OrthoAnalytika
666 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsWelcome to OrthoAnalytika, Fr. Anthony Perkins' podcast on spirituality, science, culture, the paranormal, prepping, and current events - all from a decidedly Orthodox Christian perspective. Fr. Anthony is the rector of St. Michael Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Woonsocket, RI, an adjunct professor of theology and political science, college chaplain, and retired intelligence officer. He has a diverse background, a lot of enthusiasm, and a big smile. See www.orthoanalytika.org for show notes and additional content.
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Episodes
Class - On the Sacraments
February 19, 2023 21:37 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBChrist the Savior parish in Anderson SC is blessed with an increasing number of inquirers and catechumens. This class on sacramental theology and the sacraments is the introductory class to the series, Introduction to Orthodoxy. Enjoy the show!
Homily - More Here Than Judgment
February 19, 2023 21:28 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MB1 Corinthians 8:8-13; 9:1-2 (On Fasting) ; Matthew 25:31-46 (On the Judgment). After describing the pastoral implications of the epistle lesson on fasting, Fr. Anthony describes what the parable of the last judgment tells us about Christ. Enjoy the show!
Homily - Be Like the Father!
February 12, 2023 22:23 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBIn this homily on the Parable of the Prodigal Son, Fr. Anthony warns about the danger of moving to a foreign spiritual land and encourages us to me like the Father in our instinct for love. Enjoy the show!
Interview with Lori - parish history
February 04, 2023 18:18 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBToday Fr. Anthony interviews Lori, a founding member of Christ the Savior parish in Anderson, SC. Listen as she describes how the parish started in the 90's with a group of Episcopalians who felt abandoned by the changes in that Christian group, spent a time as continuing Anglicans, and then converted as a parish to Orthodoxy into the Western Rite vicariate of the Antiochian Orthodox Church. This conversation is part of Fr. Anthony's effort to collect, preserve, and share the history of Ch...
Homily - Canaan, BBQ, and Repentance
January 29, 2023 20:02 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBSt. Matthew 15:21-28. In this homily on the healing of the Canaanite's daughter, Fr. Anthony talks about BBQ, the faith of the Canaanite woman, and the necessary repentance of the Israelites. Along the way, he warns against saying that Jesus was prejudiced against the Canaanites due to his cultural context. Enjoy the show!
Homily - Zacchaeus, Repentence, and a Joke
January 23, 2023 01:50 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBIn this homily given on the (kind of) Sunday of Zacchaeus, Fr. Anthony points out inconsistencies across Orthodox lectionaries, using it as an opportunity to make a plea for humility and the kind of repentance Zacchaeus had. Enjoy the show!
Homily - In Awe of the Glass and Water
January 19, 2023 18:11 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBIn this unevenly executed but well-intentioned meditation on Luke 17:12-19 (the ten lepers), Fr. Anthony talks about moving from transactional gratitude, beyond optimism, into an awful thanksgiving. Enjoy the show!
Homily - Lessons from the Circumcision of Christ
January 01, 2023 23:51 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBColossians 2:8-12; Luke 2:20-21; 40-52. Fr. Anthony gives a straightforward homily on the Circumcision, using the name of Jesus/Joshua to frame a discussion of the incarnation, law vs. grace, and the need to be transformed by grace. Enjoy the show!
Nativity Homily of St. John Chrysostom
December 25, 2022 23:56 - 7 minutes - 7.15 MBThe second-best homily you will hear all year (the first being his Paschal homily)!
Homily - The Banquet of Every Moment
December 12, 2022 01:26 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBIn this meditation on Colossians 3:4-11 and Luke 14:16-24, Fr. Anthony speaks on the need to submit to the duty and propriety of love rather than chasing ephemeral joys (distractions). Without this, we miss out on the meaning and significance of the many invitations to banquets that we are given and sadly choose to take care of other things that feel more important and enjoyable. Enjoy the show!
Homily - Spiritual Maturity
November 28, 2022 01:28 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBEphesians 2:14-22 (wall of separation), Luke 10:25-37 (eye of the camel). In this homily (hostage situation?), Fr. Anthony notes how far our experience is from that promised by the Gospel. He suggests that it is our unwillingness to take our commitment to perfection (I have united myself to Christ!) seriously. He provides ways to gauge our spiritual maturity (how we respond to praise and criticism; how tightly we hold onto ideas and things that are not necessary) and offers the Orthodox W...
