We often hear that “Home is where the heart is”, and this is certainly true. But what if the longing we felt towards home could be satisfied not by a place, but by a condition of being? What if we could “be” in that place where we find joyful contentment at any time and at […]
ON THE FIRST SUNDAY of the Great Fast our Church celebrates the triumph of Orthodoxy, the victory of true Christian teaching over all perversions and distortions thereof—heresies and false teachings. On the second Sunday of the Great Fast it is as though this triumph of Orthodoxy is repeated and deepened in connection with the celebration of the memory of one of the greatest pillars of Orthodoxy, the hierarch Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica, who by his grace-bearing eloquence and the example of his highly ascetic private life put to shame the teachers of falsehood who dared reject the very essence of.Orthodoxy, the podvig of prayer and fasting, which enlightens the human mind with the light of grace and makes it a communicant of the divine glory.
Homily – Prodigal Son
February 4, 2018 By
Three lessons from the parable of the Prodigal Son. Check out this episode!
Homily on the Publican and the Pharisee
January 28, 2018 By
We live in a fantasy world. A world in which there is no need for us to change. But we are not well, we are simply deluded. May the Lord God protect us from the Pharisee in our minds that wants to tell us lies about ourselves and our neighbors and give us the humility ? […]
Bible Study #28: TransJordan (WHY I)
January 24, 2018 By
In edition to finishing up the Book of Numbers, we start a three part series addressing the brutality of the cleansing and taking of the Promised Land. It’s a tough topic. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! +++ OT Bible Study #27: The Problem of Herem I – the victories in the Transjordan Make […]
Homily – Sunday After Theophany
January 24, 2018 By
From Youngstown, OH (without notes-sorry). This was the Sunday after Theophany, Zacchaeus Sunday, and the day after Volodymyr and Gennie Esther’s wedding. This homily claims they are all connected. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode!
20180114 – Homily on the Circumcision
January 14, 2018 By
On this day, the Church celebrates the Resurrection(like every Sunday) and the Circumcision of Christ (the 8th day after the Nativity) and begins preparing for the celebration of the Baptism of Christ (the Sunday before Theophany). In this homily, Fr. Anthony connects the dots between them all. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! +++ […]
Why call the Incarnate Logos Jesus?
December 31, 2017 By
In this homily, given on the Sunday before the Nativity in 2017, Fr. Anthony explains why Jesus (i.e. Joshua) is the name the Angel of Great Counsel gives for the Incarnate Christ. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! +++ Sunday before Nativity Homily on the name of Jesus “They named Him Jesus because He […]
Homily on the Peaceful Pattern
December 24, 2017 By
It is both the second Sunday before the Nativity and, at least for most of our neighbors, the day before the Nativity. In this homily Fr. Anthony talks about why we remember our Forefathers on this day and gives us advice on how to make peace the center of our pattern. Enjoy the show! Check […]
Homily on the Incarnation
December 17, 2017 By
Was Jesus Christ really born on the 25th of December? It’s an interesting question, but the real confusion is not about the day the Virgin Mary miraculously delivered the baby Jesus in a humble stable in Jerusalem but about the day when Christ was actually brought into being. In this homily Fr. Anthony shares the […]
Bible Study #27: Balaam
December 12, 2017 By
In this episode Fr. Anthony shares the scriptures that describe why Balaam, a prophet who said things that were true, is still a false prophet of God. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! +++ OT Bible Study #27: Balaam and His Donkey Make the pure light of Your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, […]
