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Dedicated Lives (The Presentation of the Theotokos)

Fr. Pat contrasts the childhood dedication and life of Mary with that of Hannibal.




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The Cross and the Flesh (Gal. 6:11-18)




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The Human Soul Confronting the World (2 Cor. 4:6-15)




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The Qualities of Christian Love (Romans 12:6-14)




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The Dialectical Structure of History (Romans 10:1-10)

Every summer, my brothers and sisters, in either late June or early July we listen to the first ten verses of Romans 10. This text appears near the middle of Paul's analysis of the dialectical structure of history, which is the subject of Romans 9-11.




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The Special Group and the Special People in It

The Myrrh-Bearing Women




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The Bearers of the Paralytic (Mark 2:1-12)




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Judge, Brother, Teacher

A homily on Matthew 25:31-46




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The Holiness of the Christian Body (1 Cor. 6:12-20)




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John the Baptist (Mark 1:1-8)




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Luke the Historian




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Christ, the End of the Law (Rom. 10:1-10)




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The Redemption of History (Eph. 2:4-10)




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The Christian Life in Three Tenses (Romans 5)




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Fishermen and Their Nets (Luke 5:1-11)




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The Church, Man, and Forgiveness (Matt 18:23-35)




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The Life of the Early Church: Affection, Humor, Friendship




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Joseph of Arimathea

Joseph, in taking responsibility for burying Jesus, could no longer keep it secret. His assumption of that responsibility represented the resolve to make the commitment public.




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The Sunday of the Blind Man (John 9:1-38)

With the coming of the Light, there are three responses: that of the Pharisees, that of the parents of the blind man, and that of the blind man himself.




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The Name of Jesus (Acts 5:12-30)

The book of Acts teaches us about the name of Jesus as spoken to God, as spoken to our fellow men, and as spoken to demons.




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The Resurrection and Human History (Acts of the Apostles)

Throughout the Paschal season, the Church reads from the Acts of the Apostles, a history book, in place of the Epistles during the Divine Liturgy. In this homily for Pascha, Fr. Pat asks, "What does the resurrection of Christ mean to human history?" (7:57)




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For the Peace from Above

In the petitions of the Great Litany, we begin by asking "for the peace from above and for the salvation of our souls." Only after we have asked for this peace do we ask "for the peace of the whole world." Christ is the source of our peace, and the only possible source of peace for the whole world.




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The Humanity of Jesus




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Holy Week - The Cross




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Lazarus, Joanna, Matthew




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Maintenance of The Life In Christ




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Life in the Church, Forgiveness




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Meet Him at the Well




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The Light of Creation




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Repentance in the Desert




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The Proclamation of John the Baptist




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Priority, Obedience and the Physical Nature of Salvation




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Lessons From the Paralytic




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Jesus Brought to the Temple




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The Spirit of Pentecost




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The Myrrh-bearing Women




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Father Knows Best




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The Significance of the Apostles




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Do Re Mi and John the Baptist




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The Dead in Christ




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Parable Themes from Matthew




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Conflict in the Early Church




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The Gift of Christ




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The Cross-Hope, Transformation, Warning




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Resurrection and the Burning Bush




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The Body of Christ




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The Resurrection-Essence of Gospel




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The Church is a Living Organism




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The Judgment of God




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For God so Loved the World