The World Is Going to the Dogs of War
“Cry ‘Havoc,’ and let slip the dogs of war.”
—“The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”
Why Is Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. Such a Disaster?
How did a day dedicated, in theory, to giving thanks to God for His many blessings go so horribly wrong in our modern culture? How should the Orthodox Church approach this American holiday?
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Who Will be our St. Nicholas vis-à-vis Archbishop Elpidophoros?
Who will slap, hopefully metaphorically but maybe literally, US Archbishop Elpidophoros in the face, the next time he spews out another heresy?
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Ukrainian Christians’ Struggle for Faith: Insights from the ‘People of Christ—Our Time’ Movie
People of Christ—Our Time is a film exploring the suffering of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, both clergy and faithful alike. According to the co-author, this film marks the beginning of a long battle for the survival of Orthodoxy as a culture.
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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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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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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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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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Is Russian Choral Music Appropriate for Liturgy?
Strange question right? But, interestingly, Russian choral music in use today is not the ancient Russian tradition. It came out of the 1600s renovations, albeit with some precedent, and accelerated under Tsar Peter the Great. Should we even keep singing it?
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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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