Katerina Katsarka Whitley
Katerina Whitley, a native of Thessaloniki, Greece is a long-term writer for these pages. She worked as diocesan editor in the Diocese of East Carolina and as the PR & Communication associate for the then Presiding Bishop’s Fund for World Relief during Bishop Edmond Browning’s tenure. She is the author of seven books in circulation and an active public speaker and performer. She lives in Boone, N.C. where she teaches at Appalachian State University.
Sermons and Bible Studies
He Emptied Himself, Christmas Eve – 2004
It is Christmas Eve once again. We welcome the sweetness of this night and all the memories that give meaning to it and make it unique among anniversaries. And, we […]
His Name Is Righteousness, Christ the King (C) – 2004
His name is righteousness. Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the Lord! There are few places in the Eucharist more moving than these words from the Sanctus […]
Gratitude as the Source of Much That Is Good, Proper 23 (C) – 2004
Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. Let us look again at the scene described in the Gospel […]
Bargaining with God, Proper 12 (C) – 2004
The Old Testament story of Abrahamâs bargaining with God reminds us vividly that, early on, people of faith believed that the Creator is merciful and that God responds to the […]
Remember and Be Thankful, Thanksgiving Day (B) – 2003
Remember the long way the Lord has led you in the wilderness these forty years. . . . . . one does not live by bread alone, but by every […]
What Does It Mean to Welcome…, Proper 20 (B) – 2003
What does it mean to welcome others in Jesus’ Name? Two powerful images confront the reader and student of today’s Gospel: one is our desire (unchanged through the ages) to […]
This Is Not How You Learned Christ!, Proper 13 (B) – 2003
This is not how you learned Christ! We are never satisfied. This is what the Exodus stories reveal over and over again. We are never satisfied. What is it that […]
God’s Great Compassion, Proper 13 (A) – 2002
It is very difficult to read the three appointed lessons for today without weeping. These must be the passages that have sustained communities in distress through the ages: these are […]
Finding Our Heart’s Treasure, Proper 12 (A) – 2002
What is your treasure? Where is your treasure? It would be a good thing to take an actual survey on these questions. We would continue by asking: “Is your treasure […]
Wheat and Weeds Growing Together, Proper 11 (A) – 2002
Although you are sovereign in strength you judge with mildness and with great forbearance you govern us; for you have power to act whenever you choose. Wisdom 12:18 We know […]
Losing Life in Order to Find It, (Proper 8 (A) – 2002
The haughtiness of people shall be humbled, And the pride of everyone shall be brought low; And the Lord alone will be exalted on that day. — Isaiah 2:11 We […]
Believing and Doing the Will of the Father, Proper 4 (A) – 2002
The Old Testament lesson for today is an emphatic repetition of an earlier passage in Deuteronomy that is based on the Shema, the great trumpet call in Hebrew of, “Hear […]
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