on An Eminently Honorable Man By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-05-20T14:52:36+00:00 Fr. Pat takes a closer look at Rabbi Gamaliel, teacher of St. Paul, and at Gamaliel’s advice to the Sanhedrin concerning how to deal with the Apostles, who in disobedience to the Sanhedrin would not stop teaching in Jesus’ name. Full Article
on Son of Encouragement By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-06-08T18:24:14+00:00 Preaching from Acts 4:32-37, Fr. Pat takes a closer look at the Apostle Barnabas. Full Article
on Holiness as Gift, Perfection, and Struggle By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-06-29T02:55:49+00:00 On the Sunday of All Saints Fr. Pat looks at three aspects of Christian holiness. Full Article
on The Mystery of the Incarnation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-09-14T21:43:54+00:00 Fr. Pat argues that the doctrine of the Incarnation must dominate anthropology. Full Article
on The Value of Discussion By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-10-21T08:43:58+00:00 Fr. Pat preaches from Numbers 32:1-27. Full Article
on A Matter of Progresssion—or Regression By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-01T12:40:20+00:00 Preaching on the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31), Fr. Pat urges us to always maintain a proper perspective. Full Article
on Both Sides of the Icons By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-04T17:23:23+00:00 Fr. Pat considers the case for iconoclasm, for the veneration of icons, and the settling of the issue. Full Article
on Dedicated Lives (The Presentation of the Theotokos) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-04T17:43:34+00:00 Fr. Pat contrasts the childhood dedication and life of Mary with that of Hannibal. Full Article
on The Human Soul Confronting the World (2 Cor. 4:6-15) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-04T17:56:19+00:00 Full Article
on A Ghostwritten Life - St. Anthony of Egypt By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-04T18:44:20+00:00 Full Article
on Personal Loyalties (1 Cor 1:10-17) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-04T18:56:11+00:00 Full Article
on The Redemption of History (Eph. 2:4-10) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-04T21:35:25+00:00 Full Article
on The Life of the Early Church: Affection, Humor, Friendship By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-04T21:55:37+00:00 Full Article
on The Resurrection and Human History (Acts of the Apostles) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-04T22:05:45+00:00 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) Full Article
on Response to Jesus' Prophecy By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-05T22:30:50+00:00 Full Article
on Justification By Faith By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-05T22:43:37+00:00 Full Article
on Mystery of Creation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-05T23:01:29+00:00 Full Article
on The Light of Creation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-05T23:05:06+00:00 Full Article
on Passion and Justification By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-05T23:08:40+00:00 Full Article
on Preservation of Memory By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-05T23:21:09+00:00 Full Article
on The Proclamation of John the Baptist By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-05T23:22:22+00:00 Full Article
on Priority, Obedience and the Physical Nature of Salvation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-05T23:26:03+00:00 Full Article
on Lessons From the Paralytic By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-05T23:27:31+00:00 Full Article
on Resurrection: Past, Future and Now By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-05T23:33:29+00:00 Full Article
on Chalcedonian Christology By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-05T23:44:53+00:00 Full Article
on Conflict in the Early Church By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-08T16:07:35+00:00 Full Article
on Nature, History, Redemption - Nativity 2006 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-08T17:02:18+00:00 Full Article
on Presentation of Our Lady By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-08T17:05:57+00:00 Full Article
on The Cross-Hope, Transformation, Warning By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-08T17:08:48+00:00 Full Article
on Veneration of Icons By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-08T17:19:01+00:00 Full Article
on Sanctification of Time By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-08T17:20:58+00:00 Full Article
on Restoration to Real Life By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-08T17:22:21+00:00 Full Article
on Resurrection and the Burning Bush By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-08T17:24:30+00:00 Full Article
on Confusion of Light and Darkness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-08T18:08:03+00:00 Full Article
on Devout Centurion By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-08T18:13:27+00:00 The account of the devout centurion that appears in both Matthew and Luke, but not in Mark, and obviously it is Matthew's version that we are considering today. The centurion serves as a model, I believe, for how Christ our Lord is to be approached, unless Christ our Lord is to be approached as a figment of our own imagination or simply as a projection of what we want out of religion. Full Article
on Holy Unction-Healing and Forgiveness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-08T18:16:25+00:00 Full Article
on The Resurrection-Essence of Gospel By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-08T18:18:04+00:00 Full Article
on Faith in Jesus, the Son of God By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-08T18:51:46+00:00 Full Article
on A Celebration of Spiritual Warfare By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-09T22:44:09+00:00 Fr. Pat takes a closer look at the true meaning of Hanukkah. Full Article
on The Affirmation of Our Hope By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-16T18:04:25+00:00 The season of Advent is not only a time when we prepare for the Feast of Christ's Birth; it is also the season in which we reflect more directly on the Second Coming of Christ. In this homily from 2009, Fr. Pat preaches from Colossians 3:4-11 about the Hope that is within us. Full Article
on In the Desert, On the Mountain, and By the Waterside By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-01-13T18:01:31+00:00 Fr. Pat preaches on the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness as told in the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 4. Full Article
on On the way of the Cross By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-01-26T19:35:20+00:00 Fr. Pat preaches from Luke 18:35-43, the story of the blind beggar of Jericho whom Jesus heals Full Article
on The Contrite Heart By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-02-17T21:49:16+00:00 Fr. Pat preaches on the Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican found in Luke 18. Full Article
on The Evangelization of the Theotokos By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-03-25T18:03:51+00:00 The heart of Feast of the Annunciation is evangelism in its most perfect reception, by a Woman who hears and believes the proclamation of the Gospel. Full Article
on A Once For All Witness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-05-17T13:18:04+00:00 The institution of the Twelve Apostles is the link between the Church and the Resurrection of Christ. Fr. Pat preaches from Acts 1:15-26. This homily was given April 2, 2015. Full Article
on Reflections on the Transfiguration of Our Lord By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-08-12T01:45:54+00:00 In this homily from 2006, Fr. Pat reflects upon the Body of Christ, the Sacraments, and our own transfiguration in Christ. Full Article
