The homily is the Epistle of the Ukrainian Orthodox Bishops outside Ukraine on Great Lent. The extra words and music were taken from the service of forgiveness at the end of Divine Liturgy. Check out this episode! *** The Great Lent (2018) Epistle of the Permanent Conference of Ukrainian Orthodox Bishops Beyond the Borders of Ukraine […]
Bible Study #30: Evil in Canaan (WHY III)
February 13, 2018 By
Today we present the third possible explanation for the cleansing of the Holy Land. It seems that the requirement for complete destruction was only directed towards those tribes that had giants in them; was this the continuation of the “war of seeds” prophesied in Genesis 3:15? Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! *** OT […]
Homily – The Last Judgment
February 11, 2018 By
There are broken and despairing people in this world; it is our charge to care for them. We can justify our indifference with all kinds of religion and sophistry, but in the end our deeds will be laid bare. Homily on the Last Judgment (Matthew 25:31-46). Check out this episode! *** Homily on the Last […]
Bible Study #29: Full Spectrum Morality (WHY II)
February 6, 2018 By
In this class we continue trying to understand the conquest of the Holy Land in the Old Testament. Fr. Anthony makes the case that there is more to morality than just being nice and that we cannot understand the Old Testament if we don’t accept that violence is sometimes necessary. Check out this episode! *** […]
Parish Talk – Home is WHAT the Heart Is
February 5, 2018 By
We often hear that “Home is where the heart is”, and this is certainly true. But what if the longing we felt towards home could be satisfied not by a place, but by a condition of being? What if we could “be” in that place where we find joyful contentment at any time and at […]
Homily – Prodigal Son
February 4, 2018 By
Three lessons from the parable of the Prodigal Son. Check out this episode!
Homily on the Publican and the Pharisee
January 28, 2018 By
We live in a fantasy world. A world in which there is no need for us to change. But we are not well, we are simply deluded. May the Lord God protect us from the Pharisee in our minds that wants to tell us lies about ourselves and our neighbors and give us the humility ? […]
Bible Study #28: TransJordan (WHY I)
January 24, 2018 By
In edition to finishing up the Book of Numbers, we start a three part series addressing the brutality of the cleansing and taking of the Promised Land. It’s a tough topic. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! +++ OT Bible Study #27: The Problem of Herem I – the victories in the Transjordan Make […]
Homily – Sunday After Theophany
January 24, 2018 By
From Youngstown, OH (without notes-sorry). This was the Sunday after Theophany, Zacchaeus Sunday, and the day after Volodymyr and Gennie Esther’s wedding. This homily claims they are all connected. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode!
20180114 – Homily on the Circumcision
January 14, 2018 By
On this day, the Church celebrates the Resurrection(like every Sunday) and the Circumcision of Christ (the 8th day after the Nativity) and begins preparing for the celebration of the Baptism of Christ (the Sunday before Theophany). In this homily, Fr. Anthony connects the dots between them all. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! +++ […]
