The Question of the Western Rite
A critical response to Fr. James Krueger’s article on Orthodox Reflections concerning the validity of Western Rite Orthodoxy.
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Why Venerate Saints of the West and Reject the Liturgies They Celebrated?
The religious roots of the West are Orthodox Catholicism, as shown by the many pre-Schism saints the Orthodox commemorate. Are we truly honoring these saints if we reject the rites which inspired them to such holiness?
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For America, War is Peace
St. Augustine taught that the only just reason for war was to achieve peace. Unfortunately for Americans, their ruling elite takes its cues more from George Orwell than from Orthodox Catholic saints. In America, war itself is the point.
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Looking for Christ at Christmas
For Evangelicals, it can be very hard to find Christ at the church Christmas program – whatever that happens to be in any given year.
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Will President Trump Save the Persecuted Christians?
Christianity is the most persecuted religion on Earth. Particularly in Ukraine and Syria, the incoming Trump Administration could help protect Christians using American power and influence. But will Trump make this a priority?
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The World Is Going to the Dogs of War
“Cry ‘Havoc,’ and let slip the dogs of war.”
—“The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”
Is Trump the Designated Salesman for More War and Christian Persecution?
Donald J Trump is likely to go down in history as having squandered the biggest mandate for change ever awarded to a president. One has to wonder, was he literally set up to fail by the very swamp the American people voted to drain?
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Why Matthean Priority Matters
If Matthew is not the first gospel written, then the whole Christian religion is a lie. Academia is mostly groupthink that too often abandons Tradition.
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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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“Men Without Chests”: The Metaphor for Our Times
For Orthodox Christians, ecumenism — interreligious unity — is prohibited. Because there is only one Christ, there is only one Church. Therefore, praying with, worshipping with, or sharing Holy Communion with other groups, including Roman Catholics, is heretical. But the relentless ecumenists are inside the gates, so now what?
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