On Saturday, December 19th (December 6th on the Church Calendar), St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church will celebrate its patronal feast day. Unfortunately, our new temple will not be ready in time for this event, so the service will be held in our current facility in Dallas; God willing, the new it will be ready by… Continue reading Feast of St. Nicholas
Month: December 2009
Bulgarian Church may change back to the church calendar.
Bulgarian Orthodox Church Tempted to Move Christmas in Time The leaders of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church might produce a Christmas miracle by shifting the date of the holiday to January 7. Photo by BGNES The Bulgarian Orthodox Church may decide in favor of restoring the Julian Calendar, which means that Christmas will have be… Continue reading Bulgarian Church may change back to the church calendar.
Parable Of The Harvest Of A Rich Man It is not about money. The Rich man made two significant mistakes. Audio Homily 2009.
LISTEN NOW Other Homilies: http://www.orthodox.net/sermons/pentecost-sunday-26_1997+harvest-of-a-rich-man.html 26th Sunday after Pentecost (HTML format) Harvest Of A Rich Man 1997 http://www.orthodox.net/sermons/pentecost-sunday-26_2003.mp3 26th Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format) 2003 http://www.orthodox.net/sermons/pentecost-sunday-26_2007-11-25+the-parable-of-the-rich-man-whose-ground-brought-forth-plentifully+an-urgent-question-we-must-answer;-what-shall-i-do_ephesians5;9-19+luke12;16-21.mp3 26th Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format) The Parable Of The Rich Man Whose Ground Brought Forth Plentifully An Urgent Question We Must Answer; What Shall I Do Ephesians 5:9-19,… Continue reading Parable Of The Harvest Of A Rich Man It is not about money. The Rich man made two significant mistakes. Audio Homily 2009.
Parable of the Harvest of the Rich Man
Parable of the Harvest of the Rich Man Luke 12:16-21 26th Sunday after Pentecost In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Today we read a very short parable about the harvest of a rich man and like so much of scripture it has deep… Continue reading Parable of the Harvest of the Rich Man
DISCOURSE ON THE FEAST OF THE ENTRY OF OUR MOST PURE LADY THE THEOTOKOS INTO THE HOLY OF HOLIES by Saint Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica
November 21 If a tree is known by its fruit, and a good tree bears good fruit (Mt. 7:17; Lk. 6:44), then is not the Mother of Goodness Itself, She who bore the Eternal Beauty, incomparably more excellent than every good, whether in this world or the world above? Therefore, the coeternal and… Continue reading DISCOURSE ON THE FEAST OF THE ENTRY OF OUR MOST PURE LADY THE THEOTOKOS INTO THE HOLY OF HOLIES by Saint Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica
Parable of the unrighteous steward. Mammon of unrighteousness
Parable of the unrighteous steward Mammon of unrighteousness Commentary on Luke 16:1-9 26th Thursday after Pentecost Part of the indescribable delicacy of Scriptures is when unrighteous people, actions or things are used to describe righteousness or teach how to become righteous. This always reminds me of man’s complex nature. The simple meaning of… Continue reading Parable of the unrighteous steward. Mammon of unrighteousness
Parable of the one hundred sheep Parable of the lost silver coin
Parable of the one hundred sheep Parable of the lost silver coin Commentary on Luke 15:1-10 26th Wednesday after Pentecost 10 Things [1] 1. ”Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth… Continue reading Parable of the one hundred sheep Parable of the lost silver coin
A Pastoral Commentary on the Psalms – Psalm 44
Psalm 44 A Messianic Psalm: The Beloved One is Jesus Christ The Daughter Who is all glorious within is the Theotokos [1] Psalm 44 (Septuagint) is a Messianic Psalm [2], and is one of the few Psalms that describes the Theotokos. Blessed Augustine has an interesting note about the heading of this… Continue reading A Pastoral Commentary on the Psalms – Psalm 44