Distorting the things of God for political purposes is yet another tactic in the creation of an alternative reality, as both Patriarch Kirill and an Episcopal priest have demonstrated. Continue Reading »
Michael Doran joins the podcast to talk about the tangled history of liberal internationalism and theological modernism. Continue Reading »
Alexander Men knew something about spiritual voids, and he might have proposed filling that post-communist Russian emptiness with something beautiful and spiritually enriching, rather than with the ugly nationalism promoted by Kirill and other Russian Orthodox leaders. Continue Reading »
A meeting between the current Bishop of Rome and the current Patriarch of Moscow would not have been a meeting of two religious leaders. It would have been a meeting between a religious leader and an instrument of Russian state power. Continue Reading »
With Christ, the Ukrainian people, who ask only to be themselves, have walked the bloody path to Calvary, where those who inflict their suffering mock their claims to be who they are. Continue Reading »
It is simply not the case that serious Christians can no longer use the categories of “just” and “unjust” in thinking about warfare. Continue Reading »
The “liberal, rules-based world order” will not defend a country’s land—a self-confident nation that is attached to a particular location, tradition, and religion will. Continue Reading »
When we saw Ukrainians forced to pack their bags and flee their country, we knew it was time to pack our own bags and go where we were needed. Continue Reading »
As Putin’s missiles have shattered Mariupol’, Kirill’s acquiescence in barbarism has shattered Russian Orthodoxy’s campaign to be first among Orthodox equals. Continue Reading »
By allowing lies, calumnies, and Kremlin propaganda to be issued in his name, Archbishop Viganò has written the obituary for what remained of his once-considerable religious and moral authority. Continue Reading »
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