The Desert Fathers is a collection of ancient Christian wisdom compiled by monks. It’s primarily used to help other monastics but it can aid the lay Christian as well. Below…
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30 Christian Articles I Recommend
1. “No Christian should be a merchant.” [Link] 2. “The family peered attentively at the barred windows and suddenly saw a hand there, blessing them with a priestly blessing.” [Link]…
How Old Is The Earth?
A potential stumbling block for many Christians is the age of the Earth. Scientists have normalized an Earth age in the billions of years, allowing them to present all manner…
What Is Orthodox Christianity?
The Orthodox Faith, Worship, and Life by Hieromonk Gregorios caught my eye when I was browsing through the St. Herman’s Monastery bookstore in California. Since I was baptized as a…
Why Does The Supermarket Play Pop Music?
I don’t go out much these days, but when I do, it’s to the supermarket. I need to eat food to survive, and since I don’t grow my own food,…
Don’t Fear Poverty
On Wealth and Poverty is my second book by Saint John Chrysostom, a Church Father who is highly venerated in the Orthodox Church. It is difficult to find a set…
A Walk With Jesus
Once in a while I like to go for a walk in a small park near me. The park isn’t exactly ideal: it intersects with a main roadway so you…
The Cardinal Outside Your Window
At 40 years of age, I moved back in with my mother to the Washington, DC suburban jungle I was raised in. Within a week, I saw birds I had…
Demons Can Put Thoughts Into Your Mind
Scientists have spent decades trying to understand the brain, and while much has been gained about its neurochemical workings, most of that newfound knowledge has been harnessed by the elites…
Demons And The City
The typical Western city of today is the most effective environment to encourage sin. It is able to generate immoral behaviors so effectively that the task of corrupting your soul…
25 Christian Articles I Recommend
1. “I do not experience misfortune, because misfortune happens when a person seeks his own desires.” [Link] 2. The Cosmic Significance of Tsar Nicholas II [Link] 3. “Without fail, sodomy…
I Lived Most Of My Life Under Demonic Influence
Secular people think being under heavy demonic influence looks like something out of a Hollywood movie. You develop a guttural croak, stick out your tongue at inappropriate moments, and even…
Is Faith Growing Or Dying?
A question I’m commonly asked is if I believe faith in Christ is increasing or decreasing. Is the Holy Spirit active in growing the faith of the flock or is…
Secular Lifestyles Create Ceaseless Anxiety
When I lived without God, I seemed to experience a weekly crisis or drama that would make me doubt if I was living in the right away. I would try…
Learning To Love God
Wounded By Love by Saint Porphyrios was recommended to me by a monk at Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia. As a new believer, a big part of my…
