Origen’s Revenge is now 50% off through November. So instead of $53 for the hardback, you’ll pay just $26.50. Or instead of $38 for the paperback, you’ll pay just $19.00. Quite a discount. Buy now for Christmas. Use promo code … Continue reading
This past Saturday I was honored to speak at the second annual meeting of the Orthodox Canon Law Society of North America (OCLSNA) on the campus of Hellenic College near Boston, Massachusetts. I was scheduled to give the same talk … Continue reading
Here’s my recent interview by Rafael Flores of the Orthodox Pill Podcast. Rafael is a very bright young fellow with a natural talent for interviewing guests about difficult topics. We covered a lot of ground in this interview, including the … Continue reading
Jean-Claude Larchet has a new book out entitled Renewing Gender: An Orthodox Perspective. It is not a very Orthodox book, however. How can you be Orthodox and publicly accuse the Orthodox Church of having been wrong all along, even now, … Continue reading
Are men more like God than women are? That is the implication of many arguments against ordaining women as bishops, priests, or deacons. Whether the argument is that priests “icon” Christ in the Divine Liturgy, acting in persona Christi; or … Continue reading
There is quite a lot on this blog about deaconesses. This post makes the most useful resources easily accessible. 1. All you might ever need to know, and the only item you have to pay for, but you don’t have … Continue reading
Maybe you’ve heard the old Bolshevik saying, “The worse things get, the better things are.” It makes sense for revolutionaries intent on overthrowing the existing order: The worse things get, the more dissatisfied people will be with things as they … Continue reading
Well worth listening to. We also talk about the deep roots of grievance-based, anarchical thinking in Western civilization and about my 2006 book Eight Ways to Run the Country. Trigger warning: Both very old and very new thinking here.
Ancient Faith’s long and long-awaited audio documentary on deaconesses aired last night to the relief of some and the dismay of others. Overall, it turned out better than I expected, with its hosts, Fr. Thomas Soroka and Ancient Faith’s founder … Continue reading
While in prison for his part in the 1923 Munich “beer hall putsch,” Adolf Hitler wrote a book setting forth his vision of Germany, past, present, and future. Ever since then people have pointed to his book, Mein Kampf (“My … Continue reading
