Colossians 3:12-17; St. Luke 17:12-19. Fr. Anthony challenges us not to let anything - to include politics - keep us from seeing and loving the people around us. He also warned of the hellfire we earn if we only learn to love and feed our egos. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! … [Continue reading]
FSAW – The Problem is I’m Shallow
October 31, 2024 By
Fr. Anthony talks with Fr. Gregory Jensen about his most recent "Father, Speak a Word" substack article, "The Problem is I'm Shallow." The idea is that our lives are superficial and unlikely to lead to the kind of healing and growth that we are called towards. They also discuss a great irony: those who seem most motivated to move towards depth (the rigorists and gerundists) do it in a way that only increases the problem because they get distracted by the forms rather than inward discernment and change. The answer to superficiality is 1) to become part of the Orthodox Church and 2) to immerse oneself in the (seemingly mundane and certainly repetitive) faith as it should be lived within our very real and often messy families … [Continue reading]
Interview with Flavius Mihaies on Ukraine’s Two Wars
October 30, 2024 By
Flavius is an independent researcher and journalist who travels the world collecting and sharing the stories of how people and their faith are affected by war and hardship. I think you will enjoy our conversation about his previous work, how he … [Continue reading]
Bible Study – Revelation Session Five
October 29, 2024 By
Revelation, Session Five Christ the Savior, Anderson SC Fr. Anthony Perkins Sources: The translation of the Apocalypse is from the Orthodox Study Bible. Lawrence R. Farley, The Apocalypse of St. John: A Revelation of Love and Power, The Orthodox … [Continue reading]
Introduction to Chanting – Class 3
October 28, 2024 By
Ten Commandments of Chanting Bring and maintain peace in the kliros. It's a witness of cooperation, harmony, and reverence – nothing else belongs there (any more than it does in the altar or nave). Come early and be prepared. … [Continue reading]
Homily – Don’t Sow Brambles
October 28, 2024 By
2 Corinthians 9:6-11. If we are not careful, the seeds we sow will grow briars. Sow well, in Christ! Check out this episode! … [Continue reading]
Homily – Orthodox Familial Ecclesiology
October 13, 2024 By
St. Luke 8:5-15. In today's homily, Fr. Anthony speaks about how a marriage should function in an Orthodox context and how that translates to our life in the Church. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! … [Continue reading]
Lecture – Discernment & The Abolition of Man
October 13, 2024 By
Fr. Anthony speaks about discernment, the perils of pride in the priesthood, and CS Lewis' The Abolition of Man. Check out this episode! … [Continue reading]
Bible Study – Revelation Session Four
October 11, 2024 By
Revelation, Session Four Christ the Savior, Anderson SC Fr. Anthony Perkins Sources: The translation of the Apocalypse is from the Orthodox Study Bible. Lawrence R. Farley, The Apocalypse of St. John: A Revelation of Love and Power, The Orthodox … [Continue reading]
Homily – Light
October 9, 2024 By
2 Corinthians 4: 6-15. What is the light that God brought into the world? What did it do for the world? For mankind? The light is both the revelation itself and the very thing that grants the ability for it to be revealed. The revelation itself is … [Continue reading]
