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December 24
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: Before SCOBA, There was the Federation Fr. Oliver Herbel; Good Marriage XIX. Overcoming The Coercion Perception Stumbling Block; Ethics as Politics. Interview with Bp. Hilarion of Volokolamsk Pavel Krobov; Russia Profile: Can “Conservatism” Breed Modernization? Srdja Trifkovic; An Inconvenient Birth John Kapsalis; And on Earth Peace Fr. George Morelli; The Staff of Aaron Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Man Cannot Know Himself Objectively Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; The Manhattan Declaration Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Murmuring in the Internet Age Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Manhattan Declaration; Christianity Ended the Cold War Peacefully Adrian Pabst; Deep Space and Deep Sea: The Reason for the Season James M. Thunder; Darwin’s World of Pain and Wonder Algis Valiunas; The Magna Carta Plubius; MTV’s Wack Morality Anthony B. Bradley
December 3
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: What “Historical Theology” Means Fr. Oliver Herbel; The Orthodox Christian View of Icons as “Windows to Heaven” George Patsourakos
November 19
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: Godless Thanksgiving Fr. George Morelli; A Tale of Two Subversives Srdja Tifkovic; Pulling the Plug on the Conscience Clause Wesley J. Smith; Knocking Human Beings Off the Pedestal of Exceptionalism Wesley J. Smith; Anglicans: Being Roman Catholic is Still Being Roman Catholic Jesse Cone; The Medium is Not the Message Chris Banescu; Book Review. Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its Fashionable Enemies George Michalopulos; Archbishop Kicks Gray Lady Terry Mattingly; Shepherd of Souls Fr. Peter-Michael Preble; Healing of a Wounded Heart – A Reflection on the Hogar Fr. Steven C. Kostoff; Today is the Day of Salvation Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Girls Don't Fight Fair Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; The Parallel of Adam and Christ Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Christ as the ”New Adam“ and ”Head“ Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; All About Esau Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; The Sin of Murmuring Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Leviathan Is Born: The Annexation of Europe by Brussels Paul Belien; After the Berlin Wall – the Enduring Power of Socialism Michael Miller
November 17
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: Obituary: Serbian Patriarch PAVLE – May His Memory Be Eternal Srjda Tifkovic; The Power of the Name: Implications For Orthodox Psycho-Theology Fr. George Morelli; Reflections on Fr. Morelli's Essay on Exclusive Language Fr. Johannes L. Jacobse; Frontier Orthodoxy Fr. Oliver Herbel; The Gulag Lives On – But Not in Our Culture Daniel Crandall
October 27
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: The Blame Game Fr. George Morelli
October 25
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: Overcoming Anxiety: Christ, The Church Fathers and Cognitive Scientific Psychology Fr. George Morelli; Locality, the Episcopate, and Canonicity: Reflections on the Recent Pre-Conciliar Meeting at Chambesy George Michalopulos; Hazardous Pathway Wesley J. Smith; Moses and the Book of Job Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Tea Party Fr. Peter-Michael Preble; Book Review. The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language David Roemer; The First Ironman of Hawaii James M. Thunder; Multiculturalism and Marxism Frank Ellis; America’s Uncontrolled Debt and Spending is the Real ‘Waterloo’ Ray Nothstine; Clergy and Economists: Allies Not Adversaries Dwight R. Lee
September 26
