The Archbishop’s Exhortation for the Fourth of July
The 4th of July encyclical from Archbishop Elpidophoros was remarkably tone deaf given the last year of rioting and infringement of liberties.
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Covid-19 was the Perfect (Lost) Opportunity for Palliative Care
The failure to provide proper palliative care to terminally ill patients during the Covid pandemic harmed patients and spread panic.
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Are Not We All the Church?
The Church is the vineyard of the Lord and all of us, clergy and laity alike, are tenant farmers. We are to cultivate the fields together.
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The Most Deceptive (and Damning) Addiction
There are many kinds of addiction, some can even masquerade as virtue. Addiction to power and adulation is among the worst forms.
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Truly Following the Gospel in a Time of Plague
What does the Gospel really demand of us during a plague? Should Christians cower at home, or are we called to do more in the name of Christ?
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The Dangers of Religiously-based Marketing for Covid Vaccines
The Covid vaccines have been the subjects of a massive marketing campaign. Religious institutions, knowingly or not, are playing a big role.
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Vaccine Segregation in American Orthodoxy
CDC guidelines on masks and vaccines resulted in two different policies in American Orthodoxy. One encourages segregation and implicit lying.
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The Real Efficacy of Covid-19 Vaccines – a Medical Researcher Debunks the Claims
Covid Vaccines claim 95% efficacy, but that is extremely misleading. In the real world, these vaccines provide little actual protection.
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For the Orthodox, Callousness is the Real Pandemic
Testimonials bear witness to the callousness with which too many Orthodox Christians have been treated during the pandemic.
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Dear Bishops: Governance Without Relationship is Tyranny
The Orthodox Church is less an institution than an extended family. Fathers are essential, and most of ours are absentee.
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