There is no doubt that fundamentalism is a problem, and Professor Demacopoulos provides a good introduction to it in its Orthodox form. I dare say that the negative reactions to this article will come from two sources: one is the real … [Continue reading]
The Publican and the Pharisee in Film: Leviathan and The Island
February 4, 2015 By
This is an excellent review. Corruption in politics and the Church is nothing new. Christ is always the remedy, and sometimes he speaks through the witness of the holy fool. Here is my favorite quote from the article; "If Zvyagintsev has the … [Continue reading]
You do NOT have to hate the west to be Orthodox!
February 3, 2015 By
The rhetoric from Moscow - to include from the Moscow Patriarchate and its daughter Churches - may be great at gathering support for Putin's domestic and foreign policy goals, but it is dividing Orthodox Christians in the West and threatens to do … [Continue reading]
Homily: Repentance, not Fundamentalism
February 1, 2015 By
https://youtu.be/uyNc1lKK3fE?t=23m7s Notes for a Homily on the Publican and the Pharisee (St. Luke 18:9-14) What was the purpose of this parable? Best to look at the context. In this case it isn’t hard. Here is the sentence right … [Continue reading]
A Boring Essay on Culture and Evangelization (class notes)
January 30, 2015 By
Fedotov and the Spirituality of Kyivan Rus’ This semester, I am teaching a class on “The Spirituality of Kyivan Rus’”. It’s a fun course because I get to discuss topics like the dynamic between native cultures and Christianity and the effect this … [Continue reading]
Fr. Stephen Freeman: Gifts and Talents and the Road to Hell
January 28, 2015 By
“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so … [Continue reading]
A Vanishing Christian Virtue: Commitment
January 25, 2015 By
[Excerpted from the Homily on the Sunday of Zacchaeus.] There are three main steps in the life of the Christian – all of them are necessary. A Need. A sense of the gap between how things are and how they should be. This is often caused by a … [Continue reading]
Evangelizing Men without Chests – can it be done?
January 23, 2015 By
Professor Anthony Esolen has a real gift for juxtaposing the depravities and weaknesses of modern culture with the strength of traditional Christianity. While his critiques are strong, one of the things I appreciate about him is that he is … [Continue reading]
Nazerite Vow Completed – anybody have 2 bits?
January 2, 2015 By
The Setting: the church fire brings new challenges At four-thirty in the morning of the feast of St. Michael, the police came to the rectory bearing some terrible news: the church was on fire. It had obviously been burning for several hours; … [Continue reading]
Memory Eternal – Fr. Gleb Yakunin (3/4/34 – 12/25/14)
December 31, 2014 By
Soviet Dissidents: martyrs and confessors of freedom, truth, and human dignity I chose to major in political science back in the 80's in large part so that I could study the Soviet Union, the "evil empire" that held a huge swath of the world's … [Continue reading]
