Explore 15 critical topics about Online Orthodoxy, including Orthodox influencers, social media addiction, clergy accountability, AI, monetization, and why online content can never replace parish life. These are recommendations for topics to discuss at the upcoming Orthodox Ethos conference, Apologia: A Gathering of Orthodox Apologists in Arizona.
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Pray the Akathist to the Holy Spirit for divine wisdom, spiritual renewal, and the gifts of grace. Discover Orthodox prayers for enlightenment, holiness, and eternal life in Christ.
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Here is my recap of the Zelensky dinner, based on available reports and on my weeks of monitoring the subject for Orthodox Reflections.
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Pray the Akathist to Prophet Elijah, the great Old Testament prophet who ascended to heaven in a chariot of fire. Seek his intercession for healing, protection, rain, and deliverance from suffering.
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Discover the Orthodox Christian understanding of death, sickness, and suffering as consequences of sin rather than God’s punishment. Explore God’s mercy, free will, theosis, and Christ’s victory over death through the teachings of the Church Fathers.
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Read the Akathist to the Mother of God with Seven Arrows, a powerful Orthodox prayer for healing, reconciliation, peace in families, and protection from hatred, division, sorrow, and suffering.
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Examine concerns surrounding Fulton Sheen’s beatification, focusing on his support for Vatican II, ecumenism, and Americanism, contrasting these positions with the Orthodox understanding of Church, state, and Christian life.
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Pray the Akathist to Saint Dumitru Stăniloae, the Romanian Orthodox confessor and renowned interpreter of the Philokalia, seeking his intercession for spiritual wisdom, prayer, holiness, and knowledge of God.
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This article examines the 2018 Tomos that created the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, analyzing the newly published Kyiv chronicle, the role of Patriarch Bartholomew, Poroshenko, Georgios Frangakis, and alleged political pressure and corruption surrounding the Unification Council.
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Explore the history of Orthodox Christianity in France, the Great Schism, papal supremacy, and the legacy of pre-Schism French saints, as Orthodox Christianity grows across Western Europe.
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