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She Walks In Beauty, Like the Night

“She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies;” — Lord Byron On the eve of the Feast of Purim, 2011, Fr. Pat gives a meditation on the name and the character of Esther. To see audio options, select the three dots on the right side . . . Read more

What God Does For Us

We must not imagine that the meaning of Lent consists in what we do for God during this time. Rather, the importance of the season lies in what God does for us. Fr. Pat preached this homily on March 27, 2005. To see audio options, select the three dots on . . . Read more

Be Sober and Watchful

Vespers, Saturday, February 23, 2019. To see audio options, select the three dots on the right side of the audio player.

Biblical Economics #18: The Tradition of Justice

All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL, Sunday, January 29, 2023. Adult Sunday School. Biblical Economics. An ongoing series. Link to handout below. Handouts: (will open in a new tab) Biblical Economics 18 To see audio options, select the three dots on the right side of the audio player.

The Sin Offering

Jesus fulfills all of the ancient sacrifices of the Old Testament; He is the perfect sacrifice in every sense, and all the sacrifices of the Law are fulfilled in that of the Cross. This is one of the reasons why it’s important to read the book of Leviticus. Fr. Pat . . . Read more

The Supremacy of Love

When the Apostle Paul lists faith, hope, and love as a triad of things that abide, he takes care to assert that the greatest of these is love. In this homily from Vespers on January 5, 2014, Fr. Pat examines these three things more closely. To see audio options, select . . . Read more

The Temple and Prayer

All Saints Orthodox Church, Wednesday, February 1, 2017. The occasion is the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. Fr. Pat spoke on prayer in his homily given three days prior to this one, (January 29, 2017, “Lessons on Prayer from a Syrophoenician Woman”) and he continues that . . . Read more