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 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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After Hurricane Helene, What Have We Learned?
Disaster Response Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Orthodox Christians are not optional. They are necessities, because you can’t wait for the government to help you.
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Were the Roman Popes Supreme in the First Millennium?
If the supremacy and infallibility of the Roman Popes were of Apostolic origin, then we would expect to have seen these dogmas “believed everywhere, always, and by all”. Were the Popes really supreme in the 1st Millennium?
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Pope Francis and the Roman Church Versus Orthodoxy on Immigration
The Roman Catholic Church cannot save the “West”. Rome is, in fact, at the center of destroying it for ideology and profit. Her actions are in stark contrast to the Orthodox Church.
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A Message of Hope for Gen Z
American society and associated ideologies are noticeably failing Gen Z. Fortunately, discovering authentic Christian Tradition can bring them what they are missing.
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The Way to Schism Part 2: Fake Ecumenical Unions
Can Christians who disagree over key doctrines still unite around a common chalice? Maybe they can, and maybe that “unity” can even extend to non-Christians. Welcome to the post-dogmatic world of modern religion, where we all follow “many paths” to the same God.
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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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Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Mustering Anti-war Voices to Resist the War Machine
Since July 4, 1776, there have only been 16 years when the U.S. was at peace. War is our normal state of affairs. As Orthodox Christians, we must teach America how to embrace peace and rid ourselves of rule by the war profiteers.
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