In this episode on Numbers 13-14 (the recon of Canaan), Fr. Anthony demonstrates what happens when a man who has a fever and can’t think straight tries to lead a Bible Study (and forgets to follow his notes). If you want coherence, the notes are at orthoanalytika.org. If you like stream of consciousness, then this […]
Book Discussion – Song of the Sirin with Nicholas Kotar
November 17, 2017 By
Listen as Nicholas Kotar talks about the benefits of using fairly tales to teach and evangelize and how he does this in his book, The Song of the Sirin. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! Here is Nicholas’ Kotar’s blog Here is the AFR version of Nicholas Kotar’s blog Here is a link to […]
From the Archives: The Holodomor, Lazarus, and the Rich Man
November 5, 2017 By
[This homily was originally given on 9 November 2015.] Holodomor (dedication and blessing of the Holodomor Memorial in DC). Background info: the Holodomor (i.e. murder by starvation) was an intentional policy of the USSR under Stalin. In 1932-33, the Soviet regime killed upwards of ten million people (the number is disputed, but no one doubts that it […]
Homily – On the Anniversary of Great Evil
November 5, 2017 By
http://traffic.libsyn.com/orthoanalytika/20171105-TelltheTruth.mp3 Communism brought great evil to the world, but it did not create it out of scratch; it pulled it from our own hearts. How should we respond to the evil in the world? To the evil in our own hearts? Note: It was the 85th anniversary of the Holodomor, not the 75th (Fr. Anthony […]
Bible Study – Special Ghost Episode
October 31, 2017 By
Special Bible Study given on Halloween (N.S.); what does the Bible say about ghosts? You might be surprised! Check out this episode! +++ The Theology of Ghosts Bible Study for 31 October 2017 Fr. Anthony Perkins Ghost Scriptures. Giving up the ghost. Genesis 25:8. Abraham gave up the ghost. (25:17 for Ishmael; 35:29 for Isaac; […]
Homily – Get a Job!
October 29, 2017 By
What is the one thing needful? What is sin? How is being a good human like working at a corporation? Today’s homily helps answer those questions. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! +++ Homily on the Parable of the Sower Luke 8:5-15 The unexamined life is not worth living; we are called to live […]
Bible Study 22 – Family Trouble
October 24, 2017 By
In this class, Fr. Anthony talks about the ambiguity of names in the Bible and why people get hurt when they go against God’s will (e.g. the the burning of part of the camp, the quail plague, and Miriam’s leprosy). We had to use our back-up recording which doesn’t pick up the audience well (please […]
Notes from a teaching Divine Liturgy
October 22, 2017 By
These are the notes from the teaching Divine Liturgy we celebrated for our children and youth (of all ages!) on 10/22/17. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! +++ St. Mary’s (Pokrova), Allentown PA Notes for the Teaching Liturgy 22 October 2017 Before the service. After attending the Divine Liturgy at Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, […]
Book Discussion – The Shack
October 19, 2017 By
Why might an Orthodox Christian read The Shack? Why might it better not to? Fr. Anthony shares and evaluates many of the critiques of the The Shack, putting it within the context of evangelism. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! +++ Book Discussion on The Shack (10/19/2017) St Sophia Seminary Library Fr. Anthony Perkins […]
Homily on Christ the Hero
October 15, 2017 By
Who is Christ? Why did He suffer and die for us who could nothing for him in return? This isn’t a “live” recording (the recorder cut out too early), but a (fairly dull) reading of the homily notes. Enjoy! Check out this episode! +++ Homily Notes: I AM a Hero Romans 5: 1-10; Luke 6:31-36 […]
