Forgiveness Sunday
On this last Sunday of the period known as the Triodion we face the final judgment of Adam and his eventual expulsion from paradise. We read the story in the Bo...
Tag: Sunday Sermon Ideas
Sermon ~ Sunday of the Prodigal Son
The parable of the Prodigal Son that we heard read in today’s Gospel is a story of a young man who wanted what he wanted when he wanted it. Not unlike what we f...
Rhode Island Council of Churches Sermon
Sunday, January 29, 2012 St. Mary and Mena Coptic Orthodox Church, Hope, Rhode Island Reverend Clergy, Brothers and Sisters it is a joy for me to be with you on...
Sermon ~ Sunday of the Canaanite Woman
ED: Below is the text of my Sermon for the Sunday of the Canaanite Woman. I ended up not using the first two paragraphs but I kept them as part of the tex...
Christian Simplicity
I was going to post the audio of yesterday’s Sermon but I guess I forgot to press the little button that starts the recorder. So much for my ability to work wit...
The Good Samaritan
Yesterday was one of those rare occasions where I did not have to preach. One of the many challenges of pastoral ministry, for me anyway, is preaching. Orthodox...
Sermon ~ 12th Sunday after Pentecost
Sermon Audio The Reading is from Matthew 19:16-26 At that time, a young man came up to Jesus, kneeling and saying, “Good Teacher, what good deed must I do...
15 August ~ Dormition of the Theotokos
I love the feasts of Mary! I have loves these feasts since I was a kid but I really did not know why. She has always been there but that was it, she was Jesus m...
Scripture Readings ~ 9th Sunday After Pentecost
9th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST — Tone 8. Forefeast of the Dormition. Prophet Micah (8th c. B.C.). Translation of the Relics of Ven. Theodosius of the Kiev Caves (10...
Sermon ~ Not One Dot or Iota will be Changed
The Reading is from Matthew 5:14-19 The Lord said to his disciples, “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light ...