Background. The kefir “grains” are small beads of good bacteria that change milk into kefir at room temperature. The longer the milk is allowed to change, the more sour and (eventually) solid it gets. I like mine at two days. Three days and it's a … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
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! … [Continue reading]
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, … [Continue reading]
Why call the Incarnate Logos Jesus?
December 31, 2017 By
In this homily, given on the Sunday before the Nativity in 2017, Fr. Anthony explains why Jesus (i.e. Joshua) is the name the Angel of Great Counsel gives for the Incarnate Christ. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! +++ Sunday before … [Continue reading]
Homily on the Peaceful Pattern
December 24, 2017 By
It is both the second Sunday before the Nativity and, at least for most of our neighbors, the day before the Nativity. In this homily Fr. Anthony talks about why we remember our Forefathers on this day and gives us advice on how to make peace the … [Continue reading]
Homily on the Incarnation
December 17, 2017 By
Was Jesus Christ really born on the 25th of December? It's an interesting question, but the real confusion is not about the day the Virgin Mary miraculously delivered the baby Jesus in a humble stable in Jerusalem but about the day when Christ was … [Continue reading]
Bible Study #27: Balaam
December 12, 2017 By
In this episode Fr. Anthony shares the scriptures that describe why Balaam, a prophet who said things that were true, is still a false prophet of God. Enjoy the show! Check out this episode! +++ OT Bible Study #27: Balaam and His Donkey Make … [Continue reading]
The (mis)use of religion in the Ukrainian conflict
December 9, 2017 By
Here are the notes from the talk I gave at the Foreign Policy Research Institute on 07 November 2017 at the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They asked me to talk about the effect of religion on the conflict in Ukraine for … [Continue reading]
