Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
Fr. Pat again addresses the "transcendentals," this time explaining how the Incarnation is the manifestation of truth, goodness, and beauty. …
The Transcendentals
Fr. Pat considers the Gospel message of St. Thomas Sunday through the triple lens of what classical philosophy calls "the transcendentals": the true, the good, and the beautiful. …
Three Requests for Three Gifts
Fr. Pat discusses the three things we ask for in the prayer before the Gospel in Matins that mirror the three gifts of the Holy Spirit as expressed by the Prophet Isaiah. …
Preparing for Pascha
Fr. Pat address some of the themes of Pascha in preparation for this Feast of Feasts. …
The Feast of the Annunciation
Fr. Pat examines the principle of synergy, the assent of Mary, and holiness and personal history as they relate to the Feast of the Annunciation. …
Jesus as Lord
Fr. Pat examines the primitive proclamation and theological premise of the Christian faith: the Lordship of Jesus Christ. …
Open to Me the Gates of Repentance
Fr. Pat offers three reflections on the parable of the Publican and the Pharisee. …
Parable of the Talents
Fr. Pat explains how the Parable of the Talents is really about the Last Judgment. …
The Blind Man
Fr. Pat reflects on Luke's version of the blind man in Jericho. …
Walking in Wisdom
Fr. Pat encourages us to love God with our whole minds. …
Sowing of the Seed
Fr. Pat continues the allegory that Jesus began in the parable of the sowing of the seed. …
Christian Philosophy
Fr. Pat explores the literary source of Christian philosophy as found in the Holy Scriptures. …
Love Your Enemies
Fr. Pat offers three suggestions about how to render the observance of the commandment to "love your enemies" a bit more obvious. …
Apologia
Fr. Pat discusses the first chapter of Galations, in which Paul defends himself and his reputation by sharing his conversion experience. …
Make Disciples of All Men
Fr. Pat explains how the calling of the apostles and the miraculous catching of fish are indications of the great crowds that would come to Christ upon hearing the Gospel. …
The Mystery of the Cross
Fr. Pat reflects on the mystery of the Cross as presented during Holy Week through the imagery of other biblical characters. …
The Gospel Message
Fr. Pat examines the expression of the Gospel in I Corinthians 15 from three different angles. …
Forgiveness
Fr. Pat explains that the mandate to forgive offenses is not something we're disposed to do except by Grace. …
Unity
Fr. Pat places the theme of Christian unity and peace in our present historical context. …
The Council of Chalcedon
Fr. Pat makes three points with respect to the central teaching of Chalcedon, particularly as we prepare for the Feast of the Transfiguration. …
Romans 10
Fr. Pat explores the dynamic nature of God's word, what it means to profess the Resurrection, and the contrast between law and gospel. …
The Centurion
Fr. Pat examines each of the three players in the second of the "miracles of blessing" found in the Gospel of Matthew—the centurion, Jesus, and the servant. …
Mark 10
Fr. Pat explains the significance of the tenth chapter of the Gospel of Mark and what it says about faith. …
The Mystery of the Incarnation
Fr. Pat argues that the doctrine of the Incarnation must dominate anthropology. …
The Mystery of the Cross
Fr. Pat takes a closer look at the wounds Christ suffered on his feet, hands, and side. …
Great Lent
Fr. Pat discusses the three things expected of us during Lent: works of mercy, works of prayer, and works of fasting. …
Forgiveness
Fr. Pat distinguishes between "official" forgiveness and "personal" forgiveness. …
The Last Judgment
Fr. Pat examines the three images of Jesus found in this parable: the Judge, the Brother, and the Teacher. …
The Prodigal Son
Fr. Pat takes on the characters in this parable one by one—the father, the younger son, and then the older son. …
Prayer in the Temple
Fr. Pat examines three aspects of the temple: the human being, the family, and the Church. …
Zacchaeus
Fr. Pat reflects on the story of Zacchaeus under three considerations: creativity, intuition, and incorporation. …
The People Sitting in Darkness
Fr. Pat discusses the quotation of the prophecy of Isaiah in Matthew 4. …
The Mystery of Christmas
Fr. Pat examines three saints of the old covenant as three dimensions of the mystery of Christmas. …
Wolves in the Synagogue
Fr. Pat addresses those who come to Divine Liturgy with bad attitudes and for the wrong reasons. …
The Consecration of the Virgin Mary
Fr. Pat uses Aristotle's Four Causes to explore the consecrated life of the Mother of God. …
The Good Samaritan
Fr. Pat breaks the story down into three parts: the question, the parable, and the lesson. …
An Issue of Blood
Fr. Pat addresses the miracle of Christ healing the bleeding woman. …
Seated, Clothed, and in Our Right Mind
Fr. Pat explains the importance of hearing the word of God, putting on Christ, and having common sense. …
The Word of God
Fr. Pat addresses the Word of God, the enemies of the Word, and the qualities of the heart. …
Abraham
Fr. Pat considers Abraham historically, theologically, and ethically. …
A Vision of Jesus - The Key, The Stone, and The Morning Star
Fr. Pat gave this sermon in Waynesburg, PA at the funeral of beloved friend Nancy (Katherine) Thompson who fell asleep in the Lord on August 2, 2011. …
The First Three Pastors of the Church at Corinth
A great pastor makes for a great church, right? Fr. Pat compares Peter, Paul, and Apollos, and their various ministries to the Corinthian Church. …
She Bore Him In Her Heart (Feast of the Dormition)
Fr. Pat contemplates what the life of the Virgin Mary teaches us concerning 1) dogmatic theology, 2) the life of piety and worship, 3) the moral, ascetical life. …
Do You Want to Be Made Well?
