St. Paul compares living well to building a house. In this (short Summer) homily, Fr. Anthony explains what St. Paul meant and why it is such Good News. Check out this episode! Homily Notes Homily on Ninth Sunday after Pentecost 1 Corinthian 3:9-17 We will be tested… (but all can pass) We are like a […]
20170730-Fishing in the Kingdom
July 30, 2017 By
In today’s Gospel (St. Matthew 14:14-22), we hear how Christ fed the multitudes by multiplying two fishes and five loaves. In this homily, Fr. Anthony offers three Christian (and political economic) strategies for feeding the world. Check out this episode! Here are the notes from today’s homily. Introduction. People are hungry they need to be […]
Homily (mp3 and notes): Bearing the Burdens of the Weak
July 23, 2017 By
In this episode, Fr. Anthony challenges Christians to call down grace from above by “bearing the burdens” of the weak. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! Here are St. John Chrysostom’s words on this Sunday’s epistles’s reading (I preached from his notes). Romans 15:1-17 From St. John Chrysostom Chap. xv. ver. 1. “We then that are strong, […]
Book Talk on The Prayer Book (Notes and MP3)
July 21, 2017 By
It figures that a priest would pick “The Prayer Book” as his favorite book, right? Listen as Fr. Anthony makes a case for breathing life into the prayers in the prayer book on a regular basis. One of the many benefits is that it will make the Orthodox worldview (the myth that is true!) real […]
Homily on Forgiveness: Notes and MP3
July 16, 2017 By
Fr. Anthony argues that those who claim that Christians have to pretend that wolves are sheep make a mockery of the Gospel and open their communities to predation. Sorry about the poor audio quality! Check out this episode! NOTES: Forgiveness is complicated. Misunderstanding sets us up for failure and makes a mockery of Christianity Exoneration: […]
Homily Notes and Audio – Open Your Mouth and Believe
July 9, 2017 By
In this episode, Fr. Anthony gives a short Summer homily on St. Paul’s message to believe and accept the gift of salvation. Homily Notes Romans 10:1-10 “If you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is God; and if you will believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, YOU WILL […]
Notes on the Theology of Music and Liturgy
June 12, 2017 By
Sacred Music Retreat St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Seminary Fr. Anthony Perkins 11 June 2017 Here is the audio of the talk: In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God. (John 1:1) God brought creation into being ex nihilo. It was undifferentiated, “without substance or form”. It was a chaos […]
OT Bible Study #15: The First Meeting of God at Sinai
May 3, 2017 By
OT Bible Study #15 The First Meeting with God at Mt. Sinai Make the pure light of Your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, Loving Master, and open the eyes of our minds that we may understand the message of Your Gospel. Instill also in us reverence for Your blessed commandments, so that overcoming all […]
GGWB Episode #26 – Saving Ourselves from (Virtual) War
March 22, 2017 By
Saving Ourselves from the Damage of (Virtual) War by Fr. Anthony Perkins Good Guys Wear Black (AFR Podcast) March 18, 2017 In this episode, Fr. Anthony talks about Great Lent in the Lehigh Valley (PA) and about how the Lenten disciplines – and especially the Prayer of St. Ephraim – can protect and heal us from the […]
Homily Notes: Sunday of Judgment… Is Worship Useful?
February 19, 2017 By
Sunday of the Last Judgment (Matthew 25:31-46) Connecting the dots between the call to do good … and Sunday worship. Introduction: we are supposed to make the connection The judgment takes place IN THE THRONE ROOM OF GOD More a place of worship and awe than courtroom His audience would have intuited that and filled […]
