Resisting False Stylite Pillars and the Agonistic Phronema of Virtuous War

Let the nations who have fallen against Thine inheritance and defiled Thy Holy Church be assailed by Thy tempests and shake them with Thy wrath; fill their faces with dishonor; let them be put to shame and troubled forever; let them be disgraced; and by the power of Thy judgement let their pride be destroyed. … Continue reading Resisting False Stylite Pillars and the Agonistic Phronema of Virtuous War →

The Great Portent of Hope in the Ecclesial Integrity of Holy Rus’

First of all, what -- or who -- is meant or denoted by Holy Rus'? Traditional usage of this designation by the Church, and of course by St. John Maximovich, refers to the saints who have shown forth in the "Lands of all the Russias" (Rosiskii / Российскую) that is, those sons and daughters of … Continue reading The Great Portent of Hope in the Ecclesial Integrity of Holy Rus’ →

Guarding Against the Warm Void of Monoculture: Why the Russian Church?

[Let us assume for our ‘answers’ for just a nanosecond that the almighty Proposition (subject-copula-object) from one's own mind/mouth/phalanges is the sovereign rather than concrete theological and liturgical action within the full, most-humbling, scope of the Theoria of God’s Will (intentionality)….]: Because in a godless, nihilist nation, the vernacular itself has long been wholly outstripped … Continue reading Guarding Against the Warm Void of Monoculture: Why the Russian Church? →

The Solution to the “Self-Care” and Gaslit Pandemic (i.e. Narcissistic Abuse Disorder)

In the second largest Christian church in the world, the Eastern Orthodox Church (which we regard as the only true Church, given by our Lord Jesus Christ over 2,000 years ago to His disciples at Pentecost), with nearly half a billion baptized members of the faithful in over 60 countries (12 of which have Orthodox … Continue reading The Solution to the “Self-Care” and Gaslit Pandemic (i.e. Narcissistic Abuse Disorder) →

The World Cannot Contain the Wonders of the Heart: Regenerating Victory Over Evil

Icon of the New Martyrs of Russia, written by Nikolai Alexandrovich Papkov, from the Epiphany Temple in Boston. For first-hand, detailed information on this work: read. “And there followed Him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan. ” Here (Matthew 4:25-5:12a) the Lord has … Continue reading The World Cannot Contain the Wonders of the Heart: Regenerating Victory Over Evil →