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Category: Roman Catholic Church

September 10, 2025
American Life, Comparative Religion from an Orthodox Perspective, Culture War, Ecumenism, Prayer and Spirituality, Roman Catholic Church, Theology, Western Civilization

Can Zen Buddhism Fit within Orthodox Christianity? A Research Project

What is the true nature of Orthodox Christianity, and is the faith compatible with Oriental practices such as Zen Buddhism?

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September 5, 2025
Comparative Religion from an Orthodox Perspective, Culture War, Prayer and Spirituality, Roman Catholic Church, Western Civilization

Roman Catholicism and Hopes for Western Renewal

Many traditionalists tout a return to Roman Catholicism as a way to renew a declining Western world. Returning to a deficient, non-Apostolic faith will not help.

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August 6, 2025
American Life, Orthodox Ministries, Orthodox Missions, Roman Catholic Church

American Orthodox Soldiers Deserve Better

Orthodox Christian service members regularly attend Roman Catholic mass due to lack of Orthodox chaplains, and the remoteness of many military installations from the nearest Orthodox parish. We must do better.

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May 12, 2025
Ecumenism, Roman Catholic Church

When the Popes Were Orthodox

In the First Millennium, there was One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church over which the Roman Popes were never supreme. Papal Supremacy was not a development of Christian doctrine, but a radical departure from it.

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November 4, 2024
American Life, Culture War, Economics & Finance, Greek Archdiocese, Leftist Infiltration of the Orthodox Church, LGBTQ+, OCA, Roman Catholic Church, War in Ukraine

Is There a “Christian Nationalist” Threat to America and Orthodoxy?

An Orthodox priest warns that Trump could bring about the triumph of “Christian Nationalism”. A Greek lawyer warns that a vote for Trump is one against the Patriarchate of Constantinople. What is going on?

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October 31, 2024
Ecumenism, Greek Archdiocese, Roman Catholic Church, Science, Technology

Perennialism in Religion and Science

Are all religions fundamentally the same, leading to the one true God by different paths? Has God really assigned each of the “great world religions” to a specific sector or race of humanity?

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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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September 12, 2024
American Life, Greek Archdiocese, Parish Life, Political Activism, Prayer and Spirituality, Roman Catholic Church, Western Civilization

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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August 29, 2024
American Life, Prayer and Spirituality, Roman Catholic Church, Theology, Western Civilization

Two Reasons Evangelicals Reject the Shroud of Turin

The vehemence with which Evangelicals reject the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin can be surprising, until you realize that their version of Christianity hinges on the Shroud being fake.

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July 11, 2024
Culture War, Ecumenism, Greek Archdiocese, LGBTQ+, Orthodox International Relations, Roman Catholic Church, War in Ukraine

4 Reasons the New Patriarch of Bulgaria is a Victory for Global Orthodoxy

With so many powerful forces arrayed against the Orthodox Church, the enthronement of Patriarch Daniil in Bulgaria must be considered a miraculous victory.

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