# orthodox church (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover orthodox church. Page: Feed: --- ## [I make my confession to God. the Father Almighty, and to His beloved Son, Jesus Chist, and to the Holy Spirit](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/i-make-my-confession-to-god-the-father) _2026-08-21 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ Confessing those things that make us squirm ## [Australian Catholic Bishop Found Guilty of Sexual Abuse](https://pokrovtruth.substack.com/p/australian-catholic-bishop-found) _2026-08-19 · The Grand Inquisitor · Pokrov Truth_ West Australlian Bishop Christopher Saunders abused indigenous boys & men ## [A sincere tribute to Francis O'Neill](https://alipmcg.substack.com/p/a-sincere-tribute-to-francis-oneill) _2026-08-19 · Alistair Page-McGill · No War but the Media War_ Anatomy of a smear campaign ## [OCA Protodeacon Arrested in Canada Over Alleged 2004 Sexual Assault](https://pokrovtruth.substack.com/p/oca-protodeacon-arrested-in-canada) _2026-08-16 · The Grand Inquisitor · Pokrov Truth_ Report from the Union of Orthodox Journalists ## [Clergy sexual abuse lawsuit can proceed against Russian Orthodox church in New Jersey](https://pokrovtruth.substack.com/p/clergy-sexual-abuse-lawsuit-can-proceed) _2026-08-10 · The Grand Inquisitor · Pokrov Truth_ A foretaste of things to come for the ROCOR? ## [Exorcist Fr. Chad Rippeger on Demons, Gay Bishops and Satanic Influence Infiltrating the Church](https://pokrovtruth.substack.com/p/exorcist-fr-chad-rippeger-on-demons) _2026-08-07 · The Grand Inquisitor · Pokrov Truth_ Highly recommended viewing. ## [Lord who can grasp all the wealth of just one of Your words](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/lord-who-can-grasp-all-the-wealth) _2026-08-07 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ Or, why I agree with St. Ephrem that we need to show ourselves approved (2 Timothy 2:15) ## [Pride has to be the lamest ‘festival’ ever](https://alipmcg.substack.com/p/pride-has-to-be-the-lamest-festival) _2026-08-06 · Alistair Page-McGill · No War but the Media War_ Or 'how to continue losing friends and alienating people' ## [Portland Catholic Diocese reaches financial agreements with past victims of sexual abuse](https://pokrovtruth.substack.com/p/portland-catholic-diocese-reaches) _2026-08-05 · The Grand Inquisitor · Pokrov Truth_ When will ROCOR also apologize and compensate the victims of its pedophile priests Alexis Rosentool, Matthew Williams, Gleb Herman Podmoshensky and Panteleimon Metropoulos? ## [Yoldath Aloho, Theotokos, Mother of God](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/yoldath-aloho-theotokos-mother-of) _2026-08-02 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ Why do we honor the Virgin Mary so much in the Orthodox world? ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OVpGuZvw4BEC) _2026-08-02 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [Как назначение епископа, вызвавшего споры, вновь раскрыло старые раны в Чикагской епархии РПЦЗ](https://pokrovtruth.substack.com/p/402) _2026-08-01 · The Grand Inquisitor · Pokrov Truth_ Гостевой пост от издания «The Chicago Inquisitor» ## [How a Controversial Bishop’s Appointment Reopened Old Wounds in ROCOR’s Chicago Diocese](https://pokrovtruth.substack.com/p/how-a-controversial-bishops-appointment) _2026-07-29 · The Chicago Inquisitor · Pokrov Truth_ A guest post from The Chicago Inquisitor ## [Can You Detect a Fake Orthodox Page?](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/can-you-detect-a-fake-orthodox-page) _2026-07-27 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ AI is making strange bedfellows with those who are cosplaying Orthodox. ## ["There Are Friends Who Are True Friends, and There Are Friends Who Are Closer than a Brother."](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/there-are-friends-who-are-true-friends) _2026-07-24 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ How Proverbs 18:24 played out in my becoming Orthodox. ## [Moscow Patriarchate: The Casino Files](https://pokrovtruth.substack.com/p/moscow-patriarchate-the-casino-files) _2026-07-19 · The Grand Inquisitor · Pokrov Truth_ Metropolitan Nestor of Korsun and Western Europe dismissed for gambling. ## ["A Shiny New Thing"](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/a-shiny-new-thing) _2026-07-18 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ Or, why Orthodoxy is exactly not that, but rather faithful to Scripture. ## [ROCOR Metropolitan Nicholas' July 2026 Epistle: Hypocrisy & Hubris](https://pokrovtruth.substack.com/p/rocor-metropolitan-nicholas-july) _2026-07-12 · The Grand Inquisitor · Pokrov Truth_ "Physician, heal theyself!" Luke 4:23 ## [Call for Participants: Survival & Recovery in Victim-Survivors of Adult Clergy Sexual Abuse](https://pokrovtruth.substack.com/p/call-for-participants-survival-and) _2026-06-30 · The Grand Inquisitor · Pokrov Truth_ Have you experienced sexual grooming, sexual abuse, or sexual coercion by a Christian faith leader when you were age 