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 … [Continue reading]
Homily – Do Not Imitate the Evil One
November 21, 2010 By
St. Michael and the Bodiless Powers Hebrews 2: 2-10St. 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. … [Continue reading]
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: … [Continue reading]
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, … [Continue reading]
Homily – Wall of Separation
November 7, 2010 By
24th Sunday after PentecostSubmission 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: 5-15Unity: a source of peace … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
Homily – The Battle for Creation
October 17, 2010 By
21st Sunday after PentecostGalatians 2: 16-20St. Luke 6: 31-36It 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 … [Continue reading]
Orthodoxy, the Battle, and Poverty
October 17, 2010 By
Orthoanalytika show: 20101017I’m postponing the “Orthodoxy and ETL” for yet another show - forgive me!The Battle for CreationLuke 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 … [Continue reading]
An Orthodox Christian Statement on Poverty
October 17, 2010 By
Orthodoxy and PovertyWe are all called to work, and we are all called to prayer and almsgiving for the poor (just as we are all called to exhibit every virtue, regardless of “status”).“There are two moral motives of labour: work to sustain oneself … [Continue reading]
