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Reflection: Sunday of the Steward

We must remember these words and think of them especially now, through Lent. But the most important words in the parable come at the very beginning, when the Master asks the Steward: “What is this I hear about you? Give me an account of your stewardship!” (Lk 16:2). This is the point Jesus was making…

Reflection: Sunday of the Prodigal Son

How do you see yourself in this parable? Are you hungry for God and looking for the peace of the Father? Every Sunday at St. Hagop we are like the sons, coming home to church, to the Father.

Reflection: Sunday of Expulsion by David Kazarian

No act of kindness, no matter how small, will ever be wasted.

Sermon: The Things They Carried

Great Lent in our tradition has always been a reminder that the battle for good, truth and love rages on in a world which opposes all these things. The first Lent was a battle; Jesus’ 40-day fight against the evil one before his world altering ministry for good. Every Lent also begins with a battle…

Sermon: Endarkened

We always talk about being enlightened in our faith, that the more we know about God, our faith and our church, the closer we are to Him. That works for a little while, but Jesus most often pushes us in the exact opposite direction. He tended to endarken people to faith much more than enlighten…

Sermon: The Truth Revealed

Sermon: Fill in the Blanks

A life well lived is filling in the blanks in the course of our lives, in joy and in sorrow, until who we are, where we came from and what we are here for, is revealed to us and all those we love well.