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Category: Death and Dying

Much of the pressure for “Medical Assistance in Dying” and “Euthanasia” really boils down to a failure of palliative care. We just experienced a failure of such care during the “Pandemic”, which led directly to the panic over a disease with an avg age at mortality of 78 – 80. We Orthodox Christians must become as active in end-of-life issues as we are concerning abortion. The vulnerable at both ends of the spectrum deserve our protection.

December 20, 2021
American Life, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Covid Vaccine Safety, Death and Dying, Prayer and Spirituality, Technology, Western Civilization

Get Thee Behind Me, Scientism (Transhumanism, Part Two)

Covid is a religious project driven by mega-rich pagans who seek immortality through transhumanism. They hope to overcome sickness and death by transforming what it means to be human for the elect while enslaving, disabling, or killing everyone else. Why are you complying?

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Paul Preaching Corinth
December 14, 2020
American Life, Contact the Bishops, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Death and Dying, Jurisdictions, Masks / Facial Coverings, Parish Life

Faith Over Fear – Apostolic Boldness in the Age of COVID

Orthodox Christian Bishops seem to have embraced the new normal. We need apostolic boldness to shake off fear and preach Christ!

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Assembly Orthodox Bishops Virtual Meeting
October 16, 2020
Contact the Bishops, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Death and Dying, Greek Archdiocese, OCA, Parish Life, Petition Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops

Are Orthodox Christian Bishops Afraid of COVID, the Government, or Both?

38 Canoncial Orthodox Bishops in America met virtually and drafted a message of “hope.” It was a timid, tepid defense of the “middle ground.”

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December 22, 2021
Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Death and Dying, Jurisdictions, Masks / Facial Coverings, OCA, Parish Life

Not So Bold Leadership from Archbishop Michael of NY and NJ

Our society is in freefall. At Christmas, as we celebrate the Incarnation of Jesus Christ, we need hope in our Churches, not masks and fear.

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Orthodox Church livestreaming
October 30, 2020
American Life, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Death and Dying

Why Doesn’t the Church Stand Up for Human Nature in the Age of COVID?

Man is more than a physical body, and it takes more than just staving off physical death to make a person really alive.

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December 1, 2021
Abortion, American Life, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Covid Persecution, Covid Vaccine Safety, Death and Dying, Ecumenism, Jurisdictions, Parish Life, Prayer and Spirituality, Roman Catholic Church, Theology, Vaccine / Informed Consent

Orthodox Christian COVID Heroes

For American Orthodox Christians, it often seems that all of our bishops accept/enforce the COVID narrative. There are heroes that don’t.

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September 20, 2021
Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Covid Persecution, Death and Dying, Greek Archdiocese, Jurisdictions, Leftist Infiltration of the Orthodox Church, Theology, Vaccine / Informed Consent, Vaccine Mandate Essentials, Western Civilization

COVID Vaccine Mandates: Is Elpidophoros on the Wrong Side of Patristic Tradition?

Archbishop Elpidophoros is wrong. There is a religious exemption for the COVID vaccine mandates. Without free will, there is no Orthodoxy.

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Victims of poverty
January 9, 2021
American Life, Contact the Bishops, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Death and Dying, Health Care

Lockdowns Kill – Why Do Orthodox Bishops Ignore the Victims?

Lockdowns are not free of cost. Many people suffer. Why are these victims forgotten by the hierarchs of the Orthodox Church?

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Greek Independence
September 1, 2020
Canada Single Spoon Communion Petition, Communion, Death and Dying, Greek Archdiocese Canada

Are Greek Orthodox Christians in Canada Fanatics?

Not only are Orthodox Bishops not fighting for the Orthodox Church, Archbishop Sotirios of Canada attacks the faithful as “fanatics”.

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Masks in the Orthodox Church
December 7, 2020
American Life, Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, Contact the Bishops, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Death and Dying, Masks / Facial Coverings, Parish Life, Petition Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops, Theology

A Theology of Fear

Wouldn’t the loving pastoral practice be helping those who are fearful put away fear, rather than encouraging it by changing how we worship?

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