A Gift From God
I have chosen not to bless my monks, nor my spiritual children, to take the vaccine. I do not think any vaccine will prevent anyone from getting Covid, and I have read with increased horror as the evidence
Abbot Tryphon
In Whom Do You Put Your Trust? – An Orthodox Analysis of COVID Science
This paper investigates the conditions of knowledge pertaining to science, distinguishing genuine science from pseudoscience as it relates to Covid-19. I discuss the relationship between science and socio-political structures, illustrating how science can be corrupted into scientism. I
Fr. Deacon Ananias
The Banquet of the Lord
That the Church requires us to prepare to receive the Holy Mysteries of the Body and Blood of Christ, prior to the celebration of the Divine Liturgy, by saying the Pre-Communion Prayers, is a given. The Church also
Abbot Tryphon
Gnostic Scientism and Technocratic Totalitarianism
Archimandrite Aimilianos explains that technology is not inherently bad: “Technology per se is not, of course, harmful, being the fruit of the reasoning and intellect of Man, who was formed in the image of God. But when, unrestrained
Fr. Deacon Ananias
Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays?
Merry Christmas from All Merciful Savior Monastery on Vashon Island. I have to tell you that this season, everywhere I go I hear “Happy Holidays”. And sometimes I’m just so tempted to scream out “It’s not holidays! It’s
Abbot Tryphon
The Problem of Evil
Our Orthodox Christian theology views evil not as a primeval essence that is coeternal and equal to God, but rather a falling away from good. Evil does not exist in and of itself, and was not created by
Abbot Tryphon
An Eastern Orthodox Understanding of the Dangers of Modernity and Technology
This paper attempts to identify certain dangers of modernity by arguing that the ideologies motivating the modern technological movement are anti-Christian and lead to demoralized practices, social domination, and dehumanization. I first describe how we arrived at these
Fr. Deacon Ananias
The Contingency of Knowledge and Revelatory Theism – Essay Review
In the video below I discussed some philosophical and theological topics relating to apologetics, debate, atheism, the Divine Mind, The Transcendental Argument for God in Russ Manion’s essay “The Contingency of Knowledge and Revelatory Theism”, revelation and the
Jay Dyer
How To Support Your Priest
Parish priests feel pressures that are found in no other profession. The type of man that generally is drawn to the holy priesthood is one who has a heart for serving others. Bishops and priests are often expected
Abbot Tryphon
An Orthodox Theory of Knowledge: Apophaticism, Asceticism, and Humility
This presentation discusses an Orthodox theory of knowledge, examining the spiritual use of apophaticism, asceticism, and humility to show that the only valid justification for the possibility of knowledge is for man to presuppose what has been revealed
Fr. Deacon Ananias
