Sunday after the Exaltation of the Cross Galatians 2:16-20; Mark 8:34-9:1 (The Greatest Commandment) life has no meaning without a goal. Goals allow us to distinguish between what is useful and what isn't; the right goal ensures that all our … [Continue reading]
Loving to be Loved vs Living to Love
This is a recording of Fr. Anthony's livestream on 19 September 2020. It it, he and Dn. Michael Abrahamson talk about gardening and the difference between transactional love (loving to be liked, respected, etc.) and loving without reservation. … [Continue reading]
Homily – A Historical Account of the Economy of Salvation
St. Matthew 22:1-14 (The Wedding Feast) Today is the threshold of the new liturgical year, a time when we take stock of ourselves and the great story we are a part of. Today I want to retell this story. You are familiar with the events, … [Continue reading]
Homily – How we turn into the vinedressers of the parable
1 Corinthians 16:13-24; St. Matthew 21:33-42. In this homily, Fr. Anthony describes how our obsession with past wrongs, the future, and tribalism turn us into the vinedressers who persecuted the owners servants; will we also kill his son? … [Continue reading]
Homily – Politics Won’t Fit Through the Needle
In this homily on the Gospel of the rich man who went away sad (and Christ's warning about the eye of a needle; St. Matthew 19:16-26), Fr. Anthony reminds us that we have to let go of everything, to include our politics, in order to be with and in … [Continue reading]
Fr. Gregory Jensen on Healing our Woes
This is the audio from Fr. Anthony's livestream on 8/11/2020. In it, he talks with Fr. Gregory Jensen, PhD about life in Madison WI, sudden onset gender dysphoria, and how we'd all be better off if the Church did its job of spreading God's … [Continue reading]
Logosing the Chaos
This the audio from Fr. Anthony Perkins' livestream of 8/10/2020. In it he talks about how to logos the chaos and whatever else comes into his fool head. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! … [Continue reading]
Can Making Money be Virtuous?
1 Corinthians 9:2-12; St. Matthew 18:23-35. Christianity doesn't have a mold for saints or holy cultures; it helps the good in them grow and prunes away the bad. What would that look like for America? Can our economy be a source of … [Continue reading]
Moving Furniture and Relation between Freedom, Diversity, and Prosperity
This is a recording of Fr. Anthony Perkins' YouTube Livestream from 8/3/2020. In it, he shares some of the wisdom he gained from his summer job moving furniture and argues that people with authority/expertise in one field should exercise … [Continue reading]
Homily on Finding the Miracles that We Need Now
Homily on 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, St. Matthew 14:14-22 (feeding of the five thousand), and the commemoration of St. Elijah (Elias). In it, Fr. Anthony makes the case that we have exactly the miracles that we need for the problems we face … [Continue reading]