The persecution of Christians is more subtle than in Roman times, when it was absolutely clear that you were being killed for your faith. Satan has become reluctant to send…
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Americans Pay Money To Subject Themselves To Vile Blasphemies
Father George Calciu was a saintly Romanian priest who was tortured in Romania’s worst communist prison, Pitesti. He was eventually released and sought asylum in the United States where he…
Why Did God Create Human Beings In His Image?
A book that answers many Orthodox theological questions in a plain-worded manner is Orthodox Dogmatic Theology by Michael Pomazansky. While technically an introductory textbook (for students at Holy Trinity Orthodox…
The Best Podcast In The World
Now that I got you to click on such an enticing headline, I must deliver the goods or else you will be upset with me. Before I share with you…
Why Do Bad Things Happen To Christians Who Faithfully Worship God?
The Sunflower by Saint John of Tobolsk is an excellent book that helps us understand why God does the things He does, and how we can align our actions to…
17 Worldly Consolations That Decrease My Faith
When I’m tired, irritated, sick, or merely experiencing a lull in the day, I can choose to console myself in one of two ways: through a worldly comfort or by…
6 Signs You Are Following God’s Will
Saint John of Tobolsk took a pre-existing Catholic work and revised it to make it compatible with the Orthodox faith. The resulting book is called The Sunflower and focuses almost…
Do You Love Your Stomach?
When the True God is abandoned, false gods rush in to take His place. One of the most treasured false gods in the Western world is the stomach. Whether through…
Why Does God Allow Us To Suffer?
Strength In Weakness is a booklet authored by Bishop Irenei of ROCOR that I picked up in the Jordanville monastery bookstore. It offers a simple but clear answer for those…
Which Kingdom Does Elon Musk Serve?
The silenced, censored, and slandered have recently experienced an incredible reversal of fortunes on one of the largest social media platforms on the internet: Twitter. The malodorous fog that has…
28 Christian Articles I Recommend
1. The Cosmic Significance of Tsar Nicholas II [Link] 2. Combating the sexual passions [Link] 3. Refutation of Islam from an Orthodox perspective [Link] 4. Choosing a spouse [Link] 5….
How To Attract A Woman As A Christian Man
Young single women in the Orthodox Church don’t stay single for long. Since the ratio of young men to women is so high, it doesn’t take long for single women…
5 Types Of Imagination That Take You Away From Reality
I have an overactive imagination. Not an hour of the day goes by when I don’t insert myself into a future that is not yet realized. Such a faculty may…
7 Signs You’re In A Cult Or False Movement
I recently listened to Father John Valdez’s 10-part lecture series called Survival Course for Orthodox Christians, which offers a renewed take on Father Seraphim Rose’s lecture series of the same…
33 Things Christian Men Should Know About Women
A common lament from chaste Orthodox men I meet is their lack of experience in dealing with women who are more socialized than them. How can these men understand women,…