16 or older? ## [A God Sighting at a Monastery](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/a-god-sighting-at-a-monastery) _2026-06-14 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ When God shows Himself up close and personal ## [A Rich and Meaningful Pentecost](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/a-rich-and-meaningful-pentecost) _2026-06-07 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ A look into both Syriac Orthodox and Greek Orthodox practices around Pentecost ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Gpp0L9ezcFTt) _2026-06-07 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [The Kneeling Prayers of Pentecost in the Syriac Orthodox Church](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/the-kneeling-prayers-of-pentecost) _2026-06-02 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ Syom Burke - Vespers of Pentecost [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200356546/f1460f77a7a7b4aef5572fd5524111be.mp3) ## [Leah Betts, sacrifice to capital](https://alipmcg.substack.com/p/leah-betts-sacrifice-to-capital) _2026-06-01 · Alistair Page-McGill · No War but the Media War_ How the British media tried to create a cautionary fairytale about Ecstasy in 1995, and why ## [The spiritual part of my trip to Germany](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/the-spiritual-part-of-my-trip-to) _2026-05-27 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ Trip to Germany 🇩🇪 May 10-18, 2026 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/199404991/2e886fe03326c2fe394304f91ecb7f2f.mp3) ## [Some Observations of Syriac Orthodoxy in Germany](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/some-observations-of-syriac-orthodoxy) _2026-05-18 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ From a Trip to Germany in May 2026 ## [Absent from the Body and Present with the Lord](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/absent-from-the-body-and-present) _2026-05-06 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ Or, how I changed my mind about wanting to go to be with Christ now. ## [My Heart Is Strengthened in the Lord, Istanbul Edition](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/my-heart-is-strengthened-in-the-lord) _2026-04-26 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ God is on the move - and it's exciting! ## [Death Shook When He Saw the Noble One Moving Straight Toward Him.](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/death-shook-when-he-saw-the-noble) _2026-04-20 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ The message of Easter ## [The Sundays of Great Lent in the Syriac Orthodox Church (and Beyond)](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/the-sundays-of-great-lent-in-the) _2026-03-29 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ If you ask me, the most blessed time of the church year! ## [A Prayer of Confession Before Partaking of the Eucharist](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/a-prayer-of-confession-before-partaking) _2026-03-25 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ What we say...and how we often don't do what we say. ## [Making Friends with Saints](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/making-friends-with-saints) _2026-03-18 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ Some things in Orthodoxy don't come naturally for a convert. ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7EVscLnYAu0c) _2026-03-18 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [The Flight To Egypt Is Not What It Seems!](https://saintmarymagdalen.substack.com/p/the-flight-to-egypt-is-not-what-it) _2026-03-09 · Saint Mary Magdalen OCA · Saint Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church_ Homily By Father Matthew Brown - Saint Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church (OCA) ## [Every Detail Matters: Understanding The Nativity Icon](https://saintmarymagdalen.substack.com/p/every-detail-matters-understanding) _2026-03-06 · Saint Mary Magdalen OCA · Saint Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church_ Homily By Father Matthew Brown - Saint Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church (OCA) ## [Christmas Is The Beginning Not The End!](https://saintmarymagdalen.substack.com/p/christmas-is-the-beginning-not-the) _2026-03-04 · Saint Mary Magdalen OCA · Saint Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church_ Homily By Father Matthew Brown - Saint Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church (OCA) ## [I Trust That by God’s Grace I Am Being Saved](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/i-trust-that-by-gods-grace-i-am-being) _2026-02-26 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ A Lent reflection. ## [The Epstein files are the trees for which we are missing the woods](https://alipmcg.substack.com/p/the-epstein-files-are-the-trees-for) _2026-02-16 · Alistair Page-McGill · No War but the Media War_ Because the woods are a very dangerous place ## [Orthodox Reflections on St. Valentine's Day](http://extramundane.xyz/st_valentine/) _2026-02-14 · The Extramundane_ St. Valentine (Valentinus) was not the only St. Valentine alive in the 3rd century, as there were multiple people in the Roman world with the name “Valentinus”, which is Latin for “vigor”. St. Valentine the Presbyter of Rome, St. Valentine of Terni, and St. Valentine of Bulgaria all existed in the 3rd century and were all martyred under the government of Emperor Claudius.