It's easy to not take seriously today's Gospel reading (Matthew 6:22-33). But are we hearing it correctly? Is Jesus really telling us that food and clothing will drop down from heaven? No, the key statements are at the beginning and the end! What comes in between is poetry! No one can serve two masters…. You cannot serve God …
The Tao of All American Saints
Sermon for July 3rd, Second Sunday of Matthew & Sunday of the Synaxis of All American Saints Two Gospel readings today: the normal reading for the Second Sunday After Pentecost (Matthew 4:18-23) and also for The Synaxis of All American Saints (Matthew 4:25-5:12). The Synaxis of All American Saints is observed on this Second Sunday …
“… and also much cattle”
In the Liturgy of Holy Saturday, the Orthodox Church includes 15 readings from the Old Testament - mostly readings that directly or symbolically refer to the Passover, to Resurrection, or to Baptism. These readings are remnants of the original all-night Paschal Vigil which developed in the church during the centuries of its prominence in the Roman …
Ancient Modern Faith 