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How We Prove Our Love To God
10/14/2024 - by Fr. James Guirguis – The love you desire to have towards God is demonstrated by the actual love you show to the flesh and blood people around ...
Three Criteria to Help Us Recognize Modern False Prophets
10/09/2024 - by Fr. Geoffrey Korz – There exists today a great deal of material that purports to be Orthodox and Christian. Books from major publishing houses ...
Abp Elpidophoros Compares Greek Bishops Against Gay Marriage Law to Fascists
10/01/2024 - In recent interview Abp. Elpidophoros affirmed he will baptize children of gay couples again. He also compared hierarchs of the Greek Church who openly ...
Without Christ American Democracy Cannot Defeat Evil and the Enemies of Freedom
09/27/2024 - by Larry Lilly – If you will not have God (and He is a jealous God), you should pay your respects to Hitler and Stalin. I have noted on occasion ...
Orthodox Christians – Proclaim the Gospel Truth Without Fear
09/18/2024 - by Abbot Tryphon – These are times that call for bold and courageous Orthodox faithful to step forward, proclaiming the Gospel Truth without fear ...
Don’t Despair When You Fall, Get Up Eagerly and Do a Metanoia
09/16/2024 - by St. Joseph the Hesychast – Below is a copy of a beautiful letter written by the great 20th century Greek saint and hermit, St Joseph the ...
Each of Us Bears Responsibility for Our Own Choice
09/12/2024 - by Fr. Andrey Lemeshonok – The drama of this world, which has decided to live without God, is unfolding before our very eyes. The world of sin is ...
The Slippery Slope and the Eclipse of the Gospel – Women Priests and Bishops
09/08/2024 - by Fr. Lawrence Farley – In the ongoing debate over the legitimacy of the new so-called “deaconesses” established by some Orthodox in Africa ...
Importance of Patiently Letting Down Our Nets in Obedience to Christ
09/03/2024 - by Fr. Philip LeMasters – If there is any virtue that seems completely foreign to our culture today, it is patience. From fast food to cell ...
Without The Certainty Of Truth, People Have No Solid Ground To Endure Deception
09/01/2024 - by Hal Lindsey – When His disciples asked Jesus to tell them about signs of His return, He started with the words of Mark 13:5. “Take heed lest ...
Call Out to God No Matter What
08/29/2024 - by Fr. Andrey Lemeshonok – Remember what Christ said when He had just begun His ministry? Repent, as the Kingdom of God is approaching (Matthew ...
When Death Comes to Dinner – Orthodox Christians Must Oppose Culture of Abortion
08/23/2024 - Many Orthodox Christians do not like to talk about the abortion culture as it exists today. Nonetheless, it is alive, well and flourishing. Error never ...
Orthodox Saints Got Involved in Politics and Civic Life
08/12/2024 - by Fr. Geoffrey Korz – A Word to Quietists Who Distort the Practice of the Church What are politics? By definition, politics are the business of ...
Necessity of Speaking Out for the Christian Faith
08/07/2024 - by Bishop Luke of Syracuse – Yes, you should speak out. Don’t be didactic about it, but otherwise, you end up being indifferent or lukewarm. ...
Priestly Advice on Homosexuality and Transgenderism to Confused Young
07/28/2024 - by Fr. Lawrence Farley – I suppose that most pastors have had the experience of a young parishioner approaching them privately and confiding in ...
Transgender Surgeries Mutilate Healthy Children, as Irreversible as Lobotomies
07/15/2024 - by John Klar – Mutilating the genitals of young children will surely one day lead to a cascade of lawsuits against the State of Vermont. These sex ...
Orthodoxy is Not For Cowards – When Faith is Assaulted, Orthodox Christians Must ...
04/21/2024 - by Fr. Zechariah Lynch – When clear matters of the faith are blatantly assaulted, every sober-minded Orthodox Christian is called to stand up and ...
War on Language and Reality – Five Disturbing Trends Undermining Truth and ...
04/04/2024 - by Theodore Dalrymple – There are several wider cultural trends discernible in the current agitation over transsexualism, or whatever name one ...
What Does the Cross Mean for Us Today?
03/16/2024 - by Fr. Robert Miclean – The cross of Christ, the Lord’s triumphant and life-giving death whereby He destroys death, is so important for us to ...
Transgenderism, The Left’s Offensive Against Children and Western Civilization
02/13/2024 - by Patricia McCarthy – Who among us could have guessed a few years back that today gender ideology would be the clearest, most divisive matter of ...
The Way of the Saints – Certain Characteristics Belong to All Saints
12/12/2023 - by Fr. Thomas Hopko – There are certain characteristics which belong to all of the saints, whoever they were and whenever they lived. Among these ...
