Made to Be a Kingdom
Fr. Anthony Perkins, Fr. Harry Linsinbigler, and Ancient Faith Ministries
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The Spirit Descends: Pentecost, the Eucharist, and the Life of the Age to Come
In this episode of Made to be a Kingdom, Fathers Anthony Perkins and Harry Linsenbigler explore Pentecost as the climactic fulfillment of God’s saving work, where the Holy Spirit makes the life of…
From Pascha to Ascension: The Fulfillment of the Resurrection
In this episode of Made to be a Kingdom, Fathers Anthony Perkins and Harry Linsenbigler complete their exploration of Paschaltide by tracing its culmination in the Feast of the Ascension. They…
Christ Is Risen—and Everything Changes: The Theology of Paschaltide
In this episode of Made to be a Kingdom, Fathers Anthony Perkins and Harry Linsenbigler explore how Pascha functions as the Church’s great “reset,” reordering the liturgical year and illuminating the…
Not About Us: The Shift from Lent to Holy Week (and beyond)
Today we are reflecting on a critical transition in the life of the Church: the movement from Great Lent into Holy Week and then into the feast of Pascha. As we’ll see, this is not just a change in…
Fasting as the Body of Christ: The Ecclesial Shape of Great Lent
Great Lent is not a private self-improvement program; it is the Church’s shared praxis of becoming the Body of Christ through fasting, prayer, and worship. Fathers Harry and Anthony connect the…
Built on the Anointed Rock: Christ, the Church, and the Gates of Death
In this episode of Made to be a Kingdom, Fathers Harry Linsenbigler and Anthony Perkins return to Christ’s words in Matthew 16–18 to explore what Scripture reveals about the nature of the Church.…
Where Is the Church? Matthew 16:18, the Confession of Peter, and Paschal Victory
In this episode, Fr. Harry and Fr. Anthony slow down over Christ’s words in Matthew 16— especially the phrase “my Church”—to clarify that the Church is first Christ’s possession and work, not ours.…
Before Pentecost: The Church Older Than the Sun and Moon
Pentecost isn't the Church's birthday: the Church precedes it, stretching back to creation itself, angels, prophets, patriarchs, and is revealed most clearly in Christ and the Church's liturgical…
Whose Church Is It? Belonging, Not Owning
In this New Year episode, Fr. Harry and Fr. Anthony challenge the casual habit of saying “my church” by reframing ecclesial identity: the Church is of God—not our possession, but the place to which…
Scaling the Parish Without Losing the Family
As parishes grow, the priest-and-everyone model that once felt like “family” can become unsustainable—especially in catechesis, confession, and pastoral care. Fr. Anthony and Fr. Harry explore…
Holy Things for the Holy: Offices, Fatherhood, and the Shared Vocation of the Faithful
Recorded in person during a seminary week at South Bound Brook, Fr. Anthony Perkins and Fr. Harry Linsenbigler reflect on two passages from In Every Church (p. 78) to clarify how Christ “fills” every…
Guarding the Faith Online: Ecclesiology, Consumerism, and the Temptation to Teach
Fr. Harry and Fr. Anthony explore how internet culture, consumerism, and disincarnate “platforms” distort Orthodox teaching and tempt all of us to become unappointed theologians. Drawing on…
Ecclesiology Where It Lives: Salvation Is Local
In this episode, Fr. Harry and Fr. Anthony unpack how a truly sacramental worldview means that the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church is concretely instantiated in your particular parish— with…
Head Coverings in the Spirit of Love and Unity
Fr. Harry and Fr. Anthony turn to 1 Corinthians 11 to explore the meaning of head coverings in the Church. They show how St. Paul’s teaching addressed cultural practices in Corinth that threatened…
Orthodox Women's Ministries and the Priesthood
In response to a listener’s question, Fr. Harry and Fr. Anthony explore the role of women in the life of the Church, from family and parish life to broader questions of ministry. They distinguish…
Preparing for Death in Christ: The Church as Our Teacher
Fr. Harry Linson Bigler and Fr. Anthony Perkins reflect on recent tragedies, including the anniversary of 9/11 and the assassination of Charlie Kirk, to explore how the Church prepares us for death.…
The Many Names of the Church: Identity, Fullness, and Faith
Fathers Harry and Anthony explore the many names of the Church in the New Testament and liturgy, showing how each reveals her identity as the Body of Christ and the household of God. They highlight…
The Fullness of the Church: Names, Wolves, and the Wheat
Fr. Harry and Fr. Anthony begin their exploration of the many names of the Church found in the New Testament, emphasizing its identity as the Body of Christ and its sacramental fullness in every…
In Tune with Heaven: The Sacred Call to Gather
Father Harry and Father Anthony explore the theological and canonical importance of gathering for Sunday worship, grounding their discussion in Old Testament examples, patristics, and church…
The Church Before Pentecost: Sacred Assembly in the Old Testament
Fr. Harry and Fr. Anthony explore how the Church existed in the Old Testament as the gathered people of God, long before Pentecost. They emphasize that salvation is communal, not individualistic, and…
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