Sermons & Homilies – Tagged "Christian Love"– Page 3 – Holy Cross Monastery

Sep 27, 2022

We Exalt the Cross by Ascending It: A Sermon on the Exaltation of the Cross (2022)

The Cross is the ultimate answer to all of mankind’s greatest questions. Who is God? What is love? What is the meaning and purpose of our life in this world, and how are we to come to terms with the inevitability of our death?

Sep 25, 2022

Love For God and Likeness to Him - A Homily on the Sunday before the Exaltation of the Cross (2022)

In the Gospel reading today, dedicated to the Sunday before the Exaltation of the Cross, we hear Christ speaking to the Pharisee, Nicodemus, who came to Him at night and in secrecy, asking Him questions about who He is and about His teaching.

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.