Homily - We are doing it wrong!
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Homily for the third Sunday after Pentecost (; ). Do we have anxiety or peace? Are our tribulations bringing us anger and despondency or hope? In this homily, Fr. Anthony makes the case that we are suffering from the chaos around us because we skipped a step: we went straight to virtue without first seeking God and His righteousness. This was Fr. Anthony's audible homily; it's not polished, but there you go. Enjoy the show!
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We CANNOT Trust Our Feelings (even when we call them our conscience)
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This talk was recorded and streamed at 10AM EST on 22 June 2020 on Fr. Anthony Perkins' Youtube Channel. In it, Fr. Anthony talks about what St. Paul’s letter to the Romans teaches us about the utility of feelings and science for discerning and healing the world’s pain. Enjoy the show!
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Homily - Neither the Law nor our Conscience make us Good
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Fr. Anthony preaches on the epistle reading (Romans 2:10-16), explaining St. Paul's take on the utility of The Law (for the Jews) vs. the Conscience (for the Gentiles) and what it means for us now. Enjoy the show!
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Homily - St. John Chrysostom on how the media manipulates and divides us
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Homily for All Saints 2020Continuing on the theme of Division Call to unity. But we experience division. The devil loves to divide us [and to solve that division with hedonism and tyranny]. [Review the three parts of the mind] Rather than taking the unity of God into our minds (through the heart), and spreading it through our families, friendships, communities and the world; we do the opposite: we take the divisions and tyrannies of the devil in the world, bring them into our minds (through our emotions; justified by our brains), and spread them through our families and...
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Homily for Pentecost 2020 - Peace against and in Chaos
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At Pentecost we celebrate the Holy Trinity and the restoration of unity from the division of Babel. How are we to understand the present division within that frame? Fr. Anthony provides some context and gives three pieces of advice for these difficult times: 1) cultivate peace in the heart and in relations 2) be charitable towards the intentions of others and 3) trust God's plan on redemption for all of us.
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Homily - Our Division Goes Against God's Will
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This homily was given on the Sunday after the Ascension (St. John 17:1-13; Acts 20:16-18, 28-36) and after a week of our shared outrage over police brutality and a growing concern about the rioting that has occurred in response to that brutality. God wants us to be one; how are we doing with that?!
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Canonist Fr. Harry Linsinbigler on Orthodox Ecclesiology and Ukraine
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Join Fr. Anthony on his back porch in Hartwell, Georgia, as he talks with author, priest, professor, and canonist, Fr. Harry Linsinbigler about Orthodox Ecclesiology and Ukraine. There's at least a little in here for everyone to be challenged by.
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Ecclesiology, the Coronavirus and how Christ manifests Himself "In Every Church"
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Join Fr. Anthony Perkins on his back porch in Hartwell, GA as he talks with author, canonist, and professor, Fr. Harry Linsinbigler about his new book on ecclesiology, "In Every Church" (also "Orthodox Ecclesiology") and how it helps us understand today's ecclesial challenges. They also talk about how ecclesiology expresses itself in the responses to the coronavirus. Enjoy the show!
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Homily on the Samaritan Woman and Evangelizing with Love
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In this homily on the woman at the well (St. Luke 4:1-42), Fr. Anthony describes how Jesus Christ taught us to do evangelism by leading with love. Enjoy the show!
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Where is the church? Heart? Home? Parish? Diocese? Patriarchate?
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Join Fr. Anthony on his back porch in Hartwell, Georgia, as talks with priest, professor, and canonist, Fr. Harry, about his new books ("In Every Church" and "Orthodox Ecclesiology") and why it’s important to get ecclesiology right. This is a recording from .
info_outlineIn this homily on the Sunday of the Myrrhbearers (St. Mark 15:43-16:8), Fr. Anthony compares our reactions to deaths caused by COVID-19 to the reactions of various groups at the time of Christ's death. He finishes by encouraging us to imitate the witness of the Myrrhbearers who reacted in the noblest way possible: love.