Sermons & Homilies – Tagged "Christian Love"– Page 5 – Holy Cross Monastery

Sep 11, 2022

The Zeal of the Forerunner - A Sermon on the Beheading of John the Baptist (2022)

Today we celebrate the Beheading of the Forerunner, one of only three great feasts of the Church year not dedicated either to the Lord or the Mother of God. And despite the sorrowful nature of this day’s events, nevertheless it...

Jun 05, 2022

That They May All Be One - A Sermon for the Sunday of the First Ecumenical Council (2022)

There are two important truths we ought to remember on this feast day. The first is that there is no Christianity without the full, unequivocal divinity of Jesus, the God-man. The second is that the truth is only manifest when we come together in a communion of love.

Nov 28, 2021

Even My Enemy Is My Neighbor - A Homily on the Parable of the Good Samaritan (2021)

If we ourselves are to be good Samaritans, then, it means that we must not only engage in acts of charity, but that we must do so towards those who hate us, those who are outside of the Church, who even oppose and blaspheme it.

Nov 21, 2021

Making Angels Out of Men: A Sermon for the Synaxis of the Bodiless Hosts (2021)

We celebrate today the Synaxis of the Bodiless Powers, the feast-day of all the holy angels, from their Chief Commanders Michael and Gabriel to each of the guardian angels whom the Lord God appointed to watch over every one of us — throughout all our lives — at Holy Baptism.

Oct 24, 2021

On the Elders of Optina - A Homily on the 18th Sunday after Pentecost (2021)

Although we already celebrated the feast of the Synaxis of the Elders of Optina, it seems only appropriate to continue our celebration of them through a homily because throughout these days we celebrate the feast of Elder Ambrose of Optina one day, and of Elder Leo another, and then another for Elder Sebastian of Karaganda who learned eldership in Optina under Elder Joseph.