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13th Sun. after Pentecost, Wicked Vinedressers: Matt. 21: 33-42

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | - by D. Sparrow

In today’s gospel we hear Christ telling a well-known parable to the chief priests and Elders of the Jews. Well known to the Jewish leaders because they knew their scriptures, Read more…

12th Sunday after Pent. Gosp. Matt.19: 16-26 “Avarice”

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | - by D. Sparrow

Last week we heard a gospel lesson about the great danger of not practicing forgiveness, today we deal with another great danger, that of avarice/greed/love of money. Right from the Read more…

11th Sun. after Pent. Matt.18: 23-35 “Forgiveness x 777777…”

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | - by D. Sparrow

11th Sun. after Pent. Matt.18: 23-35 “Forgiveness x 777777…” With the feast! In August we end the Church year and are blessed to have three major feast days: The Transfiguration Read more…

9th Sun. after Pent. Matthew 14:22-34; Salvation in the storm

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Glory to Jesus Christ! Today we pick up immediately where we left off last week. The 5000 have been filled, and having had their physical hunger satisfied they conclude that Read more…

8th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 14: 14-22

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies, Uncategorized | - by D. Sparrow

Today’s Gospel from Matthew 14 tells us about Christ feeding the multitudes – 5000 men plus the women and children, – and we know that there must have been more Read more…

7th Sunday after Pent. Gosp. Matt.9:27-35; Epist. Rom.15:1-7

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | - by D. Sparrow

Today is the 7th Sunday after Pentecost and we celebrate the Fathers of the first 6th Ecumenical councils. Who Christ is, His full and complete humanity, and  full and complete Read more…

6th Sun after Pent: Matt 9:1-8 “Forgiveness of Sins”

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Today we take up where we left off last Sunday. The people of the Gadarene region, after Christ had healed their countrymen by sending the legion of demons into the Read more…

5th Sun. after Pentecost “Demons” – Gosp. Matt. 8:28-9.1

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | - by D. Sparrow

The Gospel lesson of the Demoniac and the pigs is a true shining explanation of reality;  of what is really going on all around us. There is a battle being Read more…

3rd Sun. after Pentecost, Matt. 6:22-33; Rom. 5:1-10

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | - by D. Sparrow

Today’s Gospel starts out saying “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your Read more…

2nd Sunday after Pentecost – All Saints of North America, Gospel: Matt 4: 18-23 ; Epistle: Rom: 2: 10-16

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | - by D. Sparrow

Glory to Jesus Christ! Today is the second Sunday after Pentecost, and also the Sunday of all the Saints of North America. Today all of the more than 250 million Read more…

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