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Homily - The Diabolic (Pan!) Heresy of ... Self-Righteousness
OrthoAnalytika - June 17, 2024 00:47 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsSt. John 17:1-13. Fr. Anthony continues his series of pithy homilies on relationships, this time describing how the sin of Arius (DON'T BE ARIUS!) destroys the possibility of healthy unity. Enjoy the show!
Homily - What the Blind Man Teaches us about Relationships
OrthoAnalytika - June 10, 2024 00:43 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsGospel: John 9:1-38. Summer brings heat to Anderson SC... it also brings shorter homilies! Fr. Anthony continues his summer homily series on relationships by looking at what the blind man can teach us about living with and loving one another. Enjoy the show!
FSAW - Like Puppies Wagging Their Tales
OrthoAnalytika - April 25, 2024 21:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsIn today's edition of "Father, Speak a Word," Fr. Gregory Jensen and Fr. Anthony Perkins talk about the temptation of betraying their own callings by idealizing a romantic vision of monasticism and either trying to impliment it in their parishes or "wagging their tales" after it. They use Fr. G...
The Way of Ascetics – Chapter 26
OrthoAnalytika - April 24, 2024 14:29 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsThe Way of Ascetics; Tito Colliander Chapter Twenty-Six: ON THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE ... The narrow way has no end: its quality is eternity. There every moment is a moment of beginning-the present includes the future: the day of judgment; the present includes the past: creation; for Christ is...
Homily - The Two Holy Mary's and Us
OrthoAnalytika - April 21, 2024 14:59 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsHomily on the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt Fr. Anthony compares the lives of the Theotokos and St. Mary of Egypt, noting that our path looks much more like that of the latter, especially given our culture's immersion in social media, consumerism, aggressive politics, and pornography. Thank God...
FSAW - Seeking Deeper Meaning in Orthodoxy
OrthoAnalytika - April 18, 2024 21:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsIn this edition of "Father, Speak a Word" Fr. Anthony Perkins and Fr. Gregory Jensen talk about the joy of evangelizing a world full of people seeking something real. Enjoy the show!
Homily - The Ladder and Living in the World
OrthoAnalytika - April 14, 2024 14:51 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsHomily of the Sunday of St. John of the Ladder Today Fr. Anthony riffed on this gem, found towards the beginning of The Ladder. He describes the beautiful way of perfection in Christ planned for all those who do not live in monestaries. Step One: On Renunciation 21. Some people living ca...
The Way of Ascetics – Chapter 25
OrthoAnalytika - April 10, 2024 14:23 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsWay of Ascetics; Tito Colliander Chapter Twenty-Five: ON THE JESUS PRAYER ... Especially should the beginner beware of everything that has the slightest tendency to mysticism. The Jesus Prayer is an activity, a practical work and a means by which you enable yourself to receive and use the po...
Homily - Taking up our Cross
OrthoAnalytika - April 07, 2024 14:39 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsHomily of the Sunday of the Cross From Bishop Nicholas (DOMSE Newsletter): The Church has placed the Cross in the middle of Great and Holy Lent, the third Sunday of the Fast, for a very specific reason! The Church has placed the Cross in the middle of Great and Holy Lent, the third Sunday...
The Way of Ascetics – Chapter 24
OrthoAnalytika - April 03, 2024 12:53 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsToday we cover Chapter 24 of Way of Ascetics, "On an Interpretation of Zacchaeus." It has some beautiful imagery. This class was accompanied by Thai Tofu Fresh Rolls and Gypsy soup. If you are ever in the Anderson area, come and visit!
Class - Palamas and Becoming One (as God is One)
OrthoAnalytika - April 01, 2024 00:08 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsToday Fr. Anthony wanted to share some ideas he's been playing with, resulting from his study of St. Gregory Palamas, theology (e.g. essence and energy), and relationships. Enjoy the show!
Homily - St. Gregory Palamas and Marriage
OrthoAnalytika - April 01, 2024 00:04 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsMarriage as a Metaphor for Orthodoxy Homily of St. Gregory Palamas Today we celebrate the life and teachings of someone who really got it? St. Gregory Palamas; he experienced God's love for him in a real and tangible way, and he reflected that love back at God and on all those around him. T...
The Way of Ascetics – Chapter 23
OrthoAnalytika - March 27, 2024 15:35 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsToday, Fr. Anthony covers Chapter Twenty-Three: ON TIMES OF DARKNESS with the faithful of Christ the Savior in Anderson SC. We changed the format a bit, having the class as we enjoyed our after-Presanctified collation of PB&J's, PB&B's, collard greens, and tobouli. Enjoy the show!
The Way of Ascetics - Chapter 22
OrthoAnalytika - March 20, 2024 18:33 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsChapter Twenty-Two: ON THE USE OF MATERIAL THINGS WE are made up of soul and body; the two cannot be separated in our conduct. Let the physical therefore come to your aid: Christ knew our weakness and for our sake used words and gestures, spittle and earth as media. For our sake He let His pow...
Homily - Forgiveness
OrthoAnalytika - March 17, 2024 18:13 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsMatthew 6:14-21 Romans 13:11-14:4 In today’s Gospel, the Lord tells us to lay up treasures in heaven, how do we do that? It’s not hard. And it’s, it’s actually a lot easier than fully investing in your 401k. Because the amount of love that is available to your heart, to share with others...
