Shownotes for 20101203 Lesson: Ephesians 6:11. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Review of last week. Angels are powerful and awesome, but do not cling to the glory due them. Their glory is trumped by their humility. Their humility is not […]
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, meanness, apathy, lust, addiction, greed, jealousy… these things pull us apart; and while they are easy and […]
Orthodoxy, the Battle, and Poverty
October 17, 2010 By
Orthoanalytika show: 20101017 I’m postponing the “Orthodoxy and ETL” for yet another show – forgive me! The Battle for Creation Luke 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 those who love you, what credit is that to you? […]
The Disease, an Interview with an Ordinand, Paranormal News, and Orthodox Extremism
October 7, 2010 By
Orthoanalytika show: 20101007 The Disease I do not know how closely you follow the news, but there is a serious disease that is wreaking havoc throughout the world. It is destroying people, eating at them from the inside. This disease manifests itself in different ways. In fact, it probably has as many different symptoms […]
Labor, Rest, and the Gauntlet of ET Life
September 5, 2010 By
OrthoAnalyika Show: 5 September 2010 Labor Day: a chance to rest and reflect. This is one of those great long weekends, the last hurrah of Summer and the punctuation mark that signals the transition from it to Autumn. For many, it is the opportunity to make one last trip before the school and work year […]
Feasting and an Interview with Demetra about Exercise
August 29, 2010 By
OrthoAnalyika show: 29 August 2010 A Lesson on the Wedding Feast (St. Matthew 22: 1-14) Two of our parish families have just celebrated weddings. Others are preparing for their own. If you do not remember the various emotions- joys and disappointments – that such an event brings with it, then I am sure they will […]
Leasing the Vineyard, Church News, and Conversion
August 22, 2010 By
OrthoAnalyika Show: 22 August 2010 [Review of the parable as a reminder and warning to the Jews. But what does it mean for us?] As we learned last year at this time, the landownder is God; he has leased us this land – our homes, jobs, income, time, even our church – to work for […]
UOC and UOL: Dedicated to Our Youth
August 15, 2010 By
OrthoAnalyika Shownotes: 15 August 2010 Homily: 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11; St. Matthew 19: 16-26 Today I would like to offer three observations that help us draw out the meaning of Christ’s words; “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom […]
House Building, WikiLeaks, and the Spirituality of Technology
July 25, 2010 By
OrthoAnalyika Show: 25 July 2010 1 Corinthians 3:9-17. CIX! Three points from today’s Epistle reading, each of them explores what St. Paul means when he says that ; “You are God’s building… his holy temple.” The First Point: St. Paul is using a metaphor. He is comparing you to a building in order to teach […]
The Foolishness of Humility, Leaving Food for the Dead, and an Interview on Monasticism in New England
July 18, 2010 By
OrthoAnalyika Show: 18 July 2010 EPISTLE: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18. Listen to how St. Paul begins today’s lesson; “Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the […]
