Tag: John Chrysostom

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  When a Star Isn’t a Star – An Epiphany Sermon on Matthew 2:1-12

  January 7, 2015

  “For we observed his star at its rising.” Wise men from the East have followed this star to Jerusalem. They will follow it to Bethlehem. They will be overwhelmed with joy when it stops over the house where the child is. For they have come to pay homage to this child who has been born Read more
• Feast of St. John Chrysostom

  January 27, 2009

  Today is one of the feasts of John Chrysostom. He became Bishop of Constantinople in 397. His episcopate was, however, tumultuous and short. He was formed by desert monasticism and continued the ascetical life in the episcopal residence for which he was often criticized.  He incurred the wrath of Empress Eudoxia who believed he had Read more