St. Paul American Coptic Orthodox Church Podcast - Sermon

Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the Sunday Before Lent. The Holy Great Fast of Lent is a time of remembrance. I remember God. I remember my sins. I remember the necessity of directing by whole being back to God.

Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Amshir. A reflection on the feeding of the multitudes from the Gospel of St. John and God's tests.

Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 1st Sunday of Amshir. After the miracle of the feeding of the multitudes, the Lord exposed the motives of the hearts of the people who sought Him. To discern the purity of our intentions is a great gift from God. The monastic life has a prophetic witness in manifesting a pure love for God.

Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 4th Sunday of Tobi. Lessons from the story of the healing of the man born blind and spiritual transformation.

Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Eulogy of our beloved brother, Dr. Mark Malek, who served as a living example of Christ's love, touched so many lives, and will be sorely missed.

Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Tobi. In the 3rd chapter of John's gospel, we read that the Father has placed all things into the hands of Christ. We can understand this from the perspective of eternity, the economy of salvation, and the judgement.

Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the Feast of the Theophany. A reflection on the Feast of the Theophany (Epiphany).

Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 1st Sunday of Tobe. Lessons from the Holy Family's journey into Egypt.

Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 4th Sunday of Kiahk. In the prayer of Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist, he exclaims that God will "guide our feet into the way of peace." (Lk. 1:79) Christ is the Prince of Peace and peace is the gift and legacy of His Incarnation. It is precisely the peace of His presence with us and in us.

Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Kiahk. The gospel of the visitation of our Lady St. Mary to St. Elizabeth is shrouded in humility, wonder and joy. St. Mary's going in haste to her relative manifests a unique quality of true humility: Self-forgetfulness.

Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Kiahk. A reflection on the Incarnation as a great example of Humility.

Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 1st Sunday of Kiahk. The Incarnation of our Lord is not merely a commemoration of the birth of our Savior but an invasion of God into the darkness of our world. He comes in order to bring the Good News of salvation and God's merciful love through the victory over evil forces, toppling Satan’s kingdom and stronghold.

Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 5th Sunday of Hathor. How to find internal peace and tranquility in the face of our struggles.

Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 4th Sunday of Hathor. A Young Rich Ruler approached our Lord seeking eternal life. The Gospel tells us that Christ looked at him and loved him, then called him to the height of perfection. In doing so, the Lord also reveals the great reward He offers His disciples and all who follow Him.

Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Hathor. A reflection on the cost of discipleship through examples from the Bible.

Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Hathor. In the Parable of the Sower, as well as the one immediately after in Matthew's Gospel, the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares, the Lord reveals the strategy of the Devil in both snatching the divine seed from the human heart, as well as sowing his own seeds of tares. The Lord gives us the means by which we are to become victorious.

Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 1st Sunday of Hathor. The Parable of the Sower reveals the primary agency of the Lord who is not only the Sower, but also the Seed. Further, His seed is planted in His own soil. The soil simply must receive and not hinder the work of the seed.

Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 4th Sunday of Babah. A reflection on the miracle of the raising of the widow's son and 3 characteristics of compassion.

Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Babah. The desert fathers understood that while the Kingdom of God was the goal of Christian life, the way was through purity of heart. Purity of heart is not merely the avoidance of certain sins but about the integrity, harmony and singularity of the human person directed toward God. To achieve this we also need to understand the pathology of spiritual illness.

Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 1st Sunday of Babah. The healing of the paralytic was facilitated by the love and faith of his four friends. St. Paul's epistle speaks about the "fragrance of Christ" that is diffused by a life of faith, love, repentance and good deeds. The fragrance of holiness is not only a metaphor but a supernatural phenomenon in the Church.