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December 19
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: The Church and the Terror State John Couretas; The Fight for Peace Fr, Richard Demetrius Andrews; Ministry at the End of Life Fr. George Morelli; Jesus' Interpretation of his Passion Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; The Spirit of Christmas Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Meditations on the Nativity of Christ Fr. John Daly; Christmas: A National Holiday Fr. George Morelli; The Theological Virtue of Faith Fr. Peter-Michael Preble; Who Stole Christmas? Fr. Vasile Catalin Tudora; Putting Christ into Xmas Fr. Vasile Catalin Tudora; The Apologist Marsha Segelstein; The Deadly Convenience of Christianity Without Culture Fr. Richard John Neuhaus; Government Compels Aid for Gay Procreation James M. Thunder; More than “Mutual Joy”: Lisa Miller of Newsweek Against Scripture and Jesus Robert. A. J. Gagnon; Broadcast News Mindy Belz; Blinded by Science? Terrel Clemens; Struggle to Stay Christian Julia Duin; Calculating Christmas William J. Tighe
November 29
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: Episcopacy, Primacy, and the Mother Churches: A Monastic Perspective Met. Jonah; More Reflections on the Election of Metropolitan Jonah Fr. Steven Kostoff; In the Name of Knowledge and Wisdom Jamie Glazov
November 25
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: Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1789 Pres. George Washington; Thanksgiving: The National Holy-day Fr. George Morelli
November 21
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: Moral Tradition and the Assault of the Activists Fr. Johannes L. Jacobse; Smart Parenting XV. When Your School Age Child Brings up a Conflict Between Church and Science Fr. George Morelli; Why We Call Them Human Rights Wesley J. Smith; The Authors and Editors of the Penitential Psalms Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Recovering Authentic Spirituality John Kapsalis; Why Do You Go to Church? Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Reflections on the Election of Metropolitan Jonah Fr. Steven Kostoff; When the Essentials Come Back into Focus Fr. John Chagnon; The Theological Virtues Fr. Peter-Michael Prebble; The First Freedom William L. Saunders; Metropolitan Kirill on Economic Globalization and the Social Consensus Paola Fantini; A Pyrrhic Propaganda Victory in Rome Spengler; The Admiral PR Newswire
November 13
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: Assisted Suicide: The Wind in Their Sails Wesley J. Smith; Christ Empowers Worshipers in the Eucharist George Patsourakos; Story Time Andrew Klavan; Dr. Phillip Nitschke and the Reinvention of Assisted Suicide Michael Cook; Tired of Life? James M. Kushiner; Scientists and Philosophers Find That ‘Gene’ Has a Multitude of Meanings Natalie Angier; African Power Mark Tooley; Family Ties Fred Siegel; Remember Sears When Christmas Shopping Anonymous Email
November 9
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: Christianity and Armegeddon; Aftermath of the Election Fr. John Chagnon; Providing for Christ and His Church Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Child Slavery in the Sudan Stephen Brown; Seven Things You Can’t Do as a Moral Relativist Greg Koukl; Book Review. Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America’s Soul David Roemer; The First Gulag Jane Armstrong; Winning Proposition Jeniffer Roback Morse
November 3
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: Obama’s Coming War on Historic Christianity over Homosexual Practice and Abortion Robert Gagnon; An Interview with His Grace, Bishop Hilarion of Vienna and Austria Peter C. Bouteneff
November 1
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: New Study: The Orthodox Church Today Alexei D. Krindatch; An Open Letter to Frank Schaeffer George Michalopulos; Thanksgiving: The National Holy-day Fr. George Morelli; The Ownership of Property Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Resisting the Legion of Thoughts Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Locking the Door from the Inside Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; The Election and Christ John Buscemi; The Dehumanizing Impact of Modern Thought: Darwin, Marx, Nietzsche, and Their Followers Richard Weikert; High School HIV Scare Points to Moral Crisis Anthony B. Bradley; Defending the Faith Timothy Morgan; Ten Years of “Death with Dignity” Courtney S. Campbell; Why Obama's Communist Connections Are Not Headlines Paul Kengor
October 8
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: Good Marriage XIV. The Anti-Negotiation Stumbling Block Fr. George Morelli; Where Are the Orthodox Dominionists? John Couretas; Religious Right Must Not Set Agenda for Orthodox Church Harry Katopodis; The Big One Is Nigh! Srdja Trifkovic; The Three Parts of the Gospel Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; An Inspired Choice Fr. Alexander F.C. Webster; Teaching Prayer; Meet God Halfway Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Architecture and Railroads: A Tribute Paul M. Weyrich
