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Bring in the poor and maimed and blind and lame The Parable of the Great Dinner [Luke 14: 15-24] Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God! Joyous and fortunate, indeed. The Kingdom of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit is invoked at the Divine...
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Well done, good and faithful servant The Parable of the Talents [Matt. 25:14-30] So we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another (Rom. 12:4). So did St. Paul describe the Church, in an image full of significance, and well worth...
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Which of the two did the will of his father? The Two Sons [Matt. 21: 28-32] A Christian evangelist of some years back made a point of preaching the Gospel outside of churches to those who were indifferent or hostile to the faith. By the end of his career, he had...
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‘Should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ The Unforgiving Servant [Matthew 18:23-35] The Prodigal Son. The Lost Sheep. The Sinful Woman. We have been contemplating these and other parables in recent weeks that offer...
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And he said to her, ‘Your sins are forgiven.’ The Woman Who Washed The Feet of Jesus [Luke 7:36-50] Are you saved? Many of us have been confronted with this stark question in hand-outs from street-corner evangelists. As Orthodox Christians, what is our...
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‘Are you envious because I am generous?’ The Good Employer [Matt. 20:1-16] We need to understand two important realities about the grace of God as depicted in the parables of Jesus. The first is just how extraordinary God’s forgiveness, His...
