All Saints Homilies

Lent: We're All in the Same Boat 03.04.2015 ↓

Fr. Pat addresses three aspects of Great Lent.

The Final Judgment 02.03.2015 ↓

Fr. Pat shares his homily from the Sunday of the Last Judgment.

The Prodigal Son 02.03.2015 ↓

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

Three Men Went Up to the Temple 08.02.2015 ↓

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

Complexity, Grace, and Compassion 08.02.2015 ↓

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

Three Provocative Questions 08.02.2015 ↓

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?

What a Parable Really Is 08.02.2015 ↓

Fr. Pat examines three components of the parable.

Giving Thanks 08.02.2015 ↓

Jesus and the Ten Lepers.

The Ordinary Christian Life 08.02.2015 ↓

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

Three Latin Words 08.02.2015 ↓

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

Three Greek Words 31.12.2014 ↓

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

The Promise, the Process, and the Price 31.12.2014 ↓

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

The First Trimester 31.12.2014 ↓

Fr. Pat presents three points of reflection related to the first three months of Jesus's life: the Holy Spirit, the Ark of the Covenant, and Mary's departure back to Nazareth.

The Place of the Human Being In the Cosmos 31.12.2014 ↓

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

The Prayer of Those Who Feel Overwhelmed 01.12.2014 ↓

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

The Cross and Christian Conduct 17.10.2014 ↓

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

The Prodigal Son 18.09.2014 ↓

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

Great Lent 18.09.2014 ↓

Fr. Pat discusses the three things expected of us during Lent: works of mercy, works of prayer, and works of fasting.

The Consecration of the Virgin Mary 18.09.2014 ↓

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

Torah, Abnegation, Humility 17.09.2014 ↓

Fr. Pat continues his discussion of discipleship.

Return to Freedom 13.09.2014 ↓

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

Family, Forgiveness, and Flame 10.09.2014 ↓

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

Trust, Memory, Similarity 10.09.2014 ↓

Fr. Pat discusses the meaning of Christian discipleship.

Jacob, Peter, and God 10.09.2014 ↓

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

In the Midst of a Crowd, Breaking Bread 10.09.2014 ↓

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