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: Warning Signs of Power Corruption in Organizations Chris Banescu; Secularism and the Mind of Christ and the Church: Some Psycho-Spiritual Reflections Fr. George Morelli; A Myth Is as Good as a Mile Wesley J. Smith; The Fruit and Responsibility of Labor Fr. George Morelli; The Netherlands?! A Good Bad Example Wesley J. Smith; Dealing with a Fool Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; The Desert Journey Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Making Our Thoughts Captive to Christ Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Getting to Know An Unknown God John Kapsalis; Moving Mountains Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Faithfully Listening to Obama Terry Mattingly; Education and True Knowledge Vasile Catalin Tudora; Obamaphobia Nat Henthoff; The New Man Revisited Pedro Blass Gonzales; The Parched Wilderness of Socialized Medicine Fr. Robert Sirico; Marxism’s Last (and First) Stronghold Samuel Gregg; Narcissism Goes to Church: Encountering Evangelical Worship Monte Wilson
August 13
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: The Road to Unity — From Vision to Action: Orthodox Unity in America Orthodox Christian Laity; Good Marriage XVIII. Marriage and Parenting in the Domestic Church: Ladder of Divine Ascent for Marriage Fr. George Morelli; The Calling of a Bishop is to Preach the Gospel Bradley Nassif; Brokenness: Hope and Optimism Fr. George Morelli; The Shoe Man Peter Georges; God Can Fill Us Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Bored by Sin Fr. Steven C. Kostoff; Real Live Postmodern Preacher Terry Mattingly; How to Live an Ecological Life in Christ Fr. Vasile Catalin Tudora; Jesus as the “Word” Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Pelagius, Monothelitism, and the Will of Christ Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Personal Loyalty a Bad Foundation for Unity" Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; The Perils of the Priesthood Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; ROCOR Starts Spanish Language Theological School Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia; Deadly Doctors Betsy McCaughey; Very Scary Redistribution via ObamaCare Ralp Reiland; Healthcare, Democracy, and Freedom Hunter Baker; If You Convert, You Die Nonie Darwish; The Not-So-Green Pope Samuel Gregg; All Honor to Jefferson Jean Yarbrough
July 31
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: The Assault on American Business Chris Banescu; A Psycho-Spiritual Eulogy for Suicide: Dimly Glimpsing the Incomprehensible Fr. George Morelli; So Three Cows Walk into Court ... Wesley J. Smith; What Are You — Blind?" Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Tribulation in this Life Fr. Steven C. Kostoff; Visiting the Oklahoma City National Memorial Christopher Huckabay; Without a Shared Moral Code There Can Be No Free Society Rabbi Jonathan Sacks; Obama Targets Boomers for Extermination Nina May; Unhappy Fault Leon J. Podles; Bread and Circuses: America's Cult of Celebrity Ken Conner; The Pope, the Rabbi, and the Moral Economy Samuel Gregg; Samurai Bioethics John G. West; Why a Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity “Hate Crimes” Law Is Bad for You — Part 1 Robert A. J. Gagnon; Why a Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity “Hate Crimes” Law Is Bad for You — Part 2 Robert A. J. Gagnon; Why a Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity “Hate Crimes” Law Is Bad for You — Part 3 Robert A. J. Gagnon; Science: Theists Need Not Apply Ken Conner
July 15
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: Smart Parenting XVII. Love and Worship in the Domestic Church – Of God or Idols? Fr. George Morelli; The Not-So-Dark Ages James V. Schall; Christianity and Civilization Arnold Toynbee; The Ecopalypse, 96 Months Away? Mark Steyn
July 1
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: Honest Friendship? Fr. George Morelli; 1917 Council and Tomos: St Tikhon’s Vision Then and Now Met. Jonah (Paffhausen); The Coming of Islam Abp. Lazar (Puhalo); Understanding Christ in His Time and Culture Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; The Virtual Re-creation of the World Vasile Catalin Tudora; Metropolitan Jonah calls for Full Communion With New Anglican Province Michael Heidt; Speak the Gospel: Use Deeds When Necessary Mark Galli; Blindsided Kids Marcia Segelstein; Not for Lightweights Real Life Preacher; People of the Plant James M. Thunder; The Strange Teachings of Muhammad Frontpage Magazine; Obama and His Pro-Life Apologists Robert P. George; Dan Brown’s America Ross Douthat; American Capitalism Gone with a Whimper Stanislav Mishin
June 11
