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Transfiguration our Glory!

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | Tagged Kingdom of Heaven, transfiguration - by Fr Andrew Applegate
Transfiguration our Glory!

Live audio File Holy Transfiguration,   Aug 6, 2023;    Matt: 17: 1-9   2Pet: 1: 10 -19                  Fr. Andrew Today we celebrate a great feast of the Church, Holy Transfiguration. The reading Read more…

God’s Abundance!

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God’s Abundance!

Live Audio file 8th Sun after Pent. July 30, 2023; Matt. 14:14-22 “God’s abundance”     Fr. Andrew Today’s Gospel from Matthew 14 tells us about Christ feeding the multitudes – 5000 Read more…

Bright Eyes! 3rd Sunday after Pentecost

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Bright Eyes! 3rd Sunday after Pentecost

Live Audio File NOTE: The audio files often do not follow the written file below 3rd Sun after Pent. June 25, 2023 Matt. 6:22-33, Celtic and Other Saints  Glory to Read more…

The Ladder of the Beatitudes and the Saints

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | Tagged Kingdom of Heaven, Orthodoxy, St. Aidan - by Fr Andrew Applegate
The Ladder of the Beatitudes and the Saints

Live audio File 2nd Sunday after Pent.  The Beatitudes (Matt. 4:25-5:12), June 18, 2023   Today our second Gospel reading should be very familiar to us. The beatitudes. We read Read more…

Who is Christ?

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | Tagged 1st eccumenical council, 7th Sunday after Pascha, ascension, Orthodoxy - by Fr Andrew Applegate
Who is Christ?

Live audio file Ascension/Fathers of the 1st Eccum.  Council  May 28, 2023 John:17:26                                                   We have finished the Paschal cycle for this year, we do not use the Paschal greeting “Christ Read more…

“We are all Blind ”

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“We are all Blind ”

Live audio recording 6th Sun after Pascha; May 21, 2023   John 9: 1-38      Fr. Andrew   Christ is Risen!!! In today’s gospel, Christ gives sight to the man born completely Read more…

St. Photoni Living Water!

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | Tagged 5th Sunday after Pascha, Orthodoxy, St. Photini, Worship in Spirit and Truth - by Fr Andrew Applegate
St. Photoni Living Water!

5th Sun after Pascha, May 14, 2023; St. Photini – Living Water!   John 4: 5-42;  Fr. Andrew Today we have the Gospel reading from St. John of the Samaritan woman Read more…

Do you Want to be Healed?

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | Tagged Healing, Orthodoxy, Sunday of the Paralytic - by Fr Andrew Applegate
Do you Want to be Healed?

Live audio version Sunday of the Paralytic: Gospel: John 5: 1-15 : Epistle: Acts 9: 32-42   May 7, 2023   fr andrew I love this time between Pascha and Ascension Read more…

Myrrhbearing Women – Who Will Roll Away the Stone?

Posted in Exploring Orthodoxy, Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | Tagged 3rd Sunday after Pascha, Kingdom of Heaven, Myrrhbearing Women, Orthodoxy - by Fr Andrew Applegate
Myrrhbearing Women – Who Will Roll Away the Stone?

Live Audio File 3rd Sun. after Pascha  Myrrhbearing Women;   April 30, 2023    Mark 15: 43- 16:8      Fr Andrew Christ is Risen! The Myrrhbearing women – those who had faithfully followed Read more…

St. Thomas Sunday “Peace be with you”

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St. Thomas Sunday “Peace be with you”

Live audio file 1st Sun after Pascha “Thomas Sunday”  April 23, 2023,  John: 20:19-31  Fr. Andrew Christ is Risen!!! We have just finished walking with Christ for the most important Read more…

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