Bible Study - Job:8 to the End
OrthoAnalytika - March 06, 2024 18:05 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsBible Study – Job Class Six: Job 8:1-11:1; 11:1-42:22 From the Orthodox Study Bible. JOB 8: [Bildad’s nonsense] TO THE EARS OF BILDAD, JOB’S SECOND RESPONDENT, a man even less tolerant than Eliphaz, the foregoing lament seems to be an attack on the justice of God and the entire moral o...
Homily - Prejudice, Objectivity, and Perseverance
OrthoAnalytika - February 18, 2024 23:49 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsHomily – Prejudice, Objectivity, and Grit St. Matthew 15.21-28 Gospel: Then Jesus left and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried; “have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; for my daughter is severely possessed by a dev...
Bible Study – Job 2:16-7:14
OrthoAnalytika - February 14, 2024 23:35 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsBible Study – Job Class Five: Job 2:16-7:14 The trial of ideas begins.
Homily - Spiritual Investing?
OrthoAnalytika - February 12, 2024 00:35 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsHomily on the Talents Main point: What do we with the riches God has given us? Multiply them! How? By investing all those riches in spiritual activities that provide a strong return on investment and having enough self-discipline not to waste them on activities that cause spiritual harm. ...
FSAW - Falling Short of the Glory of God
OrthoAnalytika - February 08, 2024 23:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsIn this episode of "Father, Speak a Word," Fr. Gregory Jensen, PhD and Fr. Anthony talk about why we should celebrate our shortcomings (as we repent of our sin). The conversation is based on Fr. Gregory's substack article "It's Complicated; Thoughts On Falling Short of the Glory of God." [The ...
Bible Study – Job 1:13-2:15
OrthoAnalytika - February 07, 2024 13:53 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsBible Study – Job Class Four: Job 1:13 – 2:15 From the Orthodox Study Bible. Job Loses His Children and Property 13. Now there was a day when Job’s sons and daughters were drinking wine in the house of their elder brother, 14. and behold, a messenger came to Job and said, “The yoke...
Homily - What is a Home?
OrthoAnalytika - February 04, 2024 13:50 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsHomily Notes on Zacchaeus Sunday: What makes a home? Walk in – can you tell (that a place is a home)? The feeling? · Feelings and intuition are unreliable; generally, they are the way the subconscious mind puts together other indicators · But to the sense our feelings...
Bible Study - Job 2:6-12 [
OrthoAnalytika - January 31, 2024 14:41 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsBible Study – Job Class Two: Job 1: 6-12 From the Orthodox Study Bible. Satan is Permitted to Test Job 6. Then as it so happened one day that behold, the angels of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and the devil also came with them. 7. The Lord said to the devil, “Whe...
Homily - Evangelism is Messy (in a messy world)
OrthoAnalytika - January 28, 2024 17:06 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsHomily – Bringing Grace to a Messy World St Luke 18:35-43. The healing of the blind beggar. Three points: Jesus did not stay in one place. Jesus Christ is and was God. It is fitting that He reside in the throne room of God, surrounded by the cherubim and seraphim, with His holiness refle...
Bible Study - Job 1:1-5 [Job is Righeous]
OrthoAnalytika - January 24, 2024 16:07 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsBible Study – Job Class Two: Job 1: 1-5 From the Orthodox Study Bible. 1. Faithful Job and His Children 1 There was a man in the land of Austis, whose name was Job. That man was true, blameless, righteous, and God-fearing, and he abstained from every evil thing. 2 Now he had seven ...
Homily - Gratitude and the Ten Lepers
OrthoAnalytika - January 22, 2024 01:29 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsOn Gratitude (with thanks to St. Nicholai Velimirovich) Luke 17: 12-19 (The Ten Lepers, only one of whom returned) [Started with a meditation on the virtues of hard work and gratitude; hard work so that we can be proud of what we have done and foster an appreciation for the amount of effort ...
Bible Study - Intro to Job
OrthoAnalytika - January 18, 2024 01:51 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsBible Study – Job Introduction Job is the first book of the Wisdom genre in the Orthodox Bible. The others are The Proverbs of Solomon, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, the Wisdom of Solomon, and the Wisdom of Sirach. Date and Authorship: Unknown, but Job lived during the time of the Patri...
Homily - Are We All Teachers and Pastors Now?
OrthoAnalytika - January 14, 2024 14:54 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsEphesians 4:7-13. In this homily (hostage situation?), Fr. Anthony talks about the temptations new technology brings for getting ecclesiology wrong. Noting that bad ecclesiology is bad theology, he offers to help everyone find their calling and develop their gifts, but warns that we need be ca...
Homily - Salvation is a Banquet
OrthoAnalytika - December 18, 2023 01:24 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsThe Banquet St. Luke 14:16-24 · Greatest tragedies in history o Separation from God o Separation from one another · Two of the great epidemics of our time resulted from this o Loneliness: we were made for community (yes, even introverts!) o Meaning: § We ...
FSAW - The Need for (Virtuous) Friendship
OrthoAnalytika - December 13, 2023 02:37 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsFather Speak a Word. Today Fr. Anthony talks with Fr. Gregory Jensen, PhD, about his recent essay, "Friendship." They cover the differences between friendships based on utility, pleasure, and virtue, noting that a virtuous friendship cannot be rushed, assumed, or coerced. They also compare th...