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 […]
Guardian Angels III: Worship
June 15, 2011 By
St. Michael’s Series on the Guardian Angel: Guardian Angels in Worship Sources: Jean Danielou, S.J. The Angels and their Mission According to the Fathers of the Church Mother Alexandra The Holy Angels. CCEL Church Fathers Our first week, we looked at some of the scriptural evidence for guardian angels. The next week we followed up by looking […]
Guardian Angels II: The Early Fathers
June 14, 2011 By
St. Michael’s Series on the Guardian Angel: Guardian Angels in Tradition Sources: Jean Danielou, S.J. The Angels and their Mission According to the Fathers of the Church Mother Alexandra The Holy Angels. CCEL Church Fathers Last week, we looked at some of the scriptural evidence for guardian angels. Scripture is the greatest part of an […]
Guardian Angels I: Scripture
June 13, 2011 By
St. Michael’s Series on the Guardian Angel: Guardian Angels in Scripture First, there is a world-view that we should know of (and accept): the spiritual world is real. Related to this, there really are angels – both good and bad. Their story is not our story, but it does intersect in places (especially in worship […]
Homily – Confession and Pentecost
June 12, 2011 By
20110612: Homily on Confession IV This Sunday, Fr. Anthony concludes a series of homilies designed to help prepare the First Confession class for their “Second Baptism.” This week presents three images that help explain the relationship between Pentecost (and especially the Holy Spirit) and Confession. Acts of the Apostles: 2:1-11 St. John 7:37-52;8:12 Introduction Pentecost […]
Homily – Confession and the Great “I AM”
June 6, 2011 By
Confession and the Great “I AM” Acts of the Apostles: 20:16-18,28-36 St. John 17:1-13 The Sunday of the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council This Sunday, I continued a series of homilies designed to help prepare the First Confession class for their “Second Baptism.” This week focuses on the roles God plays in Confession to […]
Homily – Confession and Commitment
May 22, 2011 By
Confession and Commitment Acts of the Apostles: 11:19-26,29-30 St. Luke 6:17-23 The Sunday of the Samaritan Woman: St. Luke 6:17-23 This Sunday, I gave the second a series of homilies designed to help prepare the First Confession class for their “Second Baptism.” It introduces a facet of love that has been largely forgotten by our […]
