The Event of the Incarnation
Strictly speaking, the Orthodox Church does not celebrate doctrines, it celebrates events. On this homily given on the Sunday before Theophany, Fr Pat considers the event of Jesus's Incarnation.
Jan 07, 2021
All Saints Homilies
Homilies from Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon
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The Cave, the Calendar, and the Curriculum
The Christian faith is based on an event that took place in a specific place at a specific time in history; God instructs us through history, and we are to be learners. Fr. Pat gave this homily on Christmas Eve several years ago.
Dec 29, 2020
For Unto Us a Child is Born
Isaiah's prophetic vision of a Child, a son of David who was to come and Who would be God with us, Immanuel.
Dec 22, 2020
The Visible Revelation of the Father
The bishops at the Seventh Ecumenical Council reasoned that the legitimacy, indeed, the necessity of icons in the church was an organic inference from the thesis that God became visible in the Man Jesus of Nazareth. Fr. Pat gave this homily on The Sunday of Orthodoxy, 2020.
Dec 08, 2020
At the Gate of the City
A look at the journey of the human race as such, the meaning of the incarnation, and the fulfillment of the great promise of Israel’s prophets.
Nov 26, 2020
A Meditation About Scheduling
We all have schedules and agendas, and we’re mindful of our own and of those with whom we interact. Using stories from the Gospels and Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, Fr. Pat considers with us God's schedules and hidden agenda.
Nov 26, 2020
Judgment and a Fallen People
Matthew 25:31-46, the Gospel passage for the Sunday of the Last Judgment, is about the judgment of history, meaning the judgment to which history itself will be subjected. Fr. Pat delivered this homily on February 23, 2020.
Nov 18, 2020
Vital Instincts
Through the power of the Holy Spirit, the grace of God comes into the soul and transforms it. Fr. Pat gives three major examples of the Holy Spirit’s transformation of our instinctual human capacities.
Nov 18, 2020
Three Features of the Life in Christ
Throughout the book of Ephesians (and elsewhere) the Apostle Paul uses the phrase “in Christ.” Based on Ephesians 5:8-19, Fr. Pat looks at some practical ways to live a life in Christ.
Oct 23, 2020
The Danger is Not an Armed Guard
Mark’s account of the Lord’s questions about baptism and the cup (Mark 10:32-45) are especially poignant for the Christians at Rome, who are thereby instructed about an important dimension of their own participation in the sacraments.
Oct 10, 2020
The Trial in the Wilderness
The story of Israel’s forty years wandering in the desert became a Rabbinic paradigm for the interpretation of the whole history of Israel, and carries over into the Desert Fathers of the Church. “Harden not your heart….as in the day of temptation in the wilderness” is a major motif. The story became an ascetical model for the early Christians, and is to this very day. Fr. Pat speaks to this topic.
Jul 07, 2020
Conscience and the Word of God
The very fact that God designed the Bible for the purpose of penetrating the human conscience indicates an intentional affinity between the two. Preaching from Romans 2:10-16 and Matthew 4:18-23, Fr. Pat instructs us on man's conscience.
Jun 30, 2020
Three Qualities of Holiness
In the Bible, the designation “saint” is not restricted to those who are already in Glory. Rather, it designates all those who are in Christ, no matter how much their lives may need improvement. On the Feast of All Saints, Fr. Pat delves into this topic for our edification.
Jun 15, 2020
The Holy Spirit and the Gift of Speech
On the Feast of Pentecost, Fr. Pat compares events in the book of Genesis with the events in Acts 2.
Jun 12, 2020
Three Scenes in Church History
On the Sunday of the Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council, Fr. Pat preaches from John 17 and Acts 20.
Jun 07, 2020
Three Aspects of Philosophy
The story of Jesus healing the man born blind in John 9 provides the context for Fr. Pat's reflections on epistemology, anthropology, and history.
May 31, 2020
Three Wolves
St. Paul warned the Ephesian elders in Acts 20 that fierce wolves would come to draw men away from the flock. Fr. Pat considers three of these wolves, that challenge us today just as they challenged the early Church.
May 31, 2020
Three Verbs at the Pool
In a sermon given on the Sunday of the Paralytic, Fr. Pat preaches on this healing told in John 5:1-15.
May 23, 2020
Stargazers: The Cultivation of a Devout Mind
In this reflection, Fr. Pat considers what we have to learn from those in the Nativity story who look into the sky and ponder the moon and the stars.
Apr 11, 2020
Incidental Features in the Story of the Prodigal Son
Rather than discussing the main themes from the story of the Prodigal Son, Fr. Pat examines features of the story not related to its central core, but nonetheless significant.
Mar 10, 2020
The Seams of History
Fr. Pat preaches from 2 Timothy 3:10-15.
Feb 28, 2020
Reflections on Sacrifice
Fr. Pat's homily on the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord and Savior in the Temple.
Feb 21, 2020
The Moral Structure of Reality
Fr. Pat discusses the meaning of moral realism, the radical mercy of God, and Christ and His Cross.
Feb 17, 2020
Christ and the Forms of Worship
Fr. Pat's reflections on Luke 17:12-19, the cleansing of the ten lepers.
Feb 14, 2020
Man's Capacity For Light
On the Sunday after the Theophany, Fr. Pat preaches from Matthew 4:12-17.
Feb 14, 2020
Jesus' Baptism and Ours
On the feast of Theophany, Fr. Pat looks at the juxtaposition of two texts from Matthew: the baptism of Jesus in Chapter 3, and Jesus’ sending the apostles out to baptize others in Chapter 28.
Feb 14, 2020
The Children of God
In this homily given on the Feast of the Holy Innocents, Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon reflects upon what makes us children of God.
Feb 14, 2020
An Achievement and a Challenge
What exactly is the Sunday of Orthodoxy? Is it recognition of an achievement, or is it more than that? Fr. Pat explores the meaning of icons and the Triumph of Orthodoxy. This homily was preached in 2008.
Jan 20, 2020
The Gnostic Impulse
The metaphysics of Gnosticism represents a major threat to the Gospel, and is an enemy of the doctrine of the Incarnation. Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon offers reflections on this.
Jan 11, 2020
The Place, the Process, and the Prayer
Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon preaches from Luke 18:35-43, the story of the blind beggar who receives his sight.
Jan 06, 2020
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