From the archives: In this edition, Fr. Anthony compares the prodigal’s brother to satan and warns us to avoid his fate; answers a question about “Universal Salvation”; shares some news – including an article about Orthodoxy and Life on Mars; and concludes with an episcopal epistle on Great Lent. Check out this episode
Old RItualists, Humility, Charity, and Death
January 27, 2010 By
OrthoAnalyika Shownotes: 24 January 2010 Note: be sure to subscribe to the podcast. The Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee All humans, by dent of our fallen psychology, are tempted to be more like the Pharisee than the Publican. Scientists have proven that we are more critical towards others and far too charitable towards […]
20100124 Publicans, Old Ritualists, and the Fruit of a Good Life
January 24, 2010 By
From the archives: In this edition, Fr. Anthony discusses how Orthodox can thwart the strong temptation of the Pharisee; talks about language and the Word; shares some news; and finishes with a word of encouragement for those who care for the terminally ill. Check out this episode
Theophany and an Interview on Raising Saints
January 18, 2010 By
OrthoAnalyika Shownotes: 17 January 2010 Note: be sure to subscribe to the podcast. Christ is baptized! In the Jordan! Congratulations to all those who were brought into the Orthodox Church this week. Our obligation – as parishioners and priests – is to make everything good and proper seem natural. Christ is quite clear: it would […]
20100117 Theophany and an Interview on Youth
January 17, 2010 By
From the archives: In this edition, Fr. Anthony shares some thoughts about the mystical and practical implications of Theophany and interviews the Director of Youth Ministry for the UOC-USA, Natalie Kapeluk-Nixon on raising (and protecting) young saints. Enjoy! Check out this episode
Apocalyptic Movie Favorites
January 15, 2010 By
More Top-Ten Movie Picks I got a lot of good feedback from my Paranormal Movie picks, so I figured I’d add a few more lists. I look forward to hearing your recommendations – we love movies and series here at the rectory (as proof, we have the four-DVD Netflix subscription, a Roku box, and an […]
20100110 Orthodoxy and the Paranormal
January 10, 2010 By
From the archives: In this edition, Fr. Anthony uses black socks to help share the wonder of the Nativity, talks about the news, and talks about how Orthodoxy understands the paranormal. He looks forward to your feedback (father.anthony@yahoo.com). Check out this episode
A Quick Post
May 7, 2009 By
Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! I am slowly getting back into a regular groove. Much of this involves cleaning up/filing all the piles of books, papers, service materials, etc. that have been growing around my office chair and in the parish vestry. It also involves gradually adding back all the (worthwhile) things that […]
More Thoughts on American Orthodox Church Unity
April 9, 2009 By
I have gone back and edited the most recent podcast (20090405_Mary.mp3) to take out the commentary on His Beatitude Mp Jonah’s talk. Unfortunately, I should have edited it beforehand. I was trying to make the point that many Ukrainians would be tempted to schism by the possibility of unification with the OCA, but I fear […]
Some thoughts on death, community, love, and funerals
April 8, 2009 By
As persons made according to God’s love, we were made to live in community. So it is natural for us to provide mutual support to one another through hard times. When one of us is sick, we visit them. When one of us is grieving, we console them. We reach out and, whether the medium […]
