Fr. Anthony shares an encounter he had after Thursday’s Bible Study class and describes how Christianity addresses the three existential crises of humanity: meaning, loneliness, and death. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode!
Homily on Seeing and Feasting with Lazarus
November 4, 2018 By
Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man St. Luke 16:19-31 So much to learn here. Focus on a lesson it gives to us as members of a parish that has been given the fullness of the faith. For us: We are the Rich Man and this is the place where we feast scrumptiously and wear […]
Bible Study #43: David and Goliath
November 1, 2018 By
Bible Study #43: David and Goliath St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Allentown PA Fr. Anthony Perkins, 01 November 2018 Opening Prayer: Make the pure light of Your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, Loving Master, and open the eyes of our minds that we may understand the message of Your Gospel. Instill also in […]
Homily on the Harvest of Nothing (problem with MP3 now corrected)
October 28, 2018 By
Homily on St. Luke 8:4-15 (the Parable of the Sower) Love God, love your neighbor. Simple, right? We all do and now enjoy a blissful life, free of all stress, and strong with ability to easily overcome all challenges. Class dismissed. Nope. The command is easy, but for most people this love simply doesn’t seem […]
Bible Study #42: The Rise of David the Christ
October 25, 2018 By
Bible Study #42: The Rise of David the Christ (1 Kingdom/Samuel 11-15) St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Allentown PA Fr. Anthony Perkins, 25 October 2018 Opening Prayer: Make the pure light of Your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, Loving Master, and open the eyes of our minds that we may understand the message of […]
Homily on Christ Living in Us
October 21, 2018 By
In this homily, Fr. Anthony goes back to basics (and the beginning) to explain why it is so important that we have Christ in us and us in Him. It was the Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council, and readings he used were St. John 17:1-13, St. Luke 17:11-16, Galatians 2:16-20, and Hebrews 13:7-16. Enjoy […]
Bible Study #41: Saul and His Downfall
October 18, 2018 By
Bible Study #41: Saul and His Downfall (1 Kingdom/Samuel 11-15) St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Allentown PA Fr. Anthony Perkins, 18 October 2018 Opening Prayer: Make the pure light of Your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, Loving Master, and open the eyes of our minds that we may understand the message of Your Gospel. […]
Homily on the Pokrova and the Restoration of Beauty, Unity, and Victory
October 14, 2018 By
The celebration of the Pokrova (the Protection of the Mother of God) is, in part, a celebration of the wonders that God works in the world when people dedicate themselves to living in Him and Him in them. Today, Fr. Anthony focuses on how He restores beauty, unity, and victory through the priesthood of His […]
Bible Study #40: A King Like the Other Nations
October 12, 2018 By
Bible Study #40: A King Like the Other Nations St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Allentown PA Fr. Anthony Perkins, 11 October 2018 Opening Prayer: Make the pure light of Your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, Loving Master, and open the eyes of our minds that we may understand the message of Your Gospel. Instill […]
Adult Education – On the Funeral Service
October 7, 2018 By
Spiritually Speaking – 07 October 2018 Fr. Anthony Perkins Funerals –helping the grieving, helping the departed and trusting God. Main Sources: Mark Bailey & Paul Meyendorff (SVS Lecture, 2006) We do not live in a death denying Church. Liturgy deals multi-dimensionally with the image of death through the poems and structure of the service. According […]