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: Good Marriage XVII. Wrecking a Marriage: Demanding Human Justice Fr. George Morelli; The State of Kansas vs Frank Schaeffer in the Murder of Dr. George Tiller George Michalopulos; Barack Hussein Obama’s Happy Muslim Rainbow Tour Srjda Trifkovic; The Three Most Important Rules in Business Chris Banescu; That Other Speech at Notre Dame Terry Mattingly; Save the Planet, Get Married! Jonathan David Price; Give Silence a Chance John Kapsalis; Apologetics I Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Apologetics II Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Satisfying Our Thirst Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Is There Spiritual Life and Sanctity Today? Archimandrite Kyrillos; Beauty and Desecration Roger Scruton; U.S. Policy and Geopolitics of Jihad: The Green Corridor in the Balkans Baron Bodissey; The Forgotten Faithful Don Belt; The Great Monastery of St. Gabriel in Captivity Gabriel Sawma; Church on Sunday Matthew Likona; The Tyranny of the Obvious Hunter Baker
June 1
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: Book Review. Orthodox Christianity At The Crossroad: A Great Council Of The Church? When And Why Abp. Nathaniel of Detroit (OCA); Entitlement: Sabotaging Relationships Fr. George Morelli; Taking a Vacation with God Fr. Vasile Catalin Tudora
May 22
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: The Canonical Status of the Patriarch of Constantinople in the Orthodox Church Abp. Gregory (Afonsky); Smart Parenting XVI. Styles of Parenting Fr. George Morelli; The Word ‘God,’ The Divine Names, ‘Father’ As Divine Name Bp. Hilarion (Alfeyev); Apologies by Bale and other Christians Donna Farley; Believing Without Seeing Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; The Son of Man I Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; The Son of Man II Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; The Son of Man III Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; From Crisis to Creative Entrepreneurial Liberation Anthony Bradley; Social In-Security and the Economic Crisis Jonathan Witt; Hate the Sin, Tax the Sinner? Fr. Robert Sirico
April 28
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: Podcast. The god Called “Earth” Steven Robinson; Podcast. The Love of God and the Passion of Christ Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Book Review. Faith Under Fire Fr. George Morelli; Cowards, Sorcerers and Murderers John Kapsalis; The Sign of Jonah Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; The Rewards of Fasting Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; When the Lord Deals with People One-to-One Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Psalm 64 Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Jesus not the “Heroic Ideal” Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; What Think Ye of Christ? Whose Son is He? Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Fem. Fatale Bernard Chapin; Armenian Golgotha Andrew G. Bostom; Rape Rates: Kinsey’s Junk Science & Other Unreported Sex Crimes Judith Reisman; The End of Christian America Albert Mohler; Ignore our Christian Values and the Nation will Drift Apart Michael Nazir-Ali; Book Review. The Disappearance of Christianity in Its Homeland Paul Marshall; Despotism – The Soft Way Samuel Gregg; Mere Atonement Ariel James Vanderhorst
April 20
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: The Christians of Dachau Fr. Johannes L. Jacobse; Spiritual Winter — Spiritual Spring Fr. George Morelli; Podcast. Interview with Chris Banescu: Orthodox Christianity and Capitalism — Are They Compatible? Kevin Allen; “I Saw the Spirit Descending like a Dove” Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon
April 18
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: Dachau 1945: The Souls of All Are Aflame Douglas Cramer; Pascha in Dachau Gleb Alexandrovitch Rahr; The Miracle of the Holy Fire in Jerusalem Niels Christian Hvidt; Mindfullness: A Tool to Break Bad Habits and Troubling Emotions Fr. George Morelli; Funeral for an Infant Fr. Steven C. Kostoff; Love in a Time of Recession Fr. Vasile Catalin Tudora
April 10
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: Healing The Infirmity Of Sin: A Brief Explanation Fr. George Morelli
March 28
