Fr. Pat discusses the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes.

Fr. Pat compares Peter attempting to walk on water to what Holy Scripture tells us of the Patriarch Jacob.

Fr. Pat discusses the meaning of Christian discipleship.

Fr. Pat discusses the social structure, the moral imperatives, and the discerning moral light of discipleship.

True freedom is not the ability to choose; it is found through habitual thanksgiving, and it leads to a blessed and transfigured soul.

Fr. Pat continues his discussion of discipleship.

Fr. Pat uses Aristotle's four causes to explore the consecrated life of the Mother of God.

Fr. Pat takes on the characters in this parable one by one—the father, the younger son, and then the older son.

Fr. Pat reflects on liberation from darkness, the way of the Cross, and the inner Christ.

Fr. Pat examines Psalm 3, a prayer that should be recited anytime a believer feels desperate and inundated.

Fr. Pat presents a series of biblical quotations about kingship and priesthood.

Fr. Pat discusses three periods of biblical history related to the Nativity.

Fr. Pat introduces three Greek words that shed light on the mystery of the Incarnation.

Fr. Pat introduces three Latin words that shed light on the mystery of the Incarnation.

Fr. Pat examines the lay practice of Orthodoxy through the lens of the final chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews.

If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you?

Human beings are complex; grace is time insensitive; and we are coworkers with God.

Fr. Pat comments on the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee.

Fr. Pat discusses three ambiguities in the parable of the Prodigal Son.

Fr. Pat addresses three aspects of Great Lent.

Fr. Pat reflects on the mystery of the Incarnation.

Fr. Pat explains what the story of the Myrrh-Bearers can teach us about the mission of the Church.

Fr. Pat explores three essential components of Biblical worship: the sanctuary itself, the bread, and the lamp stand.

Fr. Pat discusses three points related to the account of the seamstress who was resurrected in the book of Acts: the fall, the resurrection, and integration.

Fr. Pat discusses the longest dialogue in the Bible between Jesus and another person.

Fr. Pat reflects on the story of the man born blind.

Fr. Pat discusses the Council of Nicaea, which gave us the Creed in the year 325.

Fr. Pat discusses three points related to the Feast of All Saints.

Fr. Pat reflects on the Epistle to the Romans in light of the recent tragic events in South Carolina.

Part of our communion with God is our connection to the saints; chief among them after the Theotokos are Peter and Paul.

Fr. Pat examines three rules for living that are found in Romans 12.

St. Paul sees the interpretation of the Old Testament as central to his responsibility in the apostolic ministry. So should we.

Fr. Pat discusses Peter walking on the water.

Fr. Pat discusses the parable of the servant and the debt he owed to the king.

1 Corinthians 15 is arguable among the most important passages of the Bible. Fr. Pat examines this passage from today's reading.

In the parable of the Vineyard and the Vinedressers, Jesus is not giving a moral teaching, as might be expected, but rather is presenting His own story about His relationship to God and to the people of Israel. Fr. Pat discusses this.

In this homily, given on the Sunday after the Elevation of the Holy Cross, Fr. Pat looks at the cross through the eyes of Paul, Peter, and John.

Fr. Pat explores the literary source of Christian philosophy as found in the Holy Scriptures.

Fr. Pat reflects upon the healing of the blind man of Jericho as recounted in Luke Chapter 18.

Fr. Pat reflects upon the meaning of these words that Jesus said to Zacchaeus, considering where God abides, what it means, and who is our best model of one who lives with the understanding of these things.

In the Parable of the Prodigal Son, we see a Father who has lost a child who bears his image, a son running from himself, and an elder brother who is glad he is not like his younger sibling.

As Lent begins Fr. Pat considers Jesus' words about the abundant life, about building one's house upon a rock, and about His standing at the door and knocking.

Lent, and particularly the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, is a time to reflect upon our being made in the image of God, our having an affinity to Christ, and our being healed by Him.

Fr. Pat looks at the story from Mark 2 of the paralytic being lowered through the roof.

The Christian hope is based on an oath God made to a man from Mesopotamia 4,000 years ago. Fr. Pat looks at the irony of hope, its source, and how we should go about strengthening it.

If Christ really is risen from the dead, we have the basis for the renewal of everything. Fr. Pat considers this in his Paschal homily.

In this homily from the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, Fr. Pat looks at the characteristics of the memory of the Church—that it is reflective and rationally conscious, it is literary and rhetorical, and it is maternal.

In this homily from the Sunday of St. Thomas, Fr. Pat comments on three things that jump out at him from the Gospel text of John 20:19-31.

In the story of the healing of the paralytic in John 5, we learn about sin from three sources: the paralytic, the opponents of Jesus, and Jesus himself.

In this homily from Pentecost Sunday, Fr. Pat looks at three benefits given by the Holy Spirit to the people of God: proclaiming God as our Father, parsing the Scriptures correctly, and praying.