All Saints Homilies

Start date: November 2005 3410 minutes, 56 seconds in 187 episodes

These sermons are from All Saints Antiochian Church in Chicago, IL, preached by Fr. Patrick Reardon. If you enjoy these homilies, you might also be interested in reading Fr. Pat’s Daily Reflections on Holy Scripture.

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Patrick Henry Reardon is pastor of All Saints’ Orthodox Church in Chicago, Illinois, and a senior editor of Touchstone. He is the author of Christ in His Saints, The Trial of Job, Creation and the Patriarchal Histories, as well as more than 500 articles, editorials, and reviews, published in Books and Culture, Touchstone, The Scottish Journal of Theology, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Pro Ecclesia, St. Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly, and other journals on three continents.

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Date	Title & Description	Duration
May 20, 2013	Truth, Goodness, and Beauty Fr. Pat again addresses the "transcendentals," this time explaining how the Incarnation is the manifestation of truth, goodness, and beauty. Click to play	32:01
May 13, 2013	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. Click to play	32:38
Apr 16, 2013	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. Click to play	28:04
Apr 08, 2013	Preparing for Pascha Fr. Pat address some of the themes of Pascha in preparation for this Feast of Feasts. Click to play	39:54
Apr 01, 2013	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. Click to play	20:13
Mar 11, 2013	Jesus as Lord Fr. Pat examines the primitive proclamation and theological premise of the Christian faith: the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Click to play	28:18
Mar 06, 2013	Open to Me the Gates of Repentance Fr. Pat offers three reflections on the parable of the Publican and the Pharisee. Click to play	23:17
Feb 11, 2013	Parable of the Talents Fr. Pat explains how the Parable of the Talents is really about the Last Judgment. Click to play	26:24
Jan 28, 2013	The Blind Man Fr. Pat reflects on Luke's version of the blind man in Jericho. Click to play	28:46
Dec 10, 2012	Walking in Wisdom Fr. Pat encourages us to love God with our whole minds.	30:48
Dec 03, 2012	Sowing of the Seed Fr. Pat continues the allegory that Jesus began in the parable of the sowing of the seed.	24:54
Nov 25, 2012	Christian Philosophy Fr. Pat explores the literary source of Christian philosophy as found in the Holy Scriptures.	27:43
Oct 22, 2012	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.	24:56
Oct 21, 2012	Apologia Fr. Pat discusses the first chapter of Galations, in which Paul defends himself and his reputation by sharing his conversion experience.	27:54
Oct 15, 2012	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.	20:11
Oct 08, 2012	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.	27:21
Oct 01, 2012	The Gospel Message Fr. Pat examines the expression of the Gospel in I Corinthians 15 from three different angles.	26:57
Sep 24, 2012	Forgiveness Fr. Pat explains that the mandate to forgive offenses is not something we're disposed to do except by Grace.	20:03
Jul 30, 2012	Unity Fr. Pat places the theme of Christian unity and peace in our present historical context.	23:44
Jul 23, 2012	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.	22:40
Jul 16, 2012	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.	25:35
Jul 12, 2012	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.	20:30
May 14, 2012	Mark 10 Fr. Pat explains the significance of the tenth chapter of the Gospel of Mark and what it says about faith.	25:03
