What happens when modern therapy techniques resemble the psychological tactics of intelligence tradecraft? This article examines how isolation, fear, grievance, and control of a person’s narrative can sever individuals from family and trusted support networks—and asks what happens when therapy becomes a force for rupture rather than healing.
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Discover the inspiring life of Saint Justin Pârvu, the Romanian Orthodox confessor who spent 16 years in Communist prisons—and thanked God for those years, calling them the most wonderful of his life because suffering helped sanctify and form his soul. Read the Akathist to Saint Justin Pârvu, a witness to faith, prayer, sacrifice, and perseverance under persecution.
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An Orthodox Christian critique of Donald Trump, examining Trump Idolatry Syndrome, political deception, kleptocracy, the cult of personality, war, and the spiritual dangers of political idolatry.
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Why are so many young men failing to launch into adulthood? Explore how the loss of traditional rites of passage, Christian culture, responsibility, and spiritual formation has left a generation unprepared for manhood.
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Pray the Orthodox Akathist to Saint Martin of Tours, the holy bishop, exorcist, miracle worker, and protector of the despairing. Seek his prayers for healing, deliverance from demons, spiritual warfare, peace, and protection from evil.
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Explore the contrast between Martin Luther and St. Alexander of Svir, examining Protestant theology, Orthodox monasticism, asceticism, salvation, theosis, spiritual experience, and the Orthodox Christian alternative to the Reformation.
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Pray the Akathist to Saint Nicholas the Pilgrim and Fool for Christ, the Orthodox saint of Trani known for unceasing prayer, holy pilgrimage, radical humility, and patient endurance of suffering for Christ.
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A powerful Orthodox appeal exposing the persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the OCU controversy, and GOARCH’s planned Zelensky “Beacon of Hope” award while calling Orthodox Christians to defend the persecuted Church.
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Explore Christian conservatism, stewardship, neighborliness, and the common good—and why corporate power and unchecked individualism challenge traditional conservative principles.
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Discover the Akathist to Holy Righteous Noah, Saint Noah the Patriarch and Forefather, preacher of righteousness by faith. Reflect on faith and obedience to God, divine judgment and mercy, repentance, salvation, and the renewed earth as second father of mankind and new Adam among the Holy Forefathers and Biblical Patriarchs. Explore Orthodox Christian prayers and devotion linking Noah’s Ark to the Church as Ark, Christ the true Ark, baptismal waters, spiritual warfare, overcoming temptation, righteous living, holy fear, and Christian endurance until the final judgment and new heavens and new earth.
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