“For the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true forms of these realities” (Heb. 10:1). A fair amount of the Old Testament is concerned with the fact that Israel of old failed to observe the Law and reverence the holy things that the Lord had revealed to …
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The Self Liquidation of Christianity, a reflection
The article entitled The Self Liquidation of Christianity was written in 1966 by Eugene Rose, more well known as Fr. Seraphim. It was originally published in The Orthodox Word. Fr. Seraphim (Rose) Fr. Seraphim is a penetrating and acute thinker (he passed away in the early 1980's). I would even venture to say he is …
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The War on Peace
A small September, 2023, prologue: I originally penned this post in August of 2017. Sadly, I believe the observations that I made at that time about the mentality of violence and war have only grown more acute. Since then, I have also posted on my blog sections from St. Nikolai Velimirovich's book “The Bible and …
From the Pen of a Martyr
From the diary of the New-Martyr Empress (Tsaritsa) Alexandra Whoever humbles himself within will never be despoiled by his mouth. For no one can bring out through the door of a storehouse that which it does not contain within. The soul that has bad inclination receives ill from everything, even if the thing is beneficial …
The Song of a Child
Necessity is a savage beast, With razor claws and bloodied teeth. Luxury is an opulent whore, With ruby lips and a revolving door. Poverty is a broken man, With tattered clothes and a pleading hand. Contentment is a pure child, With innocent eyes that the world reviled.
Dehumanized Humanism
Humanism is not by default a bad thing. There have been, in the past, positive humanists. This positive humanism sought to lift mankind up through higher principles, culture, and beauty. Most importantly, positive humanism never viewed humanity and the material world as the end-all. Humanity was striving towards something sublime, something that is greater than …
Antichrist is a Nice Guy
In the person of the Antichrist resides the culmination of a whole spiritual trajectory of fallen humanity and its rebellion against God. He is the ultimate manifestation of mankind's desire to live without God. This desire is not strictly atheistic, that is, a complete and total rejection of the idea of God. The spirit of …
The Good
Edmund Burke, an Irish born classical political thinker of the late Seventeen and early Eighteen hundreds, coined the oft-quoted phrase: “the only thing needed for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” I am an Orthodox Christian. The Good is objective reality. It is not subjective. In fact, it is better …
Silence
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The Inkless Pen 