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
Plunging into Faith, Lent 2 (A) – 1999
This is one of those Sundays when the three lectionary readings are perfectly connected with the same theme. Let’s call it, “the plunge into faith.” In the Old Testament lesson, […]
A Short Meditation on a Solemn Night, Good Friday – 1998
To read these words is to step on holy ground. One suddenly understands why the Hebrew people used to untie their sandals and cover their heads in the presence of […]
We Have Been on a Journey, Great Vigil of Easter (B) – 1997
We have been on a journey this night. The scripture, prophecies, psalms, canticles, and stories have brought us through the long journey, the history of God’s intervention in the lives […]
Warnings, Admonitions, Promises, and Pleadings, Advent 4 (C) – 1997
In this lovely time of the year, we are reminded that what will happen on Christmas Day, what did happen 2,000 years ago, was foretold for centuries. Not foretold in […]
Do Not Be Anxious About Tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day (B) – 1997
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday. It contains within it charming customs, optimism, the gathering of family, the offering of thanks. Like most national holidays, it is based on some […]
A Single, Poor, Blind Man Matters to Jesus, Proper 25 (B) – 1997
The lectionary passages today continue with the magnificent words of Isaiah, the stern words in Hebrews, and the simply told stories of the Gospel according to Mark. Isaiah, the poet-prophet […]
A World That Is Turned Upside Down, Proper 24 (B) – 1997
The gospel today is a powerful reminder that all the ambitions that confront us in the office, on the job, in the community, all the pettiness that poisons our days, […]
Upside Down, Proper 24 (A) – 1996
The portion of this scripture must be read in conjunction with the section of Acts 17 where Paul’s work in the city is first mentioned. Paul and Silas had left […]
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