Sermons Archives — Page 7 of 27 — Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

The Struggle for Prayer

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Prayer is a struggle. You know this if you have tried it, especially if you have tried to do it every day or even every week or every month. It is a struggle to pray every morning, to pray every night. It is a struggle to come to church every Sunday, to come to other services.

Henry David Thoreau & Mary of Egypt

April 17, 2019 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

The Christian hope is not about making our earthly lives better nor even about trying to strip things down to the most necessary earthly things.

The Annunciation and the Buffered Self

March 27, 2019 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Forefeast of the Annunciation / Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas, March 24, 2019 Hebrews 1:10-2:3; Mark 2:1-12 In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. For if the word spoken through angels was confirmed, and every transgression and disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation,…

The Power of Remembering Jesus Christ

February 10, 2019 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Feast of St. Haralampos / Sunday of the Canaanite Woman, February 10, 2019 II Timothy 2:1-10; Matthew 15:21-28 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the seed of David. (II Timothy 2:8a) I was struck this week when I read that first phrase: “Remember Jesus…

What We Own Is Sacred Because We Are Sacred

October 15, 2018 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Sunday of the Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, October 14, 2018 Titus 3:8-15; Luke 8:5-15 In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. One of the accusations that certain non-Orthodox Christians level against the Orthodox is that we worship idols. They say that when we bow before an icon or kiss it or…

“Blessing”: Does It Actually Mean Anything?

July 10, 2018 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost / Sixth Sunday of Matthew, July 8, 2018 Romans 12:6-14; Matthew 9:1-8 In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Today I would like to speak about blessing and cursing. Our epistle reading from Romans 12 ends with this verse: “Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse”…

No Love? No Church. No Christianity.

July 3, 2018 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Ss. Cosmas & Damian of Rome / Fifth Sunday of Matthew, July 1, 2018 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:8; Matthew 8:28-9:1 In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. What is love? If you grew up when I did, you probably now have that 1993 Haddaway song in your head. But if you don’t know what…

Why Christianity Must Have Saints

June 9, 2018June 9, 2018 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Sunday of All Saints, June 3, 2018 Hebrews 11:33-12:2; Matthew 10:32-33, 37-8; 19:27-30 In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. This first Sunday after Pentecost is dedicated to the commemoration of all the saints, and so it is commonly called “All Saints Sunday.” So I thought we could spend a little time today…