The Orthodox Evening Prayers from the Prayer Book of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. Check out this episode! … [Continue reading]
Orthodox Morning Prayers
The Orthodox Morning Prayers from the Prayer Book of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. Check out this episode! … [Continue reading]
Homily – From American Consumers to Orthodox Disciples
All Saints of North America and Antioch St. Matthew 4:18-23 On the Sunday of All Saints of North America and Antioch, Fr. Anthony reflects on how the same American instincts that often lead people to Orthodoxy can become obstacles to spiritual growth … [Continue reading]
Homily – All Saints
The Sunday of All Saints reveals the fruit of Pentecost: the Holy Spirit does not produce one type of saint but sanctifies every kind of person according to God's purpose. The saints differ in vocation, personality, and circumstance, yet all are … [Continue reading]
Homily: The God Who Gives US What We Need (Pentecost)
Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11; St. John 7:37-52; 8:12 Pentecost reveals the God who never ceases to act for our salvation, giving His people exactly what they need—from the Law at Sinai, to the Incarnation, Cross, and Resurrection, and finally the gift … [Continue reading]
Homily – Sunday after Ascension
In this homily on Christ's prayer "that they may be one," Father Anthony reflects on humanity's calling to communion and the tragic ease with which sin turns even good things into instruments of division. Drawing on the example of Arius and the … [Continue reading]
Homily – Humility and Spiritual Sight
"I Once Was Blind": Humility and Spiritual Sight St. John 9:1-38 In this homily on the healing of the man born blind, Father Anthony reflects on how Christ not only gives sight, but gradually heals the whole person. Though baptism opens our eyes to … [Continue reading]
Homily – From Justification to Repentance: The Samaritan Woman
On the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, this homily reflects on the encounter between Christ and Saint Photini, focusing on the deeper moral psychology of repentance. It explores how we instinctively justify our sins and construct explanations to … [Continue reading]
Homily – The Paralytic and Moving from Explanation to Obedience
On the Sunday of the Paralytic, this homily explores Christ's piercing question: "Do you want to be made well?" It examines our tendency to respond not with repentance, but with explanation—justifying our condition rather than opening ourselves to … [Continue reading]
Homily – The Myrrhbearers, the Living Christ, and the Living Church
On the Sunday of the Myrrhbearers, this homily examines the temptation to treat Christ as a figure of the past rather than the Living Lord. It explores how even faithful Christians can reduce Him to something studied at a distance—especially in an … [Continue reading]

