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Category: Parish Life

The Parish Life category explores the joys, challenges, and practical realities of Orthodox Christian life within the local parish. From worship, stewardship, and fellowship to leadership, evangelism, and community building, these articles offer insights to help clergy and laity cultivate healthy, Christ-centered parish communities.

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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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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November 29, 2021
Ecumenism, Greek Archdiocese, Greek Archdiocese Canada, Jurisdictions, Leftist Infiltration of the Orthodox Church, Parish Life, Roman Catholic Church

The Scandal of Ecumenism – Greek and English

Ecumenism reduces Jesus, the One True God, to just another deity and the One True Church to just another religious institution. This is a scandal which we can no longer tolerate.

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November 17, 2021
American Life, Death and Dying, Parish Life, Prayer and Spirituality, Science, Technology

Why Are Orthodox Christians Taking Transhuman Pond-Scum Frankenshots?

Experts are warning that the COVID injections could be a step toward creating Human 2.0 – a goal of many powerful globalists. What is going on and how can we resist this coercion?

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November 10, 2021
Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Jurisdictions, Parish Life

Where Have We heard These Promises Before?

Mankind has fallen for the lie before that we can save ourselves and improve on what God has provided through our own efforts.

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November 5, 2021
Abortion, American Life, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Covid Vaccine Safety, Culture War, Greek Archdiocese, Jurisdictions, Leftist Infiltration of the Orthodox Church, Orthodox International Relations, Parish Life, Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church, Vaccine / Informed Consent

Is the Patriarchate of Constantinople an Enemy of the American People?

The Patriarchate of Constantinople and GOARCH are openly aligned with policies that are alienating and harming tens of millions of people.

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November 2, 2021
American Life, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Greek Archdiocese, Leftist Infiltration of the Orthodox Church, Parish Life

The New Heresy

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse in the Greek Archdiocese, here comes a whole new heresy – Religious Covidism.

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October 22, 2021
Abortion, American Life, Culture War, Parish Life, Western Civilization

Mitigating Abortion in a Fallen World – #onebabyatatime

An Orthodox physician considers abortion from her professional perspective and asks, “Would it better to focus on one baby at a time?”

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October 21, 2021
American Life, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Covid Vaccine Safety, Jurisdictions, Parish Life

The Gatekeepers Let in What They Are

The gatekeeper lets into the sheepfold what he is. Gatekeeping is done from the inside, not the outside, spiritually speaking.

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September 28, 2021
American Life, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Covid Persecution, Ecumenism, Jurisdictions, Parish Life

Eve of Destruction – Preserving the Orthodox Christian Faith

For the first time in history, the Mark of the Beast is technologically and socially possible. COVID has blazed the trail. Now what do we do?

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