Man’s Unhappiness and Despair Caused by His Alienation from God

Man’s Unhappiness and Despair Caused by His Alienation from Godby Fr. Thomas Hopko –
We have abandoned communion with God and have gone off on our own, following our own ideas, enacting our own plans.

And the result? Through our reckless wasting of the gifts given us by God, we have stripped ourselves of our original and fundamental dignity, glory, wisdom, beauty and strength: we have lost our legacy as God’s children. And the whole cosmos suffers with us in our affliction.

People feel unhappy and they don’t know why. They feel that something is wrong, but they can’t put their finger on what. They feel uneasy, confused, frustrated, alienated and estranged – and they can’t explain it. [Read more…]

What is a Woman? Supreme Court Nominee Refuses to Answer

What is a Woman? Supreme Court Nominee Refuses to Answerby Chris Banescu –
Adding another Supreme Court justice who’s willing to defy reality and undermine our legal system to promote leftist lunacy would be catastrophic.

During day three of the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, a disturbing exchange occurred between Judge Jackson and Senator Marsha Blackburn. The nominee was asked by Sen. Blackburn to define the word “woman.” Judge Jackson refused to provide an answer, then stated that she’s “not a biologist” as a justification. Jackson’s ridiculous response is a brazen gaslighting attempt, concocted to dupe the Senate committee and all of America. We’re not buying it. She’s not fooling anyone. [Read more…]

America Has a Moral Crisis, Not a Gun Control Problem

America Has a Moral Crisis, Not a Gun Control Problemby Chris Banescu –

America faces a moral crisis, not a gun control problem. As God and morality are purged from all our institutions, darkness, chaos, evil, and violence grow to fill in the gap. There is no political solution or regulation that will stop these evildoers. Only more armed law-abiding citizens and a true spiritual and moral revival will help reduce these atrocities and protect innocent lives.

  • The Left stopped disciplining children and teaching them accountability.
  • The Left used anti-depressant drugs to “fix” spiritual problems.
  • The Left chased God and prayer out of the public schools.
  • The Left banned the Ten Commandments from the classrooms.
  • The Left removed moral lessons from the curricula.
  • The Left glorified sexual immorality and depravity.
  • The Left promoted abnormality as “normal.”
  • The Left defended the depiction of senseless gun violence and brutal murders in films, media, and video games as “entertainment” and “art.” [Read more…]

Happy Are They Who Practice Righteousness

Happy Are They Who Practice Righteousnessby Pope John Pall II (1999) –
The Psalmist refers thus to those who follow the path of the commandments and keep them to the end (cf. Ps 119:32-33). Keeping the divine law, in fact, is the basis for obtaining the gift of eternal life, that is, the happiness that never ends.

To the question of the rich young man, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” (Mt 19:16), Jesus responds: “If you would enter life, keep the commandments” (Mt 19:17). This response by Jesus is particularly important in our modern reality, in which many people live as though there were no God.

The temptation to organize the world and one’s own life without God or even in opposition to God, without his commandments and without the Gospel, is a very real temptation and threatens us too. When human life and the world are built without God, they will eventually turn against man himself. [Read more…]

Speak the Truth and Carry Your Cross Toward the Kingdom of Heaven

by Chris Banescu –
“Pick up the cross of your tragedy and betrayal. Accept its terrible weight. Hoist it onto your shoulders and struggle impossibly upward toward the Kingdom of God on the hill. The alternative is Death and Hell.” ~ Jordan Peterson

This wisdom from Jordan Peterson is as close to an Orthodox understanding of what it means to be a Christian as you can get from a non-Orthodox Christian. He speaks the truth and honors the Truth. He helps people understand fundamental principles. A lot of his teaching is grounded in Scriptures. “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it” (Matthew 16:24-25).

I believe that Peterson is an authentic follower of Christ and a trustworthy messenger, even though he himself does not seem to see it or is not willing to admit it. It’s not “flesh and blood” or earthly (godless) knowledge that have revealed these truths to him. It’s evident that the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth, Who proceeds from the Father, co-eternal with Christ (the Logos), illumines his teaching. This is why his words have authority and power. This is why he gives people genuine hope. [Read more…]