In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Throughout the history of mankind, it has been understood that sickness, suffering, and (aside from a few exceptions) death are all unavoidable. Though we may wear masks to keep from getting sick, or or isolate ourselves to keep from...
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Sunday of the Cross, 2019
+ In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. I imagine nearly everyone here, at least once, has had a difficult time locating a certain destination you were trying to find. Maybe you were given wrong directions, or while you were driving down the road, slowing down to see...
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Sunday of Orthodoxy, 2019
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Throughout the world on this Sunday of Orthodoxy, it is a common practice for the Faithful of various communities to gather together and proclaim the unity of our Faith. As the Prophet and Psalmist says, “How good and pleasant it is for brothers dwell together in unity!” Unity is...
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Cheesefare, 2019
Beloved in Christ, We now stand at the entryway of Great Lent. Words cannot describe the gift of God that awaits us in this season of repentance. The grace is inexhaustible, and the opportunities are endless. The possibility to escape the death-grip of sinful and selfish habits that we have been unable to shake off...
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Matthew 21 – “Have ye never read in the Scriptures?”
+ In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. “Have you never read in the Scriptures?” How many of us have heard a homily or a lecture where the speaker quotes a verse of the Bible that we’ve never read? Or how many of us have been...