by Fr. Gabriel Bilas – For the early Church Fathers and Mothers, false teachings in the Church were taken very seriously. The Saints would say that heresy was even a greater sin than murder! After an incredible week of services during the first week of Great Lent, we find ourselves temporarily taken away from the … Read more
An Orthodox Christian priest known for his out-spoken defense of the Orthodox Church’s view on marriage and abortion, has sued the editors of an online publication for defamation. Thomas More Society Special Counsel are representing Fr. Josiah Trenham, along with his wife, Orthodox Christian Ministries, and St. Andrew Orthodox Christian Church, in federal court. Trenham … Read more
by Fr. Thomas Hopko – While sexual intercourse between a man and a woman has the possibility of being a pure and proper actualization of divine love when enacted in a godly manner, homosexual intercourse does not. From Chapter Six: Same-Sex Attraction and Passion in Christian Faith and Same Sex Attraction: Eastern Orthodox Reflections book … Read more
by Fr. Photius Avant – Sin itself, of any variety, cannot be blessed by the Church. It can’t be. Sin is destructive. It is corrosive. It has within it the principle of death, of dissolution. “Thine they were. Thou gavest them Me and they have kept Thy Word” says the Lord Jesus Christ in His … Read more
by Fr. Seraphim Rose – Never has there been such an age of false teachers as this pitiful twentieth century, so rich in material gadgets and so poor in mind and soul. Every conceivable opinion, even the most absurd, even those hitherto rejected by the universal consent of all civilized peoples — now has its … Read more
by Rod Dreher – The fact that between my generation and my children’s, the number of self-identified transgenders has increased by 800 percent, testifies to the final victory of the Sexual Revolution in destroying all the traditional sources of the Self.
by Jennifer Davis – As she has done in previous years, Presbytera Mari Iakovou Mars is enthusiastically, proudly and publicly celebrating and promoting homosexual, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer pride for LGBTQ Pride Month this year also. On her Facebook page, on June 2, 2021 Mars wrote: “Happy pride, y’all!!! To all my LGBTQ+ family, … Read more
by Fr. Geoffrey Korz – … We should not ever, ever be surprised when the world responds to Orthodox Christianity with skepticism and hostility. We should not be surprised when the world tries to reinterpret the Bible, or the Church Fathers, or the lives of the saints, to fit some modern agenda. We should not … Read more
by Fr. Gabriel (Hieromonk) – The answer to the question, the meaning of our life, is the Holy Spirit of God being poured out upon us. It is our calling on the name of the Lord and being saved. Throughout all the ages of human history, mankind has been ceaselessly occupied with a single question: … Read more
by Michael Brown – Wake up! We are losing touch with reality and engaging in dangerous semantic and ideological games. I do not write this to be cruel or judgmental. And I certainly don’t want to hurt anyone. To the contrary, I want to help. But I do write with a sense of urgency, both … Read more