CLICK HERE FOR THE MP3Opening Lesson:“Beauty will save the world.” Prince Myshkin (recounted by Hippolyte) in Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s The Idiot.One of the things that leads truly rational and open-minded people to reject pure materialism and atheism is their superficial and patently absurd explanation of the many blessings that flow into creation from her uncreated Creator. […]
Homily – The Ontology of Holiness (Sunday after Theophany)
January 23, 2011 By
The Jordan turned back!” The dragons and assorted wickedness in the Jordan River could no exist in the same space as the source of holiness. The water was purified and transformed by God’s presence. Ephesians 4: 7-13 St. Matthew 4: 12-17 Review: Ontology of Beauty. Designed to provide a deeper appreciation for our faith and to […]
Homily – The Sacramental Ontology of Beauty
January 16, 2011 By
One of the things that leads truly rational, open-minded people to reject pure-materialism and atheism is their superficial and patently absurd explanation of the many blessings that flow into creation from her uncreated Creator. These include beauty, morality, and love. Today Fr. Anthony focuses on the sacramental ontology of beauty. 2 Timothy 4: 5-8 St. Mark […]
Homily – The Nativity of Our Lord
January 9, 2011 By
A Nativity Homily Christos Rojhdayetsya! Slavite Yeho! Christ is Born! Glorify Him! Let us celebrate the Incarnation of our Lord! As St. John Christostom says in his Nativity homily (SJC-NH); “Bethlehem this day resembles heaven” The Sun of Righteousness lays in a manger. We hear less the cattle lowing, than the shepherds proclaiming in full-voice […]
20110105 Christian Orienteering, News, and an Interview with a New Priest
January 5, 2011 By
Shownotes for 20100105 Show (click here to download) Homily on the Reading of the Names and the Birth of Christ (St. Matthew 1) Three points: what we are to do with all these names; the standard of evaluation; and the place of Christ in all this. 1. Ancestors – the reading of the names. Why […]
Homily – A Good Map (Sunday before Nativity)
January 2, 2011 By
Do we make mountains out of molehills when we saythat we (and our ancestors) are virtuous? Hebrews 11:9,10,17-23,32-40 St. Matthew 1 Three points: what we are to do with all these names; the standard of evaluation; and the place of Christ in all this. 1. Ancestors – the reading of the names. Why do we honor […]
Homily – Our Lord’s Lessons at the Table (Holy Ancestors)
December 26, 2010 By
Would you heal the sick (or love the unloved, or feed the hungry) on the Sabbath? Take the lowest seat at the table? Invite the lowly to your feast? More importantly, will you set everything aside for the Lord’s Feast? Colossians 3: 4-11 St. Luke 14: 16-24 Today’s reading is a parable about a “great […]
Homily – An End to Leprosy through Christ (St. Nicholas Sunday)
December 19, 2010 By
The pagan people of Kyivan Rus’ being united to and through Christ. This icon is on the southern wall of the nave of our temple. Colossians 3: 12-16 St. Luke 18: 12-19 Introduction: a call to worship Our Orthodox Study Bible says that the most important lesson to be learned from today’s Gospel is that […]
20101217 Hypocrisy, News, and WikiLeaks
December 15, 2010 By
20101217 OrthoAnalytika Shownotes (click here for MP3) +++ Lesson: The Hypocrisy of Defending Bad Habits and Rules (St. Luke 13: 10-17)This Gospel lesson is profound. Today I would like to focus on three things that it teaches us. One: You Really Should Come to Church The first has to do with the context of the […]
Homily – The Hypocrisy of Defending Bad Habits and Rules
December 12, 2010 By
A Church in Western Ukraine 28th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Timothy 1: 15-17 St. Luke 13: 10-17 Click Here for the podcast that includes this homily!!! This Gospel lesson is profound, teaching us many things about the nature of healing, hypocrisy, and thanksgiving. Today I would like to focus on three things that […]