October 5
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: An Open Letter to the Delegates of the OCA’s Upcoming AAC Fr. Andrew Moore; Peter and Helen Evans - Orthodox Speakers on Bioethics Glen Chancy; Response to the Open Letter of 138 Muslim Theologians Patriarch Alexy of Moscow and All Russia; Setting Objectives for Christian-Muslim Dialogue and Cooperation Bp. Hilarion Alfeyev; St. John Cassian Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Catechesis and Evangelism Are Not Enough Fr. Gregory Jensen; Moral Reflections on the Financial Crisis Fr. Vasile Catalin Tudora; Faith in Christ, Not in Works Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; The Tyranny of the Minority S.T. Karnick; Book Review. Saving Darwin: How to Be a Christian and Believe in Evolution David Roemer; The Death of Theory Michael Cook; Separation Anxiety Hunter Baker; Dr. Frankenstein's Wall Street Victor Davis Hanson; This Old World's Tawdry Voices David Mills
September 19
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: Smart Parenting XIV. Talking To Children About Same-Sex "Marriage" Fr. George Morelli; The Orthodox Church of Tomorrow Fr. John A. Peck; Britain Adopts Shari’a Srdja Trifkovic; Is God Judging America? Fr. John Chagnon
September 18
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: Interview with Bobby Maddex, Editor of "Salvo" Magazine Fr. Johannes L. Jacobse; The Most Wanted Infidel in the World Raymond Ibrahim; Abraham and Mary Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Kindness is Pleasing to Both God and Man; Recovering the Scriptures John Kapsalis; Placing Impossible Standards on Ourselves Fr. George Morelli; Carrying Our Cross Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Evolution vs. Naturalism Alvin Plantinga; Forty-Eight Liberal Lies About American History Jamie Glazov; Don’t Know Much About History Thomas F. Madden; Eugenics, American Style Tucker Carlson; Book Review. Underground Economy Peter J. Hill; In America, The Poor Don't Work Steven Malanga
September 9
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: Kosovo Prelude to Georgia James George Jatras; Orthodox Christianity Under Threat Nicholas Gage; The Lesson of Obama's Appeal Fr. John Chagnon; The Jesus Prayer Fr. Peter Michael Preble; Who Is Your Father? Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Communism’s Last Priest-Martyr has Bequeathed a Legacy of Courageous Hope Michael Bourdeaux; Now Sudan is Attacking Refugee Camps Mia Farrow and Eric Reeves; The Speaker’s Unusual Description of Catholic Dogma Paul Weyrich; The Abortion Issue: A Reasoned Pro-Life Approach W. E. Messamore; Can We Talk? Andrew Ferguson; Book Review. The Brat Pack of Quantum Mechanics John Derbyshire; Book Review. Great and Imperfect Darrin M. McMahon
August 29
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: The Dark Knight Rules Raymond J. Keating; Managing for Long-Term Success and Profitability Chris Banescu; Defeating Anxiety: Overcoming the Need for Approval Fr. George Morelli; Solzhenitsyn and his Critics John Couretas; Book Review. Reflections on a Church in Captivity: The Greek Orthodox Church of America Peter J. Petkas; Remembering Alexander Solzhenitsyn Fr. Steven C. Kostoff; The Meaning of the Lord's "Sabbath Rest" Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; The Dangers of Treating Faith as a Human Act Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Marriage and Virginity: The Quest for Purity Fr. Vasile Catalin Tudora; In the Name of God(lessness) Dennis Prager; Witness: Solzhenitsyn vs. Evil Paul Kengor; One Difference Between the Bible and the Qu'ran Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; An Industry of Racism Alveda King; Democratic + Catholic + Senate = Pro-Abortion Jim Brown; Why Obama Really Voted For Infanticide Andrew C. McCarthy; Lights Out on Liberty Mark Steyn; Fear Stalks Muslim Apostates in the West David J. Rusin; The Messiah Channel Russell D. Moore; Book Review. Continental Drift Graeme Hunter; China's Bible Problem Kathy Shaidle; Why is Falun Gong Banned? Leeshai Lemish; Georgia: The Score Srdja Trifkovic
August 2
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: Patient Endurance Fr. George Morelli; Faith Comes by Hearing Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Follow the Call of Sts. Peter & Paul Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; In "Dark Night" Good Triumphs Over Evil Fr. Steven C. Kostoff; The Body Lovers Fr. Vasile Catalin Tudora; Turkey in the Throes of Islamic Revolution? Spengler; History and the Judiciary Paul M. Weyrich; Early Christians and Abortion David W.T. Brattson; Liberation Theology's Civil War Samuel Gregg; A Time for Honesty Abp. John J. Meyers; The Marxist Roots of Black Liberation Theology Anthony B. Bradley