Homily - Storehouses, Discipline, and Grace
November 20, 2022 23:01 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBLuke 12:16-21; Ephesians 2:4-10. Alas, I still feel the effects of Covid (mind fog, a cough). In this homily on overcoming our limitations through discipline and grace, I overshared (twice!), squashed three points, and overshot my landing. Despite this, I hope you find something useful in there somewhere. Enjoy the show!
Homily Recap - The Good Samaritan IS Love
November 13, 2022 21:08 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBHebrews 7:26-8:2; Luke 10:25-37. In this recap of today's homily (the recorder didn't work for the actual homily, so Fr. Anthony recorded this in the car on his way home), Fr. Anthony takes humanity to task for not loving God or our neighbor. He also describes God's plan for rectifying this situation. Enjoy the show!
Homily - Together on the Cross
November 10, 2022 02:20 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MBFr. Anthony misplaced his recorder, so this homily is about a month old. He talks about the need to imitate Christ on the Cross - and that means suffering for others NOT for ourselves. And we should never do that alone. Enjoy the show.
Homily - Seeing and Caring for the Broken Among Us
October 30, 2022 20:21 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBIn this homily on the Parable on the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31), Fr. Anthony makes three points: that we are called to notice and care for the hungry and sick at our doorstep, that we are to called to notice and minister to all the suffering people in our midst (which is everyone) and that one of the best things to do is invite people to join us at the Eucharistic Feast. Enjoy the show!
Homily - Holiness, Beauty, and Subtle Changes towards Perfection
October 09, 2022 21:24 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1 ; Luke 7:11-16. After introducing perspective into the conversation about miracles, Fr. Anthony talks about the need for the mature Christian to move beyond using (just) the rules when seeking holiness and instead constantly looking and listening for opportunities for subtle repentance. Enjoy the show!
Homily-We are TOGETHER on the Cross
October 02, 2022 15:32In this homily, Fr. Anthony continues to meditate on the meaning of the Cross. This time, he combines three concepts: the purpose of Christ's passion (to heal and save others, not himself), the fact that we are called to be Christ (with him in us and us in him) and the unity of Christians in and as Christ's body to challenge us to live sacrificially in service to others. Enjoy the show!
Homily - Getting Anthropology and Sociology Wrong
September 26, 2022 01:24 - 19 minutes - 18 MB2 Corinthians: 4:6-15 and Luke 5:1-11. Fr. Anthony offers a meditation on how our culture sets us up for failure with fallen and incomplete anthropologies and ecclesiologies. The answer is to live Orthodoxy in face-to-face relations (around the table). Enjoy the show!
Homily - The Other Cross
September 18, 2022 20:49 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBOn the Sunday after the Universal Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Galatians 2:16-20; Mark 8:34-38; 9:1) Fr. Anthony explains why the image of the Cross (vs. for example, the sun) is so important for framing the Christian/True approach to salvation and holiness. After stretching the metaphor of gardening (and yes, he really did swing from poison vines when young), he borrows from Mp. Anthony of Sourozh and Fr. Thomas Hopko to share the three types of suffering and the image of the thief's cros...
Homily - Christ, Moses, Snakes, Demons, and Salvation
September 11, 2022 22:45 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBIn this homily on St. John 3:13-17, Fr. Anthony describes how we are like the Israelites in the wilderness being bitten by serpents for our sins; and how Christ lifted up is still the way to healing, harmony, and salvation. Enjoy the show!
Homily: Salvation as Letting Go
September 05, 2022 00:38 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBIn this homily on Matthew 19:16-26, Fr. Anthony encourages us to move away from a transactional approach to salvation (what must I DO?!) to one that is transformative (who must I become). He also point out that we need to learn to listen in humility to the very end. Enjoy the show!
Homily - The Dormition
August 29, 2022 00:23 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBIn this bit of homilizing (it really doesn't rate the full moniker "homily") offered on the Feast of the Dormition (Old Calendar), Fr. Anthony puts together some ideas inspired by the Feast. It wasn't particularly well-organized or well-presented, but it was offered with love, both for God's mother and for the people gathered to celebrate this feast. I reckon that counts for something. Enjoy the show!
Homily - The Dormition as a Family Story
August 22, 2022 00:14 - 16 minutes - 15 MBIn this reflection offered on the Sunday after the Dormition (New Calendar), Fr. Anthony explains that the theological points that are affirmed in the life of the Theotokos - to include her falling asleep - are important while noting that our relationship to her is familial rather than intellectual. Enjoy the show!
