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(VIDEO): Punks to Monks: Effects of the Last Rebellion

Fr. John Valadez

Source: Fr. Anthony S. Tandilyan (YouTube)

October 9, 2017

In this engaging video, Fr. John Valadez speaks of the soul-destroying pitfalls of the punk culture he once found himself wrapped up in, and how the zine Death to the World, founded by former punks turned monks, helped him and many others to find the light of Christ in the Orthodox Church.

Fr. John Valadez

Fr. Anthony S. Tandilyan (YouTube)

10/11/2017

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