A Funeral Homily Thessalonians 4: 13-17 St. John 5: 24-30 (His Eminence, Archbishop Antony gave the homily this week, so I offer this funeral homily (given 10/15)). Unity in Love, Now and Forever. This is my opportunity to give you some perspective – a factual context – that will help you understand your loss and […]
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.
The Disease, an Interview with an Ordinand, Paranormal News, and Orthodox Extremism
October 7, 2010 By
Orthoanalytika show: 20101007 The Disease I do not know how closely you follow the news, but there is a serious disease that is wreaking havoc throughout the world. It is destroying people, eating at them from the inside. This disease manifests itself in different ways. In fact, it probably has as many different symptoms […]
Homily – The Disease
October 3, 2010 By
The Sunday after the Exaltation 2 Corinthians 11:31-12:9 St. Mark 8:34-9:1 A Superbug is destroying mankind. Will you do what it takes to survive? I do not know how closely you follow the news, but there is a serious disease that is wreaking havoc throughout the world. It is destroying people, eating at them from […]
Homily – The Joy of the Cross
September 26, 2010 By
The Sunday before the Exaltation Galatians 6: 11-18 St. John 3: 13-17 The Cross is more than a symbol of Christian mythology: it is a symbol and mechanism of our – and creation’s – transformation. Sermon on the Cross (Sunday before the Exaltation).John 3:13-17 No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down […]
ET and Christianity – a brief literature review
September 26, 2010 By
Orthoanalytika show: 26 September 2010 Lesson on the Cross. The Cross is more than a mythical symbol. +++ News: UFO Expert, Biblical Scholar, and Christian Michael Heiser offers his commentary on the 9/27 UFO Press Conference at the National Press Club. Retired Air Force officers and airmen sharedtheirencounters with UFO’s that occurred at sensitive […]
Homily – A Teaching Liturgy
September 19, 2010 By
The 17th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Corinthians 6: 16-7:1 St. Matthew 22: 35-46 This week we celebrated a “teaching Divine Liturgy”. Fr. Anthony stopped at various points throughout the Liturgy to explain what was happening and why. Glory to God, it was very well received! The following notes were offered in the bulletin. An Outline […]
Homily – The Sanctifying Quality of Work and Rest
September 5, 2010 By
The 15th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Corinthians 4: 6-15 St. Matthew 22: 35-46 Labor Day: a chance to rest and reflect. This is one of those great long weekends, the last hurrah of Summer and the punctuation mark that signals the transition from it to Autumn. For many, it is the opportunity to make one […]
Labor, Rest, and the Gauntlet of ET Life
September 5, 2010 By
OrthoAnalyika Show: 5 September 2010 Labor Day: a chance to rest and reflect. This is one of those great long weekends, the last hurrah of Summer and the punctuation mark that signals the transition from it to Autumn. For many, it is the opportunity to make one last trip before the school and work year […]
Feasting and an Interview with Demetra about Exercise
August 29, 2010 By
OrthoAnalyika show: 29 August 2010 A Lesson on the Wedding Feast (St. Matthew 22: 1-14) Two of our parish families have just celebrated weddings. Others are preparing for their own. If you do not remember the various emotions- joys and disappointments – that such an event brings with it, then I am sure they will […]
Homily – Missing the Feast
August 29, 2010 By
The 14th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Corinthians 1:21 – 2:4 St. Matthew 22: 1-14 Two of our parish families have just celebrated weddings. Others are preparing for their own. If you do not remember the various emotions- joys and disappointments – that such an event brings with it, then I am sure they will be […]