Homily - The Virtue of Loving Enemies
August 14, 2022 23:10 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MB1 Corinthians 3:9-17 (we are a temple); Matthew 14:22-34 (walking on water). Sunday of the Cross and Maccabean martyrs. Fr. Anthony compares our situation to that of Peter on the water, then encourages us to reach out to Christ and turn our lives into living temples through virtue. Such a temple can protect us from the chaos and allow us to live in it without losing our peace. Enjoy the show!
Homily - A Transfigured Perspective
August 07, 2022 22:58 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB1 Corinthians 1:10-17 and the Transfiguration. In this well-intentioned mess of a homily, Fr. Anthony diagnoses our divisiveness as a maladaptation to chaos and describes how the peace of Tabor can become a mechanism for moving us from the tribalism of Babel to the graceful unity of Pentecost. Ignore the bit on multiple reactions to holiness (he didn't really tie that piece in very well, bless his heart!). Enjoy the show!
Homily - Marshmallows, Faith, and Perfection
July 31, 2022 19:57 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBMatthew 9:27-35 and Romans 15:1-7. Faith is hard. Trust is hard. But they are key to our healing and perfection. Today Fr. Anthony offers encouragement to all those who have been hurt and who want to be made well, but have a hard time being vulnerable because of the many times the world has used their vulnerability (and kindness) to hurt them. Enjoy the show!
Way of Ascetics - Chapters Fifteen and Sixteen
July 25, 2022 00:22 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBToday Fr. Anthony continues leading us through Tito Coliander's "Way of Ascetics" (St. Vladimir Seminary Press), covering chapters fifteen and sixteen, both "On Prayer." Enjoy the show!
Homily - Love OFTEN Means Ignoring Your Feelings
July 24, 2022 21:13 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBHomily on Matthew 9:1-8 and Romans 12:6-14. The main point Fr. Anthony tries to make is that all of our actions need to be graceful and kind, that our "consciences" are unreliable guides to what is good, and that our feelings often need to be sacrificed for the sake of doing what is right. Money quote; "You have heard that integrity is doing what is right even when no one is looking; this advice is good and true, but to it I would add that virtue requires doing what is right even when your...
Way of Ascetics - Chapters Thirteen and Fourteen
July 20, 2022 15:01 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBFr. Anthony continues his series on Tito Corianser's "Way of Ascetics", covering Chapter Thirteen "On Progress in Depth" and Chapter Fourteen "On Humility and Watchfulness". Enjoy the show!
Homily - The Transformative Power of Showing Up
July 17, 2022 22:34 - 10 minutes - 10 MBMeditation on Romans 10:1-10 (and the Robel's Fiftieth Anniversary!!!). Fr. Anthony describes how the commitment to show up every day transforms us into saints. First, it keeps us together and in the game; and second, it allows our relationships with others to work with our attitude of continual repentance to teach us how to do better every day. Enjoy the show!
Homily - Relaxing the Will into Love
July 10, 2022 15:39 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBHomily on 2 Timothy 2:1-10 & Matthew 8:5-13. The Centurian was a man under authority and that gave him a way to understand and frame his relationship to God and God's relationship to the world. The army is intentional about developing this instinct; how are we to submit and train our wills as Orthodox Christians so that we can have "such faith"? Enjoy the show!
Way of Ascetics - Chapters Eleven and Twelve
July 06, 2022 19:35 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBFr. Anthony continues his series on Tito Coriander's "Way of Ascetics", covering Chapter Eleven "On the Inner Warfare as a Means to an End" and Chapter Twelve "On Obedience." Enjoy the show!
Way of Ascetics - Chapters Nine and Ten
July 05, 2022 20:34 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBFr. Anthony continues his series on Tito Coriander's "Way of Ascetics", covering Chapter Nine "On the Conquest of the World" and Chapter Ten "On the Sins of Others and One's Own." Enjoy the show!
Way of Ascetics - Chapters Seven and Eight
July 04, 2022 17:51 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBFr. Anthony continues his series on Tito Coriander's "Way of Ascetics", covering Chapter Seven "On the Transfer of Love from the Self to Christ" and Chapter Eight "On Guarding against the Re-entry of Vanquished Evil." Enjoy the show!
Homily - The Parish as Home (and Classroom)
July 03, 2022 18:54 - 20 minutes - 27.7 MBIn this meditation on St. Matthew 6:22-33 ("lillies of the field"), Fr. Anthony starts as Christ does, ie by describing the problem of having visioned darkened by the world and sin. He then describes how the Church - through the parish - offers a way to grow in the simplicity of the light. Enjoy the show!
