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March 5, 2008

Jack Bauer and Just War: Raymond J. Keating; "From a Christian perspective, "24" lends itself to a Just War analysis during this time of war against terrorists."
...more by Raymond J. Keating

March 14, 2008

Homeschooling and Parental Rights Under Attack in California: Chris Banescu; The tightening grip of the judiciary over private life.
...more by Chris Banescu

April 26, 2008

The Miracle of the Holy Fire in Jerusalem: Niels Christian Hvidt; The holy fire that emerges from the tomb of Christ on Pascha.
The God of the Gaps: David Berlinski; Evolution can't explain the gulf between man and animal.
The Way We Weren’t: William Murchison; Churches in the Fifties were filled, but were they faithful?
A Human Person, Actually: Peter Lawler; A powerful philosophical case for protecting embryos.
Is This What you Mean?: Fr. Frank Pavone; Challenging the culture on abortion.

April 2, 2008

The Peculiar Theology of Black Liberation: Spengler; The well from which Rev. Wright draws his ideas.
Islam’s “Public Enemy #1”: Raymond Ibrahim; Coptic priest boldly evangelizes Muslims -- and many convert.
The Mustard Seed in Global Strategy: Spengler; Pope Benedict's bold move in baptizing a Muslim on (Western) Easter.
Will Europe Resist Islamization?: Daniel Pipes; New signs Europe awakening to its religious heritage.
Conversions and Freedom of Conscience: Stephen Brown; Will Muslims convert to Christianity?
Bleeding Hearts but Tight Fists: George F. Will; Liberals talk about helping the poor but give little. Conservatives stress self-reliance, but give more.

March 14, 2008

A Texas-Size Defense for Values of Boy Scouts: Raymond J. Keating; Pushing back the cultural vandals.
The Totalitarians who Founded the European Union and Their Impending Triumph: Rodney Atkinson; The European Union and the decline of national sovereignty.

March 5, 2008

Kosovo: Islamism's New Beachhead?: Julia Gorin; "The current state of affairs (in Kosovo) is a product of a concerted, single-minded, bipartisan American effort to turn Serbs into an enemy as the U.S. tries to make friends of its enemies in the region, always at Serbian expense."
Europe Must Fight Back in the Battle for Ideas: James Harkin; Americans are the leaders in the war of ideas.

February 13

The Last Days of Darwin: James M. Kushiner; A brief history of the revolution.
Accommodating Islamic Law?: Theodore Dalrymple; "Archbishop Rowan Williams foolishly rolls out the red carpet for British sharia."
Book Review. Ideologies of Redemption: Richard M. Gamble; The spiritual pathologies of Nazism and Communism.
Slavery, Christianity, and Islam: Robert Spencer; Eradication of slavery could only happen in the Christian west.

January 20

The Bible Calls it a Sin -- Part 1. Interview with Met. Kyrill: Der Spiegel; Politically incorrect views about homosexuality.
The Bible Calls it a Sin -- Part 2. Interview with Met. Kyrill: Der Spiegel; "Men can control their desires."
Indiana Jones Meets the Da Vinci Code: Spengler; What's happens when textual criticism is applied to the Koran?

January 12

Five Characters Reject Abortion in a Cultural Shift in Movies: Rick Santorum; More movies affirming the value of the unborn child.
The Byzantine Empire: The Lasting Glory of Its Art: The Economist; "And don't forget its vibrant cosmopolitan civilisation."
Heroes: What Great Statesmen Have to Teach Us: Paul Johnson; A historian's look at the characteristics of great leaders.

