- Patriarch Kirill and Russian Orthodoxy Deserve Respect Not Insults:... [41]
Re: Jeff Petro's comment "Members of the Russian Orthodox Church in Exile... – Mar 22, 4:07 PM
Antoine Arjakovksy is not an authoritative orthodox theologian. He represents nobody except... – Oct 14, 7:17 AM
[…] of the American Institute in Ukraine, explain, over the past fifteen... – Oct 13, 9:44 PM
Its believable I have read such things myself. – Oct 04, 11:48 PM
- St. Theophan the Recluse: Progressive Ravings and the Theoretical... [4]
"Again we pray for an end to racism and hatred between people,... – Mar 05, 6:49 PM
I am not aware that the Church espouses Progressive ideas. I know... – Mar 05, 2:03 PM
What happens when your Orthodox church spouts such opinions as their own?... – Mar 05, 12:37 PM
These attitudes, I think, can be commonly found among the so-called "progressives."... – Jan 02, 6:20 PM
- The Revolutionary Mentality is the Confusion of our Time [15]
I've come to regret ever joining the "orthodox" church. Never have I... – Mar 05, 6:40 PM
- The New Gnosticism of the Homosexual Movement [15]
I think this is an excellent article, and that Vogelin's remarks about... – Mar 05, 6:17 AM
As someone who inadvertently let my credential for research management expire -... – May 29, 1:34 AM
On the other side of the coin, those “development costs” are almost... – May 28, 4:25 PM
On the other side of the coin, those "development costs" are almost... – May 27, 4:49 PM
- Metropolitan Hilarion: Christianity is a religion of the people... [1]
[…] https://www.aoiusa.org/metropolitan-hilarion-christianity-is-a-religion-of-the-people-of-spirit/ […] – Mar 03, 2:23 AM
- The Hidden Anti-Semitism of Christopher Hitchens and the New... [13]
Hitchens was a non-Semite not an anti-Semite. He was also a non-Clausian... – Mar 01, 3:31 PM
- Metropolitan Hilarion Blasts Anglicans for Renouncing the Faith [6]
[…] Source: https://www.aoiusa.org/villanova-pa-metropolitan-hilarion-blasts-anglicans-for-renouncing-the-faith/ […] – Feb 24, 8:15 AM
- Russia Fights for Christianity in Syria, the US Fights... [16]
Reminiscent - somehow - of the wrath and bitterness of Tewodros II,... – Feb 17, 4:07 PM
Misha, Thank you for this gem of a quotation. Saint John of... – Nov 24, 11:25 PM
This caught my eye today. To those who would spiritualize the events... – Nov 23, 4:57 PM
"Those who want to go to the Bible to extract what suits... – Nov 06, 4:10 PM
- Caught Selling Baby Parts Planned Parenthood Doubles Down on... [29]
Fr. Hans, I agree with you totally. Although I think I read... – Feb 16, 7:23 PM
You're the one who brought up modernist religion. Wikipedia has an article... – Feb 16, 4:05 PM
All I'm saying, Mr. Bradshaw, is that there is a moral uproar... – Feb 15, 11:00 PM
Mr Stankovich, forgive me, but I find your posts difficult to decipher.... – Feb 14, 8:52 PM
- Orthodox Christian Stewardship: What do Jesus, the Bible, and... [3]
[…] Source […] – Feb 04, 12:28 PM
[…] Source: aoiusa […] – Sep 18, 2:38 PM
Thanks for posting this. As a new member of our council (can... – Mar 18, 11:53 AM
- Fr. Lawrence Farley: Is the LGBT a New Reality? [6]
Speaking of science, the science has long been with us about discontinuing... – Jan 25, 12:15 PM
Thank you, Fr. Lawrence, for a lucid, concise, theologically sound analysis of... – Nov 26, 2:33 PM
"Procreation cannot be validly sundered from sexuality as definitively and aggressively as... – Nov 25, 10:24 PM
Another well and charitably written essay on a culturally controversial topic. Like... – Nov 24, 3:10 PM
- Met. Joseph: Archpastoral Directive On So-Called Same-Sex Marriage [21]
So very proud of our good Metropolitan Joseph for his courageous defense... – Jan 10, 5:20 PM
