Orthoanalytika show: 20101017 I’m postponing the “Orthodoxy and ETL” for yet another show – forgive me! The Battle for Creation Luke 6:31-36 (New King James Version) And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.“But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? […]
An Orthodox Christian Statement on Poverty
October 17, 2010 By
Orthodoxy and Poverty We are all called to work, and we are all called to prayer and almsgiving for the poor (just as we are all called to exhibit every virtue, regardless of “status”). “There are two moral motives of labour: work to sustain oneself without being a burden for others and work to give […]
Homily – A Funeral Sermon
October 10, 2010 By
A Funeral Homily Thessalonians 4: 13-17 St. John 5: 24-30 (His Eminence, Archbishop Antony gave the homily this week, so I offer this funeral homily (given 10/15)). Unity in Love, Now and Forever. This is my opportunity to give you some perspective – a factual context – that will help you understand your loss and […]
The Disease, an Interview with an Ordinand, Paranormal News, and Orthodox Extremism
October 7, 2010 By
Orthoanalytika show: 20101007 The Disease I do not know how closely you follow the news, but there is a serious disease that is wreaking havoc throughout the world. It is destroying people, eating at them from the inside. This disease manifests itself in different ways. In fact, it probably has as many different symptoms […]
Orthodoxy – The Stream between the Extremes
October 5, 2010 By
[This talk was given as part of Diversity Week at the University of Rhode Island. Chaplains of different faiths gave talks on this same theme.] IntroductionThe main point of my remarks today is this: people make a huge and tragic mistake when they see faith – in this case, Orthodox Christianity – as a “religion” […]
Homily – The Disease
October 3, 2010 By
The Sunday after the Exaltation 2 Corinthians 11:31-12:9 St. Mark 8:34-9:1 A Superbug is destroying mankind. Will you do what it takes to survive? I do not know how closely you follow the news, but there is a serious disease that is wreaking havoc throughout the world. It is destroying people, eating at them from […]
Homily – The Joy of the Cross
September 26, 2010 By
The Sunday before the Exaltation Galatians 6: 11-18 St. John 3: 13-17 The Cross is more than a symbol of Christian mythology: it is a symbol and mechanism of our – and creation’s – transformation. Sermon on the Cross (Sunday before the Exaltation).John 3:13-17 No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down […]
ET and Christianity – a brief literature review
September 26, 2010 By
Orthoanalytika show: 26 September 2010 Lesson on the Cross. The Cross is more than a mythical symbol. +++ News: UFO Expert, Biblical Scholar, and Christian Michael Heiser offers his commentary on the 9/27 UFO Press Conference at the National Press Club. Retired Air Force officers and airmen sharedtheirencounters with UFO’s that occurred at sensitive […]
Homily – A Teaching Liturgy
September 19, 2010 By
The 17th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Corinthians 6: 16-7:1 St. Matthew 22: 35-46 This week we celebrated a “teaching Divine Liturgy”. Fr. Anthony stopped at various points throughout the Liturgy to explain what was happening and why. Glory to God, it was very well received! The following notes were offered in the bulletin. An Outline […]
Homily – The Sanctifying Quality of Work and Rest
September 5, 2010 By
The 15th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Corinthians 4: 6-15 St. Matthew 22: 35-46 Labor Day: a chance to rest and reflect. This is one of those great long weekends, the last hurrah of Summer and the punctuation mark that signals the transition from it to Autumn. For many, it is the opportunity to make one […]
