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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.

February 6, 2023
American Life, Canada Single Spoon Communion Petition, Comparative Religion from an Orthodox Perspective, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Culture War, Greek Archdiocese, Leftist Infiltration of the Orthodox Church, Parish Life, Prayer and Spirituality, Science, Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church, Theology, Western Civilization

Gnosticism is the Root of Modernity

Our modern world is so thoroughly permeated with Gnostic ideas that we fail to even notice them. Even when they infect the Holy Orthodox Church.

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January 16, 2023
American Life, Prayer and Spirituality, Western Civilization

Preparing for Hard Times: Forging Relationships and Skills to Survive

Civilizational collapse is a frequent historical occurrence. It can be survived, but you need to pray and think about how before the crisis.

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November 30, 2022
American Life, Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, OCA, Orthodox Missions, Prayer and Spirituality, ROCOR

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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October 10, 2022
Prayer and Spirituality, Theology

Decrypting the Mark of the Beast

It really is one mark or the other. Are you marked by God as His servant, or will you be marked by the beast as one of his?

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September 12, 2022
American Life, Culture War, Parish Life, Prayer and Spirituality, Western Civilization

Headscarves in the Orthodox Church: Holy Tradition & Practice vs. Modern Feelings

Holy Tradition includes the Holy Scriptures, Church Fathers, Holy Services, and hymnody of the Church taken together.

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August 30, 2022
Prayer and Spirituality

Get Wisdom: At Any Price

Acquiring Wisdom is essential to living the Christian Faith. Attaining her should be our strong desire. The ancients knew this, do we?

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August 12, 2022
Abortion, Leftist Infiltration of the Orthodox Church, Prayer and Spirituality, Protests

How to Fight for Life in the Post-Roe World

Fighting for life is only partly a political struggle. To change our society, we must improve our spiritual selves and spread Orthodoxy.

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August 4, 2022
Parish Life, Prayer and Spirituality

Rightly Discerning the Body (Corporate Christ)

St Paul speaks of three substantiations of the Corporate Christ we must pay attention to. All three are connected as a unity of Christ.

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August 1, 2022
Greek Archdiocese Canada, Parish Life, Prayer and Spirituality, Theology, Western Civilization

Canada’s Spiritual Crisis: A Report from the Front Lines

Countries descend into tyranny because their people have forgotten God. Our only hope of restoration is through prayer and repentance.

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June 23, 2022
Death and Dying, Parish Life, Prayer and Spirituality

The Dead Are in Great Need of Our Help

Praying for our dead is a natural, human response. It makes us feel better. But did you realize how much the dead need our prayers?

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