Homilies from Carmel: Recent Episodes

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Spiritual Tesla by SJBap Church Carmel

Stormy Sunday Heart Surgery by SJBap Church Carmel

Go Beyond the Folsom Prison Blues by SJBap Church Carmel

Prophet Elias Was One, but We are a City by SJBap Church Carmel

Struggle with Philotimo - Saint Paisios on Contemporary Issues by SJBap Church Carmel

Arise and Build by SJBap Church Carmel

Use Your Freedom Wisely by SJBap Church Carmel

Elisha - Prophet, Intercessor and Luminary by SJBap Church Carmel

Presbyteres Sunday - Desire to Become Stars by SJBap Church Carmel

Disciple's Perks by SJBap Church Carmel

Don't Have to Die to See God by SJBap Church Carmel

The Samaritan Mother by SJBap Church Carmel

Walk for Life by SJBap Church Carmel

Smart in the Heart by SJBap Church Carmel

Let Us Brilliantly Shine by SJBap Church Carmel

Connected in a Disconnected World by SJBap Church Carmel

WAR by SJBap Church Carmel

The Orthodox Cross by SJBap Church Carmel

Open Gates for Open Hearts by SJBap Church Carmel

The Frightening Surprise by SJBap Church Carmel

Super Love Sunday by SJBap Church Carmel

Keep Your Mind in Hell and Do Not Despair by SJBap Church Carmel

Ma'i Ho'oka Awale by SJBap Church Carmel

Crooked Logic to be Made Straight by SJBap Church Carmel

Return on Another Way by SJBap Church Carmel

Hidden With Christ in God by SJBap Church Carmel

Redeeming the Time Because the Days Are Evil by SJBap Church Carmel

Short-Wave Radio by SJBap Church Carmel

Healing by Following by SJBap Church Carmel

Not Heald nor Resuscitated, but Sanctified - Saint Nektarios by SJBap Church Carmel

Do Not Be Indifferent to Your Indifference by SJBap Church Carmel

Healing Grief by SJBap Church Carmel

Postmodernism Part 2 by SJBap Church Carmel

This Prison You Can Leave Behind by SJBap Church Carmel

The Cross of Being Stuck Can Save Us by SJBap Church Carmel

The Cross Empowers from Within by SJBap Church Carmel

Sacrifice Transforms Suffering by SJBap Church Carmel

Come Out of Your Prison! by SJBap Church Carmel

Bring Him Here to Me by SJBap Church Carmel

Stinky but Restored, Sinking but being Saved - God's Temple by SJBap Church Carmel

Problems and Solutions by SJBap Church Carmel

IPA by SJBap Church Carmel

If the Lord is God, Follow Him! by SJBap Church Carmel

The Windex of Forgiveness and the Light by SJBap Church Carmel

Rod or Net? by SJBap Church Carmel

Strive to be in the 6 percent by SJBap Church Carmel

Pentecost in June - What a Blessing! by SJBap Church Carmel

Truth and Kingship by SJBap Church Carmel

Can't See the Glory in the Mirror by SJBap Church Carmel

Worldview by SJBap Church Carmel

A Godly Plan - One to Die and the Other to Sin No More by SJBap Church Carmel

Courage Beyond Data and Politics by SJBap Church Carmel

Crucified Love by SJBap Church Carmel

Holy Monday Evening Word by SJBap Church Carmel

The Eternal Today - Palm Sunday by SJBap Church Carmel

Believe! - Saturday of Lazarus by SJBap Church Carmel

Gravity - Sunday of Saint John of the Ladder by SJBap Church Carmel

Addicted - Sunday of Saint Mary of Egypt by SJBap Church Carmel

III-Apolytikion (Let the Heavens) by SJBap Church Carmel

IV-Apolytikion by SJBap Church Carmel

II-Apolytikion by SJBap Church Carmel

PLII-Apolytikion (When the Angelic Powers) by SJBap Church Carmel

PLI-Apolytikion (Let Us Worship) by SJBap Church Carmel

PLIII-Apolytikion (By Means) by SJBap Church Carmel

PLIV-Apolytikion (You Descended) by SJBap Church Carmel

I-Apolytikion by SJBap Church Carmel

Second Sunday after Pentecost - the calling of the disciples.

God's Design for Marriage by SJBap Church Carmel

Visibility by SJBap Church Carmel

Fear the Judgment with the Mindset of the Church by SJBap Church Carmel

Zacchaeus - The Gospel of Hope by SJBap Church Carmel

Father Aris Metrakos @January 6 Vespers.

6th Sunday of Luke when we remembered Saint Averkios.

Labor with Love and Gratitude by SJBap Church Carmel

12th Sunday of Matthew

Transfiguration - Not Enough to be Better by SJBap Church Carmel

Eighth Sunday of Matthew

Homily by Hussam Ibrahim on January 15, 2023.

The 6th Sunday of Luke

Homily on the Sunday of the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council. Counteract the Social Media personal and social damage by the knowledge of God which brings eternal life and His joy from this life to the one to come.

Epiphany Eve 2021 - Fire and Water Come Together to Cleanse Us by SJBap Church Carmel

At the McCrones baptism. The Parable of the Sower calls on us to improve our hearing.

Luke 2 - October 4 2020 - Enter the Mystery of the Cross Through Loving Your Enemies by SJBap Church Carmel

Luke 1 - September 27 2020 - Called to Work Miracles by SJBap Church Carmel

Sunday After HC - September 20 2020 - Do not Deny the Essentials but Your False Self by SJBap Church Carmel

The lectures by Father Josiah mentioned in this homily can be found at https://patristicnectar.org/bookstore_200824_1

12th Sunday of Matthew - August 30 2020 - No Festival-time Blues by SJBap Church Carmel

11th Sunday of Matthew - August 23 2020 - Smoke and Ashes can not Separate us from Christ's Church by SJBap Church Carmel

A family and faith matter on the feast of the Holy Prince-Martyr Constantin Brancoveanu, of his four sons and of his advisor.

Walking on the water brings great opportunities to take pictures. This one we ought to treasure for the rest of our lives.

The desert, our offering and the mystery of the Eucharist - a call to participate, partake and give.

The challenge of being loved by God is upon all of us. The way we respond is personal. It comes out of our heart and point to the Kingdom of to hell.

Fight evil with light from the Light and work on becoming the light of the world, and not on consumption of the bad news coming to us.

Saint Paisios' fifth commemoration brings great joy, hope and a friend who would stand by when we turn to him.

The Roman centurion teaches us that obedience is for our own benefit.

On anxiety, fear and how great-great-grandma got around voting for Stalin...

The mentioned helper for Examination of the Conscience can be found here:

https://www.holyorthodox.org/examinationofconscience

At our first liturgy after 3 months of separation due to the COVID-19 virus. Do we love God enough to be counted with the all the saints?

Pentecost - June 7 2020 - Comfort in Worshiping the Comforter by SJBap Church Carmel

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Sunday of the Holy Fathers - May 31 2020 - Flee Shame and Seek the Glory of the Ascended Christ! by SJBap Church Carmel

Sunday Of The Paralytic - May 10 2020 by SJBap Church Carmel