… ## [For You are the Raiser of the Dead](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/for-you-are-the-raiser-of-the-dead) _2026-02-12 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ A Syriac Orthodox understanding of death ## [One thing I ask from the Lord](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/one-thing-i-ask-from-the-lord) _2026-02-03 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ On the beauty of the Lord in His temple and of our perception of His holiness. ## [When Icons Bring Life](https://abundbashmayo.substack.com/p/when-icons-bring-life) _2026-01-18 · Abun d'Bashmayo · Abun d'Bashmayo_ How I profoundly changed my perspective on religious icons ## [What the genealogy of Christ teaches about hope.](https://saintmarymagdalen.substack.com/p/what-the-genealogy-of-christ-teaches) _2026-01-06 · Saint Mary Magdalen OCA · Saint Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church_ 📌 Homily by Fr. Matthew Brown 🗓️ December 21, 2025 📍 St. Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church (OCA), New York City ## [You Cannot Love God and Ignore Your Neighbor In Front of You](https://saintmarymagdalen.substack.com/p/you-cannot-love-god-and-ignore-your) _2025-12-08 · Saint Mary Magdalen OCA · Saint Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church_ 📌 Homily by Fr. Matthew Brown. 🗓️ December 07, 2025 📍 St. Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church (OCA), New York City ## [Restoring Harmony With God](https://saintmarymagdalen.substack.com/p/restoring-harmony-with-god) _2025-11-28 · Saint Mary Magdalen OCA · Saint Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church_ 📌 Homily by Fr. Matthew Brown 🗓️ November 28, 2025 📍 St. Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church (OCA), New York City ## [If You Fast but Don’t Love, You Failed!](https://saintmarymagdalen.substack.com/p/if-you-fast-but-dont-love-you-failed) _2025-11-26 · Saint Mary Magdalen OCA · Saint Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church_ Homily by Fr. Matthew Brown. 🗓️ November 16, 2025 📍 St. Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church (OCA), New York City ## [Why Outward Holiness Fails Without Heart Transformation](https://saintmarymagdalen.substack.com/p/why-outward-holiness-fails-without) _2025-11-20 · Saint Mary Magdalen OCA · Saint Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church_ Homily by Fr. Matthew Brown | November 09, 2025| St. Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church (OCA), New York City ## [Why Jesus Cast Out Demons: The Deeper Meaning](https://saintmarymagdalen.substack.com/p/why-jesus-cast-out-demons-the-deeper) _2025-11-16 · Saint Mary Magdalen OCA · Saint Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church_ 📌 Homily by Fr. Matthew Brown. 🗓️ November 02, 2025 📍 St. Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church (OCA), New York City ## [Jesus Sees What We Ignore](https://saintmarymagdalen.substack.com/p/jesus-sees-what-we-ignore) _2025-11-14 · Saint Mary Magdalen OCA · Saint Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church_ Homily by Fr. Matthew Brown. October 26, 2025 St. Mary Magdalen Orthodox Church (OCA), New York City ## [A quiet moment of horror](https://alipmcg.substack.com/p/a-quiet-moment-of-horror) _2025-11-05 · Alistair Page-McGill · No War but the Media War_ For girls growing up in a transed world ## [Guide for Those Considering the Orthodox Church](http://extramundane.xyz/002_guide_to_orthodoxy/) _2025-10-17 · The Extramundane_ Part 2: Praxis At this point, you should already be going to church regularly (at least every Sunday, preferably multiple times a week) and if your parish offers it, enrolled in the catechumen class, or have an ongoing mentorship with the priest. When you have this basis, you can start doing the very basics. These are: Prayer Reading Fasting First, Talk with your Spiritual Father! That would be… ## [The Charlie Kirk assassination, and its accompanying hysteria](https://alipmcg.substack.com/p/the-charlie-kirk-assassination-and) _2025-09-11 · Alistair Page-McGill · No War but the Media War_ Yesterday’s assassination of Charlie Kirk, and the public reaction to it, feels unreal. ## [As the UK takes a step towards sanity on sex-based rights, the gaslighting cranks up](https://alipmcg.substack.com/p/as-the-uk-takes-a-step-towards-sanity) _2025-04-22 · Alistair Page-McGill · No War but the Media War_ On Wednesday 16th April, the UK’s Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of ‘woman’ means biological women and excludes trans women, even if they have a Gender Recognition Certificate.