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: One Word of Truth Outweighs the Whole World Rev. Johannes L. Jacobse; The Scandal: Jesus Hangs on the Cross to Forgive Us of Sin Fr. George Morelli; Achieving Orthodox Unity Fr. Gleb McFatter
March 23
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: Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago Condemns Illinois ‘Reproductive Health and Access Act’ Met. Iakovos of Chicago; Obama: Destroying Human Life for the ‘Greater Good’ Chris Banescu; Stem Cell Debate is over Ethics, not Science Wesley J. Smith; The Road Less Travelled Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Justice Silenced Fr. Alexander F.C. Webster; Is Bill Maher Literally Wrong? Jonathan McCormack; Contradicting Jesus in the Gospels Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Godparent Responsibilities Last a Lifetime George Patsourakos; Fasting as Communion Fr. Vasile Catalin Tudora; Virtue Begins with a Spoon Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Come and See Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; St. Patrick — For Adults James M. Thunder; The Sebelius Challenge George Weigel; Love, Sex & Mammon Russell D. Moore; Science Without Limits Ken Conner; Reason, Freedom, and the Rule of Law: Their Significance in Western Thought Robert P. George
March 17
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: E Pluribus Unum: One Church From Many? George C. Michalopulos
March 3
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: US Companies Pay the Highest Taxes in the World Chris Banescu; Good Marriage XVI. Pre-Marriage: Avoiding Infatuation Intoxication Fr. George Morelli; Prayer and Silence Bp. Hilarion (Alfeyev); Obama's Nominee for Office of Legal Counsel: Pregnancy is Slavery Carl Olson
March 1
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: Theology is Not for Everyone Bp. Hilarion (Alfeyev); On the Social and Moral Problems of Youth in the 21^st Century Abp. Lazar Puhalo; “Right to Die” can Become a “Duty to Die” Wesley J. Smith; Concerning the 60% Fr. Steven C. Salaris; Double Your Worry, Double Your Problem Fr. George Morelli; The Last Judgment Fr. Steven C. Kostoff; The Pursuit of Wisdom in the Book of Sirach Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Nailing the Evangelical Fads Terry Mattingly; The Judgment of Love Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Finding God Again in the Church John Kapsalis; President Overturning “Conscience Rule” for Pro-life Doctors Randy Sly; Charitable Choice and Secular Goods Hunter Baker; Soaking The Rich Means Crippling Churches, Charities, and Home Values Hugh Hewitt
February 21
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: Orthodox Mission in the 21st Century Bp. Hilarion (Alfeyev); The North Worth Saving Srdja Trifkovic; The Macedonian Call Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Religious Questions for the New President Terry Mattingly; Practical Humility Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; The Prodigal Son Fr. John Chagnon; The Literary Divisions of the Bible Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Podcast. Great Myths of the Great Depression Mackinac Center for Public Policy; How Democracies Become Tyrannies Ed Kaitz; Reflections on Burke’s Reflections Gertrude Himmelfarb; Left Wing of the Catholic Church Destroying the Faith Says Orthodox Rabbi Hillary White; Were They at the Same Meeting? George Weigel; A Chamberlain Moment Stephen Brown; The Abracadabra Stimulus Plan Anthony Bradley; Nuts! Ken Conner
February 8
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: Good Marriage XV. Ensnared By Mindless Helping Fr. George Morelli; Prayers in a Minefield Terry Mattingly; Persist in Prayer Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; From Where Did the Canon of Scripture Come? Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Interview with Wesley J. Smith Daniel Herbster; Arguments in Place as Prop. 8 Hearing Nears Bob Egelko; Science Holds the Key - Or Does It? Ken Conner; A Hospital for Sinners James M. Thunder; Book Review. Reading the Signs David Mills; How Government Prolonged the Depression Harold L. Cole and Lee E. Chapman; The Moral Bankruptcy Behind the Bailouts Ray Nothstine; Hollywood’s Radical Che Chic Bruce Edward Walker
January 31
