Trump Jabs MAGA in the Face with mRNA
Trump’s deal with Pfizer has shocked a lot of MAGA. It is just the latest betrayal by Trump of his base. There is no rational reason to expect any better out of American politics.
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Akathist to the Great Martyr Saint Abanoub the Holy Child
St Abanoub is an Egyptian child martyr from the early 4th Century. Venerated in Alexandria before the Chalcedonian schism, he is a saint of the undivided church. An amazing saint and powerful intercessor.
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Akathist to Saint Prophet Samuel
Prophet Samuel anointed the first two kings of Israel. That is only part of his amazing legacy that this Akathist remembers.
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Astroturfing Tradition: Attempting to Invent a Southern Orthodoxy
In a consumerist age, when every niche group spawns its own “culture,” are we preserving authentic Orthodox Tradition? Or do movements such as the Philip Ludwell III Orthodox Fellowship threaten to make our drift away from authenticity even worse?
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Charlie Kirk Memorial Offers the U.S. a Choice: Americanism or Christianity
The Gospel messages at the Kirk memorial were popular with attendees and viewers, but Christianity was not the only religion on display.
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Christian Men: You Must Defend Your Own Churches
An effective 911 response to an active shooter can take far longer than a determined psychopath needs to kill multiple innocent men, women, and children. The resources to protect the parish need to already be at the parish.
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Akathist to Saint and Righteous Patriarch Abraham from the Old Testament
Becoming children of God through faith in Jesus Christ, we praise the Great One among the Saints, the Son of God, and we pray to you, Holy Abraham, who are the father of all who believe in the True God.
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Akathist to our Forefathers Adam and Eve
Let us sing words of praise with faith to God’s chosen creation, Adam, our first ancestor, together with Eve, who was created from his rib. Even though they fell from Paradise, through the work of the New Adam and the second Eve who came into the world, they received salvation and were lifted up to Heaven. First created Adam and Eve, pray for us your children who cry out to you: Rejoice, Adam and Eve, crown of Creation and beauty of the universe!
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Part I of the Western Series: Approach to Wisdom
First of an 11 part series on the Orthodox Christian faith written primarily for Western Christians. This installment contrasts Eastern from Western approaches to Wisdom, knowing Christ, and the resulting difference in mindset and beliefs.
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Cherkasy Hierarch Urges Patriarch Bartholomew to Revoke Legalization of the OCU
Metropolitan Theodosius of Cherkasy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has sent a letter to Patriarch Bartholomew telling the plain truth of the persecution Constantinople has caused innocent Christians.
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