May 01, 2012	The Mystery of the Incarnation Fr. Pat argues that the doctrine of the Incarnation must dominate anthropology.	29:08
Apr 16, 2012	The Mystery of the Cross Fr. Pat takes a closer look at the wounds Christ suffered on his feet, hands, and side.	20:37
Apr 09, 2012	Great Lent Fr. Pat discusses the three things expected of us during Lent: works of mercy, works of prayer, and works of fasting.	23:05
Apr 03, 2012	Forgiveness Fr. Pat distinguishes between "official" forgiveness and "personal" forgiveness.	24:59
Mar 19, 2012	The Last Judgment Fr. Pat examines the three images of Jesus found in this parable: the Judge, the Brother, and the Teacher.	19:53
Mar 13, 2012	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.	27:28
Mar 05, 2012	Prayer in the Temple Fr. Pat examines three aspects of the temple: the human being, the family, and the Church.	27:37
Jan 30, 2012	Zacchaeus Fr. Pat reflects on the story of Zacchaeus under three considerations: creativity, intuition, and incorporation.	34:30
Jan 10, 2012	The People Sitting in Darkness Fr. Pat discusses the quotation of the prophecy of Isaiah in Matthew 4.	25:30
Dec 26, 2011	The Mystery of Christmas Fr. Pat examines three saints of the old covenant as three dimensions of the mystery of Christmas.	26:08
Dec 19, 2011	Wolves in the Synagogue Fr. Pat addresses those who come to Divine Liturgy with bad attitudes and for the wrong reasons.	27:02
Dec 13, 2011	The Consecration of the Virgin Mary Fr. Pat uses Aristotle's Four Causes to explore the consecrated life of the Mother of God.	27:00
Dec 07, 2011	The Good Samaritan Fr. Pat breaks the story down into three parts: the question, the parable, and the lesson.	22:01
Nov 28, 2011	An Issue of Blood Fr. Pat addresses the miracle of Christ healing the bleeding woman.	22:12
Oct 31, 2011	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.	24:17
Oct 24, 2011	The Word of God Fr. Pat addresses the Word of God, the enemies of the Word, and the qualities of the heart.	32:56
Oct 12, 2011	Abraham Fr. Pat considers Abraham historically, theologically, and ethically.	24:42
Aug 22, 2011	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.	13:42
Aug 21, 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.	28:28
Aug 14, 2011	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.	20:25
Jul 26, 2011	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.	24:21
Jul 21, 2011	Holy Myrhh-bearers Sunday Fr. Pat explains how the Myrhh-bearing Women contemplated the mysteries of the Church.	26:34
Jul 12, 2011	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.	11:53
Jul 05, 2011	Teacher AND Savior Fr. Pat explains that the teaching given by Christ is inseparable from the salvation given by Christ.	28:19
Jun 29, 2011	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.	26:31
Jun 21, 2011	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.	19:14
Jun 15, 2011	Biblical Worship Fr. Pat explores three essential components of Biblical worship: the sanctuary itself, the bread, and the lamp stand.	29:35
Jun 01, 2011	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.	24:59
Mar 20, 2011	The Church: An Audacious Group of Roof Climbers Mark 2:1-12	23:56
Mar 13, 2011	Both Sides of the Icons Fr. Pat considers the case for iconoclasm, for the veneration of icons, and the settling of the issue.	30:47
Mar 06, 2011	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.	24:28
Jan 09, 2011	To Each and To All (Eph. 4:7-13)	22:54
Jan 02, 2011	Who is Jesus? (Mark 1:1-8) Jesus is our Holy One, our Mediator, and our Brother.	17:35
Nov 28, 2010	En Garde! (Ephesians 6:10-17) Putting on the panoply, the full armor of God.	23:10
