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
- 764
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2025
Homily - Forgiveness
Matthew 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…
Bible Study - Job:8 to the End
Bible 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 Eliph…
Homily - Prejudice, Objectivity, and Perseverance
Homily – 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 …
Bible Study – Job 2:16-7:14
Bible Study – Job Class Five: Job 2:16-7:14The trial of ideas begins.
Homily - Spiritual Investing?
Homily 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…
FSAW - Falling Short of the Glory of God
In 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. Gre…
Bible Study – Job 1:13-2:15
Bible 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 ho…
Homily - What is a Home?
Homily 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…
Bible Study - Job 2:6-12 [
Bible 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 …
Homily - Evangelism is Messy (in a messy world)
Homily – Bringing Grace to a Messy WorldSt 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 i…
Bible Study - Job 1:1-5 [Job is Righeous]
Bible 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,…
Homily - Gratitude and the Ten Lepers
On 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 …
Bible Study - Intro to Job
Bible 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 …
Homily - Are We All Teachers and Pastors Now?
Ephesians 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…
Homily - Salvation is a Banquet
The 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 …
FSAW - The Need for (Virtuous) Friendship
Father 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 virtu…
Homily - The Whole Harmony of God
ST. PAUL'S LETTER TO THE EPHESIANS 6:10-17
Brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the de…
FSAW - Training the Youth
Father Speak a Word - Training the Youth
Today Fr. Anthony talks with Fr. Gregory about his latest substack article; "When Adults Fail to Mentor Youth: A Lifetime of Failure for Graduation." In the …
Bible Study - Prophecies of the Nativity (Royal Hours and Vespers)
Nativity Bible Study
The first Lord I Call verse from the Vespers of Nativity:
Come, let us greatly rejoice in the Lord, as we sing of this present mystery. The wall which divided God from man has be…
Homily - Exposing Darkness
Ephesians 5: 8 – 19
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out w…