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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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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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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Book Review: Do Not Avenge Us – Testimonies about the Suffering of the Romanians Deported from Bessarabia to Siberia
Stories of historical Christian persecution teach many valuable lessons. Among the most important – no matter what you suffer, abandoning God is always your choice alone. If you do not forget God, He will not forget you.
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The Way to Schism Part 1: Ordination of a Female “Orthodox” Deacon
Will the “ordination” of a female deacon in Africa be the precedent for more such ordinations? Can Orthodox unity be preserved if local Churches depart from Orthodox consensus? Is it possible that modernization and schism are the real goals?
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Why the US National Security State’s Orthodox Christian Obsession?
Anti-Orthodox Christian hit pieces are everywhere, official “Russophobia” is at an all time high, while modernists are working overtime to transform the Orthodox Church into something “new”. Why?
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Why Western Rite?
Are there any valid reasons for the Orthodox Church to support Western Rite Orthodoxy? It is past time for Orthodox Christians to have a serious dialogue on this question.
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The Left’s Subversion of American Orthodoxy
The new “Renovationists” and their assault on Fr. John Whiteford and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
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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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Responding to Ukraine Banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
How should Orthodox and other concerned American Christians react to the law 8371 banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church? Archbishop Peter of Chicago has asked us to step up and demand accountability from our elected readers.
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