After talking about work, I interview Professor Nicolai Petro (URI) about the Pussy Riot case and and the history of Islam in Russia and what the Russian government has done in Tatarstan to avoid the rise of radical Islam there. Check out this … [Continue reading]
Homily – On the Rich Young Man
August 26, 2012 By
St. Matthew 19:16-26 Commending our whole life unto Christ our God [Talk about triathlon yesterday, then segue into the challenges life provides us, then into ...] We are all going to come to the end of ourselves. Some of you have already … [Continue reading]
Homily – On the Transfiguration
August 19, 2012 By
Homily on the Transfiguration (St. Matthew 17:1-9) Today we celebrate the way the glory of God was revealed on Mount Tabor. Although His body was no different than theirs (in its humanity), the chosen apostles, Peter, James, and John, saw Christ’s … [Continue reading]
20120819 Interview on the Paranormal and Ecumenism
August 18, 2012 By
http://traffic.libsyn.com/orthoanalytika/20120818-FrMaximos.mp3 Today's show starts with me talking about some logistical changes (increased access to back editions, upgraded website, twitter) ORTHOAnalytika. Speaking of which, here's a shoutout to … [Continue reading]
Homily – Mountains and Mustard Seeds
August 13, 2012 By
Christ said: “Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you (St. Matthew 17:20). Faith is at the center of today's … [Continue reading]
Homily – Frankenfood and Frankenchrists
July 30, 2012 By
Homily on the Feeding of the Five Thousand Today we hear how a great multitude of people followed Christ out into the wilderness to hear him preach. Then, when they got hungry, he fed them, multiplying the meagre amount of bread they had into … [Continue reading]
20120716 Interview on Genetic Testing II
July 16, 2012 By
Listen to the podcast In this episode, I use the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul to frame the "recent unpleasantness" surounding Patriarch Filaret's visit to Canada and the resignation of the OCA's Metropolitan then share a most excellent interview … [Continue reading]
Homily – Let your love be without hypocrisy
July 15, 2012 By
A Lesson on Living Well – A Lesson on LoveRomans 12:6-14 (Epistle)Just prior to today's reading, St. Paul had affirmed that all Christian are part of the same body. So having set in our mind that we are all on one team, working towards a single … [Continue reading]
Homily – Ss. Peter and Paul
July 14, 2012 By
Symbols of Nothing... but the One Thing Introduction It is has been a challenging few weeks for Orthodoxy in America. Here, I speak less of the repose of our beloved + Metropolitan Constantine – for his was a constant witness for the stability … [Continue reading]
Homily – The Metaphor of Healing
July 1, 2012 By
A Meditation on the Metaphor of HealingRomans 6:18-23; St. Matthew 8:5-13We think about things using metaphor – they frame the way we interact with ideas and define our experience and interaction with them [example]. This is especially true when it … [Continue reading]
