In A Statement on Moral Crisis in Our Nation, all the Orthodox Bishops in the United States made their position very clear: The Orthodox Church cannot and will not bless same-sex unions. Whereas marriage between a man and a woman is a sacred institution ordained by God, homosexual union is not. Like adultery and fornication, homosexual acts are […]
How Christianity Invented Children
And don’t you forget it. by Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry We have forgotten just how deep a cultural revolution Christianity wrought. In fact, we forget about it precisely because of how deep it was: There are many ideas that we simply take for granted as natural and obvious, when in fact they didn’t exist until the arrival […]
Never Has There Been Such An Age
Never has there been such an age of false teachers as this pitiful twentieth century, so rich in material gadgets and so poor in mind and soul. Every conceivable opinion, even the most absurd, even those hitherto rejected by the universal consent of all civilized peoples — now has its platform and its own ‘teacher.’ […]
Dachau 1945: The Souls of All Are Aflame
Christ is Risen! Truly, He is Risen! In 1945, a Paschal Liturgy like no other was performed. Just days after their liberation by the US military on April 29, 1945, hundreds of Orthodox Christian prisoners at the Dachau concentration camp gathered to celebrate the Resurrection service and to give thanks.
Exploring Orthodox Generosity: Giving in US Orthodox Parishes
A you a “tithe-cripple”? Is your parish? Speak out now. Take the survey. To All Clergy and Laity Interested in the Subject of “Orthodox Christians and Giving to the Church.” A national study “Exploring Orthodox Generosity: Giving in US Orthodox Parishes” has been launched by the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA. We […]
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.
Elder Paisios: Defend the Christian Faith, the Family, the Church
The state is waging war against divine law. It’s laws are directed against the Law of God… There’s a war on today, a holy war. I must be on the front lines.
The #1 Reason Teens Keep The Faith
by David Briggs Parents set a kind of glass ceiling of religious commitment, above which their children rarely rise. In other words, it is the parents who need to be trained better. The holy grail for helping youth remain religiously active as young adults has been at home all along: parents. Mothers and fathers who […]
Pray Together, Stay Together
By Scott Stump If you want to increase the odds of having a marriage that doesn’t end in divorce, just make more than $50,000 a year, go to church more often and date for at least three years before you decide to tie the knot. Read the article here
Ten Ways Millennials Are Shaping Local Congregations Today
by Thom Rainer They are the largest generation in history. In the United States alone, they number more than 78 million, even larger than the seemingly ubiquitous Boomers. They are the Millennials. They are changing our nation, our world, and our churches. For the purpose of today’s post, I want to focus on changes they […]