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: The Decline of the Patriarchate of Constantinople St. John Maximovitch; A Letter To The Ecumenical Patriarch Concerning The Situation Of The Diaspora Alexis, Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia; Having Our Own Way Fr. George Morelli; A Primer on Capitalism Chris Banescu; The Paradox of Zacchaeus Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Freedom Comes from Within Fr. Vasile Catalin Tudora; Why Did God Test Abraham? Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Book Review: A Forgotten Golden Age David T. Koyzis; Are Common Sense Studies Necessary? Anthony B. Bradley
January 27
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: Podcast. The Chain of Catastrophe Fr. Aris Metrakos; Canon 28 of the 4th Ecumenical Council - Relevant Or Irrelevant Today? Met. Philip Saliba; Podcast. What's the Story? Interview with Barbara Nicolosi Bobby Maddex; What Does “Born Again” Really Mean? Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Consumption and the Dignity of Man Fr. Andrew Damick; What Can We Learn from the Temptation of Christ? Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Roe v. Wade at 36 Frederica Mathews-Green; Has “God Bless America” Become a Vapid Mantra? Fr. Steven C. Kostoff; Subject to Change James Hitchcock; Divorced from Reality Stephen Baskerville; In Defense of Wilders Robert Spencer
January 21
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: Obama and the Moral Imagination John Couretas; Moral Imagination, Humane Letters, and the Renewal of Society Vigen Guroian; Biological Colonialism Wesley J. Smith; Searching for Gray on Abortion Terry Mattingly; The Sanctity of Life Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; The Incarnation and the Lament in Ramah Fr. Andrew Damick; Labeling Others: The Clear Thinking Trap Fr. George Morelli; American Christians and Islam Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Paradise and Hell According to Orthodox Tradition Fr. George Metallinos; National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2009 Pres. George Bush; Book Review. The God Delusion Terry Eagleton; The Leaky Bucket: Why Conservatives Need to Learn the Art of Story David M. Phelps; Should the Promise of Confidentiality Be Kept? James M. Thunder; Presidents and the Constitution Jerry Bowyer; The End of Capitalism? Michael Miller; Irrational Economic Man Michael Shermer
January 13
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: Podcast. The Culture War and Orthodox Christianity Rev. Johannes L. Jacobse; Suicide: Christ, His Church and Modern Medicine Fr. George Morelli; The Role of Metropolitan and Its Relationship within the Episcopate: A Reappraisal George C. Michalopulos; Discourse On the Day of the Baptism of Christ St. John Chrysostom; Memory Eternal, Paul Weyrich Terry Mattingly; On the Streets of Ochrid Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; The Islamic Approach to the Prophets Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; The Church in the Scriptures Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; The Theological Virtue of Hope; Thoughts on the Middle East Fr. John Chagnon; Why Christian Colleges are Thriving George Marsden; Obama and His Lincoln Buzz James M. Thunder; The Embrace of Stalinism Arseny Roginsky; The Pro-Life Movement as the Politics of the 1960s Fr. Richard John Neuhaus; Sanctity of Life is at the Heart of our Democracy Bp. Thomas Wenski
January 6
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: Euthanasia Comes to Montana Wesley J. Smith; Substitutions for the Gospel Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Jesus: The God who Saves Me Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; The Nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Raphael J. Masterjohn; Malthus and Scrooge Jerry Bowyer; Why is this Year Designated 2009? James M. Thunder; Created Equal: How Christianity Shaped the West Dinesh D’Souza; Symposium: Remembering the Dissident Jamie Glazov; The Complementarity of Man and Woman Michael Novak; The European Left, and Ours Peter Berkowitz; How Europe Escaped Speaking Arabic Michael Novak; In Defense of Warren Peter Wehner; Abortion After Obama Joseph Bottum; Like a Virgin: The Press Take On Teenage Sex William Mcgurn
January 5
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: The Theophany and Healing Fr. George Morelli