A great pastor makes for a great church, right? Fr. Pat compares Peter, Paul, and Apollos, and their various ministries to the Corinthian Church.

Fr. Pat gave this sermon in Waynesburg, PA, at the funeral of beloved friend Nancy (Katherine) Thompson who fell asleep in the Lord on August 2, 2011.

Fr. Pat addresses the Word of God, the enemies of the Word, and the qualities of the heart.

Fr. Pat explains the importance of hearing the word of God, putting on Christ, and having common sense.

Fr. Pat addresses the miracle of Christ healing the bleeding woman.

Fr. Pat breaks the story down into three parts: the question, the parable, and the lesson.

Fr. Pat addresses those who come to Divine Liturgy with bad attitudes and for the wrong reasons.

Fr. Pat examines three saints of the old covenant as three dimensions of the mystery of Christmas.

Fr. Pat discusses the quotation of the prophecy of Isaiah in Matthew 4.

Fr. Pat distinguishes between "official" forgiveness and "personal" forgiveness.

Fr. Pat takes a closer look at the wounds Christ suffered on his feet, hands, and side.

Fr. Pat examines each of the three players in the second of the "miracles of blessing" found in the Gospel of Matthew—the centurion, Jesus, and the servant.

Fr. Pat explores the dynamic nature of God's word, what it means to profess the Resurrection, and the contrast between law and gospel.

Fr. Pat makes three points with respect to the central teaching of Chalcedon, particularly as we prepare for the Feast of the Transfiguration.

Fr. Pat explains that the mandate to forgive offenses is not something we're disposed to do except by grace.

Fr. Pat examines the expression of the Gospel in 1 Corinthians 15 from three different angles.

Fr. Pat reflects on the mystery of the Cross as presented during Holy Week through the imagery of other biblical characters.

Fr. Pat explains how the calling of the apostles and the miraculous catching of fish are indications of the great crowds that would come to Christ upon hearing the Gospel.

Fr. Pat discusses the first chapter of Galatians, in which Paul defends himself and his reputation by sharing his conversion experience.

Fr. Pat offers three suggestions about how to render the observance of the commandment to "love your enemies" a bit more obvious.

Fr. Pat continues the allegory that Jesus began in the parable of the sowing of the seed.

Fr. Pat encourages us to love God with our whole minds.

Fr. Pat explains how the Parable of the Talents is really about the Last Judgment.

Fr. Pat examines the primitive proclamation and theological premise of the Christian faith: the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

Fr. Pat examines the principle of synergy, the assent of Mary, and holiness and personal history as they relate to the Feast of the Annunciation.

Fr. Pat address some of the themes of Pascha in preparation for this Feast of Feasts.

Fr. Pat discusses the three things we ask for in the prayer before the Gospel in Matins that mirror the three gifts of the Holy Spirit as expressed by the Prophet Isaiah.

Fr. Pat again addresses the "transcendentals," this time explaining how the Incarnation is the manifestation of truth, goodness, and beauty.

Fr. Pat reflects on goodness, beauty, and truth in Jesus's encounter with Photini of Samaria.

Fr. Pat shares his homily on the centurion and his servant.

Fr. Pat shares his homily from the Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos.

Fr. Pat explains that love must be intelligent, practical and generous, and miraculous.

Fr. Pat discusses St. Paul's warnings regarding the influence of evil forces in Corinth.

Fr. Pat reminds us that in Christ we start all over.

Fr. Pat discusses the parable of the wedding invitations.

Fr. Pat explains that what God's Son did for the crippled woman is what He came to do for all mankind—to raise us up and straighten out our twisted lives.

Fr. Pat discusses three Old Testament saints that are particularly important in preparation for Christ.

Fr. Pat explores three ways of looking at Protagoras's infamous assertion.

Fr. Pat reflects upon the Feast of the Presentation as a boundary between two seasons. It marks the end of the Christmas season and the beginning of the Lord's Passion.

Fr. Pat reflects on three points related to the Prodigal Son.

Fr. Pat discusses the history of Great Lent and the practice of fasting.

Fr. Pat discusses three moral fallacies that corrupt the conscience.

Fr. Pat discusses the moral order in three stages.

Fr. Pat discusses the patterns of thought that make man so resistant to the cross.

Fr. Pat discusses the myrrh-bearing women and what united them.

Fr. Pat discusses three points with respect to the healing of the paralytic.

Fr. Pat discusses three problems that the Samaritan woman faces when she comes to the well and meets Jesus.

Ideally, the discovery of the soul should accompany the discovery of God.

Fr. Pat discusses Sts. Peter and Paul and their relationship to the Orthodox Church.

Fr. Pat discusses three approaches to death.