Fr. Pat argues that the paralytic suffered from the sin of apathy—from claiming victimhood and not really wanting to change. …
Holy Myrhh-bearers Sunday
Fr. Pat explains how the Myrhh-bearing Women contemplated the mysteries of the Church. …
Pascha Is No Fertility Rite
Fr. Pat explains that Pascha is not about the resurrection of a god, but rather about the resurrection of a Jew who lived and breathed and ate with us here on earth. …
Teacher AND Savior
Fr. Pat explains that the teaching given by Christ is inseparable from the salvation given by Christ. …
Fear of Death
On the Sunday of the Holy Cross, Fr. Pat explains that it was the fear of death that Jesus faced while praying in the garden. …
Feast of St. Thomas
Fr. Pat places the Sunday of St. Thomas in the overall context of the Pentecostarion, the fifty days that separate the Lord's Resurrection from the Gift of the Holy Spirit. …
Biblical Worship
Fr. Pat explores three essential components of Biblical worship: the sanctuary itself, the bread, and the lamp stand. …
Hebrews 6:1-20
Fr. Pat explains that the passage in question brings three features of the life of Christ to our attention: diligence, assurance, and hope. …
The Church: An Audacious Group of Roof Climbers
Mark 2:1-12 …
Both Sides of the Icons
Fr. Pat considers the case for iconoclasm, for the veneration of icons, and the settling of the issue. …
It’s Not Over ‘Til It’s Over
We imagine that life is like football or basketball. You play until the clock runs out. But life is not like that at all. There is no set time for the clock to run out that you know about. …
To Each and To All (Eph. 4:7-13)
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Who is Jesus? (Mark 1:1-8)
Jesus is our Holy One, our Mediator, and our Brother. …
En Garde! (Ephesians 6:10-17)
Putting on the panoply, the full armor of God. …
Dedicated Lives (The Presentation of the Theotokos)
Fr. Pat contrasts the childhood dedication and life of Mary with that of Hannibal. …
The Cross and the Flesh (Gal. 6:11-18)
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The Human Soul Confronting The World (2 Cor. 4:6-15)
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The Qualities of Christian Love (Romans 12:6-14)
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The Dialectical Structure of History (Romans 10:1-10)
Every summer, my brothers and sisters, in either late June or early July we listen to the first ten verses of Romans 10. This text appears near the middle of Paul's analysis of the dialectical structure of history, which is the subject of Romans 9-11. …
Freedom (Romans 6:18-23)
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Three Points of Christology (Romans 5:1-11)
Romans 5:1-11 …
Holiness and History (Hebrews 11:33-12:2)
Holiness is concrete, corporate participation in Christ's life. …
Spiritual Sunspots (Acts 5:1-11)
Ananias and Sapphira's blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. …
Mark Grows Up (Acts 15:36-40)
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The Special Group and the Special People In It
The Myrrh-Bearing Women …
New Lifestyle or New Life?