Nov 21, 2010	Dedicated Lives (The Presentation of the Theotokos) Fr. Pat contrasts the childhood dedication and life of Mary with that of Hannibal.	20:10
Oct 25, 2010	The Cross and the Flesh (Gal. 6:11-18)	17:13
Sep 05, 2010	The Human Soul Confronting The World (2 Cor. 4:6-15)	26:11
Jul 04, 2010	The Qualities of Christian Love (Romans 12:6-14)	25:29
Jun 27, 2010	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.	24:01
Jun 20, 2010	Freedom (Romans 6:18-23)	25:06
Jun 13, 2010	Three Points of Christology (Romans 5:1-11) Romans 5:1-11	23:24
May 30, 2010	Holiness and History (Hebrews 11:33-12:2) Holiness is concrete, corporate participation in Christ's life.	22:43
May 02, 2010	Spiritual Sunspots (Acts 5:1-11) Ananias and Sapphira's blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.	23:45
Apr 25, 2010	Mark Grows Up (Acts 15:36-40)	28:46
Apr 18, 2010	The Special Group and the Special People In It The Myrrh-Bearing Women	24:25
Apr 11, 2010	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?	20:14
Feb 28, 2010	The Bearers of the Paralytic (Mark 2:1-12)	15:43
Feb 15, 2010	Beginning Lent (Romans 13:11-14:4)	15:57
Feb 07, 2010	Judge, Brother, Teacher A Homily on Matthew 25:31-46	17:01
Jan 31, 2010	The Holiness of the Christian Body (1 Cor. 6:12-20)	17:43
Jan 26, 2010	Sacred Grammar (2 Tim. 3:10-15)	19:04
Jan 18, 2010	A Ghostwritten Life - St. Anthony of Egypt	22:23
Jan 16, 2010	John The Baptist (Mark 1:1-8)	23:09
Nov 16, 2009	Luke The Historian	19:02
Sep 07, 2009	Christian Basics (1 Cor. 16:13-24)	16:37
Aug 09, 2009	Personal Loyalties (1 Cor 1:10-17)	20:50
Jul 14, 2009	Christ, The End of The Law (Rom. 10:1-10)	16:08
Jun 27, 2009	Photosynthesis (John 8:12)	22:56
Jun 20, 2009	Return To Barbarism (Acts 16:16-34)	17:32
May 13, 2009	Tabitha (Acts 9:32-42)	15:56
May 04, 2009	Thermodynamics and Theology (Acts 6:1-7)	18:02
Apr 27, 2009	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?	21:43
Apr 22, 2009	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.	07:12
Apr 06, 2009	Blood and Sacrifice (Hebrews 9:11-14)	14:39
Mar 31, 2009	An Anchor For The Soul (Hebrews 6:13-20)	17:03
Mar 16, 2009	When the Good News Becomes Bad News (Hebrews 1:8-2:3)	20:04
Mar 09, 2009	A Better Ressurection (Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40)	16:14
Mar 03, 2009	Forgiveness, Alms, and Fasting (Matthew 6:14-21)	23:06
Feb 24, 2009	Nature, History, Destiny (Matthew 25:31-46)	22:29
Feb 16, 2009	Regret or Repentance? (Luke 15:11-32) A look at the prodigal son, the elder brother, and the forgiving father.	21:07
Feb 09, 2009	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.	17:12
Dec 01, 2008	The Redemption of History (Eph. 2:4-10)	26:04
Oct 31, 2008	The Christian Life in Three Tenses (Romans 5)	17:27
Sep 30, 2008	Fishermen and Their Nets (Luke 5:1-11)	17:44
Sep 08, 2008	Nicodemus and Jesus (John 3:13-17)	21:16
Sep 01, 2008	The Church, Man, and Forgiveness (Matt 18:23-35)	21:20
Aug 25, 2008	Testing and Faith (Matt. 17:14-23)	21:13
Aug 17, 2008	Peter and Jacob	17:02
Aug 02, 2008	The Life of the Early Church: Affection, Humor, Friendship	13:35
Aug 02, 2008	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.	08:41
Jun 09, 2008	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.	12:34
Jun 02, 2008	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.	20:05
May 04, 2008	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)	17:00
Apr 27, 2008	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)	07:57
Apr 21, 2008	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."	14:58
Apr 02, 2008	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.	11:17
