20101208 Shownotes (click to listen/download) Colossians 1: 12-18 Who is the Christ? • He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. • He is the one, by whom “all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities […]
Homily – A Useful Reminder
December 5, 2010 By
27th Sunday after Pentecost Colossians 1: 12-18 St. Luke 12: 16-21 Picture: Visiting priest, Fr. James Early came all the way from Texas to celebrate the Divine Liturgy with us. He may not have liked the cold, but it was easily offset by the warmth of the St. Michael’s hospitality. Click here for a podcast […]
20101202 Armor of God and Lots of News
December 2, 2010 By
Shownotes for 20101203 Lesson: Ephesians 6:11. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Review of last week. Angels are powerful and awesome, but do not cling to the glory due them. Their glory is trumped by their humility. Their humility is not […]
Homily – The Armor of God
November 28, 2010 By
27th Sunday after Pentecost and the start of Pilipivka, the Nativity Fast Ephesians 6: 10-17 St. Luke 10: 25-37 Picture: The armor of the weekend warrior? Click here for the podcast that includes this homily!!! Lesson: Ephesians 6:11. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles […]
Zombies, Demons, and the Victory of Love
November 24, 2010 By
Shownotes for Thanksgiving, 2010 Lesson: Ephesians 4: 1-6 St. Luke 8: 26-39 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in […]
Homily – Do Not Imitate the Evil One
November 21, 2010 By
St. Michael and the Bodiless Powers Hebrews 2: 2-10 St. Luke 10: 16-21 Click here for the podcast that includes this homily!!! Day of St. Michael and all the Bodiless Powers of Heaven. Talk a bit about Angels, and especially about those who fell. Very little is known (and far less is known dogmatically), […]
Homily – Not Knowledge or Power, but Love
November 14, 2010 By
25th Sunday after Pentecost Many expect God to give them answers and power, then get mad at Him for not delivering; but God’s gift to us is neither knowledge not power, but LOVE. And this He always offers in abundance. Ephesians 4: 1-6St. Luke 8: 26-39 There is one body and one Spirit, just as […]
UFOs, Jersey Shore, and Freedom
November 9, 2010 By
Orthoanalytika show: 20101109 +++ Lesson: Nothing Need Divide Us Ephesians 2:14-22; St. Luke 16: 19-31 Unity: a source of peace and joyBoth readings reinforce the consistent message of the Gospel: there are no divisions in love. Pride, meanness, apathy, lust, addiction, greed, jealousy… these things pull us apart; and while they are easy and […]
Homily – Wall of Separation
November 7, 2010 By
24th Sunday after Pentecost Submission to the logic of Love will lead you to change your life; but is there something you’d rather be doing than the will of the omniscient and all-loving God? Ephesians 2: 14-22St. Luke 8: 5-15 Unity: a source of peace and joy Both readings reinforce the consistent message of the Gospel: […]
Homily – Christian Citizenship
October 31, 2010 By
Apostle and Evangelist Luke We should approach our civic obligations the same way we approach all our actions: as opportunities to exercise Christian virtue. We must also resist the temptation to let politics become our religion and government our church. Ephesians 2: 4-10 St. Luke 8: 5-15 Big Civic Holiday. No, not Halloween: voting day. No […]
