The Lukan Jump
The homilies and reflections of a young Byzantine Catholic priest trying to figure it all out! The (actual) Lukan Jump is a more or less yearly occurrence in the lectionary of the Byzantine rite. "The Lukan Jump" is the podcast location of homilies by a Byzantine Catholic priest who starts bouncing around when he gets excited about something. Fr. Luke is a priest of the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy (Archdiocese) of Pittsburgh, and serves as administrator of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church in Weirton, WV and St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church in Avella, PA. He can often be found at such fine institutions as Tudor's Biscuit World, Osaka Japan, and Chico Fiesta, all in Weirton.
Episodes
Everyone is called to some form of parenthood. What does that look like?
Commenting on Matthew 14 and St. Peter walking on the ocean, St. John Chrysostom makes an interesting point: What's Peter scared of? It's not exactly what you think.
A reflection on what it means to say to God, "Thy will be done" in light of the true human will of Christ, as taught by the 6th Ecumenical Council.
A few lessons on prayer from the healing of the blind men in Matthew 9
We can't actually save the people around us, but there are certain things we can do to help them out. One of the big ones is to grow in our own spiritual lives. Here are some thoughts on how to do that!
Whose Church is it, anyway? Mine? The pope's? The Bible is actually pretty clear about this.
St Paul warns us against establishing our own righteousness apart from that offered to us by God. Part of this means forming our consciences well, which is surprisingly like studying for a math test!
The birth of St John the Baptist points to two ways our Lord heals us: by taking away our sins, and by fixing broken human nature.
Thoughts on Revenge of the Sith, being the chosen one, and the real meaning of faith.
A brief reflection on the fact that our Lord gives us rest from the passions through the sacramental life of the Church.
No one cares if you go to McDonald's barefoot unless you start cussing out the manager when you're asked to leave. What does this have to do with our relationship with God?
Faith is more than just intellectual; it requires actually being faithful to God!
How can we know we're doing the will of God? The Bible tells us!
From this All Saints' Sunday, here are some thoughts on Alfred P Doolittle, middle-class morality, and what it means to truly be a Christian.
The Holy Spirit is the source of our life as Christians. Here are some thoughts on how we can experience His grace more fully.
Jesus Christ gives us true knowledge of God, opening us up to an experience of reality at its deepest level and of eternal life even here and now!
Ascension isn't just the lackluster end of the Easter season. Quite the opposite: It's the connecting point between Pascha and Pentecost! What are we going to do in this time?
Even one of the greatest early Christian preachers had to have a significant gap in his education filled in. Are we open to that experience too?
In which I talk about demons, false advertising, magic, and... Justin Bieber?
In today's Gospel, our Lord multiplies five loaves and feeds thousands of people. But, it seems this miracle passes into obscurity pretty quickly in John 6. Here are some thoughts on why that might be.
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