July 06
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: Good Marriage XIII: The Theology of Marriage and Sexuality Fr. George Morelli; Nationalism, Man and Orthodoxy Fr. Gibran Ramlaoui; The Key to Unlocking Romans Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Angel of Satan Archbishop Stylianos of Australia; The Truth About the Homosexual Rights Movement Ronald G. Lee; A Confusion of Tongues Theodore Dalrymple; Curriculum Mortae: Sometimes Indoctrination Is a Matter of Life and Death Karen Swallow Prior; The Bible and Conservatism Jamie Glazov; Girly Men S.T. Karnick; The New Learning That Failed Victor Davis Hanson; Trying to Put Lipstick on a Pig Ken Conner; The Death and Life of Bushwick Steven Malanga
June 25
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: Prayer Brings Us to God Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis; Words We Live By Gregory Cook; Marriage: Why Hi-Jack a Christian Institution? John Mark Reynolds; Raising Children Who Believe Fr. Peter Guilquist; Pastoral Reflections on Suicide in the Military Fr. George Morelli; A Different Path Toward Faith Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Orthodox Bishops Statement on Same-Sex Unions: Moral Crisis in our Nation SCOBA; Key Characteristics of Great Leaders - Part II Chris Banescu; Rags to Riches: The Apostles on Pentecost Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ and the Persecution of Civil Society Jeniffer Roback Morse; "No Go" Zones in UK -- Again Terry Mattingly; The Skeptical Inquirer Edward Tingley; Are You Changed? Kathryn Jean Lopez; Mosque in Hiding John C. Chalberg; The Schism: Grounds for Division, Grounds for Unity Fr. Hugh Barbour; Einstein’s Quest for Truth Algis Valiunas
June 16
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: Pascha: Marital Vocation and Putting on Christ Fr. George Morelli; The Fruit of Pentecost: The Holy Spirit and Healing Fr. George Morelli; Why Not Me? John Kapsalis; The Vanishing Pascha Night Multitudes Vasile Tudora; "Agape" in the Orthodox Church George Patsourakos; The Littlest Palm: A Children's Story Mary Green; The Progressive Road to Hell Timothy Birdnow; American Exception Adam Liptak; An Anatomy of Surrender Bruce Bawer; The Tragedy of America's Disappearing Fathers Juan Williams; Science and the Left Yuval Levin; Obama, Religion and the Public Square William McGurn; In the Footsteps of Moll Flanders, Banished to Rappahannock Roger Scruton
June 10
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: Smart Parenting XIII. Tools for Smart Punishing Fr. George Morelli
May 26
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: G.K. Chesterton on Materialism and Christianity G.K. Chesterton; Beyond the Death of God -- Scientific Challenges to Atheism Patrick Glynn; Smart Parenting XII. The Time Out Tool Fr. George Morelli; Flight to Freedom: Looking back on Cuba's Long Night Dn. Gustavo Alfonso; Statement at the Meeting of the EU Leadership with Religious Leaders of Europe Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev; The Incredible Story of an Orthodox Missionary Anastasia; Rev. Wright and Black Liberation Theology Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Our Response to the Resurrection Fr. Stavros N. Akrotirianakis; Participating in the Resurrection of Christ Fr. Michael Laffoon; Another Obama Email Fr. John Chagnon
April 26
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: Pascha in Dachau Gleb Alexandrovitch Rahr; Dachau 1945: The Souls of All Are Aflame Douglas Cramer; Encyclical for Great and Holy Pascha - 2008 Bartholomew, Patriarch of Constantinople; God Did Not Create Hell for Sinners, They Did it Themselves Bishop Hilarion (Alfeyev); On the Advantages of Dying Young Jonathan David Price; The Key to Joy -- Prayer, Thanksgiving and Thinking Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Fishing with Jesus John Kapsalis; The Miracle of the Holy Fire in Jerusalem Niels Christian Hvidt; The God of the Gaps David Berlinski; The Way We Weren’t William Murchison; A Human Person, Actually Peter Lawler; Is This What you Mean? Fr. Frank Pavone
April 22
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: Smart Parenting XI: Smart Tools -- Shaping and Consistency Fr. George Morelli
April 1
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: The Ethos of Lent Fr. George Morelli; St. Gregory Palamas and the Prayer of Silence Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; I Will Abide by the Truth of the Resurrection Fr. Vasile Tudora; Last Things First: The Eschatological Community of the Parish Fr. Stelyios Muksuris; What Does it all Mean Anyway? Fr. Stavros N. Akrotirianakis; Risk Lia Lewis; Islam’s “Public Enemy #1” Raymond Ibrahim; The Mustard Seed in Global Strategy Spengler; Will Europe Resist Islamization? Daniel Pipes; The Peculiar Theology of Black Liberation Spengler; Conversions and Freedom of Conscience Stephen Brown; Bleeding Hearts but Tight Fists George F. Will
