Monthly Archives: March 2009

The Fearful Face of Apostolic Failure

Posted on March 30, 2009 by

Sermon notes Mark 9:17-31    4th Sunday of Lent 2009 And one of the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a dumb spirit; and wherever it seizes him, it dashes him down; and he foams … Continue reading →

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4th Sunday of Lent – St. John Climacus

Posted on March 29, 2009 by

On the 4th Sunday of Great Lent the Orthodox Church commemorates St. John Climacus – St. John of the Ladder.  This 7th Century monastic receives his name from a work he authored called THE LADDER OF DIVINE ASCENT.   This work was … Continue reading →

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Repenting from the Heart

Posted on March 29, 2009 by

Great Lent is said to be a “school of repentance,” meaning that in the season of Lent, by honestly facing up to our sins and rejecting them for the evil they are, we learn how to repent and the importance … Continue reading →

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The Prayer of Parents

Posted on March 28, 2009 by

Sermon notes for the 4th Sunday of Lent   1985 Mark 9:17-31 The father of the epileptic son said to Jesus, “if you can do anything, have pity on us and help us.” Today I want to focus on the prayer … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Economics

Posted on March 26, 2009 by

Many years ago I read a quote which was parody of the First Chapter of John’s Gospel.  It read something like: “In the beginning was the word. And the word became print. And they called it a lie.” For some … Continue reading →

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The Annunciation (2009)

Posted on March 25, 2009 by

“In the days of creation of the world, when God was uttering his living and mighty “Let there be,” the word of the Creator brought creatures into the world.  But on that day, unprecedented in the history of the world, … Continue reading →

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Annunciation Greetings!

Posted on March 24, 2009 by

I wish all of you a blessed Feast of the Annunciation.  Mary accepted the Archangel’s greetings and humbly submitted herself to God’s will.   In so doing she made it possible for God’s Word to take on human nature and to … Continue reading →

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Baby McKenzie in God’s Hands

Posted on March 24, 2009 by

While it is always true that our lives are in God’s hands, we become more acutely aware of this truth in times of chronic and critical illness.  According to a text message I just received, the child of God Mckenzie … Continue reading →

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Great Lent is about Christ

Posted on March 23, 2009 by

Great Lent as is well known served at one time in the church as the special season for preparing catechumens for entrance into the church through baptism.  There are a few remnants of this early catechectical effort still visible in … Continue reading →

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The Cross as a Gift

Posted on March 23, 2009 by

If the price was not an issue, what would you name as a small gift item that you could give to most anybody that they could easily carry on themselves at all times and would be useful almost anywhere they … Continue reading →

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