What difference does the message of the resurrection make in the thinking and actual lives of those who believe it? …
The Bearers of the Paralytic (Mark 2:1-12)
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Beginning Lent (Romans 13:11-14:4)
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Judge, Brother, Teacher
A Homily on Matthew 25:31-46 …
The Holiness of the Christian Body (1 Cor. 6:12-20)
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Sacred Grammar (2 Tim. 3:10-15)
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A Ghostwritten Life - St. Anthony of Egypt
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John The Baptist (Mark 1:1-8)
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Luke The Historian
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Christian Basics (1 Cor. 16:13-24)
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Personal Loyalties (1 Cor 1:10-17)
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Christ, The End of The Law (Rom. 10:1-10)
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Photosynthesis (John 8:12)
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Return To Barbarism (Acts 16:16-34)
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Tabitha (Acts 9:32-42)
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Thermodynamics and Theology (Acts 6:1-7)
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Three Pictures of the Church (Acts 5:12-20)
How does the Christian Church appear in these nine verses of chapter 5 of the Acts of the Apostles? …
Bearing The Cross After Jesus (Mark 15:16-41)
All three of the synoptic gospels speak of Simon of Cyrene, compelled to bear the cross of Jesus. Holy Scripture gives us no reason to suppose that Simon of Cyrene had been a believer in Christ before that day when the Roman soldiers compelled him to assume the weight of the Holy Cross but that was the very beginning of his discipleship. He became the model of those who followed Jesus to the place of crucifixion outside the walls of Jerusalem. …
Blood and Sacrifice (Hebrews 9:11-14)
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An Anchor For The Soul (Hebrews 6:13-20)
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When the Good News Becomes Bad News (Hebrews 1:8-2:3)
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A Better Ressurection (Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40)
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Forgiveness, Alms, and Fasting (Matthew 6:14-21)
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Nature, History, Destiny (Matthew 25:31-46)
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Regret or Repentance? (Luke 15:11-32)
A look at the prodigal son, the elder brother, and the forgiving father. …
Do You Feel Affirmed in Worship? (Luke 18:10-14)
Do we feel "affirmed" by our worship? Should we? We can learn much from the Publican and the Pharisee. …
The Redemption of History (Eph. 2:4-10)
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The Christian Life in Three Tenses (Romans 5)
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Fishermen and Their Nets (Luke 5:1-11)
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Nicodemus and Jesus (John 3:13-17)
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The Church, Man, and Forgiveness (Matt 18:23-35)
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Testing and Faith (Matt. 17:14-23)
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Peter and Jacob
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The Life of the Early Church: Affection, Humor, Friendship
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Joseph of Arimathea
Joseph, in taking responsibility for burying Jesus, could no longer keep it secret. His assumption of that responsibility represented the resolve to make the commitment public. …
What Happens at Baptism?
When we are baptized, we are made a child of God, a member of the body of Christ, and a temple of the Holy Spirit. …
The Sunday of the Blind Man (John 9:1-38)
With the coming of the Light, there are three responses: that of the Pharisees, that of the parents of the blind man, and that of the blind man himself. …
The Name of Jesus (Acts 5:12-30)
The book of Acts teaches us about the name of Jesus as spoken to God, as spoken to our fellow men, and as spoken to demons. (17:00) …
The Resurrection and Human History (Acts of the Apostles)
Throughout the Pascal season, the Church reads from the Acts of the Apostles, a history book, in place of the Epistles during the Divine Liturgy. In this homily for Pascha, Fr. Pat asks, "What does the resurrection of Christ mean to human history?" (7:57) …
Joy, Peace, and Thought (Philippians 4)
On Palm Sunday, at the beginning of this saddest of weeks, St. Paul exhorts us, "Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice." …
For the Peace from Above
In the petitions of the Great Litany, we begin by asking "for the peace from above and for the salvation of our souls." Only after we have asked for this peace do we ask "for the peace of the whole world." Christ is the source of our peace, and the only possible source of peace for the whole world. …
Response to Jesus’ Prophecy
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Practical Deism
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Ancient Sarah
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Conflict in the Early Church
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Parable Themes From Matthew
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The Humanity Of Jesus
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The Dead in Christ
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Chalcedonian Christology
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Do Re Mi and John the Baptist
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The Significance Of The Apostles
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Father Knows Best
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First Assembly Of God
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Lessons From The Paralytic
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The Myrhbearing Women
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Meet Him At The Well
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Priority, Obedience and the Physical Nature of Salvation
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The Spirit of Pentecost
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Resurrection: Past, Future and Now
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Jesus Brought to the Temple
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Mystery of Creation
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The Gift of Christ
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The Proclamation of John the Baptist
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Preservation of Memory
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Repentance in the Desert
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Nature, History, Redemption - Nativity 2006
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Son And Heir
Lazarus, Joanna, Matthew
Holy Unction-Healing and Forgiveness
Spirit Bearing Jesus
The Resurrection-Essence of Gospel
Abraham’s Obedience
Final Touches
Passion and Justification
Lazarus and Death
Ascension
Follow Me
Simple Eye
Humility
God As Creator
The Body of Christ
Approaching Christ
Mystery of Divine Touch
Confusion of Light and Darkness
Avoiding Insanity
Being In Christ
Failure, Inquiry, Faith
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Failure and Triumph
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Presentation of Our Lady
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The Light of Creation
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Sanctification of Time
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Restoration to Real Life
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Holy Week-Christ Our Friend
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Holy Week - The Cross
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Devout Centurion
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Melchizedek
The Church Is A Living Organism
Justification By Faith
Lent-Preparing Catechumens
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Lent-What God Does For Us
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Models for Lent
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Veneration of Icons
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The Cross-Hope, Transformation, Warning
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Resurrection and the Burning Bush
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All Saints Homilies
Weekly sermons from All Saints Antiochian Church in Chicago, IL, preached by Fr. Pat Reardon.
