{"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 - The Dangerous Joy of Palm Sunday","slug":"homily-the-dangerous-joy-of-palm-sunday","published_at":"2026-04-05T22:59:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/orthoanalytika-927444/homily-the-dangerous-joy-of-palm-sunday","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/orthoanalytika-927444","url":"https://orthoanalytika.libsyn.com/homily-the-dangerous-joy-of-palm-sunday","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/orthoanalytika/Homily-20260405-PalmSunday.mp3?dest-id=52211","summary":"Philippians 4:4-9; John 12:1-18 Palm Sunday reveals both our love for Christ and our temptation to abandon Him when He does not meet our expectations. This homily invites us to see ourselves in the Gospel, to embrace the deeper work of transformation, and to follow the King who leads us not to comfort, but to life through the Cross. --- Palm Sunday Homily 2026 For the Jews two thousand years ago, today was the culmination of their long waiting: the Messiah had come to save them. \"Hosanna in the Highest! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord—the King of Israel!\" It is a great day for us as well—the end of Great Lent, the celebration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem. We take up the first fruits of spring—palm leaves and pussy willows—not just as decoration, but as a sign of renewal. The winter of waiting is over. Christ has come among His people. As the Church sings in the Triodion: \"Today the grace of the Holy Spirit has gathered us together, and we all take up Thy Cross and say: Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord.\" And more than that: He has come into our lives. This feast is not only about what happened in Jerusalem long ago. It is about the moment when Christ entered into our own story—when we first recognized Him as Lord, when we opened our hearts to Him, when we felt the relief of His presence. For many of us, that moment was marked by healing: the easing of despair, the forgiveness of sins, the restoration of hope. And so we cried out: \"Hosanna in the Highest—the King has come to save!\" Not just Israel. Me. But here is where the Gospel becomes dangerous for us. Because the people who cried \"Hosanna\" were not wrong to rejoice. They were wrong about what that joy meant. They loved Christ because He met their expectations. He healed…","meta_description":"Philippians 4:4-9; John 12:1-18 Palm Sunday reveals both our love for Christ and our temptation to abandon Him when He does not meet our expectations. Thi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":683,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/orthoanalytika-927444/episodes/homily-the-dangerous-joy-of-palm-sunday/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-the-dangerous-joy-of-palm-sunday.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}