Ephesians 5:8-19; Luke 14:16-24. Fr. Anthony offers a meditation on "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine upon thee." He encourages us to let go of the stories of ourselves and the arch of history informed by … [Continue reading]
My Fool Head – Drama is NOT Required
December 11, 2021 By
Check out this episode! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxzb0C3vvEM Why is there so much drama? Is drama a sign of conviction or something else? Today Fr. Anthony talks about the need to cultivate trust and trustworthiness in our … [Continue reading]
Intro to Orthodoxy: A Good Confession
December 8, 2021 By
God gave the power of binding and loosing to the Church; we exercise the latter part of this - the remission of sins - through the mystery of Confession. Tonight we talk about how to prepare for confession, the logistics of the act itself, and why it … [Continue reading]
Homily – Signs of a Disordered Mind
December 5, 2021 By
Ephesians 2:14-22, Luke 12:16-21. After making a point about the power of Christian unity to transcend war, Fr. Anthony uses the Orthodox conception of the mind to explain the parable of the man who built the barns and then reminds us that we … [Continue reading]
My Fool Head – The Harmony of the Spheres
December 4, 2021 By
YouTube livestream from 20211204. I talk about the pattern of sound and life as liturgy. Notes are available at orthoanalytika.org. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2HEUO2YDtA The … [Continue reading]
Homily – Aslan is NOT a tame lion
November 28, 2021 By
Luke 10:25-37; Ephesians 2:4-10. In this homily on Christ's encounter with the rich young man, Fr. Anthony encourages us to let go of our need to uses riches, lists, and spells and open ourselves to follow the living God. Enjoy the show! Check out … [Continue reading]
My Fool Head – Are all aliens and sidhe demons?
November 27, 2021 By
In the 11/27/21 livestream, Fr. Anthony answers the question of whether or not all aliens and sidhe (fairies) are demons. He gives the answer pretty early on (along with the usual stream of consciousness), but the real value is in the explanation … [Continue reading]
Spotting Bad Research
November 23, 2021 By
Today Fr. Anthony talks with heterodox political scientist Matthew Woessner (PhD, OSU) about how to recognize bad research. We are being inundated by all kinds of misinformation (and disinformation!) through the press and social media, to … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
Homily – In Awe of the Angels among Us
November 21, 2021 By
This homily was given on the day of the celebration of St. Michael and the Hosts of Heaven. Although it was never explicated, it is a meditation triangling in from on Hebrews 13:2; "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have … [Continue reading]
