Fr. Anthony talks with Fr. Gregory Jensen, PhD, about guruism, why it is dangerous, and how to avoid it. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode!
Confession as a Relationship
March 30, 2022 By
Fr. Anthony talks with Fr. Gregory Jensen, PhD, about how NOT to elicit repentance during confession, some of the differences between confession, interrogation, and therapy, and why love and trust are foundational to the process of reconciliation. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode!
Intro to Orthodoxy: Don’t Double Down on Stupid
February 16, 2022 By
Today Fr. Anthony reviews some of the tricks our minds play with us to believe things that aren’t true and then describes the critical role humility and passionlessness play in guarding us against their worst effects and keeping us from doubling down on stupid.Check out this episode!
Homily: Achieving Heights by Humility
January 23, 2022 By
1 Timothy 1:15-17. After providing his testimony, St. Paul immediately breaks into a prayer of exultation. We would do well to imitate that habit and bring back the saying; “glory to God.” Check out this episode!
Intro to Orthodoxy: Ecclesiology and You
November 23, 2021 By
We are all the royal priesthood, chrismated to serve, but the Church also has tonsured, ordained, and consecrated to specific ministries. Tonight we talk about bishops, priests, deacons, subdeacons, and readers and what they do. Ecclesiology and You: An introduction to the tonsured and ordained orders and what they do “I believe … in one holy […]
Teaching the Sunday Resurrection Matins
October 24, 2021 By
Notes for Teaching through the Resurrection Matins serviceFr. Anthony Perkins Matins is a category of service known as an “Office.” Offices are common prayers that can be prayed without a priest, if one is not available or one wants to serve at home. Other Offices include: Vespers, Compline, Akathists, Supplicatory Canons, and the Hours. Just […]
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 ministry in the synagogues of Galilee. In this Gospel, Christ has started […]
On the Duty of Withholding Sacraments
August 22, 2021 By
In this episode, Fr. Anthony and Fr. Harry address the often misunderstood necessity of withholding sacraments. Framing it as a normal process (beginning with Baptism) allows us to see it less as a political power play or punishment (as the world would have us see it) and more as a valid and necessary part of […]
Some Challenges in the Selection and Training of Priests
July 24, 2021 By
Fr. Anthony talks frankly with Fr. Gregory Jensen, PhD about how the selection and training of priests affect the quality of priestly ministry. Narcissism, the built-in preference for agreeableness – it’s all grist for the mill. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode!
Two Friends Talking about Politics and Religion in a Car
June 27, 2021 By
Fr. Anthony and Deacon Michael Abrahamson talk politics and religion as they drive through the mountains of Western North Carolina. Topics include keeping perspective and the glorious ontology of doing harmony. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode!
