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The Gift of Love

Sermon on the Feast of the Nativity of Christ (Galatians 4:4-7; Matthew 2:1-12)




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Beginning Anew

Sermon on the Sunday before the Theophany (2 Timothy 4:5-8; Mark 1:1-8)




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Gifts for Our Growth

Sermon on the Sunday After the Theophany (Ephesians 4:7-13; Matthew 4:12-17)




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The Need for Knowledgeable Zeal for God (Rom 10:1-10)

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost




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The Healthy Ordering of the Church (Rom 12:6-14)

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost




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Enduring Tests and Facing Temptations (Mt 14:22-34)

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost




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Harnessing the Power of Religion (Mt 17:14-23)

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost




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Are You Saved?

Sermon on the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (I Corinthians 15:1-11; Matthew 19:16-26)




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The True Nature of Forgiveness

Sermon on the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (I Corinthians 9:2-12; Matthew 18:23-35)




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Standing Firm as a Community of Faith (1 Cor 16:13-24)

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost




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God Wants to Astonish Us! (Luke 5:1-11)

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost




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Why Must We Love Our Enemies? (Lk 6:31-36)

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost




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The Use of Our Wealth (2 Cor 9:6-11)

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost




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The Parable of the Soils (Lk 8:5-15)

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost




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The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man (Luke 16:19-31)

Sermon on the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost




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The Healing of the Gadarene Demoniac (Luke 8:26-39)

Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost




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The Healing of Jairus' Daughter and the Woman with the Flow of Blood (Luke 8:41-56)

Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost




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The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)

Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost




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Christ is Our Peace (Ephesians 2:14-22)

Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost




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The Lineage of Jesus (Matthew 1:1-25)

Sunday before the Nativity of Christ




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The Nativity of Christ (Matthew 2:1-12)




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Overcoming Evil with Good (Matthew 2:13-23)




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Making the Paths of God Straight (Mark 1:1-8)




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Sunday after Theophany (Matthew 4:12-17)




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Sunday of Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10)

Sunday of Zacchaeus




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Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee (Luke 18:10-14)

Beginning of the Lenten Triodion




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Sunday of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32)

Sunday of the Prodigal Son




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Forgiveness Sunday (Matthew 6:14-21)

Sunday before the Beginning of the Great Fast




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Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross (Mark 8:34-9:1)

Third Sunday of the Great Fast




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Trusting in the Promises of God (Mark 9:17-31)

Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast




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Palm Sunday (John 12:1-18)

Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem




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Holy Pascha (John 1:1-17)

The Resurrection of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ




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His Resurrection is Our Resurrection (John 20:19-31)

St Thomas Sunday - Second Sunday of Pascha




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Devotion, Persistence, Endurance and Courage (Mark 15:43-16:8)

Holy Myrrhbearers - Third Sunday of Pascha




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The Free Will to be Healed (John 5:1-15)

Sunday of the Paralytic - Fourth Sunday of Pascha




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Submitting to the Truth (John 4:5-42)

Sunday of the Samaritan Woman - Fifth Sunday of Pascha




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Willful Spiritual Blindness (John 9:1-38)

Sunday of the Blind Man - Sixth Sunday of Pascha




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Pentecost (John 7:37-52; 8:12)

Great Feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit




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Reclaiming the Mission of the North American Church (Matthew 4:18-23)

All Saints of North America - Second Sunday after Pentecost




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Mercy as the Path to Healing (Matthew 8:5-13)

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost




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Evil Divides, God Unites (Matthew 8:28-9:1)

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost




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Gifts to Build the Body (Romans 12:6-14)

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Originally given July 27, 2008)




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Let Us Love One Another (Romans 15:1-7)

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost




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Perfectly Joined in Unity (I Corinthians 1:10-18)

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost




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The Stormy Sea of Life (Matthew 14:22-34)

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost




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Strong Faith to Fight Secret Sins (Matthew 17:14-23)

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost




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Sharing the Gift of Forgiveness (Matthew 18:23-35)

Forgiveness is at the heart of the gospel message and Christian experience. As Christians living in the community of faith, we are called to share all things in common. Fr Tom explains that this includes sharing the mercy and compassion with one another that we first received from Christ. (Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost)




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Mary: Image of What We Can Be (Mt 19:16-26; Lk 10:38-42; 11:27-28)

The readings presented by the Church on this day remind us of the most fundamental teachings about what we believe and who we are called to be as Christians. As we celebrate the Falling Asleep of the Mother of God, Fr Tom tells us that the Virgin Mary is the one who embodies hearing and keeping those most basic teachings. (Dormition of the Mother of God, Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost)




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Growing God's Kingdom (Matthew 21:33-42)

As Christians, we have been entrusted with the Kingdom of God. But this great gift comes with a responsibility. Fr Tom explains that the parable of the Vinedressers is God's warning to us to fulfill our essential mission to grow the Church. (Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost)




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Our Intimate Union with Christ (Matthew 22:1-14)

The scriptures are replete with examples describing the union between God and His people as a marriage. Fr Tom teaches us that the intimate union God desires to have with us begins with our baptism. It's up to us, however, to keep our garment undefiled in order to worthily partake of the eternal Marriage Supper of the Lamb with His Bride. (Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Beheading of St John the Baptist)