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Sermons from April 2023

Sermons Fr. Hovnan Demerjian St. Hagop Armenian Church

Many-Sided Story

Today’s reading reminds us that the evil tries first to isolate us in order to defeat us.  St. Peter writes that the evil one prowls around the faithful like a lion, we are safe together, but vulnerable when isolated. As Christians, we need each other; we need to share each other’s triumphs and our trials. …

Sermons Fr. Hovnan Demerjian St. Hagop Armenian Church

The Last Laugh

So perhaps all peoples take themselves too seriously, too often.  This is where our faith comes in and its helpful to recall that God seems to have baked humor and laughter into his creation.  ‘Alone among the animals, man is shaken with that beautiful madness called laughter,’ said Chesterton, ‘as if he had caught sight…

Sermons Fr. Hovnan Demerjian St. Hagop Armenian Church

Why Easter Beats Christmas

I would like to start today’s Easter sermon with a few questions. ‘How many of you sent out hundreds of Easter Cards this year?” “Has anyone attended a work or family Easter party?” “Is anyone sick of hearing endless Easter carols on the radio and endless Easter-themed television specials?” That’s what I thought, almost nobody.Thank…