. It’s about communion and self-denying love. Saint Paul found that the Law, seen abstractly, lacked love, while the aim of our charge is love from a pure heart, good conscience, and sincere faith.