The Lord Directly Commands That We Rebuke a Sinning Brother
11/29/2023 - by Archbishop Averky (Taushev) – In order to strengthen their shaky “position”, such false preachers of this trendy, pseudo-“Christianity” ...
Lazar Puhalo: Morality and Virtue are Evolutionary Constructs
11/15/2023 - Deposed Deacon Puhalo, who masquerades as an “archbishop” with the blessing and implicit consent of the OCA Synod, continues to spread ...
A Calling to Beauty, A Calling to Holiness
10/10/2023 - by Fr. Gabriel Rochelle – “Beauty will save the world,” said the great Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky. But what is that beauty? Not simply ...
Warning to America: Atheists and Leftists Infiltrated Russia’s Schools Mortally ...
09/20/2023 - by Michael Spreng – A century ago, the Russian people did not just wake up to an accidental Atheist takeover. Secular intellectuals had already ...
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Embrace God Wholeheartedly, Have Rock Solid Faith
10/21/2024 - by Fr. Valery Zakharov – Our relationship with God should rest on the solid rock of faith, not just on our knowledge of Him. When ...
Finding the Willingness to Accept God’s Will is Often Our Greatest Struggle
10/14/2024 - by Fr. Richard Rene – As disciples of Jesus Christ, we are continuing striving to accept and accomplish God’s will. Finding ...
Battle with Evil is a Fundamental Task of All Christians
10/07/2024 - by Archbishop Averky (Taushev) – For a Christian, if he is truly a Christian and not a charlatan, can never indifferently and ...
The Word of the Cross – Part 1 – Fr. Thomas Hopko
09/22/2024 - by Fr. Thomas Hopko – The Cross says everything about God, everything about human life, everything about history. It’s very ...
The Kingdom of God is Gained With the Heart and Not With the Tongue
09/10/2024 - by St. Nikolai Velimirovich – “Not everyone who says, `Lord, Lord’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven” (Matthew ...
Exterior Tidiness and Cleanliness Influence Our Interior Order and Spiritual Life
09/05/2024 - by Fr. Paul Siladi – The space where you live is a reflection of your inner state. The spiritual insight of the ancient Fathers ...
The Gradual Nature of Spiritual Development
08/20/2024 - by St. Nikolai Velimirovich – “For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is ...
Are We Orthodox Christians Blind Also?
08/16/2024 - by Fr. Gabriel (Hieromonk) – “Having the eyes of my soul blinded, I come to Thee, O Christ, like the man blind from birth, and ...
Darwinism is False – Humans Did Not Evolve From Apes, No Missing Links Found
08/09/2024 - by Fr. Teologos (Kadar) – Humility is accepting the truth as it is, and not as we would like it to be. The truth is that we ...
Riches in Every Sense Can Alienate Us from God
08/05/2024 - by C.S. Lewis – The Christian view is that men were created to be in a certain relationship to God (if we are in that relation to ...
Our Hearts Are Made For God, Only He Can Bring Us Peace and Happiness
07/23/2024 - by Fr. Thomas Hopko – Our hearts are made for God, St. Augustine has said, and we will be forever restless until we rest in Him. ...

Moral Issues

Three Criteria to Help Us Recognize Modern False Prophets
10/09/2024 - by Fr. Geoffrey Korz – There exists today a great deal of material that purports to be Orthodox and Christian. ...
Don’t Despair When You Fall, Get Up Eagerly and Do a Metanoia
09/16/2024 - by St. Joseph the Hesychast – Below is a copy of a beautiful letter written by the great 20th century Greek saint ...
Each of Us Bears Responsibility for Our Own Choice
09/12/2024 - by Fr. Andrey Lemeshonok – The drama of this world, which has decided to live without God, is unfolding before ...
When Death Comes to Dinner – Orthodox Christians Must Oppose Culture of Abortion
08/23/2024 - Many Orthodox Christians do not like to talk about the abortion culture as it exists today. Nonetheless, it is alive, ...
Orthodox Saints Got Involved in Politics and Civic Life
08/12/2024 - by Fr. Geoffrey Korz – A Word to Quietists Who Distort the Practice of the Church What are politics? By ...
Priestly Advice on Homosexuality and Transgenderism to Confused Young
07/28/2024 - by Fr. Lawrence Farley – I suppose that most pastors have had the experience of a young parishioner approaching ...
Orthodoxy is Not For Cowards – When Faith is Assaulted, Orthodox Christians Must ...
04/21/2024 - by Fr. Zechariah Lynch – When clear matters of the faith are blatantly assaulted, every sober-minded Orthodox ...
The Lord Directly Commands That We Rebuke a Sinning Brother
11/29/2023 - by Archbishop Averky (Taushev) – In order to strengthen their shaky “position”, such false preachers of this ...
