The Medical Ethics of St John Chrysostom
How much of your soul would you trade for more physical life, if the Tradition of the Church says that death is preferable to taking an evil medicine that could cure you?
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Recovering Credibility From the Shame of the Lost Pascha
For the Orthodox, Pascha is the holiest day of the year. Our entire faith centers around the Empty Tomb. When we allowed the government to close our churches on Pascha, we lost a lot of credibility that is only now being regained.
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Orthodoxy Off the Rails: Reflecting on COVID and the Next Pandemic
As Orthodox Christians who lived through some of the worst decisions ever made by our hierarchs, we need to keep telling our stories about COVID. Pandemics are not going away.
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Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
The Divine Liturgy is essential to Orthodox Christianity. When the enemy seeks to delude faithful Orthodox Christians, he always starts with attacking the liturgy. What we have received, we are obligated to preserve and pass on.
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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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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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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 Dangers of Vaccines and Some Pieces of Practical Advice
Do vaccines really improve our God-given immune systems? Or are they a physically harmful medical scam that we should avoid if we can, and mitigate the impacts if we can’t?
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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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The National Security State versus the Orthodox Faith
The National Security State worries that too many people find the Orthodox Faith’s steadfast rejection of WOKE to be an attractive alternative to Western values. What follows from that is a drive to isolate Christians in the West from the Russian Orthodox Church, and to undermine Orthodoxy where possible.
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