Moral issues

Each of Us Bears Responsibility for Our Own Choice

Each of Us Bears Responsibility for Our Own Choiceby Fr. Andrey Lemeshonok –
The drama of this world, which has decided to live without God, is unfolding before our very eyes. The world of sin is gaining momentum, destroying the concepts of holiness, homeland, responsibility, and family—the fundamental concepts without which life would have, until recently, seemed impossible. [Read more…]

Orthodox Saints Got Involved in Politics and Civic Life

Orthodox Saints Got Involved in Politics and Civic Lifeby Fr. Geoffrey Korz –
A Word to Quietists Who Distort the Practice of the Church

What are politics? By definition, politics are the business of the polis – the business of the city. Wherever the people of the Church are found, wherever the faithful live and assemble, the lives of these members of the Body of Christ should be a concern to their shepherds.

How is this demonstrated in the example of the saints, the holy ones whose lives give us the roadmap for our lives as Orthodox Christians? It is the lives of the saints and elders who guide us on implementing the scriptures in our lives: [Read more…]

Orthodoxy is Not For Cowards – When Faith is Assaulted, Orthodox Christians Must Take Courageous Action

Orthodoxy is Not For Cowards - When Faith Assaulted Orthodox Christians Must Take Courageous Actionby Fr. Zechariah Lynch –
When clear matters of the faith are blatantly assaulted, every sober-minded Orthodox Christian is called to stand up and make a courageous answer.

There exists a pseudo-humility. This false idea turns humility and meekness into spinelessness and cowardice, in which a person is unable to address anything at all. [Read more…]

The Lord Directly Commands That We Rebuke a Sinning Brother

The Lord Directly Commands That We Rebuke a Sinning Brotherby Archbishop Averky (Taushev) –
In order to strengthen their shaky “position”, such false preachers of this trendy, pseudo-“Christianity” like very much to abuse the Lord’s famous saying, Judge not, that ye be not judged (Matt. 7:1). This is their very favorite saying, which nevertheless does not hinder them in the least from judging and condemning in the cruelest manner all of those who do not agree with their heresy, which is no more than a totally deceitful distortion of the Gospel teachings—a fraud by which they confuse and disturb many. [Read more…]