by Thom Schulz John is every pastor’s dream member. He’s a life-long believer, well-studied in the Bible, gives generously and leads others passionately. But last year he dropped out of church. He didn’t switch to the other church down the road. He dropped out completely. His departure wasn’t the result of an ugly encounter with […]
A Letter from Papa Demetri
My beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, On December 29th, our Holy Orthodox Church commemorates the 14,000 Holy Innocents, and many of their mothers, who were slaughtered by Herod’s soldiers in one day. In the United States, because of a disgusting, satanic “law”, we “legally” slaughter an average of over 3,300 pre-born – and […]
For The West, Christian Hunting Is The Sport Of Lawmakers And Judges
by Joy Pullman Washington DC’s City Council is moving to force religious K-12 schools and universities to pay for employee abortions and sponsor on-campus gay advocacy organizations. Throwing Christians to the lions to be eaten alive versus forcing them to engage in a series of lawsuits that will devour their financial sustenance or to close […]
AXIOS!
Today was the consecration to the episcopacy of Bishop Paul (Gassios) of Chicago and the Midwest. The Midwest Diocese is my canonical home, so I am happy that one of our own clergy has ascended to this ministry as archpastor! At his consecration as bishop, as at all Orthodox ordinations, the clergy, the choir and the […]
Scientists discover that atheists might not exist… and that’s not a joke
By Nury Vittachi While militant atheists like Richard Dawkins may be convinced God doesn’t exist, God, if he is around, may be amused to find that atheists might not exist. Cognitive scientists are becoming increasingly aware that a metaphysical outlook may be so deeply ingrained in human thought processes that it cannot be expunged. While […]
LL Cool J Talks the Importance of Tithing
by Vincent Funaro Rapper and actor LL Cool J appeared on Hot 97 in New York City for an interview last week where he discussed elements of his personal faith including his tithing. When asked about his over 20 years career in the world of hip-hop and how he’s been able to maintain relevance all these […]
Statement on Homosexuality (from 1984)
The following information originally appeared in The Word, January 1984, pp. 6-11. The Word is the official news magazine of the Antiochian Archdiocese. Published monthly (with the exception of July and August) the magazine circulates to the households of all members of the Antiochian Archdiocese and other subscribers including libraries and seminaries. The position of […]
Dishonorable Passions
Compiled by Chris Banescu For those who want to ‘re-imagine’ Christian morality. St. Paul the Apostle – “Because of this did God give them up to dishonorable passions, for even their females did change their natural function into that which is against nature; and in like manner also the males having left the natural use […]
Meaningless Church
I continued to call myself a Christian into my early twenties. When I finally stopped… it was because being a Christian no longer meant anything.
We Will Need Writers Who Can Remember Freedom
from ParkerHiggins.net Ursula K. Le Guin was honored at the National Book Awards last night and gave a fantastic speech about the dangers to literature and how they can be stopped. As far as I know it’s not available online yet (update: the video is now online), so it has been transcribed from the livestream below. The […]