It is about time! This would be a wonderful happenstance. In addition to discussing the six documents prepared beforehand at previous conferences, participants at the ongoing council, begun yesterday on the Great Feast of Pentecost on the island of Crete, are also to deliberate over and publish the official “Message” of the council. A draft […]
Even the NY Times Admits – Venezuela is Starving
This is precisely the Venezuela its socialist leaders vowed to prevent. With delivery trucks under constant attack, the nation’s food is now transported under armed guard. Soldiers stand watch over bakeries. The police fire rubber bullets at desperate mobs storming grocery stores, pharmacies and butcher shops. A 4-year-old girl was shot to death as street […]
Terrorist Act Averted at Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra
The Orthodox are no strangers to Christophobia, persecution, or terrorism. It is not an intellectual exercise to us. As learned from a source in the Federal Security Service [FSB], a terrorist act was averted in the largest men’s monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church with several centuries of history—the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra. According to sources, […]
100,000 Christians Per Year Killed by Muslims for their Faith
by Cristina Corbin A staggering 100,000 Christians are killed annually because of their faith, according to the Vatican — and several human rights groups claim such anti-Christian violence is on the rise in countries like Pakistan, Nigeria and Egypt. “Credible research has reached the shocking conclusion that an estimate of more than 100,000 Christians are […]
From 2010: Chaplains in No-Win Situation on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
by Fr. Alexander Webster The next time someone tells you that the LGBT agenda is benign or about their ‘rights’, don’t you believe it. It’s about forcing others out because they can’t control their feelings, and therefore demand compliance. Originally published in Stars and Stripes, August 24, 2010, everything that Fr. Alexander predicted has indeed […]
Want to Live Longer? Go to Church. Go to Church. Go to Church.
Many Americans say they attend church because it helps them stay grounded and gives them spiritual guidance. A new study suggests that regular attendance may also help increase their lifespan. Researchers looked at data on nearly 75,000 middle-age female nurses in the United States as part of the Nurses’ Health Study. The participants answered questions […]
Saints Called Upon for Various Needs
In the Orthodox Church, a patron saint is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, or person. Since the time of the early Christians up to the present, a vast number of patron saints have been recorded. The following is a list of saints who are often called upon for special purposes.
Fascism Rising
In an eerily-familiar move, the German government has started cracking down on citizens who are dissenting from its questionable policies. Concerned by a sizeable rally being held by Muslim Turks in support of their ethnic homeland, Germans took to the streets in Dusseldorf to launch a counter-protest, peacefully denouncing the protestors’ inflammatory position and statements. […]
The Byzantine Empire – An Empire or A Republic?
by Brian Patrick Mitchell The textbooks say the Byzantine Empire was a theocratic autocracy uniting church and state under an all-powerful emperor believed by the Byzantines to be God’s viceroy and vicar. Nonsense, says Anthony Kaldellis, professor of classics at Ohio State University. The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire and even […]
40,000 Christians Persecuted in Germany
A new study shows that potentially thousands of Christians have been attacked and harassed in German migrant homes by Muslim guards and fellow migrants. by Chris Tomlinson Multiple human rights organizations are warning the German government of the conditions that Christians in asylum homes are being subjected to. One organization in particular has chronicled 231 […]