27th Sunday after Pentecost and the start of Pilipivka, the Nativity Fast Ephesians 6: 10-17 St. Luke 10: 25-37 Picture: The armor of the weekend warrior? Click here for the podcast that includes this homily!!! Lesson: Ephesians 6:11. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles […]
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.
Zombies, Demons, and the Victory of Love
November 24, 2010 By
Shownotes for Thanksgiving, 2010 Lesson: Ephesians 4: 1-6 St. Luke 8: 26-39 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in […]
Homily – Do Not Imitate the Evil One
November 21, 2010 By
St. Michael and the Bodiless Powers Hebrews 2: 2-10 St. Luke 10: 16-21 Click here for the podcast that includes this homily!!! Day of St. Michael and all the Bodiless Powers of Heaven. Talk a bit about Angels, and especially about those who fell. Very little is known (and far less is known dogmatically), […]
Homily – Not Knowledge or Power, but Love
November 14, 2010 By
25th Sunday after Pentecost Many expect God to give them answers and power, then get mad at Him for not delivering; but God’s gift to us is neither knowledge not power, but LOVE. And this He always offers in abundance. Ephesians 4: 1-6St. Luke 8: 26-39 There is one body and one Spirit, just as […]
UFOs, Jersey Shore, and Freedom
November 9, 2010 By
Orthoanalytika show: 20101109 +++ Lesson: Nothing Need Divide Us Ephesians 2:14-22; St. Luke 16: 19-31 Unity: a source of peace and joyBoth readings reinforce the consistent message of the Gospel: there are no divisions in love. Pride, meanness, apathy, lust, addiction, greed, jealousy… these things pull us apart; and while they are easy and […]
Homily – Wall of Separation
November 7, 2010 By
24th Sunday after Pentecost Submission to the logic of Love will lead you to change your life; but is there something you’d rather be doing than the will of the omniscient and all-loving God? Ephesians 2: 14-22St. Luke 8: 5-15 Unity: a source of peace and joy Both readings reinforce the consistent message of the Gospel: […]
Homily – Christian Citizenship
October 31, 2010 By
Apostle and Evangelist Luke We should approach our civic obligations the same way we approach all our actions: as opportunities to exercise Christian virtue. We must also resist the temptation to let politics become our religion and government our church. Ephesians 2: 4-10 St. Luke 8: 5-15 Big Civic Holiday. No, not Halloween: voting day. No […]
Homily – The Battle for Creation
October 17, 2010 By
21st Sunday after Pentecost Galatians 2: 16-20St. Luke 6: 31-36 It is time to leave the barracks and join the battle. God did not come into the world to preserve what He found: He came to change it. He did not establish His Church to reinforce the status quo: He established His Church to overturn […]
Orthodoxy, the Battle, and Poverty
October 17, 2010 By
Orthoanalytika show: 20101017 I’m postponing the “Orthodoxy and ETL” for yet another show – forgive me! The Battle for Creation Luke 6:31-36 (New King James Version) And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.“But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? […]
