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Sermons Fr. Hovnan Demerjian St. Hagop Armenian Church

Ghost Stories

In today’s Gospel reading Jesus tells a ghost story. We adults aren’t generally into such stories, but talk to anyone in their early teens or remember when you were that age, we loved them!  I read nearly every Steven King book by the time I was thirteen, and today there are dozens of books, movies…

Sermons Fr. Hovnan Demerjian St. Hagop Armenian Church

Hayr Mer

“And call no one your father on earth, for you have one Father—the one in heaven.”—Mt 23:9 This is definitely a saying of Jesus that you will not find on any hallmark Father’s Day cards.  It also might be the last reading you would expect as we celebrate father’s day today, especially from me a…

Sermons Fr. Hovnan Demerjian St. Hagop Armenian Church

The Rejection Sermon

It seems that nowadays there is a podcast on every topic (including my personal favorite St. Hagop sermons). I stumbled upon one last week which resonated with wisdom, especially with today’s feast of Pentecost.  The podcast is called ‘We regret to inform you: the rejection podcast,’ with over one hundred episodes about people who are…

Sermons Fr. Hovnan Demerjian St. Hagop Armenian Church

Stop Staring!

Today’s reading from this week’s feast of Ascension, begins with an odd question.  Two angels of God ask the Apostles “Why do you stand staring into heaven?” Odd question, because they have just witnessed their teacher Jesus lifted up and into the clouds.  It would seem natural to stare.  But I don’t think they were…

Sermons Fr. Hovnan Demerjian St. Hagop Armenian Church

Voice Recognition

Voices are trustworthy and deeply personal, and since God made everything including us, he knows this. So does his Son Jesus, which is why he uses the metaphor of voice recognition of a loved one to describe the intimate bond he wishes to have with us his faithful. Jesus illustrates the bond in the case…