The following was a response by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon to a letter sent out by Fr. Joseph Abud, Administrative Assistant to Bishop Anthony of the Antiochian Archdiocese. Published with permission. Father Joseph, Please, thank Bishop Anthony for the first truly encouraging message our people have heard from an Orthodox bishop for nearly a year. […]
Teachers Openly Fret That Parents Might Hear Them Brainwashing Children, Call Parents ‘Dangerous’
by Matt Walsh In one of the creepiest yet most revealing Twitter threads ever to be posted on the platform, a teacher recently fretted out loud that virtual classes might allow parents to hear him brainwashing their kids. Matthew R. Kay, an educator and author of a book on “how to lead meaningful race conversations […]
An Apologetic for Home Education in the 21st Century
By Allison Burr In the greatest of ironies, a recent issue of Harvard Magazine has condemned parents being at home with their children all day, even while the governments across America have now required it for the past several weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. My efforts to recast homeschooling in a less-threatening light are rooted in two […]
Kids Raised Going to Church Are Happier Adults, Study Finds
File this under “Well, duh.” A new study from Harvard’s School of Public Health investigated the mental health and physical wellbeing of children and teenagers who were raised with religious or spiritual practices and found a lot of benefits. By Melissa Locker The research, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, found that those who […]
When Church Is Optional, You Are Setting Up Your Kids To Fail
And again we see the folly of ‘once saved, always saved’ theology coming home to roost… in cribs and cradles, and the homes of irresponsible Christian parents. Kids, try Orthodoxy. I certainly don’t agree with everything in this article – for example, despite his desire to resurrect “Youth Ministry” as a viable option, it is […]
Pope Francis’ Socialist Agenda
The pope of Rome has far more radical ideas than most people realize. Like Bernie Sanders, the pope is a socialist. He has had many unkind words about capitalism (“the dung of the devil”), but no corresponding criticism of socialism. by William Kirkpatrick Watching Bernie Sanders’s speech announcing his candidacy for president, it struck me […]
New Poll Shows Millennials Will Change Position on Roe When Given the Facts
Ignorance is the enemy of our people. By Julie Roys Pro-choice advocates consistently forward the narrative that the majority of the American public does not want to overturn Roe v. Wade. And to some degree, survey apps and polls agree. For example, a 2018 poll reported in Vox found that 67-percent of Americans would not like to […]
Progressives Do Want Religion: Compulsory Progressivism
by Steve Deace So much for progressivism’s obsession with “thou shall not judge.” Good. Because it was always a scam anyway. The plan was always to judge, and to judge harshly. But just as the devil needed to go undercover in the Garden of Eden with his own “did God really say?” deception, progressives needed […]
Pastoring Young Men into Manhood by Fr. Hans Jacobse
Click the photo to hear a prophetic and powerful talk by Fr. Hans Jacobse.
Why You Should Keep Taking Your Kids To Church Even When It Feels Pointless
Every Sunday families face the monumental challenge of getting out the door and to the service on time. In our house the baby always needs something right as it is time to leave. by Emily Carrington After a bottle, a paci, her blanket, and some coaxing, our eight-week-old daughter fell asleep on the way to […]