Tag Archives: male and female

Maybe We’re Doing Marriage All Wrong

by Brian Patrick Mitchell Posted on September 24, 2026

The following are my prepared remarks at the 2026 Orthodox Montanika Conference in Butte, MT. The theme of the conference was nature, and I was there to talk about nature—specifically, human nature, and, even more specifically, our male and female … Continue reading →

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50% off now through November!

by Brian Patrick Mitchell Posted on November 1, 2025

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 →

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Self-Giving or Other-Enabling? What’s a Husband Supposed to Do?

by Brian Patrick Mitchell Posted on October 28, 2025

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 →

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The Evils of Modern Feminism

by Brian Patrick Mitchell Posted on September 25, 2025

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 →

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Origenism in the Service of Feminism à la Larchet

by Brian Patrick Mitchell Posted on August 6, 2025

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 →

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“The Image of God in Male and Female”

by Brian Patrick Mitchell Posted on July 8, 2025

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 →

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Handy Resources on Deaconesses

by Brian Patrick Mitchell Posted on June 25, 2024

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 →

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Africa’s New Deaconess: What’s the Bother?

by Brian Patrick Mitchell Posted on May 8, 2024

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 →

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A very enjoyable talk with Jay Dyer

by Brian Patrick Mitchell Posted on February 9, 2024

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.

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The Good and the Bad of Ancient Faith’s Deaconess Documentary

by Brian Patrick Mitchell Posted on January 31, 2024

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 →

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