Archive
May 2013
How America Helped Kill Middle Eastern Christianity
American foreign policy contributes to persecution of Christians.
May 12, 2013
May 12, 2013
Either Europe Will Become Christian Again or It Will Become Muslim
"Secularists, opposing the Church in every way, do not realize that they are fighting against the strongest inspiration and the most effective defense of Western civilization."
May 9, 2013
May 9, 2013
Questions Surround Religious Ministries, Health Mandates
"HHS has such a narrow standard as to who operates a religious ministry, Jesus himself couldn't pass muster."
May 8, 2013
May 8, 2013
The Mass Exodus of Christians from the Muslim World
Millions of Christians are being displaced from one end of the Islamic world to the other.
May 8, 2013
May 8, 2013
Peter’s Theology of the Atonement
When we consider the oral tradition that preceded the writing of the Gospels, it is essential to consider its personal quality.
May 8, 2013
May 8, 2013
Christ as the Paschal Lamb
Combining the imagery of Exodus and Isaiah.
May 8, 2013
May 8, 2013
Gosnell Not An Aberration
Late term abortion and infanticide are a provocative front in an all-out war waged against Judeo/Christian morality. This presents substantial moral peril.
May 7, 2013
May 7, 2013
The Coercive Freedom of Choice
The privileging of “choice” requires re-engineering the human person and society.
May 6, 2013
May 6, 2013
The Future of Democracy and Liberty in an Age of Infectious Noise
The moral confusion of our time has a consuming effect on our ability to make sense of reality and to be content with daily existence.
May 2. 2013
May 2. 2013
Building Bridges Between Orthodox and Catholic Christians: Interview with Fr Robert Taft, SJ
A Catholic scholar examines Orthodox - Catholic relations.
May 2, 2013
May 2, 2013
Smart Parenting XXI. Applying Christ’s Beatitudes to Parenting: Blessed Are The Peacemakers
Bring peace to ourselves in order to bring it to our families.
May 1, 2013
May 1, 2013
April 2013
Peace is Precious
There can be no happiness without peace.
May 1, 2013
May 1, 2013
When Men Forsake God, Tyranny Always Follows
Godlessness is the first step to the concentration camp.
April 4, 2013
April 4, 2013
Why Do Eastern Orthodox Churches Enable Opposition to Orthodox Values on Abortion, Sexual Morality?
The Orthodox need to drop out of the National Council of Churches.
April 4, 2013
April 4, 2013
Protecting Marriage to Protect Children
Homosexual marriage destroys the right of the child to know who created him.
April 4, 2013
April 4, 2013
March 2013
Who Guards The Most Sacred Site In Christendom? Two Muslims
Practice dates back to the 12th century.
March 31, 2013
March 31, 2013
Following Jesus: The Power of Forgiveness
Theological, psychological and practical suggestions for growth.
April 1, 2013
April 1, 2013
Chaplains Corner - Self Reflection: Compassion and Civility
Self-reflection is critical to the spiritual life.
April 1, 2013
April 1, 2013
The Colloquium and Pope Francis
Orthodox and Catholic relations.
March 29, 2013
March 29, 2013
Planned Parenthood Official Endorses Infanticide
Infanticide continues its slow movement toward respectability.
March 29, 2013
March 29, 2013
Alveda King: How Can Blacks Survive if We Murder Our Children?
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
March 29, 2013
March 29, 2013
The Enemy Christ Defeated
The enemy that Christ destroyed is death.
March 29, 2013
March 29, 2013
Pakistani Mob Destroys Hundreds of Christian Homes in Lahore
International community remains silent.
March 28, 2013
March 28, 2013
CS Lewis on Living Among Immortals
"Lewis. . .pulls aside the veil of worldly cares and materialist presumptions."
March 28, 2013
March 28, 2013
Yuri Gagarin, First Human in Space, was a Devout Christian, says His Close Friend
Never said there was no God in space.
March 27, 2013
March 27, 2013
Chaplain’s Corner: The Arrogance of Power, The Power of Humility
Hubris and humility.
March 2, 2013
March 2, 2013
Apostolic Church Unity: Hope, Prayer and Work
Orthodox and Catholic cooperation is increasing.
March 2, 2013
March 2, 2013
February 2013
Seeing the Good in Others
When things look bad, look for good.
February 2, 2013
February 2, 2013
Orthodox Christian Spirituality and Cognitive Psychotherapy: An Online Course Part 2
Cognitive therapy and religious practice.
February 2, 2013
February 2, 2013
January 2013
Sandy Hook: Psychospiritual Reflections and Interventions
Both reference to the higher things and practical interventions are required to deal with the trauma of Sandy Hook.
January 4, 2013
January 4, 2013
The America of 2013
America's inability to come to terms with its debt reveals a moral crisis of the first order.
January 3, 2013
January 3, 2013
Smart Parenting XX. Applying Christ’s Beatitudes to Parenting: Blessed Are the Pure of Heart
Purity of heart and the Light of God.
