Man Saved from Homosexuality: There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Gay Christian’
by Matt Moore – The grace of God is so much stronger than any sin that may have a hold on you. I am living, walking proof of that. He will pour His mercy and grace on those who truly surrender to Him,...
View ArticleOn the Virtue of Goodness
by Fr. Lawrence Farley – In his list of virtues which comprise the fruit of Spirit working in one’s life, St. Paul lists that of “goodness” (Greek agathosune, αγαθοσυνη) about midway in the list...
View ArticleChristians Must Witness Their Faith, Speak Up, and Resist Evil
by St. Paisios the Athonite – If Christians don’t begin to witness their faith, to resist evil, then the destroyers will become even more insolent. But today’s Christians are no warriors. If the Church...
View ArticleHealed Lesbian: Cruel for Church Leaders to Go Soft on Same-Sex Relationships
by Pete Baklinski – “The Church needs to lovingly say to this person: This is not who you are. Acting on same-sex inclinations is never going to bring you to a place where you can have a right...
View ArticleSloth (Idleness) a Very Dangerous Vice, Mother of Many Other Vices
by St. Luke, Archbishop of Crimea – “O Lord and Master of my life! The spirit of idleness give me not!” Why does St. Ephraim the Syrian begin his prayer with a request about idleness [sloth], as if...
View ArticleSin as an Offense Against the Body
More than any other type of sin, St. Paul is suggesting that impurity is a sin against ourselves.
View ArticleMet. Kallistos Clearly Implies that the Church Should Bless Committed...
by Fr. Juvenaly Repass – In his Foreword to The Wheel magazine Met. Kallistos Ware doesn’t just say “let’s learn more about this problem,” he questions whether Church teaching is right. He asks whether...
View ArticleHeretics Also Appeal to Scripture to Deceive Believers
by St. Vincent of Lerins – Here, possibly, some one may ask, Do heretics also appeal to Scripture? They do indeed, and with a vengeance; for you may see them scamper through every single book of Holy...
View ArticleUnpracticed Faith is Functional Atheism
by Regis Nicoll – Unpracticed faith—that is, faith without works—St. James writes, is dead. It has no transformative or sanctifying power; it is intellectual assent that descends into paralyzing doubt...
View ArticleOrthodox Liturgy Heals and Properly Orders the Human Soul
by Fr. Johannes Jacobse – People say that the Liturgy is the Kingdom of God entering time and while this definition works I suppose, I have never really understood what it really means. Yes, I...
View ArticleOrthodox Priests Challenge Met. Kallistos Ware’s Views of Monogamous...
Following the release of Bishop Kallistos Ware’s scandalous Foreword in the latest issue of The Wheel journal and the critical summary published by the OrthodoxNet Blog, several Orthodox priests and an...
View ArticleA Priest’s Duty is to Sustain the Flock of the Church
by Fr. Patrick Viscuso – When imparting God’s sanctification and doing good, I can also say that there will be obstacles, for, as a 14th century Byzantine hieromonk once wrote, “Where is it necessary...
View ArticleOrthodox College Students: Staying Orthodox in Anti-Christian Environment
by Fr. Abbot Tryphon – The summer months are coming to a close and many young people will be facing the prospect of heading off to college, some for the very first time. A scripture passage comes to my...
View ArticleWhen Knights Surrender Their Sword – The Problem of Effeminate Men
by Fr. Richard Heilman – Effeminate men abdicate their divinely-directed duties to sacrifice themselves for the greater good: the well-being of women, the survival of their nation, the protection of...
View ArticleThe Challenge of Defending the Normal
by Dale Ahlquist – It is normal to believe in God. It is normal to believe that a family is composed of a father, mother, and children. We continue to reel from the blows dealt by the Culture of Death....
View ArticleThe Bigotry of the Progressive Present
by Joseph Pearce – These analogies all point to the uncomfortable fact that “progressivism” is as arrogant and as ignorant as the worst sort of redneck racism. We live in very mean-spirited times. In...
View ArticleGod Has Inscribed on the Human Heart the Whole Order of Truth
by Pope John Paul II – The Creator, who at the same time is the supreme lawgiver, has inscribed on the human heart the whole order of truth. This order determines what is good, provides a foundation...
View ArticleFive Reasons Socialism Is Not Christian
by Julie Roys – Jesus confronted the money-changers and challenged believers to give to the needy. But, would he support socialism? Increasingly, Americans think he would. In fact, a recent Barna poll...
View ArticleTeach Children the Truth About God and Jesus Christ
by St. John Chrysostom – For let no one tell me that our children ought not to be occupied with these things; they ought not only to be occupied with them, but to be zealous about them only. And...
View ArticlePreserve Your Purity and Modesty, Guard Against Moral Corruption in...
by Met. Philaret of New York – Our Lord Jesus Christ, instructing His disciples and apostles, imbued in them the necessity of observing purity of heart and thought. From the thought and from the heart...
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