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Category: Prayer and Spirituality

Explore Orthodox Christian prayer and spirituality, with reflections, prayers, akathists, and practical guidance for deepening faith, repentance, discernment, and communion with God.

May 5, 2025
American Life, Communion, Parish Life, Prayer and Spirituality

Maybe Frequent Communion was a Mistake

Frequent communion has come to be viewed as normal, perhaps even almost treated as a “right”. But this was not the case for most of the history of the Church. Perhaps we should think about the implications of receiving the Eucharist so often.

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April 10, 2025
Christian History, Comparative Religion from an Orthodox Perspective, Prayer and Spirituality, Western Civilization

The Fandom Menace and The Early Christian Church

If the early Church of the 1st to 4th Centuries was actually Evangelical, what would we expect to see in the historical record?

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March 25, 2025
Christian Persecution, Palestinian Rights, Prayer and Spirituality, Technology

The Gulag Is Being Prepared in the US by the Left and the Right

Freedom of speech is under attack from both ‘sides’ of the political spectrum. Will A.G.I. emerge as the arbiter and enforcer of acceptable speech?

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February 19, 2025
American Life, Communion, Fordham Orthodox Christian Studies Center, Leftist Infiltration of the Orthodox Church, Parish Life, Prayer and Spirituality

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

The Divine Liturgy is essential to Orthodox Christianity. When the enemy seeks to delude faithful Orthodox Christians, he always starts with attacking the liturgy. What we have received, we are obligated to preserve and pass on.

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January 23, 2025
American Life, LGBTQ+, Prayer and Spirituality

Donald Trump’s Mission to Establish Idolatry in the U.S.

President Trump’s 2025 inaugural address gave a clear indication of the direction he wants to take the peoples of the States. Overall, it isn’t a good one.

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November 19, 2024
American Life, Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, OCA, Orthodox Missions, Prayer and Spirituality, ROCOR

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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November 18, 2024
American Life, OCA, Parish Life, Prayer and Spirituality, Theology

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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October 25, 2024
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, Ecumenism, Jurisdictions, Leftist Infiltration of the Orthodox Church, Prayer and Spirituality, Theology

Heresy at the Antiochian House of Studies

A student’s inside look at heretical teaching in the Antiochian House of Studies. The future formation of Orthodox clergy is at stake. Nothing could be more important.

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October 17, 2024
Abortion, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Covid Vaccine Safety, Prayer and Spirituality, Technology, Vaccine / Informed Consent, Vaccine Mandate Essentials

Greek Priest Reports Demonic Possession After mRNA Shot

The mRNA jabs have been linked to many different side effects. Could demonic possession be one of them?

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October 4, 2024
Ecumenism, Greek Archdiocese, Parish Life, Prayer and Spirituality, Roman Catholic Church, Theology, Western Civilization

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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