January 2, 2013
January 2, 2013
Chaplain’s Corner. Discipline: Our Commitment For Next Year and All Our Lives
Resolutions for the New Year might be useless but self-discipline is not.
January 2, 2013
January 2, 2013
December 2012
Orthodox Christian Spirituality and Cognitive Psychotherapy: An Online Course Part 1
For the Christian, psychotherapy is one component of the healing process of healing ‘body, mind and spirit.’
December 2, 2012
December 2, 2012
Chaplains Corner. Blessed Christmas: On the Use of the Wealth of Our Bounty
Wealth requires compassion.
December 2, 2012
December 2, 2012
November 2012
Chaplain’s Corner: Wisdom, Age and Belief in God
The older we get, the more likely we will believe in God.
November 6, 2012
November 6, 2012
October 2012
Smart Parenting IXX. Halloween: A Few Spiritual Pointers for Orthodox Parents
Halloween is a pagan holiday that was never Christianized. Here's some ideas on how to handle it.
October 23, 2012
October 23, 2012
Smart Parenting XVIII. Applying Christ’s Beatitudes to Parenting: Blessed Are the Merciful
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall find mercy.
October 4, 2012
October 4, 2012
Chaplain’s Corner. Resilience: The Key to Catastrophe Management
Are things really as bad as they seem?
October 4, 2013
October 4, 2013
September 2012
Islam and the Closing of the Secular Mind
The "enlightened" Western mind can no longer think seriously or coherently about religion.
September 20, 2012
September 20, 2012
Moral Courage
Moral issues matter in elections.
September 18, 2012
September 18, 2012
Moral Courage
Moral issues matter in elections.
September 18, 2012
September 18, 2012
Food That Perishes: An Orthodox Approach to Food and Eating Disorders
Problems with food can be a disorder.
September 3, 2012
September 3, 2012
Bullying: Defacing God’s Image
Kindliness is next to godliness.
September 3, 2012
September 3, 2012
August 2012
The New Soviet League of Militant Godless
Blinding historical insensitivity.
August 21, 2012
August 21, 2012
Winds Thy Messengers
Natural disasters as ministers of God.
August 21, 2012
August 21, 2012
All the Lonely People
The corrosive & far-reaching fallout of the Sexual Revolution.
August 21, 2012
August 21, 2012
Smart Parenting XXVII. Applying Christ’s Beatitudes to Parenting: Righteousness
Blessed Are They Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness Sake for They Shall be Filled
August 18, 2012
August 18, 2012
Gore Vidal and the Sky God
What Vidal wrote is the way many cultural elites think.
August 9, 2012
August 9, 2012
A Religious Freedom Election
A court case in Colorado shows what’s at stake this fall.
August 9, 2012
August 9, 2012
Nihilism at the Core of the Colorado Shooting
Our culture has to turn away from our romance with nihilism and back towards Christ
August 9, 2012
August 9, 2012
Commentary: Profiles in Moral Courage
Standing up for what is right.
August 9, 2012
August 9, 2012
July 2012
The New Martyrs In Syria
Christians will suffer in the Syrian conflict.
July 29, 2012
July 29, 2012
Selective Focusing
We all filter what we see.
July 31, 2012
July 31, 2012
Book Review: The Second Russian Revolution (1987-1991)
Moral renewal in Russia that threw off the Communist shackles.
July 18, 2012
July 18, 2012
Dismantling of a Culture
America’s elites now disdain the rest of America with troubling results.
July 18, 2012
July 18, 2012
Freedom of Worship’s Assault on Freedom of Religion
Strident secularism is on the march and freedom of religion is the target.”
July 18, 2012
July 18, 2012
Our Problem is Secularism
A massive realignment in Christianity is occurring.
July 2, 2012
July 2, 2012
The End of America? The HHS Mandate’s Threat to Freedom [VIDEO]
An attack on the Church is an attack on freedom.
July 2, 2012
July 2, 2012
The Republic is Finished and the America We Knew is Gone
When men scorn and ridicule the good, noble, and true, darkness is always the end.
July 2, 2012
July 2, 2012
Obamacare Ruling Reflects Technocratic Imperative
Not even a Romney election may reverse the cultural drift.
July 2, 2012
July 2, 2012
Ministry to Those with Alternative Lifestyles
What did the Church Fathers say about proper spiritual counsel?
July 2, 2012
July 2, 2012
The Need for Prayer in Our Lives
Prayer can have physical, psychological and spiritual benefits.
July 2, 2012
July 2, 2012
June 2012
On the Brevity of Life
The art of living is not so easily mastered.
June 11, 2012
June 11, 2012
Smart Parenting XXVI. Applying Christ’s Beatitudes to Parenting: Blessed Are The Meek
Meekness as a source of strength.
June 1, 2012
June 1, 2012
May 2012
Everything in Moderation
Do all things in moderation.
June 1, 2012
June 1, 2012
+ His Holiness Pope Shenouda III - May His Memory Be Eternal!
Remembering a great Christian leader.
