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11 min read 2021-12-23 05:12:30

Not So Bold Leadership from Archbishop Michael of NY and NJ

A few days ago we published an article calling for bold leadership from Orthodox Bishops in the face of lingering “pandemic” restrictions /

11 min read 2021-12-19 11:46:00

This year marked the 20th anniversary of the release of Fellowship of the Ring, the first installment in the legendary Lord of the Rings film

17 min read 2021-12-17 00:11:00

Depending on where you live, the lingering hysteria over COVID can be quite distressing. It can seem like nothing but bad news on every side. Mask

14 min read 2021-12-01 12:15:37

To say the office of bishop is important in the Orthodox Church might be something of an understatement: …The Bishop is the visible head of the

1 min read 2021-11-29 22:56:54

The article was originally written in Greek, and translated into English. Click here to skip down to the English version. Ο

1 min read 2021-11-18 09:58:06

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? And Other Pressing Questions (PART 1 of 2) Well, Dear Reader, in which Dystopian tale do we find ourselves held

1 min read 2021-11-12 03:33:44

Dear Readers – It appears we are reaching a crisis point with the Greek Archdioceses in both Canada and the United States. The article below is by

1 min read 2021-11-10 21:40:04

Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it: those who do know history, repeat it anyway. Going in for a routine checkup, your doctor

1 min read 2021-11-05 23:54:41

The Patriarch of Constantinople, HAH Bartholomew, styles himself as the first bishop of the Orthodox Church – primus inter pares (first among

1 min read 2021-11-02 23:51:44

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, under the yoke of which many American Orthodox groan, is guilty of a new heresy which can be expressed in two parts.

1 min read 2021-10-22 21:55:24

Down the street from where I practice in Scarborough, a suburb of Toronto, is Rosalie Hall. Rosalie Hall began in 1914 when the Misericordia Sisters

1 min read 2021-10-21 11:29:03

So, what is the Porter Principle? Jesus put it this way: “To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by

1 min read 2021-09-28 23:45:33

The Shouting Signs of the Times Having been aware of the effort for a one world government for well over forty years, it’s disconcerting—down

1 min read 2021-09-22 09:35:51

The letter below was sent to the Ecumenical Patriarch concerning the very troubling incident, covered in this post, in which Archbishop Sotirios of

1 min read 2021-09-14 20:04:08

Why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? –Luke 6:46 Christian life began in the catacombs, and that is where it shall end. We