In August 2025 Charlie Kirk talked to Fr. John Strickland, an Orthodox priest, about Orthodox Christianity and the reasons why so many American Christians are embracing the Orthodox Christian faith. [Read more…]
Prayer is the Only Medicine That Leads to Life
by Bishop Irenei –
The life of prayer has always been, and will always be, the fundamental life of the Christian. Without prayer, we have no breath, no spiritual pulse. [Read more…]
Defend Your Faith When It’s Slandered
by St. Gabriel of Georgia –
When your faith is slandered in front of you, and you keep silent, you are worse than a blasphemer. [Read more…]
Free Will Necessary for Salvation, a Compulsory Good Cannot be Good
by Fr. Ilya of Optina –
A person should preserve his own will and make his own decisions, because only a person himself can make final choices within his own soul. [Read more…]
Do We Worship the True God or an Idol?
by Chris Banescu –
Man is a worshiping creature. If he will not worship the true God, he will worship anything else. [Read more…]
Guarding the Thoughts, Guarding the Heart
by Fr. Calinic Berger –
One of the major themes in the Philokalia and the writings of the Holy Fathers in general is that of the “guarding of thoughts.” A thought is a seed which, when planted in the heart, can affect the totality of not only how we act, but of our entire attitude towards life, [Read more…]
Ten Ways to be Merciful to Others
by Chris Banescu –
“Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful” (Luke 6:36).