May 26, 2012
May 26, 2012
Redeeming the Time
Time is not a rat race.
May 13, 2012
May 13, 2012
War and Peace in the Teachings of Christ
Is harmony always a good thing?
May 13, 2012
May 13, 2012
Reflecting Back On Lent: The Uncomfortable Church
Who cares about historical and theological accuracy when we can have our own happy version of the truth?
May 13, 2012
May 13, 2012
The New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia: Their Significance for People in the West
The martyrs are meaningful to all Christians.
May 12, 2012
May 12, 2012
Lessons from Byzantium
The empire fell but did not have to.
May 11, 2012
May 11, 2012
The Ecumenical Patriarch is Right
Turkish nationalism and the persecution of religious minorities.
May 10, 2012
May 10, 2012
The Joy of Literature
Man is a story teller.
May 10, 2012
May 10, 2012
An Interview with Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev
West meets East.
May 10, 2012
May 10, 2012
Chaplain’s Corner. God: The Source of Life’s Ultimate Meaning
The way of un-knowing can be the way of knowing.
May 2, 2012
May 2, 2012
Smart Parenting XXV. Applying Christ’s Beatitudes to Parenting: Blessed Are They Who Mourn
Blessed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted.
May 2, 2012
May 2, 2012
March 2012
Chaplain’s Corner: Silence is Golden
The value of silence cuts across many religious traditions.
April 1, 2012
April 1, 2012
Healing Society: Revisiting Witnessing Christ in a Secular Age
There can be grievous spiritual danger for Christians in public display of their commitment to Christ.
April 1, 2012
April 1, 2012
How Church Helped Sign Jackie Robinson to Brooklyn Dodgers
Religion shapes culture one courageous decision at a time..
March 17, 2012
March 17, 2012
An Era of New Martyrdom. Discrimination of Christians in Various Parts of the World
"Our era is rightly called an era of new martyrdom, for in a whole number of countries, Christians are subjected to mass persecution and discrimination"
March 17, 2012
March 17, 2012
The Party’s Over
Mary Eberstadt on men, women, and what the sexual revolution has wrought
March 17, 2012
March 17, 2012
Church and Reich
What happened to Christian under the Nazi Regime? The traditionalists went to concentration camps, many fell away and adopted the Nazi neo-paganism, and some clergy actively supported the Third Reich.
March 16,2012
March 16,2012
Our Prayerful Thanks to God for All Who Uphold Christian Moral Principles
Traditionalist Christians may differ in details, but they unified on the essentials.
March 16, 2012
March 16, 2012
Moralistic Therapeutic Deism—the New American Religion
Study: American teenagers...are virtually unable to offer any serious theological understanding.
March 16, 2012
March 16, 2012
Beware of the Petty Totalitarian Left
State encroachment into private life always starts small.
March 16, 2012
March 16, 2012
Conscience Objections and Religious Liberty
The logic of Obama's HHS mandates portends danger down the road if not reversed.
March 15, 2012
March 15, 2012
Christian Belief and the Medical Establishment, Part II
Under what circumstances do we ask God for help?
March 15, 2012
March 15, 2012
Christian Belief and the Medical Establishment, Part I
The practice of medicine needs a firm and coherent moral grounding.
March 15, 2012
March 15, 2012
Surpassing Human Justice: Enthroning Divine Justice
The cry for justice is heard around the world.
March 1, 2012
March 1, 2012
Chaplain’s Corner: Heroism Revisited
Be well disposed to the people around you.
March 1, 2012
March 1, 2012
February 2012
Chaplains Corner: Even the Thought is an Affront to God
Limiting the service of chaplains gives the impression that government administrators think religion is unimportant.
January 2, 2012
January 2, 2012
Smart Parenting XXIV Applying Christ’s Beatitudes to Parenting: Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit
Becoming poor in spirit.
January 2, 2012
January 2, 2012
January 2012
Speak My Name
Go therefore into all nations...
January 12, 2012
January 12, 2012
Engaged Monasticism
We need a return to the monasticism of the 4th century.
January 12, 2012
January 12, 2012
Has Europe Lost Its Soul?
The religious roots of the market economy and of democratic capitalism...were produced by a culture saturated in the values of the Judaeo-Christian heritage, and market economics was originally intended to advance those values.
January 12, 2012
January 12, 2012
A Grim Christmas
This Christmas let us spare a thought and say a prayer for countless Christian victims of Muslim brutality, over the centuries and in our own time.
January 12, 2012
January 12, 2012
Defending Intelligent Design
"This whole Darwinian story, it seems to me, has been very much oversold," says Phillip Johnson. "It is an imaginative story that has been spun on the basis of very little evidence."
January 12, 2012
January 12, 2012
The Favor of God Was Upon Him—Homily on the Circumcision of Christ, January 1, 2012
What are the works that we must do that follow from Christ's teachings?
January 3, 2012
January 3, 2012
Commitment for a New Year: Overcoming Rudeness
Treating people rudely violates their inherent dignity.
January 1, 2012
January 1, 2012