Pride Month is Demonic, It Devours Children and Families
06/13/2023 - by Fr. Seraphim Holland – Pride month is the voice of the demons. We now are in the midst of a month where people ...
Celebrate Humility and Chastity, Not Pride and Sin
06/11/2023 - by Fr. Ioannes Apiarius – If you want something to celebrate this June, then celebrate humility and chastity, not ...
June is Orthodox Christianity Month, We Celebrate Humility
06/02/2023 - by Fr. Ioannes Apiarius – June is Orthodox Christianity month. We celebrate humility. We celebrate holiness. We ...
Homosexuality is Sinful and Contrary to Nature, Evidence of Man’s Rebellion ...
05/15/2023 - by Fr. Thomas Hopko – The most direct reference to homosexuality in the New Testament, as we have seen, is in St. ...
Letting Go, Letting God – Only Christ Can Save Us
02/17/2023 - by Regis Martin – When the wise and virtuous men of old looked upon the world, they saw it in the light of ...
Christians Cannot Watch Indifferently and Allow Evil to Abuse Good and Destroy ...
10/25/2022 - by Archbishop Averky (Taushev) – When a gentle word of persuasion has no effect, when people are so steeped in ...

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How We Prove Our Love To God
10/14/2024 - by Fr. James Guirguis – The love you desire to have towards God is demonstrated by the actual ...
Three Criteria to Help Us Recognize Modern False Prophets
10/09/2024 - by Fr. Geoffrey Korz – There exists today a great deal of material that purports to be ...
Orthodox Christians – Proclaim the Gospel Truth Without Fear
09/18/2024 - by Abbot Tryphon – These are times that call for bold and courageous Orthodox faithful to ...
Don’t Despair When You Fall, Get Up Eagerly and Do a Metanoia
09/16/2024 - by St. Joseph the Hesychast – Below is a copy of a beautiful letter written by the great 20th ...
Each of Us Bears Responsibility for Our Own Choice
09/12/2024 - by Fr. Andrey Lemeshonok – The drama of this world, which has decided to live without God, is ...
Importance of Patiently Letting Down Our Nets in Obedience to Christ
09/03/2024 - by Fr. Philip LeMasters – If there is any virtue that seems completely foreign to our culture ...
Call Out to God No Matter What
08/29/2024 - by Fr. Andrey Lemeshonok – Remember what Christ said when He had just begun His ministry? ...
When Death Comes to Dinner – Orthodox Christians Must Oppose Culture of Abortion
08/23/2024 - Many Orthodox Christians do not like to talk about the abortion culture as it exists today. ...
Orthodox Saints Got Involved in Politics and Civic Life
08/12/2024 - by Fr. Geoffrey Korz – A Word to Quietists Who Distort the Practice of the Church What are ...
Necessity of Speaking Out for the Christian Faith
08/07/2024 - by Bishop Luke of Syracuse – Yes, you should speak out. Don’t be didactic about it, but ...
Priestly Advice on Homosexuality and Transgenderism to Confused Young
07/28/2024 - by Fr. Lawrence Farley – I suppose that most pastors have had the experience of a young ...
Orthodoxy is Not For Cowards – When Faith is Assaulted, Orthodox Christians Must ...
04/21/2024 - by Fr. Zechariah Lynch – When clear matters of the faith are blatantly assaulted, every ...
What Does the Cross Mean for Us Today?
03/16/2024 - by Fr. Robert Miclean – The cross of Christ, the Lord’s triumphant and life-giving death ...
The Way of the Saints – Certain Characteristics Belong to All Saints
12/12/2023 - by Fr. Thomas Hopko – There are certain characteristics which belong to all of the saints, ...
The Lord Directly Commands That We Rebuke a Sinning Brother
11/29/2023 - by Archbishop Averky (Taushev) – In order to strengthen their shaky “position”, such ...
A Calling to Beauty, A Calling to Holiness
10/10/2023 - by Fr. Gabriel Rochelle – “Beauty will save the world,” said the great Russian novelist ...
Warning to America: Atheists and Leftists Infiltrated Russia’s Schools Mortally ...
09/20/2023 - by Michael Spreng – A century ago, the Russian people did not just wake up to an accidental ...
Orthodox Church Has Mission to Guard the True Faith Against False Prophets, ...
09/07/2023 - by Fr. Basil Ross Aden – A primary mission of the Orthodox Church is to guard the true faith ...
Celebrate Humility and Chastity, Not Pride and Sin
06/11/2023 - by Fr. Ioannes Apiarius – If you want something to celebrate this June, then celebrate ...
June is Orthodox Christianity Month, We Celebrate Humility
06/02/2023 - by Fr. Ioannes Apiarius – June is Orthodox Christianity month. We celebrate humility. We ...



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