Christ the Savior parish in Anderson SC is blessed with an increasing number of inquirers and catechumens. This class on sacramental theology and the sacraments is the introductory class to the series, Introduction to Orthodoxy. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode!
Homily – More Here Than Judgment
February 20, 2023 By
1 Corinthians 8:8-13; 9:1-2 (On Fasting) ; Matthew 25:31-46 (On the Judgment). After describing the pastoral implications of the epistle lesson on fasting, Fr. Anthony describes what the parable of the last judgment tells us about Christ. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode!
Homily – Be Like the Father!
February 12, 2023 By
In this homily on the Parable of the Prodigal Son, Fr. Anthony warns about the danger of moving to a foreign spiritual land and encourages us to me like the Father in our instinct for love. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode!
Homily – Canaan, BBQ, and Repentance
January 29, 2023 By
St. Matthew 15:21-28. In this homily on the healing of the Canaanite’s daughter, Fr. Anthony talks about BBQ, the faith of the Canaanite woman, and the necessary repentance of the Israelites. Along the way, he warns against saying that Jesus was prejudiced against the Canaanites due to his cultural context. Enjoy the show! Check out […]
Homily – Zacchaeus, Repentence, and a Joke
January 23, 2023 By
In this homily given on the (kind of) Sunday of Zacchaeus, Fr. Anthony points out inconsistencies across Orthodox lectionaries, using it as an opportunity to make a plea for humility and the kind of repentance Zacchaeus had. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode!
Homily – In Awe of the Glass and Water
January 19, 2023 By
In this unevenly executed but well-intentioned meditation on Luke 17:12-19 (the ten lepers), Fr. Anthony talks about moving from transactional gratitude, beyond optimism, into an awful thanksgiving. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode!
Nativity Homily of St. John Chrysostom
January 2, 2023 By
The second-best homily you will hear all year (the first being his Paschal homily)! Check out this episode!
Homily – Lessons from the Circumcision of Christ
January 2, 2023 By
Colossians 2:8-12; Luke 2:20-21; 40-52. Fr. Anthony gives a straightforward homily on the Circumcision, using the name of Jesus/Joshua to frame a discussion of the incarnation, law vs. grace, and the need to be transformed by grace. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode!
Homily – The Banquet of Every Moment
December 12, 2022 By
In this meditation on Colossians 3:4-11 and Luke 14:16-24, Fr. Anthony speaks on the need to submit to the duty and propriety of love rather than chasing ephemeral joys (distractions). Without this, we miss out on the meaning and significance of the many invitations to banquets that we are given and sadly choose to take […]
Homily – Spiritual Maturity
November 28, 2022 By
Ephesians 2:14-22 (wall of separation), Luke 10:25-37 (eye of the camel). In this homily (hostage situation?), Fr. Anthony notes how far our experience is from that promised by the Gospel. He suggests that it is our unwillingness to take our commitment to perfection (I have united myself to Christ!) seriously. He provides ways to gauge […]
