https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9hzsL5A0FY Questions for consideration: does God just work through ideas and the heart, or does He work in the physical world, too? How about mankind? Is there such a thing as a blessing? A curse? How do … [Continue reading]
Inquiry Class 000 – Introduction
October 12, 2021 By
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rQnogS27QA YouTube Inquirers Class 12 October 2021 In the name … Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever! Introduce self. Married for thirty- one years. Orthodox twenty-one … [Continue reading]
Homily – Building a Good Marriage – and Parish!
October 11, 2021 By
Homily on Luke 5:1-11. Introduction: How Christ Builds the Church This is a beautiful story from the ministry of Jesus Christ. It comes on the heels of his Baptism, his temptation by the devil in the wilderness, and the beginning of his preaching … [Continue reading]
Homily – It’s All Good (a St. Dionysian meditation)
October 3, 2021 By
2 Corinthians 4: 6-15; St. Matthew 22: 35-46. We have power, but lack discernment. Seeing things clearly cannot be achieved through even the most objective scientific analysis. The problem is found in the etymology of the very word "objective". … [Continue reading]
Teaching Divine Liturgy (9/26/2021)
September 26, 2021 By
Here is the audio from the service. https://youtu.be/fgdLUzJYErY Teaching Liturgy on 9/26/2021 at Holy Resurrection in Waynesville NC Notes for the Teaching Liturgy Before the service.After attending the Divine Liturgy at Hagia Sophia in … [Continue reading]
Sex Talk II – Marital Intimacy and the Priesthood
September 25, 2021 By
Fr. Gregory Jensen PhD and Fr. Anthony begin by talking about three (no four!) indicators of whether a man is a suitable candidate for seminary, then segue into the importance of a healthy marriage and family life (e.g. 1 Timothy 3). They use … [Continue reading]
Homily – Don’t Ignore the Owner!
September 20, 2021 By
1 Corinthians 16: 13-24; St. Matthew 21: 33-42. In today's Gospel, Christ is trying to help His listeners understand who He was, who sent Him, and why it was that the religious leaders rejected Him. As Christians, we grow up understanding that Christ … [Continue reading]
Orthodoxy and Sex I
September 15, 2021 By
Fr. Gregory Jensen, PhD and Fr. Anthony Perkins talk about Orthodox sexuality, chastity, celibacy, and abstinence. Along the way they also discuss the negative effects the culture wars have had on Orthodoxy and pastoral care. They hope to … [Continue reading]
Homily – What must I do (to thread the needle)?
September 12, 2021 By
Matthew 19:16-26 The quotes: If thou hadst ever had an absurd desire to fly and to be borne through the air, how wouldest thou extinguish this unreasonable desire? By fashioning wings, and preparing other instruments, or by convincing the mind that … [Continue reading]
Homily: Patterning Virtue through Liturgy
September 6, 2021 By
1 Corinthians 9:2-12; Matthew 18:23-35. Fr. Anthony contrasts the way of the world with the Way of Christ, compares the wicked lender with the Passion-bearer Gleb, and encourages us to nurture the Logos within through Liturgy and prayer. … [Continue reading]