Homily - Cultivating a Graceful Culture
June 26, 2022 15:42 - 18 minutes - 24.7 MBToday, Fr. Anthony talks about our calling to transform our culture through repentance so that it naturally avoids what is evil and does what is good. This includes discerning what needs to be removed, modified, and blessed. Recorded on the second Sunday after Pentecost at Christ the Savior in Anderson, SC. Enjoy the show!
Way of Ascetics - Chapters Five and Six
June 25, 2022 16:25 - 41 minutes - 56.7 MBWe cover chapters five and six of Tito Caliander's "Way of Ascetics" (St. Vladimir Press), "On the Denial of Self and the Cleansing of the Heart" and "On Eradicating the Desire for Enjoyment." Enjoy the show!
Homily - Hesychasm, Community, and Discernment
June 19, 2022 22:59 - 24 minutes - 34.1 MBIn this homily offered on All Saints (and Father's Day; Matthew 10:32-33, 37-38; 19:27-30), Fr. Anthony begins by talking about the need to approach God apophatically in silence, and then to allow that perspective (and not the world) to determine our priorities, definitions, framings, etc. He ends by encouraging everyone to foster communal relations through which we are continually pastoring and being pastored to. Enjoy the show!
Homily - Pentecost as the Victory over Tyranny and Division
June 13, 2022 18:41 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MBFr. Anthony offers a meditation on the power the New Covenant gives humanity to live a life of beautiful harmony. Enjoy the show!
Why We Need a Council - A Candid Conversation
June 13, 2022 18:30 - 1 hour - 115 MBFr. Anthony talks to Fr. Harry about his recent trip to Egypt, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the challenge of Orthodoxy after Communism, and the desperate need for a pan-Orthodox Council.
Homily - Continual Repentance and Learning
May 22, 2022 22:04 - 24 minutes - 34.2 MBIn this meditation, Fr. Anthony presents the Gospel of the Samaritan Woman as a model for acquiring the Holy Spirit, focusing on the need for continual repentance from sin and worldly explanations/definitions. Enjoy the show!
Way of Ascetics - Chapters Three and Four
May 21, 2022 18:18 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBWe cover chapters three and four of Tito Caliander's "Way of Ascetics" (St. Vladimir Press), "On the Garden of the Heart" and "On the Silent and Invisible Warfare." Enjoy the show!
Way of Ascetics - Chapters One and Two
May 14, 2022 15:59 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBWe cover chapters one and two of Tito Caliander's "Way of Ascetics" (St. Vladimir Press), "On a Resolute and Sustained Purpose" and "On the Insufficiency of Human Strength." Enjoy the show!
Homily - Ritual and Resilience
May 09, 2022 01:11 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBIn this homily offered on the Sunday of the Myrrhbearers (and Mother's Day!), Fr. Anthony offers an almost coherent meditation on how we need both rituals and grace to live a life of integrity and holiness. Enjoy the show!
Homily - Doubt and Discernment
May 01, 2022 23:53 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBSt. Thomas Sunday. Fr. Anthony offers a meditation (hostage situation?!) on the circle of trust and how Christ works with our fallen psychology to draw us out of darkness into the light.
Palm Sunday Homily - Understanding NOT Required
April 17, 2022 21:37 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBFr. Anthony offers a meditation on what we can learn from Christ's entrance into Jerusalem and how entering into it with Him can perfect us and heal the world around us. He focuses primarily on the relationship between understanding and communion, how our dysfunctions have distorted it, and how Orthodoxy restores it. Enjoy the show!
The Guru as a Dysfunctional Archetype
April 12, 2022 16:49 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBFr. Anthony talks with Fr. Gregory Jensen, PhD, about guruism, why it is dangerous, and how to avoid it. Enjoy the show!
Homily - St. Mary of Egypt, Friendship, and Revelation
April 10, 2022 16:55 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBIn this homily, Fr. Anthony uses what voice he had left after subbing for kindergarten classes this past week to describe St. Mary's theosis and the role community can play in our own. Enjoy the show!
Talking about What Matters Most with John Michalak
April 06, 2022 16:44 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBFr. Anthony talks with evangelical author, blogger, and podcaster, John Michalak about grace, liturgy, and the need to "surrender subjectivity." John started attending services at Holy Resurrection in Waynesville NC a few months ago and shares some observations. Enjoy the show!
Homily - Grace Gives More Than That
April 03, 2022 17:33 - 22 minutes - 21 MBIn this homily given at St. Nicholas in Charlottesville, VA on the Sunday of St. John of the Ladder, Fr. Anthony reminds us that God offers us more than the power to endure or see things more clearly - He offers us union with Him. And THAT is what we really need. Enjoy the show!