Forgive me. I did not intend them as such. – Nov 12, 10:50 PM
Brian, I concur with William Rudolph's comments above, which I think are... – Nov 12, 7:55 PM
James Bradshaw, I've been reading the arguments you've presented here from advocates... – Nov 12, 7:40 PM
- Trifkovic - Immigrant Invasion: Der Untergang Des Abendlandes [10]
Diabolical is the word. These leaders of the west are behaving as... – Dec 20, 4:16 AM
" And Europe stands to lose everything that makes civilized life worth... – Nov 23, 3:12 PM
But, when all is said and done, I’m confident that Germany, as... – Nov 23, 3:09 PM
Outside of war, a lot of its economics, Africa and Eastern Europe... – Nov 22, 5:46 PM
- We Wish You an Ascetic Christmas! Understanding the Ascetic... [1]
Thanks for posting this Father! – Dec 04, 2:43 PM
- Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese Responds to Refugee Crisis [1]
Glory to Jesus Christ! – Nov 21, 8:56 AM
- The Unexamined Assumptions of the Skeptic: Alison Gopnik's Trade... [2]
"Gopnik’s in-passing reference to her recent research into the nature of self... – Nov 14, 8:47 PM
- Information Enigma -- How Information, not Physical and Chemical... [1]
What isn't brought out in this video is that random genetic evolution... – Oct 21, 1:10 PM
- The Cross of Christ is Foolishness to the World:... [4]
She is an iconoclast as her denomination has been almost from its... – Oct 18, 2:37 PM
[…] (bonus) The Cross as Foundation of Western Culture, by John Panagiotou... – Oct 12, 10:26 AM
[…] More. […] – Oct 12, 6:44 AM
[…] Source: […] – Oct 10, 2:22 AM
- Why Our Medical Elite Support Planned Parenthood [1]
My reason for resigning from both the American Medical Association and the... – Oct 17, 4:14 AM
- Former Archbishop Spyridon Breaks A Long Silence [19]
This history is important. Some good books to read Dear Glorious Physician:... – Sep 23, 5:25 PM
- Wesley J. Smith: Will Progressives Require Doctors to Kill? [3]
Generally speaking, I respect Wesley Smith; he kind of grows on you... – Sep 21, 9:19 AM
OK. OK. "society's". So spell-check was right and I was wrong....that time. – Sep 13, 11:10 PM
No doubt the problem will get worse (for the government and societies... – Sep 13, 6:30 PM
- The Meaning of Grace for the Christian [1]
[…] Source: aoiusa.org […] – Sep 18, 2:40 PM
- St. Basil the Great and Christian Philanthropy [3]
[…] article first appeared on AOISUSA, and is used with […] – Sep 18, 2:28 PM
Yes, St. Nicholas of Myra was definitely a philanthropist as well. It... – Dec 27, 1:50 AM
Would you not also include Nicholas of Myra as an early philanthropist?... – Dec 24, 3:22 PM
- Mary: The Example to All Christians [2]
[…] Source: aoiusa […] – Sep 18, 2:17 PM
[…] Source: […] – Aug 14, 8:53 PM
- 'ClimateGate' and the EP: Wagon hitched to the wrong... [54]
Scientists continue to falsify records... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/10916086/The-scandal-of-fiddled-global-warming-data.html http://www.newsmax.com/US/climate-change-global-warming-noaa-ncdc/2015/03/10/id/629191/ – Sep 14, 12:06 PM
- If Love Has Won, Has Marriage Lost? An Orthodox... [6]
[…] If Love Has Won, Has Marriage Lost? by Vigen Guroian […] – Sep 05, 5:00 AM
[…] critique of the western view of marriage. Vine Guroian writes on... – Aug 12, 9:16 PM
Dr. Vigen Guroian is clearly one of the better informed Orthodox thinkers... – Jul 27, 9:43 AM
July has been very busy for me and I am just getting... – Jul 25, 5:18 PM
- Planned Inhumanities: From Roe to Obergefell [27]
No, I'm not blocking you. Threaded comments only go ten levels deep.... – Aug 29, 8:55 AM
Fr., Are you blocking me? Why are there missing reply buttons to... – Aug 28, 11:53 AM
Dove, why not start your own site? That way you could provide... – Aug 25, 8:12 PM
