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October 11, 2026
Comparative Religion from an Orthodox Perspective, Death and Dying

Why Do We Experience Sickness, Suffering and Death?

Discover the Orthodox Christian understanding of death, sickness, and suffering as consequences of sin rather than God’s punishment. Explore God’s mercy, free will, theosis, and Christ’s victory over death through the teachings of the Church Fathers.

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August 14, 2026
Agriculture, Economics & Finance, Prayer and Spirituality, Science

Looking at the World from Mount Athos

Explore an Orthodox Christian vision of agrarian life, organic agriculture, local communities, and spiritual freedom rooted in the theology of the Logos, the teachings of the Church Fathers, prayer, fasting, and the natural order created by God.

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September 22, 2025
Prayer and Spirituality, Roman Catholic Church, Theology, Western Civilization

The True Spirit of Francis of Assisi

Francis of Assisi is one of the few figures in the post-Orthodox West that bears even a slight resemblance to humanity’s first parents before the Fall, or to the many Orthodox saints throughout Church history who regained the ‘fragrance of Paradise’. Unfortunately, he is an unreliable spiritual guide.

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August 11, 2025
Prayer and Spirituality, Theology

Animals in the Resurrection?

How does one comfort children whose beloved pets have died? Do animals have immortal souls? Perhaps there are better ways to talk to children than a Theological discourse.

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4 posts have been published on October 17th in previous years:

2025

  • Part III of the Western Series: Falling for the Fruit of Spiritual Adultery
  • Canticle of the Holy Spirit

2024

  • Greek Priest Reports Demonic Possession After mRNA Shot

2023

  • Why Has the Ukraine War Gone Missing?

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