Homily - 2nd Sunday of Lent - 2/24/13

Homily given by Fr. Rankin on the 2nd Sunday of Lent.  Fr. Rankin talks about Chrismation in the Eastern Church.

Homily - 2nd Sunday of Lent - 2/24/13

Homily - 1st Sunday of Great Fast - 2/17/13

Starting a multi-week theme, Fr. Rankin reflected on the Book of Revelations and spoke about the first church mentioned, The Church in Ephesus and the words of Jesus that the Church in Ephesus has lost its first love, Jesus.  Fr. Rankin offered three things to meditate on in order to rediscover our first love, Jesus: 1.) Look at what false altars we have been worshiping at instead of God, 2.) Realize that this world is not our home or our ultimate destination and 3.) Use our imagination to place ourselves in the stories of the bible.

Homily - 1st Sunday of Great Fast - 2/17/13

Gospel - 1st Sunday of Great Fast - 2/17/13

Byzantine Catholic Gospel reading for the 1st Sunday of the Great Fast.

Gospel - 1st Sunday of Great Fast - 2/17/13

Homily - Sunday of Cheesefare - 2/10/13

Homily given on The Sunday of Cheesefare on 2/10/13.  This Sunday is also known as Forgiveness Sunday, as the Church starts the period of the Great Fast by asking forgiveness from all those around us.  In his homily, Fr. Rankin reflects on what it means when we say let us forgive one another.

Homily - Sunday of Cheesefare - 2/10/13

Gospel - Sunday of Cheesefare - 2/10/13

Gospel reading for the Sunday of Cheesefare, 2/10/13.

Gospel - Cheesefare - 2/10/13