Shownotes. Click to listen to/download.Local News: The Weather. Irene Hurricane. Need to be prepared more generally. Spiritually, you don’t prepare for specific traumatic events (and demonic assaults) that have been forecast, you maintain constant vigilance. Then we are ready for everything that comes along. This fits in with a couple pieces of traditional Christian wisdom: […]
Liturgy – Worship and the Maccabean Martyrs
August 14, 2011 By
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever!Chapter Six of Second Maccabees Introduction: Orthodox Christians live and worship a certain way We are Christians. We have accepted Christ as our Savior. We have brought the Holy Spirit into our lives. We have given ourselves, mind, body, and soul, over to God. We have offered ourselves as […]
Liturgy – The Place of Scripture in Orthodox Life & Worship
August 7, 2011 By
8th Sunday after Pentecost The Sunday of Saint Olympia, deaconess of ConstantinopleGospel: St. Matthew 14:14-22 (The Feeding of the Five Thousand) What a beautiful day to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ! Today’s Gospel reading is an affirmation of our faith, of our worship, and especially of the holy Eucharist which we celebrate […]
Homily – Notes on Christian Leadership
July 31, 2011 By
20110731: The Sunday of the Installation of the New Parish Board Is there any doubt that leadership is important? More than functional expertise. Lead from the front. First in… first in repentance. If leading from the rear, just pulling people back
20110729 Monasteries, Survival, & Gardening
July 29, 2011 By
Shownotes. Click to Listen. A bit late getting this podcast published. I blame the computer malfunctions that led to a loss of Friday’s work! Happy (belated) St. Vladimir/Volodymyr Day. This is a wonderful reminder that things can change, that benighted nations can find enlightenment, and that Christ really does work in a fallen world. Local […]
Homily – Liturgy as Hard Work (continued)
July 17, 2011 By
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Romans 10:1-10; St. Matthew 8:28-9:1 Those of you who know me well, may be surprised that I am not going to preach on the subject of angels and demons, and how the Incarnation of Christ marked the beginning of the end of Satan’s rule on Earth. Instead, I am going to […]
Homily – the Liturgy as Hard Work
July 10, 2011 By
Romans 6:18-23; St. Matthew 5:8-13 During the Summer, I am using the few minutes I have during the homily to deepen your appreciation and experience of the Divine Liturgy. The first two weeks, I spoke about how the length of the service was fundamentally related to its function and about how the service draws us […]
Homily – Unity in Liturgy
July 3, 2011 By
Third Sunday after PentecostRomans 5:1-10; St. Matthew 6:22-33 This Summer, during the time of shortened homilies, I am dedicating this brief time to the topic of the Eucharistic Liturgy as the “common work of a thankful people” and how it is designed to bring us into a deeper salvific and sanctifying relationship with Jesus Christ.. […]
Homily – Sunday of All Saints
June 21, 2011 By
Sunday of All Saints This is the Sunday of All Saints. Everything that we do is designed so that we can join them in holiness, join them in glory. · In order for us to do that, we need to enter into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. · We need to allow the Holy […]
20110617 Politics, the Paranormal, and Imagining Vain Things
June 17, 2011 By
Listen to the Show20110617 OrthoAnalytika ShownotesLocal News (to include consumer news):A great new product that is changing the world (it has already changed my life): CVS Poison Ivy Cleansing Scrub. Technu was good – it kept it from spreading as much as it might have. Drying lotions and cooling sprays are good, but really just […]
