Homilies
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This article brings together three homilies delivered at the 19th congress of the Orthodox Fellowship in Western Europe. The first, by Father Peter Sonntag, offers a meditation on John 6:48-54, articulating the eucharistic theology of the "Bread of Life" with the contemporary human condition marked by fear and crisis. The second, by Metropolitan Joseph, situates the celebration within the trans-jurisdictional mission of the Orthodox Fellowship, calling for a common witness beyond linguistic and ecclesial boundaries. The third, by Sophie Clément Stavrou, comments on the healing of the paralytic (Jn 5) by drawing out a theology of healing, restoration, and witness. These three homilies illustrate how liturgical preaching can articulate biblical exegesis, Orthodox ecclesiology, and engagement with the contemporary world.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
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