{"podcast":{"title":"OrthoAnalytika","slug":"orthoanalytika-927444","podcast_index_feed_id":927444,"rss_url":"https://orthoanalytika.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://orthoanalytika.libsyn.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/4/7/a/f47ac582700d6bafd959afa2a1bf1c87/logo_1.jpg","author":"Fr. Anthony Perkins","episode_count":100,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-05T18:17:03.313113+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/orthoanalytika-927444"},"episode":{"title":"Homily - From Doubt to Communion: What It Means to Believe in Christ","slug":"homily-from-doubt-to-communion-what-it-means-to-believe-in-christ","published_at":"2026-04-19T22:54:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/orthoanalytika-927444/homily-from-doubt-to-communion-what-it-means-to-believe-in-christ","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/orthoanalytika-927444","url":"https://orthoanalytika.libsyn.com/homily-from-doubt-to-communion-what-it-means-to-believe-in-christ","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/orthoanalytika/Homily-20260419-Saint_Thomas.mp3?dest-id=52211","summary":"This homily reflects on belief as trust that creates communion and makes true life possible in Christ. Drawing on the encounter with Thomas, it shows how Christ patiently leads honest doubt into faith while calling us away from prideful questioning that blocks love. --- St. Thomas Sunday St. John 20:19–31 Does God hate doubt? Does He shame those who struggle to believe? No. He does something very different. Christ does not simply want us to know facts about Him. He wants us to know Him. Because He does not say, \"I teach the truth.\" He says: \"I am the Truth\" (cf. Gospel of John 14:6). This changes everything. Belief is not first about ideas—it is about relationship. And yet, God does not want us to remain in doubt. He does not want us to be uncertain about His love, His power, or His promise to save us. Because, as He says elsewhere, \"Whoever believes in Me shall never die\" (cf. John 11:26). Belief is not optional. It is the doorway into life. But notice how He brings people to belief. He does not force it. He does not shame it into existence. He draws it out—patiently, personally, just as He did with Thomas. So what does it mean to believe in someone? It means you trust them. You trust their intentions, their character, and their power to do what they say. We understand this instinctively. In a healthy marriage, a husband believes in his wife, and a wife in her husband. In a healthy home, children believe in their parents—not because they have proven every detail, but because they have learned to trust who they are. And when that kind of belief is present, something happens. There is freedom. A husband does not second-guess every word his wife says. A wife does not interpret every silence as betrayal. They are free to give themselves to one another without fear. There…","meta_description":"This homily reflects on belief as trust that creates communion and makes true life possible in Christ. Drawing on the encounter with Thomas, it shows how…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":758,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/orthoanalytika-927444/episodes/homily-from-doubt-to-communion-what-it-means-to-believe-in-christ/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/orthoanalytika-927444/homily-from-doubt-to-communion-what-it-means-to-believe-in-christ.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}