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 […]
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.
Lessons from the Life of St Anthony the Great
January 30, 2021 By
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
January 29, 2021 By
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
January 24, 2021 By
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
January 17, 2021 By
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
January 16, 2021 By
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
January 13, 2021 By
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
January 10, 2021 By
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 […]
Homily on the Sunday before Nativity
January 4, 2021 By
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! […]
Interview with Adam DeVille on Self-Care as Asceticism
December 29, 2020 By
Join Fr. Anthony in Hartwell, GA as he talks with Professor Adam DeVille (University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN) about proper and improper ways of framing self-care, why it is so easy to get it wrong, and why it is important to get it right. Dr. DeVille is the author of Everything Hidden Shall […]