No reply button for your comment. I engage in American Studies to... – Aug 25, 5:10 PM
- Same-Sex Marriage and the Revolt Against Metropolitan Jonah [81]
Well first, a big "sigh". You use "Scripture" incorrectly - more accurately... – Aug 25, 2:03 PM
Scripture condones slavery. Scripture condones death by stoning for disobedient sons. Scripture... – Aug 24, 12:27 PM
- Nature and City in the Greek East [1]
A beautifully written, but complex essay. Needs to be read and contemplated... – Aug 24, 10:21 AM
- A Black Day: Supreme Folly from the Supremes [AUDIO] [7]
I like what you said, a lot of so-called conservatives are 19th... – Aug 21, 12:21 AM
"So what then — armed conflict?" No. Persecution and martyrdom - out... – Aug 15, 5:05 PM
So where were these "dissenting" justices when SCOTUS declared that legal fictions,... – Aug 10, 7:37 AM
So what's it going to be? The usual "culture war" castigating, crying... – Aug 09, 3:50 PM
- Orthodox Lectures at Acton University, June 2015 [AUDIO] [1]
Thanks for posting these - I did not know they existed. The... – Aug 20, 3:00 PM
- The Republic is Finished and the America We Knew... [162]
Old post but Ronda the thing that is wrong with your Catholic... – Aug 12, 12:51 PM
"One hope remains: The Republicans …" LOL I suppose someone is late... – Aug 12, 10:03 AM
No, the next generation will not weep by the rivers of Babylon... – Jul 01, 10:25 AM
- Obama Wants to Condemn American Kids to Gay Hell [25]
If the Intolerance Conspiracy against Christianity in the USA is as advanced... – Aug 12, 9:58 AM
....and again, it is not simply about goodness. Indeed, it is not... – Apr 28, 4:08 PM
Mr. Bradshaw, For what it's worth, when certain people (I admit not... – Apr 26, 6:39 PM
MS writes: "You’ve known me long enough to know my patients are... – Apr 26, 5:43 PM
- Transfigure or Die Trying [2]
[…] friend Fr Alexander Webster has a very powerful and provocatively titled... – Aug 07, 3:59 PM
Unfortunately, seven days after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision regarding the Defense... – Aug 05, 5:01 PM
- Met. Jonah: Do Not Resent, Do Not React, Keep... [17]
Being still and nit reacting is not the same thing at all... – Aug 07, 9:05 AM
I wanted to comment on this old post because I think it... – Aug 05, 5:34 PM
- A Patriarch who 'Generally Speaking, Respects Human Life' [88]
[…] not all of this should be surprising, as the Phanar has... – Aug 04, 5:54 PM
- Homosexual Marriage at the Dusk of Liberty [83]
Thank you, sir. Until a brief time ago birth control and divorce... – Aug 03, 1:59 PM
[…] The State codification of same-sex couplings as a marriage means that... – Jul 11, 9:44 PM
- Terry Mattingly: Memory Eternal, for a Quiet Giant in... [1]
Sadly, these were a group of unappreciated men - true scholars to... – Aug 02, 3:38 PM
- 15 Reasons ‘Marriage Equality’ Is About Neither Marriage Nor... [13]
If you are talking about Pat Buchanan he is responsible for Donald... – Jul 30, 9:37 PM
Isa: changing the definition of something does not mean it must necessarily... – Jul 13, 3:06 PM
"It’s difficult to take arguments like this seriously when the person making... – Jul 12, 8:05 PM
I am not suggesting anything. I am stating flat out that marriage... – Jul 12, 6:56 PM
- Planned Parenthood and the Institutionalization of Evil [6]
Yup we are the herd. – Jul 27, 9:43 PM
The interest of the state is to protect the health and welfare... – Jul 19, 2:19 PM
And this is why you don't have to be "an irrational idiot"... – Jul 19, 8:52 AM
[…] Source […] – Jul 18, 9:26 AM
- The Protohomosexual: Why Are So Many Straight People Pro-Gay? [7]
[…] with it is that it promotes and continues to solidify a... – Jul 16, 9:25 PM
