Reducing the Church to Politics

Fr. Ted Bobosh

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Reducing the Church to Politics

Fr. Ted Bobosh

People who are marginalized by the state or oppressed by the state or whose consciences are troubled by the deeds of the state, have no where to turn to seek solace and refuge when the church is in complete sync with the state. And often the church ends up submitting to the state on many issues.

Should we be arming parishioners?

Fr. Barnabas Powell

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Should we be arming parishioners?

Fr. Barnabas Powell

The question of armed security, or parishioners carrying concealed weapons in church, was raised at an Orthodox clergy gathering I recently attended, and most were of two minds, reflecting a diversity of precedents.

A New Generation

Archpriest Andrew Phillips

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A New Generation

Archpriest Andrew Phillips

"At long last the new generation is having its word to say and we shall not fall silent. The time for the extremists is over; the time for the mainstream is here."

“Paata, do you fast?” How a Georgian opera singer’s son was saved through Patriarch Ilya’s prayers

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“Paata, do you fast?” How a Georgian opera singer’s son was saved through Patriarch Ilya’s prayers

“I entered the Patriarchate, fell on my knees before His Holiness, and began sobbing… I sobbed like any father would who was losing his child and mourning over him. I could barely even get the words out about my catastrophe. Tearfully I begged our Patriarch to save my son“.

Books blog: The Russians who found faith in a materialist world

Francis Phillips

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Books blog: The Russians who found faith in a materialist world

Francis Phillips

Everyday Saints and Other Stories recounts how a student and his friends turned to religion