Memorial Day, The Raising of the Paralytic, the raising of Dorkas, What effect do you have on others? Is it like St. Peter’s? Do you walk in the midst of broken people bringing them healing? Do others, recognizing the potency of your peace, go out of their way just to be in your shadow? Have […]
20130420 Boston Bombing
April 21, 2013 By
In this car recording (sorry about the quality) I share some thoughts on the Boston bombing and, most importantly, how to deal with the resulting damage: a secure home, a peaceful mind, and a healed soul. Check out this episode
Homily – Annunciation and the Cross
April 7, 2013 By
Today we have the concelebration of two wonderful feasts: the celebration of the cross with the Annunciation (so we are half way through Great Lent and nine months away from the Nativity!). These are two feasts that fit so well together: a life offered in love for Christ carries a burden that leads to Resurrection […]
20130325 Paleo, the Paranormal, and Prepping
March 26, 2013 By
Today’s show addresses the questions of Lenten Paleo fasting, whether NDE’s are proof of the soul etc., and what everyone should do to be prepared for the most likely emergencies. I also talk about fun and transformative lenten disciplines like fasting, meditation, and walking. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode Some links for this […]
20130315 The Fire
March 18, 2013 By
Taking a page from Jack Spirko’s playbook (The Survival Podcast), I recorded this episode in the car. The Men in Black stole the last 45 minutes of it, but it still includes about an hour on the fire that all but destroyed our temple on the feast of St. Michael, 2012. Enjoy! Check out this […]
20130215 Epistemology and Rev. Jonathan Malone
February 18, 2013 By
This episode begins with an introduction to Orthodox epistemology, but the bulk is spent in conversation with Rev. Jonathan Malone, PhD. He is a Baptist preacher with an interesting story to tell (teaser: a dark night of the soul answered through an apophatic pilgrimage on the Appalachian Trail). Enjoy! Check out this episode
20130204 Orthodoxy, Politics, and Spycraft
February 5, 2013 By
Today’s show features an interview with professor, blogger (XXCommittee), and counter-intelligence expert, John Schindler Ph.D. We talk about everything from the decline of contemporary morality, the problem with Afghanistan [twenty minutes of deleted content], and the difficult combination of government, Orthodoxy, and spycraft. If you don’t enjoy this interview, then at least you’ll be offended […]
Homily: St. John Chrysostom on Colossians 3:12-16
December 30, 2012 By
St John Chrysostom on Colossians 3:12-16 [before this, St. Paul told us to put away worldly things – now he teaches us how the new man is to act] Ver. 12-13. “Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and […]
Homily notes after Newtown: darkness.
December 18, 2012 By
Epistle reading. Colossians 1:12-18Gospel Reading: Luke 18 (the rich young man) Dark times. Our world needs light. Our world needs a savior. From today’s Epistle (resonates more after this past week): Giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has delivered […]
