Rethinking American Holidays and Orthodox Evangelism
Americans are bad at holidays. The Orthodox need to teach them, and reach our neighbors with the fullness of the Christian Faith.
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Five Good Reasons NOT to Visit a Monastery: The Temptations of Monastic Maximalism
Going on pilgrimage to monasteries is a treasured Orthodox Tradition for the lay faithful. However, for the spiritually immature, pilgrimages can do great harm. Here are reasons to avoid them, if you are not fully prepared to undertake them in the correct spiritual mindset.
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Is There a “Christian Nationalist” Threat to America and Orthodoxy?
An Orthodox priest warns that Trump could bring about the triumph of “Christian Nationalism”. A Greek lawyer warns that a vote for Trump is one against the Patriarchate of Constantinople. What is going on?
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Is Russian Choral Music Appropriate for Liturgy?
Strange question right? But, interestingly, Russian choral music in use today is not the ancient Russian tradition. It came out of the 1600s renovations, albeit with some precedent, and accelerated under Tsar Peter the Great. Should we even keep singing it?
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For Orthodox Subversion, a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Over time, images work their way into our minds and transform our perceptions. The success of modern propaganda depends on that, as do efforts to transform the Orthodox Church into a “modern” version of herself.
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Cradle Orthodox Life Has Changed Dramatically in Just a Few Decades
Sometimes we need to take stock of just how much Orthodoxy in America has changed within the lifetimes of our “cradles”. From an immigrant faith with mainstream moral and ethical beliefs, shifts in American culture have turned Orthodoxy into more and more of an outlier, putting the Church in the middle of conflicts we never sought out, but now cannot avoid.
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Do Orthodox Want to Complain About Shallow American Culture, or Transform it?
Americans are bad at holidays. The Orthodox need to teach them, and reach our neighbors with the fullness of the Christian Faith.
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Orthodox Missions Can Succeed Anywhere
The Orthodox Faith is for everyone. No matter where your Orthodox parish or mission is planted, it can succeed. The turnaround of SS Peter and Paul in Detroit proves that.
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Reflecting on the Recent Chaos and Division in the Diocese of the West
An analysis of some of the larger questions for American Orthodoxy raised by reported in-fighting in the OCA Diocese of the West.
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Say No to American Funded Christian Persecution in Ukraine
Christian persecution in Ukraine is worsening, and American tax payers are being forced to fund it. Do we really want to be at war with God?
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