March 14
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: This is the Faith that Sustains the Universe?! Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis; Homeschooling and Parental Rights Under Attack in California Chris Banescu; The Debate on Euthanasia in the Context of the Dialogue between Christianity and Secular Humanism Bishop Hilarion (Alfeyev); The Orthodox Understanding of Sin: A Lenten Reflection Fr. George Morelli; Fundamental Insights from the Eastern Fathers for the Modern World Patriarch Bartholomew; Catechetical Address on the Commencement of Holy and Great Lent Patriarch Bartholomew; Swimming in the Fast of Lent Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; A Texas-Size Defense for Values of Boy Scouts Raymond J. Keating; The Totalitarians who Founded the European Union and Their Impending Triumph Rodney Atkinson
March 5
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: Humility And Purity Of Heart: A Lenten Reflection Fr. George Morelli; "Independent" Kosovo: A Threat, Not a Country James George Jatras; Kosovo: Islamism's New Beachhead? Julia Gorin; Kosovo: A New Day of Infamy for a New Century Srdja Trifkovic; Why Not a United American Orthodox Church? George Patsourakos; The Greek Orthodox Church in America - Dead or Alive? Fr. Andrew Barakas; The Liberal Jihad Fr. Steven C. Salaris; Liberal Christianity will not Survive for a Long Time Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev; Cultivating Your Parish Website Seraphim Danckaert; Europe Must Fight Back in the Battle for Ideas James Harkin; Jack Bauer and Just War Raymond J. Keating
February 17
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: Conflicted Hearts: Orthodox Christians and Social Justice in an Age of Globalization John Couretas
February 14
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: The Publican: A Model for our Lenten Journey Fr. George Morelli; Automated External Defibrilator (AED) -- How $1,800 Could Save a Life Fr. Stavros N. Akrotirianakis
February 13
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: A Patriarch in Dire Straits John Couretas; Atheism and Orthodoxy in Modern Russia Bishop Hilarion (Alfeyev); Jesus and the Amazing Multicolored Church John Kapsalis; A Glimmer of Hope for Europe Srdja Trifkovic; The Last Days of Darwin James M. Kushiner; Accommodating Islamic Law? Theodore Dalrymple; Book Review. Ideologies of Redemption Richard M. Gamble; Slavery, Christianity, and Islam Robert Spencer
February 12
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: Smart Parenting X. Combating Secularism's Most Serious Sin: Indifference Fr. George Morelli
January 20
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: Good Marriage XII: Overdependency Fr. George Morelli; Life in the Womb & Abortion Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; The Bible Calls it a Sin -- Part 1. Interview with Met. Kyrill Der Spiegel; The Bible Calls it a Sin -- Part 2. Interview with Met. Kyrill Der Spiegel; Indiana Jones Meets the Da Vinci Code Spengler; Hate the Sin, Love the Game Raymond J. Keating
January 15
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: Podcast. Orthodox Unity in North America with Charles Ajalat Ancient Faith Radio
January 12
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: Casinos, Lotteries, Raffles and the Resurrection Fr. Luke Veronis; Podcast. The Unfolding Crisis in Kenya Come Receive the Light; Five Characters Reject Abortion in a Cultural Shift in Movies Rick Santorum; The Byzantine Empire: The Lasting Glory of Its Art The Economist; Heroes: What Great Statesmen Have to Teach Us Paul Johnson
January 9
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: Good Marriage XI: The Game Of Relationship Self-Esteem Fr. George Morelli; September 6, 1955: Krystallnacht in Constantinople Speros Vryonis Jr.; Podcast. Again Audio Journal: Doug Cramer on the Mythical in Literature and Religion Ancient Faith Radio; Podcast. Fr. Josiah Trenham on Multiple Orthodox Jurisdictions in America: Status Quo or Scandal? Ancient Faith Radio; The Evangelical Ecologist S. M. Hutchens; The Icon That Wasn't Dallas Morning News; A Conversation with Justice Clarence Thomas Imprimis; Black Men Must Reclaim Our Children Roland Martin
December 31 (2007) Top
: Orthodox Ecclesiastical Architecture Passes Milestone in America's Heartland Peter Crist; Key Characteristics of Great Leaders -- Part I Chris Banescu; Sabbath Rest and Healing Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Announcement: Fr. Paul Tarazi speaks on Scripture in the Liturgy; Interview with Michael Behe Skeptical Inquirer; Refighting the Wars of Religion George Weigel; The National Church of Socialism Mark D. Tooley; The Science of Gore's Nobel Holman W. Jenkins; The Cross and the Crescent The Economist; Staying Power: Does Religion Really Poison Everything? Logan Paul Gage; Spiritual Morphine: The Delusory Hope of Dying on Your Own Terms Kristina Robb Dover