All Saints Homilies

Preaching from Luke 6:31-26, Fr. Pat discusses the Golden Rule.

A Vesperal homily on the Feast of the Holy Prophet Jonah.

The cross is a catastrophic event in which everything falls apart, and everything that went before has been destroyed. This homily is from the Sunday after the Elevation of the Cross, 2009. The texts are Galatians 2:16-20 and Mark 8:34-9:1.

A homily on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, given on August 26, 2012.

n 1 Corinthian 4:9-16, the Apostle Paul gives a portrayal of a style of life very much in contrast with the style of life preferred by the Corinthians. In this homily from 2009, Fr. Pat looks at the contrasts enumerated by St. Paul.

In this homily given on the Feast of the Dormition in 2010, Fr. Pat reflects upon the revelation of the Gospel disclosed in the human face

In this homily from 2006, Fr. Pat reflects upon the Body of Christ, the Sacraments, and our own transfiguration in Christ.

Jesus' healing of the Paralytic in Matthew 9 teaches us many things about man's biggest problem, about the corporate nature of the Church's service to the sinner, and about the Lord's authority to forgive sins.

The mid-5th century was a time of chaos, war, poverty, decay, and destruction, but the one concern of the Church was an abbott named Eutyches

Fr. Pat shows us how the Roman centurion who comes to Jesus for healing for his servant can be a model to us of how to approach Jesus. The text is Matthew 8:5-13.

In a homily delivered on Pentecost Sunday 2010, Fr. Pat offers reflections on the Orthodox wedding service, the Holy Spirit, faith, and the Creed.

Fr. Pat explores the question, "What makes something evil?”

The institution of the Twelve Apostles is the link between the Church and the Resurrection of Christ. Fr. Pat preaches from Acts 1:15-26. This homily was given April 2, 2015.

Mary of Bethany appears in the gospels of St. Luke and St. John, and in both books she stands as a point of contrast with someone else. Fr. Pat's brief meditation on these contrasts was given at Bridegroom Matins on Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

In this homily given on St. Thomas Sunday, 2012, Fr. Pat examines three subjects related to the resurrection of Christ our Lord.

Fr. Pat offers reflections on baptism and the Creed. This homily was given on Great and Holy Saturday,

Fr. Pat's homily delivered on the Sunday of the Holy Cross, 2008.

The heart of Feast of the Annunciation is evangelism in its most perfect reception, by a Woman who hears and believes the proclamation of the Gospel.

Fr. Pat's homily from Forgiveness Vespers 2012.

On the Sunday of the Last Judgment, Fr. Pat preaches from Matthew 25:31-46.