In this lecture, Fr Anthony further explores the role of beauty in music and iconography especially as it relates to the culture or "spirit" of a people. He reviews the following articles: https://orthodoxartsjournal.org/the-idea-of-canonicity-in-orthodox-liturgical-art/ https://orthodoxartsjournal.org/the-recovery-of-the-arts/ Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! … [Continue reading]
Bible Study – Revelation Session Three
October 3, 2024 By
Revelation, Session Three Christ the Savior, Anderson SC Fr. Anthony Perkins We also went over: https://www.stmaryorthodoxchurch.org/orthodoxy/articles/tremors_of_doub Sources: The translation of the Apocalypse is from the Orthodox Study Bible. Lawrence R. Farley, The Apocalypse of St. John: A Revelation of Love and Power, The Orthodox Bible Study Companion (Chesterton, IN: Ancient Faith Publishing, 2011), Bishop Averky, The Epistles and the Apocalypse (Commentary on the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament, Volume III. (Holy Trinity Seminary Press, 2018). Andrew of Caesarea, Commentary on the Apocalypse, ed. David G. Hunter, trans. Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou, vol. 123, The Fathers of the Church (Washington, DC: The Catholic … [Continue reading]
Homily – You are Safe
September 30, 2024 By
In today's homily, Fr. Anthony reflects on our tendency to fear. He encourages us to remember that we are safe, and to not be anxious about anything but our sin. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! … [Continue reading]
Homily – Unless the Lord Builds the House
September 23, 2024 By
St. Luke 5:1-11. In today's homily, Fr Anthony stresses the importance of building in God's name. Using marriage as an example, he speaks on how we must strive to have Christ as the foundation for all we do; and we must build marriages that … [Continue reading]
Lecture – Solzhenitsyn’s “Beauty Will Save The World”
September 22, 2024 By
In this lecture, Fr Anthony reviews Nobel Prize Winner Alexander Solzhenitsyn's acceptance speech. He shares how this concept of beauty fits into the Orthodox world and briefly touches on how today's culture has undermined the traditional values … [Continue reading]
Bible Study – Revelation Session 2
September 19, 2024 By
Revelation, Session Two Christ the Savior, Anderson SC Fr. Anthony Perkins Sources: The translation of the Apocalypse is from the Orthodox Study Bible. Lawrence R. Farley, The Apocalypse of St. John: A Revelation of Love and Power, The Orthodox … [Continue reading]
Homily – Don’t Recreate the Law
September 16, 2024 By
(Galatians 2:16-20) Fr. Anthony kept close to his notes this week so as to avoid last week's "hostage situation." He addressed the temptation to recreate the Old Testament Law using The Way of Orthodoxy. This would be similar to the Judaizing and … [Continue reading]
Bible Study – Introduction to Revelation
September 16, 2024 By
Sources: Andrew of Ceasarea: Commentary on the Apocalypse Bishop Averky, The Epistles and the Apocalypse, Commentary on the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament (Volume III) Fr. Lawrence R. Farley. The Apocalypse of St. John; A Revelation of … [Continue reading]
Homily – Judaizing Circumcision & Babelizing Nationalism
September 10, 2024 By
Galatians 6:11-18. In today's episode, Fr. Anthony jokes that this homily might get him fired. He drew on St. John Chrysostom's homily on these verses to make the case that what Circumcision is to Judaizing, Nationalism is to Babel. Both the Jewish … [Continue reading]
Homily – Teaching Liturgy (Full Length)
September 2, 2024 By
In this episode, we are taken through a teaching liturgy in its full length. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! … [Continue reading]
