Ortho-dixe. Ortho-yankee, Orthod-doodle dandy. This past Sunday, at the time of writing this article, many Orthodox churches in N. America celebrated the feast of “All Saints of N. America.” The Sunday after All Saints is dedicated to the saints who labored in the local land. Not all jurisdictions in America celebrate all saints of N. …
The Conspiracy to Distract to Destruction
“Each day has enough trouble of its own,” Matt. 6:34. We live in a world full of trouble. Another word that could be used is care: “the cares of this life.” Christians throughout all times have faced the cares of this life. The aim is not to let them choke out the harvest of the …
The Parable of the Tree in Me
“The Kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field,” Matthew 13:31. Creation is a book of teaching. One of many given by God. “It is clear that whoever reads the natural without knowing the spiritual content and significance of what he reads, reads death, …
The Daily Choice of the Cross
Dear readers, below you will find a very beautiful word from Met. Luke of Zaporozhye. The original in Russian may be found here. On the Sunday of the Cross, may we truly remember that our Lord Jesus has overcome all the darkest inhumanities of mankind. The world seeks power through bloodshed, control, and tyranny. All …
An Incomprehensible Triumph: The Church in the Crucible of Trials
By Met. Luke of Zaporozhye Translated from Russian, the original may be found here. Today, when we hear the words of the Apostle Paul to the Romans, we're not hearing simply a text from an ancient manuscript. We are hearing a bold, and almost deafening challenge thrown in the face of the entire created world, …
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Routinely Unexpected
Routines. Day in and day out, small or large things. You tend to do them and take them for granted. Wake up. Wash-up; brush your teeth. Say prayers. Have some coffee, read a little. I like my routines. They bring an aspect of stability, at least seemingly, to everyday life. The unexpected. It throws a …
Iznik and the Predators of Humanity: What “Unity” Conceals
Dear readers, I present to you a translation of a message from Met. Luke of Zaporozhye about the meeting of Pat. Bartholomew and Pope Leo at Iznik (Nicaea), which happened not long ago. His message is forthright and timely. I have posted a number of other messages from Met. Luke on this blog. They may …
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The Times They are not a’changing
What follows is a letter from Archbishop Theophan of Poltava, of blessed memory. He penned this letter on 4/31/36, in the short calm between two World Wars. The fact that the themes he touches upon are so close to those of our times shows that modern man has learned very little. Today, secular leaders speak …
Must Christians Bless the Modern State of Israel?
“His disciples came to him and showed him the buildings of the temple. But Jesus told them, 'You see all of these things, do you not? Amen, I tell you that not one stone will be left standing on another; all will be thrown down,'” Matthew 24: 1-2. After years of Jewish resistance to the …
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