OrthoAnalytika
Welcome to OrthoAnalytika, Fr. Anthony Perkins' podcast of homilies, classes, and shows on spirituality, science, and culture - all offered from a decidedly Orthodox Christian perspective. Fr. Anthony is a mission priest and seminary professor for the UOC-USA. He has a diverse background, a lot of enthusiasm, and a big smile. See www.orthoanalytika.org for show notes and additional content.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 763
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2025
Homily - Orthodox Familial Ecclesiology
St. Luke 8:5-15. In today's homily, Fr. Anthony speaks about how a marriage should function in an Orthodox context and how that translates to our life in the Church. Enjoy the show!
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Lecture - Discernment & The Abolition of Man
Fr. Anthony speaks about discernment, the perils of pride in the priesthood, and CS Lewis’ The Abolition of Man.
Bible Study - Revelation Session Four
Revelation, Session Four Christ the Savior, Anderson SC Fr. Anthony Perkins
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The translation of the Apocalypse is from the Orthodox Study Bible.
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Lawrence R. Farley, The Apocalypse of St. …
Homily - Light
2 Corinthians 4: 6-15. What is the light that God brought into the world? What did it do for the world? For mankind? The light is both the revelation itself and the very thing that grants the ability…
Lecture - Is This Art Canonical?
In this lecture, Fr Anthony further explores the role of beauty in music and iconography especially as it relates to the culture or "spirit" of a people. He reviews the following articles:
https://o…
Bible Study - Revelation Session Three
Revelation, Session Three Christ the Savior, Anderson SC Fr. Anthony Perkins
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The translation of t…
Homily - You are Safe
In today's homily, Fr. Anthony reflects on our tendency to fear. He encourages us to remember that we are safe, and to not be anxious about anything but our sin. Enjoy the show!
Homily - Unless the Lord Builds the House
St. Luke 5:1-11. In today's homily, Fr Anthony stresses the importance of building in God's name. Using marriage as an example, he speaks on how we must strive to have Christ as the foundation for a…
Lecture - Solzhenitsyn's "Beauty Will Save The World"
In this lecture, Fr Anthony reviews Nobel Prize Winner Alexander Solzhenitsyn's acceptance speech. He shares how this concept of beauty fits into the Orthodox world and briefly touches on how today'…
Bible Study - Revelation Session 2
Revelation, Session Two Christ the Savior, Anderson SC Fr. Anthony Perkins
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The translation of the Apocalypse is from the Orthodox Study Bible.
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Lawrence R. Farley, The Apocalypse of St. J…
Homily - Don't Recreate the Law
(Galatians 2:16-20) Fr. Anthony kept close to his notes this week so as to avoid last week’s “hostage situation.” He addressed the temptation to recreate the Old Testament Law using The Way of Orthod…
Bible Study - Introduction to Revelation
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Andrew of Ceasarea: Commentary on the Apocalypse
Bishop Averky, The Epistles and the Apocalypse, Commentary on the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament (Volume III)
Fr. Lawrence R. Farley. …
Homily - Judaizing Circumcision & Babelizing Nationalism
Homily - Teaching Liturgy (Full Length)
In this episode, we are taken through a teaching liturgy in its full length. Enjoy the show!
Homily - Teaching Liturgy
Before the service. After attending the Divine Liturgy at Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, emissaries of St. Volodymyr, the King of Kyivan-Rus’ reported: “We knew not whether we were in heaven or on…
Homily - Building Relationships
In today's epistle reading from 1 Corinthians 3:9-17, St. Paul instructs us to build carefully upon our foundation - Jesus Christ. Wrapping up on his series on relationships, Fr. Anthony expounds upo…
Homily - Is Christ Divided
In today's epistle reading from 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, St. Paul calls for unity in the body of Christ. In his homily, Fr. Anthony tells us how, without Christ, division is our natural state; how, wit…
Homily - Carry the Weak
In today's epistle reading from Romans 15:1-7, we are told to bear the burdens of those weaker than us for Christ's sake and God's glory. In his homily, Fr. Anthony expounds on the humility we must c…
Homily - Rules for Living with Others
Romans 12:6-14. In today's homily, Fr Anthony speaks on rules of engagement for living in community. He reflects on the importance of spiritual development in overcoming division, and discusses how c…
FSAW - Orthodoxy, Freedom, and Evangelism
For today's "Father Speak a Word", Fr. Anthony talks with Fr. Gregory about the beauty and challenge of being Orthodox in a liberal (i.e. capitalist) democracy. We use his substack essay "Magisteria…