“Get out of the way and let God do His work!”St. Luke 13:10-17 In today’s Gospel, we have an instructive encounter between Christ and the religious authorities. Christ was teaching in the synagogue and in the midst of the usual activities or scripture reading, psalmody, lecturing, and discussion, something unexpected happened: Christ healed a woman […]
Homily for the Entrance of the Theotokos: a witness on offering our best to the Lord
December 5, 2011 By
Homily Notes for the Feast [Tell the story of the feast]: Joachim and Anna had always wanted and worked for a child, but without success. One day, the priest at the temple refused Joachim’s offering because he had no children. He and his wife turned to the Lord in prayer, promising to offer any child […]
Trusted Ally or Traitorous Foe: Competing narratives on Pakistan and why they matter
October 4, 2011 By
The Obama administration, with the full support of the mainstream media, seems intent on starting a war with Pakistan.
Homily – Why are we eating ourselves to death?
September 25, 2011 By
20110925 Homily on Easting…. and Love2 Corinthians 4:6-15; St. Matthew 22:35-46
Homily – 2 Corinthians 4:6-15
September 25, 2011 By
Apostle: 2 Corinthians 4: 6-15 Gospel: St. Matthew 22: 35-46 2 Corinthians 4: 6-15; St. Matthew 22: 35-46 Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever! Today, St. Paul teaches that; “…it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of […]
My RICC F&O Presentation: Sacramental Theology through Genesis and the Psalms
September 20, 2011 By
Genesis, the Psalms, and the Church’s Calling to Heal and Perfect Creation (An introduction to Orthodox Sacramental Theology) Fr. Anthony Perkins (for the RICC F&O, September 2011) Comments and critiques are encouraged Bottom line up front: We are made in the image of God; the world responds to us,our actions, and our beliefs. It suffers […]
Homily – A History of the World
September 18, 2011 By
20110918St. Matthew 22:1-14 (The Wedding Feast)Saints Zachariah and Elizabeth Today is the first day of Church School, so I would like to provide a lesson of sorts. You are familiar with the events, but perhaps not with how they fit together or how they affect us today. It is a huge story, running from the […]
A 9/11 Homily – We are All Connected
September 11, 2011 By
This day we commemorate the beheading of St. John the Baptist. The slaughter of such a righteous man by the wicked is hard for us to accept. It causes us great grief, and so, on this day we observe a strict fast. On this same day ten years ago, thousands were killed by the wicked. […]
Wedding Liturgy
September 10, 2011 By
This is a way to fold the Crowning ceremony (back) into the Divine Liturgy. Note that this “folding in” implies a minimization of duplication. It also means some vestigial things (such as the common cup) may be removed entirely. Order of Wedding Liturgy This assumes that the Betrothal has already been performed and that the […]
Homily – The Requirements of Eternal Life
September 4, 2011 By
1 Corinthians 15:1-11 (Epistle)St. Matthew 19:16-26 “How must I live to enjoy eternal life?” Let’s be honest, this is not the kind of question people ask Christ or His Church much anymore. And it’s not because people don’t care about life after death. Based on the books we read and all the other media we […]
