Practical theology says care, sacrifice, and community are as vital as ever. by Lyman Stone The modern world has suddenly become reacquainted with the oldest traveling companion of human history: existential dread and the fear of unavoidable, inscrutable death. No vaccine or antibiotic will save us for the time being. Because this experience has become […]
Leftism – Not Just Wrong, But Evil
The Democrat Party is the face of Moloch, the Canaanite god whom Milton called the “horrid King besmear’d with blood / Of human sacrifice.” It is a cult of criminality and death. On every political issue, Democrats take the side of chaos and destruction, crime and disorder.
A Review of the Foreword by Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) to the latest issue of The Wheel
by Edith M. Humphrey The editors of Orthodox Life offer to their readers an edifying reflection on the Church’s response to pastoral and theological questions regarding sexual morality and Orthodox anthropology. We believe that this will not be a final word, but rather one of many statements of encouragement and direction to the faithful. Introduction This […]
Fasting Triggers Stem Cell Regeneration of Damaged, Old Immune System
Protection from chemotherapy immunosuppression indicates effect could be conserved in humans. In the first evidence of a natural intervention triggering stem cell-based regeneration of an organ or system, a study in the June 5 issue of the Cell Stem Cell shows that cycles of prolonged fasting not only protect against immune system damage — a […]
Great Lakes Reveal a Fatal Flaw in Climate Change ‘Science’
by John Merline Lake Erie and Lake Superior — two of the five that make up the Great Lakes — broke records for water levels this May. Lakes Michigan and Huron could follow suit. Naturally, climate change is getting the blame. “We are undoubtedly observing the effects of a warming climate in the Great Lakes,” […]
Christianity is Europe’s Only Hope
And not only Europe; America as well. by Peter Wolfgang “Europe is the faith and the faith is Europe,” observed the English writer Hilaire Belloc almost 100 years ago. Western Civilization makes no sense apart from its Christian origin and identity. The last 100 years has proven him right. If our civilization makes no sense […]
Atheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method, Prize-Winning Physicist Says
In conversation, the 2019 Templeton Prize winner does not pull punches on the limits of science, the value of humility and the irrationality of nonbelief. By Lee Billings Marcelo Gleiser, a 60-year-old Brazil-born theoretical physicist at Dartmouth College and prolific science popularizer, has won this year’s Templeton Prize. Valued at just under $1.5 million, the […]
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 […]
Suicide – Destroying Hope and Love: 2019 Orthodox Bioethics Conference
A one day conference on bioethics entitled “Suicide: Destroying Hope and Love”, was organized by the Vicariate for the Palestinian/Jordan Orthodox Christian Communities of the Holy Archdiocese of USA, on March 9, Daly City, California. Upon completion of the Divine Liturgy at St. George’s Cathedral at Daly City, there began the conference’s works, after Reverend […]
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, surveys and polls agree. For example, a 2018 poll reported in Vox found that 67-percent of Americans would not like to see […]