[…] with it is that it promotes and continues to solidify a... – Jul 16, 9:18 PM
It should be pointed out that Blanski is writing from a Roman... – Jul 16, 8:11 AM
Who is the protohomosexual? He is you and me.Speak for yourself, pal.... – Jul 15, 10:34 PM
- Over 1/2 Million New Members to be received into... [73]
Had spoken with His Grace PAUL of Chicago on the matter. I... – Jul 12, 7:52 AM
Good website! I truly love how it is easy on my eyes... – May 09, 11:08 AM
- Archpriest Victor Potapov: An Earthquake of Sorts is Taking... [1]
This is as sober, non-reactionary, and realistic of an Orthodox assessment as... – Jul 11, 2:10 PM
- James Kushiner: Military and Monastics [7]
Christopher: I don't know about the USAF, but at least in Canadian... – Jul 10, 4:08 PM
The law says that she could not have consented since she was... – Jun 12, 12:38 PM
I retired from the USAF in 2007. The Air Force seemed to... – Jun 12, 9:06 AM
Gregory, you give my words more strictness than I meant them. I... – May 20, 2:02 PM
- Chicago Priest Protests Same-Sex Marriage, Won't Sign Civil Marriage... [15]
Sigh....give me a break. Please, for the love of all things....stop reading... – Jul 09, 12:59 PM
This is what wedding vows are for. Maybe we need them. – Jul 08, 10:30 AM
Just as a hypothetical, the bishop could require that a couple sign... – Jul 07, 4:41 PM
Pre-marital counseling has generally proven effective within the church, not only in... – Jul 07, 4:18 PM
- We Live in the Age of Dostoevsky [32]
Karen Armstrong has written a book, "Fields of Blood," which takes to... – Jul 09, 10:00 AM
Treatment of the gay community -- this is a broad category that... – Jul 08, 10:13 AM
I "trot out" the story to show the absurdity of citing the... – Jul 05, 3:35 PM
Peter, I made a point of insisting that the Orange County man... – Jul 05, 11:01 AM
- Fr. Johannes L. Jacobse: Liberty [5]
Thank you very much Tim. – Jul 06, 8:14 PM
Funny that you reposted this essay just before 9 am yesterday. I... – Jul 05, 7:46 PM
- Texas Orthodox Clergy Speak Out on Gay Marriage and... [8]
I just wanted to take a moment and write down a few... – Jun 27, 8:55 PM
People are making a huger than huge mistake in thinking God will... – Jun 25, 2:25 PM
- Antiochian Orthodox Church Affirms Traditional Marriage [55]
Michael, I take it that you are a corrections officer. I fully... – Jun 27, 8:01 PM
- Thinking about the bulletin insert on the Green Patriarch's... [78]
Yes. Here is the correct link: https://www.aoiusa.org/green-patriach-continues-his-witness-to-the-unity-of-orthodox-christians/ – Jun 24, 5:57 AM
This link is broken do you still have this content? It's at... – Jun 23, 1:21 PM
- Ryan Hunter: Truth a Casualty in Acclaim Surrounding Jenner [33]
Dan, The fact of the matter is this: there is no scientific... – Jun 21, 6:18 PM
M. Stankovich, Thank you for your reply. I looked at the entire... – Jun 21, 3:16 PM
Dan, I merely provided a quote from the Swedish study for the... – Jun 15, 9:46 AM
Well said, M. Stankovich! I rarely manage to understand your writings, but... – Jun 15, 8:20 AM
- Patriarch Bartholomew Coddles Environmental Extremists [21]
Steven, I think it is simply a statement that can be readily... – Jun 06, 4:32 PM
"Sometimes Orthodox Christians develop a sense of inferiority when they compare themselves... – Jun 05, 1:03 PM
God created the Earth and all its inhabitants. Man is killing over... – Jun 26, 10:34 AM
I should pause on your admiration for the Holy Father until you... – Apr 15, 5:48 AM
- Theodore Dalrymple: Progressive Ideology ‘Dehumanizes The Population’ [VIDEO] [23]
I believe I am following your point. Still, the idea of "wellness"... – Jun 01, 6:10 PM
Christopher, Don't put your words in my mouth. Subjective report that the... – May 29, 11:24 PM
