Winning Battles, Losing Wars
So-called “conservatives” are so anxious to “own the libs” that they are willing to embrace an ad campaign that not long ago would be considered softcore porn. This is not Orthodox Christianity.
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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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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 Episcopal Church—A Cautionary Tale
Ecumenical engagement with Anglicanism is increasing. A former Episcopal priest issues a sobering, personal warning to his Orthodox family about the dangers.
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The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly of Online Orthodox Christianity
To be Orthodox requires real-life participation in a community of believers. Why is the most ancient Christian Faith so discussed online? Is that a good thing? With online content, how does a Christian separate the wheat from the chaff?
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Fr Peter Heers – Why Him, Why Now, Is the American Deep State Involved?
Why did a non-administrative assembly suddenly decide a priest notable for his adherence to Orthodoxy was more important than all the other problems in America and Orthodoxy?
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Elephants in the (Trans) Gender Room
Accommodating the “subjective personal truth” of a “trans” child is the most unscientific thing possible. Time to acknowledge the elephants in the room.
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Gnosticism is the Root of Modernity
Our modern world is so thoroughly permeated with Gnostic ideas that we fail to even notice them. Even when they infect the Holy Orthodox Church.
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Who is Really Marginalized, LGBTQ+ or Christians?
Woke Dogma says LGBTQ+ are marginalized while traditional Christians have cultural power. Then why doesn’t it work that way in reality? In the real world, every single source of secular power favors LGBTQ+ and silences Christians.
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A Hockey Player Stands Alone – The Deafening Silence of Western Orthodox Christians
When Orthodox Christians take brave stands, suffer persecution, tell uncomfortable truths – why don’t other Orthodox support them?
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