20101217 Hypocrisy, News, and WikiLeaks

20101217 OrthoAnalytika Shownotes (click here for MP3) +++Lesson: The Hypocrisy of Defending Bad Habits and Rules (St. Luke 13: 10-17)This Gospel lesson is profound. Today I would like to focus on three things that it teaches us.One: You Really … [Continue reading]

Homily – The Hypocrisy of Defending Bad Habits and Rules

A Church in Western Ukraine 28th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Timothy 1: 15-17 St. Luke 13: 10-17  Click Here for the podcast that includes this homily!!!     This Gospel lesson is profound, teaching us many things about the nature of … [Continue reading]

20101208 Interview with Fr. James Early

20101208 Shownotes (click to listen/download)Colossians 1: 12-18Who is the Christ? • He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.• He is the one, by whom “all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, … [Continue reading]

Homily – A Useful Reminder

 27th Sunday after PentecostColossians 1: 12-18St. Luke 12: 16-21 Picture: Visiting priest, Fr. James Early came all the way from Texas to celebrate the Divine Liturgy with us.  He may not have liked the cold, but it was easily offset by the warmth … [Continue reading]

20101202 Armor of God and Lots of News

Shownotes for 20101203Lesson:Ephesians 6:11. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.Review of last week. Angels are powerful and awesome, but do not cling to the glory due them. Their glory is … [Continue reading]

Homily – The Armor of God

27th Sunday after Pentecost and the start of Pilipivka, the Nativity Fast Ephesians 6: 10-17St. Luke 10: 25-37 Picture: The armor of the weekend warrior?Click here for the podcast that includes this homily!!!Lesson:Ephesians 6:11. Put on the whole … [Continue reading]

Zombies, Demons, and the Victory of Love

  Shownotes for Thanksgiving, 2010   Lesson:   Ephesians 4: 1-6 St. Luke 8: 26-39   There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who … [Continue reading]

Homily – Do Not Imitate the Evil One

St. Michael and the Bodiless Powers Hebrews 2: 2-10St. Luke 10: 16-21 Click here for the podcast that includes this homily!!!Day of St. Michael and all the Bodiless Powers of Heaven.   Talk a bit about Angels, and especially about those who fell. … [Continue reading]

Homily – Not Knowledge or Power, but Love

25th Sunday after Pentecost Many expect God to give them answers and power, then get mad at Him for not delivering; but God’s gift to us is neither knowledge not power, but LOVE.  And this He always offers in abundance.Ephesians 4: 1-6St. Luke 8: … [Continue reading]

UFOs, Jersey Shore, and Freedom

Orthoanalytika show: 20101109   +++ Lesson: Nothing Need Divide Us Ephesians 2:14-22; St. Luke 16: 19-31 Unity: a source of peace and joyBoth readings reinforce the consistent message of the Gospel: there are no divisions in love. Pride, … [Continue reading]