The Dormition and Forgiveness
The Dormition of the Theotokos shows us how to be receptive to Christ by loving and forgiving those who wrong us.
Eastern Christian Insights
Homilies from St. Luke Orthodox Church in Abilene, Texas
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Fulfillment in Christ
The story of the feeding of the five thousand by Jesus shows we cannot be fed by our own preferences but by what he gives us, himself.
Transfiguration from Spiritual Apathy
When we cry out honestly to the Lord from the depths of our soul we will become transfigured in holiness.
Christ the God-Man
Jesus Christ must be fully God and fully Man to restore and heal in us the divine image and likeness of God.
Beds, Lawyers, and Doctors
Father Philip discusses the nature of our salvation as illustrated by the healing of the paralytic. Do we encounter Christ as our judge or physician? Is His law simply a list of directives to be followed, or something more medicinal in nature?
Demons, Monks, and Fruit
Father Philip discusses the Gerasene demoniac, St. Athanasius's failed monastery, discouragement, and the fruit of the Spirit.
Foundation and Witness
On the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, we learn that our life in Christ springs from the living history of what the Holy Spirit has done in the life of the church through the foundation set by their apostolic witness.
Seeing With the Eyes of our Souls
Father Phillip reminds us the eyes of our hearts must become fully transparent to Christ in order for us to fulfill our calling.
Sunday of All Saints
In this episode, Fr. Philip describes how the saints bear witness to the meaning of Pentecost because it is by the power of the Holy Spirit that people fulfill their calling to become holy.
Sunday of Holy Pentecost
In this episode, Father Philip explains how the Holy Spirit was sent to quench the deep thirst of the primal longing of all those broken and alienated from God.
Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
Father Philip explains how only the God-Man Jesus Christ can bring those made from the dust of the earth to eternal life in the Trinity.
The Sunday of the Blind Man
Father Philip unpacks the story of Christ's miraculous healing at the Pool of Siloam, and how it demonstrates that each of us can respond to the hardships of life in a way that opens us to receive the light of Christ.