It was such a blessing to be back at St. Michael’s in Woonsocket. The homily builds on St. Paul’s words “there is no partiality with God” (Romans 2:11) to put the BIG QUESTIONS of the day into perspective. Check out this episode!
Homily on All Saints – Saintly Variation
June 3, 2018 By
Sunday of All Saints Sunday after Pentecost Lives of the Saints: every day is an opportunity to learn, and then to remember. One thing you will notice right away is that the saints were not the same. Some were martyrs, some were soldiers, some were preachers, some were bakers, some were known for their fasting, […]
Homily – Pentecost and the Superpower of Confession
May 27, 2018 By
Homily for Pentecost (on Confession) John 20:19-23 (Matins Gospel); Acts 2:1-11; John 7:37-52; 8:12 Lots of powers associated with the Holy Spirit in scripture and popular culture. Handle Snakes Drink poison Languages Glowing with Light But what use are those things? Snakes? Leave them alone or kill them Poison? Clean water and poison warnings Languages? […]
Panakhida for Fr.Bazyl Zawierucha – Memory Eternal!
May 22, 2018 By
May his memory be eternal! Very Rev. Bazyl Zawierucha, 62 of Bethlehem, PA., faithful servant of God, fell asleep in the Lord on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at his home. Born in the Ternopil Region of Ukraine he was the son of the late Prokip Zawierucha and Jaroslawa (Drozdecka) Zawierucha. Fr. Bazyl was the husband of Anna […]
Homily on Confession (Sunday after Ascension)
May 20, 2018 By
Homily: the Sunday after Ascension The Celebration of First Confessions John 17:1-13 At the end of today’s Gospel, Jesus – the Son of God – tells us that He has taken all the love and teaching that His Father – God – gave Him and shared it with the people of the world so that […]
Homily on Spiritual and Psychological Blindness
May 13, 2018 By
The Sunday of the Man Born Blind (St. John 9:1-38) Psychologists and theologians agree: In their default setting, our minds are wired not for discerning truth but social standing. The path to objectivity involves humility, immersing ourselves in discerning communities (e.g. of science and traditional Orthodox faith), and developing a relationship with the source of […]
Bible Study #34: Joshuan Tidbits and a bit from Judges
May 8, 2018 By
Bible Study #34: Joshua and Judges Fr. Anthony Perkins, St. Mary’s (Pokrova) in Allentown 08 May 2018 Opening Prayer: Make the pure light of Your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, Loving Master, and open the eyes of our minds that we may understand the message of Your Gospel. Instill also in us reverence for […]
Homily on Sowing (Sunday of the Samaritan Woman)
May 6, 2018 By
Homily on Sowing St. John 4:5-42 The metaphor of agriculture. 1 (Introduction). You have to reap when the crop is ready. If it’s ready and you don’t reap it ? what happens? Something ? or someone ? else will reap it (e.g. birds w/ blueberries) It spoils. It does not make it to the reaping […]
Bible Study #33: The Wars of Joshua (Jesus)
May 1, 2018 By
Bible Study #33: The Kherem Wars of Joshua/Jesus Fr. Anthony Perkins, St. Mary’s (Pokrova) in Allentown 01 May 2018 Opening Prayer: Make the pure light of Your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, Loving Master, and open the eyes of our minds that we may understand the message of Your Gospel. Instill also in us […]
Homily – The Way of the Paralytic
April 29, 2018 By
Sunday of the Paralytic John 5:1-15 Prologue: the Gospel only makes sense within its context. Rules for living well: Do the best you can. Always strive to do better. When you mess up, admit it, clean it up, and repent. The paralytic exhibits this way of life: Doing the best he could, based on who […]