“Wellness” is a combination of the patient’ s subjective report that the... – May 29, 1:41 PM
It is only impossible if you assert human freedom does not exist... – May 25, 1:54 PM
- Fr. Gregory Jensen: The Moral Limits of Psychology [3]
My, My. I can't imagine what was contained in my first response... – May 26, 10:48 AM
Psychiatry is beneficial in that it encourages introspection and self evaluation as... – May 22, 8:19 PM
I would also add that the sort of psychology being critiqued here... – May 22, 10:50 AM
- Fr. Alexander F. C. Webster: Transfigure or Die Trying [20]
I see your point certainly I over simplified. I was trying to... – May 17, 10:26 AM
1. Women have always worked to support the family until the advent... – May 15, 12:34 PM
Ok Understood. Agree too. Saw much of the same happening but few... – May 15, 11:24 AM
Father Hans, I was not suggesting that the Church should have been... – May 15, 9:27 AM
- Texas Orthodox Clergy Deliver Stinging Rebuke to Fr. Arida... [16]
Outrage? People in cohabiting heterosexual relationships should not be communed either Vladimir.... – May 14, 11:41 PM
I have almost as many icons of 'John MacArthur' in my corner... – May 14, 7:22 PM
Interesting outrage, Father. Tell me, have you ever communed any of your... – May 14, 7:20 PM
Many decades ago the problem with Fr. Robert Arida was perfectly described... – Dec 06, 6:03 PM
- Orthodox Participate in the March for Marriage [VIDEO] [1]
"Children do not validate lifestyles." Very well said Fr. Hans. Simply brilliant. – May 11, 11:17 AM
- Wesley J. Smith: Hospice, Defend Yourself! [6]
Thank you for this testimony. "a place of brightness, a place of... – May 04, 1:54 PM
I had to come back here to add that my mother, at... – May 03, 8:47 PM
I highly recommend Atul Gwande's Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in... – Mar 04, 1:21 PM
- The Conflict Between 'Charismatic' and 'Academic' Theology Not New... [5]
Such theology, as best represented by SVS and their parent, St. Serge... – May 04, 1:46 PM
I agree, Karen. I thought to myself that this person, himself an... – May 04, 10:41 AM
It's disappointing to me that someone as learned as Fr. John apparently... – Mar 03, 4:51 PM
Very well said, Father John! Thank you for posting. – Feb 20, 9:52 PM
- LifeSite News: The Orthodox Church Strongly Endorses the March... [31]
Unfortunately Fr. Hans, you're spot on. Solicitor General Verrilli basically confirmed that... – May 01, 9:50 PM
Brian, As your brother will be (and is, right now) first in... – May 01, 11:21 AM
The problem comes when reading these stories afresh without the presuppositions and... – May 01, 11:15 AM
Brian and Christopher, I really am aware of the narratives that seek... – May 01, 6:32 AM
- Rod Dreher Discusses the Gay Jihad Against Christianity [AUDIO] [11]
Mr. Benney, the flip side is of course: unique persons in a... – Apr 28, 11:43 AM
The point that liberty does not do well in practical politics is... – Apr 28, 4:48 AM
Yes, Christopher you are correct. The political erosion of the Constitution began... – Apr 15, 5:23 PM
If only the constitution mattered to political left, the LGBT religion, and... – Apr 15, 12:34 PM
- Frederica: Why Oppose Gay Marriage? [17]
Not that I question the sincerity of most religious believers here, but... – Apr 10, 7:02 PM
"It is not really anyone's business..." The homosexualists are not content with... – Apr 10, 4:53 PM
Ah, the "No True Scotsman" fallacy. You know, I've read the books... – Apr 10, 4:36 PM
(sarcasm on) There you go again Christopher, just being a bigot (sarcasm... – Apr 10, 3:54 PM
- The New Intolerance [16]
Mr. Bradshaw, not about the health care at all. Health insurance can... – Apr 07, 9:14 AM
