The Church is our true nationby Abbot TryphonWith the fall of communism, some nations with a history of Orthodoxy would seek to establish the Orthodox Church as a State Church, something that history tells us can be a big mistake. When the Bolsheviks defeated Imperial Russia, the former government's … [Read more...]
A Good, Old Fashioned Gnostic Beatdown
St. Ireneaus of Lyon, terror of gnostics, crusher of heresyby Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonIn the second century, Irenaeus, the second bishop of Lyons, explicitly asked-with respect to the eternal Word -"for what purpose did he come down?" ( Against the Heresies 2.14.7).And the answer:"that he might … [Read more...]
What is the Worst Sin in the Bible?
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon If you answer this question like most modern Christians, you're probably wrong. Because the Old Testament records the historical pedagogy by which God prepared His People for the arrival of the Savior, it is hardly surprising that it says a great deal about what human … [Read more...]
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