Homily on Kindness (Colossians 3:12-16)

Homily on Colossians 3:12-16. Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, which […]

Lessons from the Life of St Anthony the Great

This is a recording of Fr Anthony’s homily on his name day (1/30, old style), given at Holy Resurrection in Waynesville, NC (the last Divine Liturgy in their tiny starter location!).  Enjoy the show! Check out this episode!

Dylan Pahman on Markets, Morality, and Magic the Gathering

After some small talk on the pastoral value of wedding planning, Fr. Anthony and Dylan Pahman (Acton Institute) talk about what Magic the Gathering can teach us about markets and morality and about the general need for economic literacy.  For the last half of the show, they talk about the value of markets, liberal democracy, […]

Homily (DL3) – On the Litanies for Peace

Today Fr. Anthony continues his series of homilies on the Divine Liturgy (offered every other week, when he serves in Anderson).  He explains some of the things the Divine Liturgy does for us and why the Great Litany starts out the way it does.  Enjoy the show! Check out this episode!

Homily – Sunday before Theophany

Fr. Anthony shares thoughts on the meaning of “The Jordan turned back” and its relevance for us today.  Enjoy the show! Check out this episode!

The REAL Conspiracy – and how we took it bait, line, and sinker

And here is the original video: Listen to find out which of the many conspiracies is occupying space in Fr. Anthony’s fool head.  Without it, the other problems (e.g. injustice, riots, elections, presidential narcissism) would have been handled as normal rather than extra-ordinary problems.  We should have seen it coming.  From Fr. Anthony’s YouTube Livestream.  […]

Gaslighting or Conspiracy? The role of the Pastor in Crazy Times

Join Fr. Anthony as he talks with Fr. Gregory Jensen, PhD, to get some advice on the role of the pastor in crazy times.  It’s a difficult conversation, but it’s important for us to have trusted friends in our lives who will tell us things we don’t want to hear.  Fr. Gregory is wise, experienced, […]

Homily (DL2) – Patterning the Kingdom

In this homily given on the Sunday after Theophany, Fr. Anthony continues to take us through the Divine Liturgy, focusing on the opening blessing, “Blessed is the Kingdom” and explaining how the ritual and grace of the Divine Liturgy heals the dysfunction in our minds, our relations, and the world.  Enjoy the show! Check out […]

2020 Reading/Listening List

These are the books I listened to or read for fun in 2020: The Revolt of The Public; Gurri***Live not by Lies; Dreher ***Liturgy of the Ordinary; Warren*** The Courage to Be Disliked; Kishimi ****The Courage to Love; Kishimi ****Maternal Body; Frost****The People’s Faith; Denysenko ****The War against Boys; Sommers ***Lying; Harris ***Loserthink; Adams *****Uncivil Agreement; Mason ***The Age of Illusions; Bacevich ***The Great […]

Homily on the Sunday before Nativity

The bulk of the homily is the Nativity Epistle of the Permanent Conference of Ukrainian Orthodox Bishops Beyond the Borders of Ukraine.  After that, Fr. Anthony offers some remarks about the seeming weakness of the Logos in the manger and how it relates to the seeming impotence of our faith in Christ.  Enjoy the show! […]