How Involved Can Orthodox Christians be in Moneylending and Modern Finance?
If usury is a sin, but our entire modern economy is based on it, how are Orthodox Christians to live godly lives?
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Maybe Frequent Communion was a Mistake
Frequent communion has come to be viewed as normal, perhaps even almost treated as a “right”. But this was not the case for most of the history of the Church. Perhaps we should think about the implications of receiving the Eucharist so often.
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Make Usury a Sin Again
Usury was once considered a sin. Grounded on Old Testament condemnations of the practice, Church Fathers strictly forbade the lending of money at interest. What was once reviled has now become the basis of our entire dysfunctional economy. We need to make usury a sin again.
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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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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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Greek Priest Reports Demonic Possession After mRNA Shot
The mRNA jabs have been linked to many different side effects. Could demonic possession be one of them?
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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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Book Review: Do Not Avenge Us – Testimonies about the Suffering of the Romanians Deported from Bessarabia to Siberia
Stories of historical Christian persecution teach many valuable lessons. Among the most important – no matter what you suffer, abandoning God is always your choice alone. If you do not forget God, He will not forget you.
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The Sin of Tatoos and Body Modifications
An estimated 32 percent of Americans have at least one tattoo, despite growing evidence the ink contains toxins that cause cancer. The physical and spiritual effects of such body modifications are harmful. Why are so many people doing it?
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Yosemite-Sam Orthodoxy?
An Orthodox professor of Theology felt it was appropriate to label the beliefs of an Orthodox priest as “Yosemite-Sam Orthodoxy.” What did he really mean, and is that “kind” of Orthodoxy really such a bad thing?
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