by Fr. Lawrence Farley One of the many things I do not understand is why argument from experience is sometimes dismissed out of hand. In the debate about deaconesses, for example, when one argues from past experience that one thing inevitably (or at least most of the time) leads to another so that ordaining deaconesses […]
Moscow Church Leader Criticizes Protestant Theologians
Orthodox-Protestant Theological Dialogue is ‘D-E-D’ Dead The dialogue with protestant churches has hit a dead end, but the Russian Orthodox Church hopes for cooperation with them in the humanitarian sphere, the patriarch of Moscow and all-Rus declared in an interview with Bulgarian news media. Patriarch of Moscow and all-Rus Kirill will visit Bulgaria on 2 […]
New UN Document Pushes Planned Parenthood’s Abortion and Sex-Ed Agenda on 5-Year-Olds
From LifeSite News “Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.” Ephesians 5:11 A new United Nations document on sex education relies heavily on the abortion giant Planned Parenthood for materials to teach children. The New American, which reviewed the lengthy document, described it as a “a full-blown assault on […]
Orthodox Religion, Unorthodox Medicine: The Rise of Romania’s Christian Doctors
by Sorana Stanescu A new breed of Romanian doctors wants to place faith at the heart of their practice, alarming those who believe religion and medicine do not mix. Cardiologist Ciprian Fisca barely got any sleep on last night’s shift, and his next one starts early tomorrow morning. But right now, eight hours before he returns […]
Children Saved from Abortion Baptized
THIS is why we refuse to cave on things like Abortion, which is the sacrament of demons. The holy Sacrament of Baptism was recently celebrated in Vladivostok for several children whose lives had been saved from abortion, reports the site of the Vladivostok Diocese. The holy rite was celebrated by Fr. Vadim Rodin in the […]
Famous Anti-Abortion Russian Priest Shares His Secret Strategy
Fr. Dmitry Smirnov is a prominent and adored Moscow priest. He is the most vocal priest about family affairs in Russia, one who never beats around the bush. Though he is very well educated, he willingly and directly responds to all questions, practical and seemingly trite (such as ‘will I go to hell if I […]
Public Orthodoxy: Promoting Cultural Marxism and LGBT Blasphemy
by Fr. John Whiteford One could make a career of responding to all of the nonsense that “Public Orthodoxy” spews on a regular basis. Recently, Ashley Purpura has made the unlikely argument that the services of the Church somehow promote gender fluidity, in her [dare I presume her binary gender?] article: “Beyond the Binary: Hymnographic […]
Russian Church is Making Huge Progress with Social Work – Here Are the Stats
Becasue ‘faith without works is dead.’ Currently Russian Church’s first priority is creating ‘homes for moms,’ who refuse to perform an abortion (sometimes after the actions and rally’s of believers against abortion). Before the Revolution of 1917, many bemoaned the fact the Russian Orthodox Church did not perform enough social ministry. Today, that is very […]
Scholar: ‘Human Dignity’ Rare Before Christianity
In the modern West, we generally take for granted that human persons have an inherent dignity and worth that forms the basis for human rights. The very first clause of the preamble to the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights reads: “Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all […]
“It Will Not Always Be This Way”
A businessman went to a priest and said: “Batushka, what’s going on…? I believe in God, I don’t deceive anyone, I don’t steal, I don’t cheat on my wife… I work honestly… My wife has left me for another man, my business is failing, my car broke down, my daughter has problems in college, my […]