Sermons

“All things around us are droplets of the love of God…. They are little loves through which we attain to the great Love that is Christ . . . Give glory for all beautiful things so that you experience Him who alone is comely in beauty” ~ St. Porphyrios There was once a mole and rat. Now, the mention of a mole and rat might not bring you good feelings. But this mole and rat were particular lovely. They were the kind and polite type, and loved to live life. It was a sunny aftern

“Come, true light. Come, eternal life. Come, hidden mystery. Come nameless treasure.” “Ineffable drink! . . . Shining garment, burning...

“‘Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.’ He who is impatient and irritable does not know himself and the human...

"Any faith in Him, however small, is better than any belief about Him, however great” (George MacDonald). “When someone gives his heart...

“While everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds” (Matthew 13:25). Prayer. Asceticism. Fraternity. A few weeks ago, I overheard...

“Be quiet, for this day is holy; do not be grieved. And all the people went their way to eat and drink . . . and to make merry” (Nehemiah...

There was once a man banished to Siberia. He was pious, but morose and bitter. You see, while a child, his uncle had caused great pain,...

“I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord.” St. John the Baptist was an extremist. There was...

“Advent and the Apocalypse” Fr. Peter Kavanaugh “Paratus sum ad Adventum Domini.” "I am ready for the coming of the Lord.” The word...

Offer Christ today. Yesterday and tomorrow do not exist. The day at hand alone is real. We get caught up and choked up with anxiety for...