The American Life category examines contemporary culture, politics, economics, family life, and social trends through an Orthodox Christian lens. These articles explore the challenges and opportunities facing Americans today, offering spiritual reflection, cultural critique, and practical wisdom rooted in the timeless teachings of the Orthodox Church.
A practical guide for Orthodox Christians protesting the Beacon of Hope Award to Zelensky in New York, with advice on signs, messaging, chants, media, answering objections, and keeping the focus on religious freedom for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The advice works for any protest by Orthodox (and non-Orthodox) Christians conducting any protest.
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What happens when modern therapy techniques resemble the psychological tactics of intelligence tradecraft? This article examines how isolation, fear, grievance, and control of a person’s narrative can sever individuals from family and trusted support networks—and asks what happens when therapy becomes a force for rupture rather than healing.
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The 25th anniversary of 9/11 raises troubling questions about America’s transformation since September 11, 2001—from the rise of the surveillance state and the War on Terror to the growing emptiness of secular memorials. Explore 9/11, its changing meaning, and the Orthodox Christian response to tragedy, suffering, prayer, and national decline.
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What will Zelensky, Patriarch Bartholomew, and Orthodox Christians who remained silent say to Jesus Christ at the Last Judgment about the persecution of the UOC?
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An Orthodox Christian critique of Donald Trump, examining Trump Idolatry Syndrome, political deception, kleptocracy, the cult of personality, war, and the spiritual dangers of political idolatry.
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Why are so many young men failing to launch into adulthood? Explore how the loss of traditional rites of passage, Christian culture, responsibility, and spiritual formation has left a generation unprepared for manhood.
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Explore the growing threat to free speech and religious liberty in America, and learn why jury nullification may be a crucial last defense against political prosecution and government overreach.
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A powerful Orthodox appeal exposing the persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the OCU controversy, and GOARCH’s planned Zelensky “Beacon of Hope” award while calling Orthodox Christians to defend the persecuted Church.
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Explore Christian conservatism, stewardship, neighborliness, and the common good—and why corporate power and unchecked individualism challenge traditional conservative principles.
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We call upon you, America’s Orthodox bishops, to publicly denounce and repudiate Zelensky’s “Beacon of Hope” Award and to insist that the planners choose a worthy non-political honoree instead.
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