January 9

The Evangelical Ecologist: S. M. Hutchens; The evangelical-like ferver of E. O. Wilson.
The Icon That Wasn't: Dallas Morning News; A Christmas reminder that some things are sacred.
A Conversation with Justice Clarence Thomas: Imprimis; An engaging story of a remarkable man.
Black Men Must Reclaim Our Children: Roland Martin; Restoring the black family.
...previous commentary

The Mystic Chords of Memory: Reclaiming American History: Wilfred M. McClay
Why There Is A Culture War: Gramsci and Tocqueville in America: John Fonte
The Culture of Vice: Robert R. Reilly
Moral Imagination, Humane Letters, and the Renewal of Society: Vigen Guroian
Awakening from Nihilism: Michael Novak
God's Reasons: The role of religious authority in debates on public policy: Robert P. George
The Problem With Liberalism: J. Budziszewski
The Problem With Conservatism: J. Budziszewski
The Gay Invention: Homosexuality Is a Linguistic as well as a Moral Error: R.V. Young
...more recommended readings

April 22, 2008

Podcast. The Tomb Is Empty And So Is My Heart! Would Someone Please Tell Me What I Am Missing?: Fr. Chris Metropulos; Also Fr. Thomas Hopko on "Why Christ Died."
...more podcasts

April 26, 2008

Pascha in Dachau: Gleb Alexandrovitch Rahr; Finding Christ in hell.
Dachau 1945: The Souls of All Are Aflame: Douglas Cramer; More the the moving story of the Divine Liturgy in Dachau.
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); Did God create hell?
On the Advantages of Dying Young: Jonathan David Price; Lived must be well lived.
The Key to Joy: Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; On prayer, thanksgiving, and thinking.
Fishing with Jesus: John Kapsalis; Awakening to the missionary imperative.

April 22, 2008

Smart Parenting XI: Smart Tools -- Shaping and Consistency: Fr. George Morelli; Children conform to the rules their parents obey.

April 1, 2008

The Ethos of Lent: Fr. George Morelli; Nuggets of wisdom for the Lenten journey.
St. Gregory Palamas and the Prayer of Silence: Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Developing interior stillness.
I Will Abide by the Truth of the Resurrection: Fr. Vasile Tudora; Witnessing the proclamation that Christ is Risen!
Last Things First: The Eschatological Community of the Parish: Fr. Stelyios Muksuris; St. Symeon of Thessalonike (+1429 A.D.) on the character of the local parish.
What Does it all Mean Anyway?: Fr. Stavros N. Akrotirianakis; Should we really follow all of this Lenten business?
Risk: Lia Lewis; Walking with Christ entails risk.

March 14, 2008

This is the Faith that Sustains the Universe?!: Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis; Dumbing down the Orthodox faith.
The Debate on Euthanasia in the Context of the Dialogue between Christianity and Secular Humanism: Bishop Hilarion (Alfeyev); "Today every believer in the West should think seriously about his future and the future of his children, country and civilization."
The Orthodox Understanding of Sin: Fr. George Morelli; A Lenten reflection.
Fundamental Insights from the Eastern Fathers for the Modern World: Patriarch Bartholomew; How the Christian East can inform the modern West.
Catechetical Address on the Commencement of Holy and Great Lent: Patriarch Bartholomew; The human person and the nature of repentance.
Swimming in the Fast of Lent: Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews; Why even bother to fast? Is it really that important?

March 5, 2008

Humility And Purity Of Heart: Fr. George Morelli; A Lenten reflection.
"Independent" Kosovo: A Threat, Not a Country: James George Jatras; Calling Kosovo a country does not make it one.
Kosovo: A New Day of Infamy for a New Century: Srdja Trifkovic; Who lost Serbia?
The Greek Orthodox Church in America - Dead or Alive?: Fr. Andrew Barakas; Sobering, critical, and necessary self-examination.
Liberal Christianity will not Survive for a Long Time: Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev; Liberal and conservative Christianity can no longer speak of a similar code of morality and conduct.
The Liberal Jihad: Fr. Steven C. Salaris; Liberal moral relativism erodes cultural defenses against Islamic aggression.
Cultivating Your Parish Website: Seraphim Danckaert; Why your parish Web site is so important. Upgrading to Web 2.0.
Why Not a United American Orthodox Church?: George Patsourakos; "Can you picture America being comprised of 50 states with no federal government and no president?" Then why do Orthodox jurisdictions operate independently?

February 17, 2008

Conflicted Hearts: Orthodox Christians and Social Justice in an Age of Globalization: John Couretas; "Social justice" in an Orthodox Christian sense must include the witness of the biblical and patristic moral tradition.

February 14, 2008