The Question of the Western Rite
A critical response to Fr. James Krueger’s article on Orthodox Reflections concerning the validity of Western Rite Orthodoxy.
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Why the Ukraine Schism Matters
Too many Americans do not realize they are funding Christian persecution in Ukraine. Americans also don’t realize how vital their government believes it is to continue the persecution.
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Why Venerate Saints of the West and Reject the Liturgies They Celebrated?
The religious roots of the West are Orthodox Catholicism, as shown by the many pre-Schism saints the Orthodox commemorate. Are we truly honoring these saints if we reject the rites which inspired them to such holiness?
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Will President Trump Save the Persecuted Christians?
Christianity is the most persecuted religion on Earth. Particularly in Ukraine and Syria, the incoming Trump Administration could help protect Christians using American power and influence. But will Trump make this a priority?
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Who Will be our St. Nicholas vis-à-vis Archbishop Elpidophoros?
Who will slap, hopefully metaphorically but maybe literally, US Archbishop Elpidophoros in the face, the next time he spews out another heresy?
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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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Perennialism in Religion and Science
Are all religions fundamentally the same, leading to the one true God by different paths? Has God really assigned each of the “great world religions” to a specific sector or race of humanity?
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