On the left side, they believe that businesses should be required by... – Apr 05, 10:21 PM
Christopher writes: "A modern mind can not really understand this" It's really... – Apr 05, 2:28 PM
As an Orthodox Christian, the Faith does permit divorce. The previous sentence... – Apr 04, 10:18 PM
- Rod Dreher: The New Battle Lines [7]
Christopher, "They really don’t understand that to the New Man, such language... – Apr 07, 8:53 AM
I like the way you put that Ken. To "break down the... – Mar 23, 12:37 PM
Gregory, homosexuality is the banner sin for all other sins because unlike,... – Mar 21, 4:16 PM
Gregory, clearly the battle is with "spiritual forces of wickedness in the... – Mar 17, 8:38 PM
- Pdn. Patrick Mitchell: Gay Christians? The Grave Danger Coming... [20]
Well, OK. I've given you a forum and responded as I have.... – Mar 20, 7:50 AM
Fr. Hans, have you provided the names of legitimate, contemporary researchers in... – Mar 20, 7:35 AM
No one says anyone must reorient themselves. A person must decide that... – Mar 19, 10:57 PM
Would you find it peculiar if I identified myself as bearing the... – Mar 19, 6:24 PM
- Understanding Same-Sex Attraction [VIDEO] [23]
So, Fr. Hans, I am presuming that, as has happened with so... – Mar 19, 6:50 AM
Homosexual marriage is a social experiment that belies history and tradition. It's... – Mar 18, 10:21 AM
Fr Hans writes: "Homosexual “marriage” will fail as will homosexual “families.”' Fail... – Mar 17, 10:01 PM
- The Coming of Medical Martyrdom [1]
Take this as you will, but I believe these are some of... – Mar 04, 1:07 PM
- An Exchange on Homosexuality and Culture [5]
I have identified myself on other blogs as a repentant homosexual who... – Feb 23, 9:11 PM
Seraphim, you might be right although if you are, then culture is... – Feb 23, 10:22 AM
The rise in homosexuality and "normalization" will not cease in the immediate... – Feb 22, 11:08 PM
Homosexual couplings are sterile, biologically closed to new life. Another way of... – Dec 11, 6:22 AM
- Fr. Robert Arida: Why Don't You Become Episcopalian? [8]
John C - If I may respond. Part of the strength of... – Nov 28, 9:57 AM
I'd like to mention that many if not most of our Orthodox... – Nov 19, 6:50 PM
- Fr. Josiah Trenham: Protecting Religious Freedom [AUDIO] [6]
Dear Father Josiah: I am an Orthodox Christian since childhood, raised in... – Nov 17, 8:49 PM
You see Mr. Bradshaw there is Truth (Jesus Christ) which presupposes a... – Mar 27, 1:38 PM
"In an egalitarian world no one can refuse what the majority can... – Mar 26, 9:26 AM
- Ecumenical Patriarch: Cohabitation of Same-Sex Couples Contrary to Gospel [1]
It is good to see a clear teaching coming from the Ecumenical... – Jul 26, 7:12 PM
- Obama Court Case Could Force Christian Schools, Churches to... [11]
Thank you, I have just been searching for info about this subject... – Jul 25, 12:13 PM
- A Miracle by Elder Paisios [13]
"The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God (Psalm 14:1).'" – May 13, 2:46 PM
- Ground Zero Mosque: a “Rabat”, not a “Cultural Center” [78]
[…] Fr John: Ground Zero Mosque: a “Rabat”, not a “Cultural Center”... – May 04, 8:09 PM
[…] * Amir Taheri quoted here. […] – Apr 07, 11:56 PM
- New and Controversial: "Homosexuality in the Orthodox Church" Just... [54]
I will never understand why people allow other men to dictate to... – Apr 06, 9:39 AM
- Information, Creativity, and Surprise [10]
I just think that pre-history before China, or India, or Mesopotamia or... – Mar 29, 11:16 PM
- Met. Jonah at the Institute of Religion and Democracy:... [2]
I couldn't resist listening. It was an outstanding talk! Man, does he... – Mar 29, 10:18 PM
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