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.
The war in Ukraine is the subject of unrelenting propaganda that hides the real situation. All Christians should think and pray deeply before speaking.
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The War in Ukraine is about to become a tragedy of global proportions. Besides poverty and starvation, we also risk our freedom.
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The foundation of Western Civilization is the Orthodox Church. That connection was lost, and our culture declined. Our culture can be reclaimed.
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Vladimir Putin is a secular leader of a multi-confessional state. His invasion of Ukraine is Great Power Politics, not a religious crusade.
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Academics are trying to muddle teaching that is traditional and clear, while incorporating leftist dogma that is alien to the Orthodox Faith.
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To improve U.S.-Russia relations, we must combat the pathology of Russophobia caused by Western spiritual illness and media misinformation.
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Archbishop Elpidophoros does not need to clarify his remarks from the March for Life. Anyone paying attention knows he endorsed abortion.
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An eyewitness to the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis exposes the truth of America’s dangerous support for neo-Nazis and ultranationalists.
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Academics and hierarchs from the Greek Archdiocese frequently espouse concepts borrowed from Marxism that are anti-Orthodox and racist.
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Taking the COVID jabs defile us in many ways. Orthodox Christians have faced this before – an attempt by the world to force us into its sin.
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