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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The Michael Sisco Show: The Regime’s Obsession with Russia & Orthodoxy Explained
Nicholas from Orthodox Reflections sits down with Michael Sisco to discuss the regime’s obsession with Orthodoxy, and the troubling trend of “labeling” Orthodox Christians with words that the National Security State now associate with “potential terrorism”.
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Orthodoxy: Looking Back on COVID and Ahead to Disease X
Orthodox Christianity’s record during COVID was mixed, but heroic resistance did abound. There are many reasons to have confidence that Orthodoxy will stand even stronger during “Disease X”. We look back at the good and the bad from COVID, examine what we have learned since, and look ahead to the future.
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Help Robert Amsterdam Save the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
International lawyer Robert Amsterdam is fighting to save the persecuted Ukrainian Orthodox Church. He needs our help. The Ukrainian propaganda operation is so powerful, that all of us need to learn more and get involved. Now.
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Obedience to Bishops and Imposition of Penance During the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic
Must the people of God unconditionally obey the mandates of bishops, especially when these mandates penalize the otherwise faithful for fulfilling the very norms of their calling?
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America Isn’t Dying: It’s Already Dead
How does one build a healthy society with no basis but fictitious Enlightenment constructs? Even worse, how does getting back to the precepts that already failed make anything better?
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Jewish Lawyer Defends Orthodox National Church
The UOC is not giving up the fight. The Church has hired an American Jewish lawyer to take the fight to the international courts. God bless this lawyer, and God bless the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in her battle with the lawlessness of this world.
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Responding to Ukraine Banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
How should Orthodox and other concerned American Christians react to the law 8371 banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church? Archbishop Peter of Chicago has asked us to step up and demand accountability from our elected readers.
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The Essential Role of Patriarch Bartholomew in Worsening Ukrainian Persecution
As the war worsens for Zelensky, and his allies tire of supporting him, his government has ratcheted up the oppression of the Orthodox Church. We, in the West, cannot let their suffering go unnoticed. None of this would be possible were it not for the support of Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople.
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The Orthodox Church of Today: What is Happening and Why, Part II
The Orthodox Church is the Ark of Salvation. She will never fall, but there are forces working against her on the inside. Will it all come to a head in April 2025?
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