Feb 06, 2008	Response to Jesus’ Prophecy	21:28
Jan 11, 2008	Practical Deism	17:43
Dec 18, 2007	Ancient Sarah	17:08
Nov 28, 2007	Conflict in the Early Church	19:24
Nov 08, 2007	Parable Themes From Matthew	16:04
Oct 18, 2007	The Humanity Of Jesus	20:38
Oct 03, 2007	The Dead in Christ	09:10
Sep 08, 2007	Chalcedonian Christology	19:20
Sep 01, 2007	Agape	23:38
Aug 25, 2007	Do Re Mi and John the Baptist	23:06
Aug 14, 2007	The Significance Of The Apostles	21:29
Aug 05, 2007	Father Knows Best	18:19
Jul 09, 2007	First Assembly Of God	25:04
Jun 30, 2007	Lessons From The Paralytic	14:47
Jun 22, 2007	The Myrhbearing Women	13:23
Jun 15, 2007	Meet Him At The Well	16:04
Jun 08, 2007	Priority, Obedience and the Physical Nature of Salvation	19:13
May 30, 2007	The Spirit of Pentecost	21:59
May 15, 2007	Resurrection: Past, Future and Now	12:07
May 04, 2007	Jesus Brought to the Temple	07:12
Apr 27, 2007	Mystery of Creation	18:14
Apr 21, 2007	The Gift of Christ	16:13
Apr 14, 2007	The Proclamation of John the Baptist	14:28
Mar 31, 2007	Preservation of Memory	09:30
Mar 24, 2007	Repentance in the Desert	17:34
Mar 17, 2007	Nature, History, Redemption - Nativity 2006	13:45
Dec 25, 2006	Failure, Inquiry, Faith	15:21
Dec 25, 2006	Failure and Triumph	17:04
Dec 25, 2006	Presentation of Our Lady	09:40
Dec 24, 2006	Devout Centurion The account of the devout centurion that appears in both Matthew and Luke, but not in Mark, and obviously it is Matthew's version that we are considering today. The centurion serves as a model, I believe, for how Christ our Lord is to be approached, unless Christ our Lord is to be approached as a figment of our own imagination or simply as a projection of what we want out of religion.	21:46
Dec 24, 2006	The Light of Creation	21:10
Dec 24, 2006	Sanctification of Time	16:36
Dec 24, 2006	Restoration to Real Life	15:36
Dec 24, 2006	Panic	16:25
Dec 24, 2006	Abraham	19:43
Dec 24, 2006	Spirit of Pentecost	21:59
Dec 24, 2006	Holy Week-Christ Our Friend	04:28
Dec 24, 2006	Holy Week - The Cross	19:35
Dec 24, 2006	Transfiguration	11:20
Dec 24, 2006	Lent-Preparing Catechumens	18:12
Dec 24, 2006	Lent-What God Does For Us	15:46
Dec 24, 2006	Models for Lent	18:51
Dec 24, 2006	Veneration of Icons	17:08
Dec 24, 2006	The Cross-Hope, Transformation, Warning	16:50
Dec 24, 2006	Resurrection and the Burning Bush	10:17
Dec 24, 2006	Son And Heir	07:36
Dec 24, 2006	Lazarus, Joanna, Matthew	18:56
Dec 24, 2006	Holy Unction-Healing and Forgiveness	08:27
Dec 24, 2006	Spirit Bearing Jesus	14:59
Dec 24, 2006	The Resurrection-Essence of Gospel	16:25
Dec 24, 2006	Abraham’s Obedience	12:10
Dec 24, 2006	Final Touches	09:21
Dec 24, 2006	Passion and Justification	11:24
Dec 24, 2006	Lazarus and Death	11:42
Dec 24, 2006	Ascension	16:54
Dec 24, 2006	Follow Me	17:37
Dec 24, 2006	Simple Eye	22:04
Dec 24, 2006	Humility	17:51
Dec 24, 2006	God As Creator	15:35
Dec 24, 2006	The Body of Christ	21:41
Dec 24, 2006	Approaching Christ	15:33
Dec 24, 2006	Jonah	19:48
Dec 24, 2006	Mystery of Divine Touch	23:07
Dec 24, 2006	Confusion of Light and Darkness	17:43
Dec 24, 2006	Avoiding Insanity	18:40
Dec 24, 2006	Being In Christ	22:14
Nov 29, 2005	Melchizedek	12:11
Nov 29, 2005	The Church Is A Living Organism	18:39
Nov 29, 2005	Justification By Faith	16:25
Nov 29, 2005	Intercessory Prayer	10:05
Nov 29, 2005	Maintenance of The Life In Christ	17:16
Nov 29, 2005	Becoming a Christian	16:17
Nov 29, 2005	Faith in Jesus, the Son of God	20:11
Nov 29, 2005	Life in the Church, Forgiveness	20:51
Nov 29, 2005	The Virgin Mary	25:56
Nov 29, 2005	For God so Loved the World	15:28
Nov 29, 2005	The Judgment of God	15:58
Nov 29, 2005	Qualities of Christian Love	16:36