With the suspension of Fr. Mark Hodges being attributed to "guilty by association," are we seeing the birth of an Orthodox cancel culture? What would happen if we applied that standard not only to priests, but to bishops?
https://orthodoxreflections.com/guilty-by-association-the-persecution-of-fr-mark-hodges/

To read St. Dionysius’ Paschal Encyclical (261 AD) describing the Church’s response to the persecution and the plague that followed is to be confronted with the tragic reality that the Hierarchs of the Orthodox Church, in responding to the virus, have followed the path of the heathens, not the Christians, as described in St. Dionysius’ Encyclical.

To read St. Dionysius’ Paschal Encyclical (261 AD) describing the Church’s response to the persecution and the plague that followed is to be confronted with the tragic reality that the Hierarchs of the Orthodox Church, in responding to the virus, have followed the path of the heathens, not the Christians, as described in St. Dionysius’ Encyclical. https://orthodoxreflections.com/st-dionysius-paschal-encyclical-orthodox-faith-in-time-of-plague/

Why did Gamestop happen? Why is the stock market completely untethered from the real economy? Why is income inequality accelerating as money pools at the top while middle and working class families struggle? One word - inflation. #GME
https://orthodoxreflections.com/the-theft-that-theologians-always-overlook/

An group of OCA clergy provides a devastating, insider critique of the bishops’ leadership during the past year. All Orthodox Christians in the United States and Canada should read this article today, and share it with everyone they know.
https://orthodoxreflections.com/orthodox-priests-joining-the-fight-will-change-everything/

Either man is made in the image and likeness of God, in which case his well-being is cosmically important and he possesses some measure of inalienable rights, or he is simply a clever ape with no more value or rights than any other beast in the jungle.

https://orthodoxreflections.com/only-orthodox-christianity-can-defend-human-freedom/

Masks and social distancing as policies are predicated on the danger of “asymptomatic” spread.
Before things went crazy, asymptomatic spread had never been taken seriously as a driver of transmission.

https://orthodoxreflections.com/orthodox-bishops-join-politicians-in-covid-hypocrisy/

All of our blog contributors (representing families with 10 kids) cancelled Disney+. Last straw.
#CancelDisneyPlus

The first major financial collapse in North American Orthodoxy is now happening and churches are up for sale. Orthodox Christians and leaders need to shake off complacency as our spiritual heritage is at stake.

https://orthodoxreflections.com/defend-the-orthodox-faith-or-go-broke/

Now is absolutely not the time to tell the Faithful to blindly “trust the bishop” concerning a high-profile priestly suspension.

https://orthodoxreflections.com/fr-mark-hodges-and-orthodox-transparency/

Climate change is real. Just not caused by man's activity. Despite record cold and the mounting evidence of a cooling Earth, believers in the religion of climate change can't let go of their models. "Science" was not meant to be a religion.
https://orthodoxreflections.com/orthodoxy-belongs-in-religion-not-science/

Saint Theophan regarded the Jesus Prayer stronger than all other prayers by virtue of the power of the Holy Name of Jesus. It is a weapon against the demons and a key to unceasing prayer.
https://orthodoxreflections.com/how-and-why-the-jesus-prayer/

Bishop Benjamin enforces unpopular policies. In a letter, he told his clergy to blame him: “That horrible bishop makes me do it.” There is indeed a lot of horror going on and many things that should rightly terrify faithful Orthodox Christians

https://orthodoxreflections.com/why-we-fear-the-horrible-orthodox-bishop-and-his-brethren/

As a son, I have watched how obsession with preventing death is killing our elderly. As a dad, I have seen the mental damage done to my children. To preserve “fragments of life,” we are turning Earth into Hell and people into zombies.

https://orthodoxreflections.com/saving-the-world-from-the-fear-of-death/

It is absolutely immoral and so totally contrary to the teachings of the Orthodox Church to force, directly or indirectly, patients to submit to vaccination against their will. Given the current political climate, affirming this basic right should be the starting point for any discussion of vaccines within an Orthodox framework. A patient should receive a vaccine only if, after reviewing all the information available, he or she believes that the vaccine will be medically beneficial to him or her.

https://orthodoxreflections.com/the-hard-sell-on-covid-vaccines/

The Christian Faith so totally transformed classical society, that today we take completely for granted such things as the full personhood of women, the value of all human life, charity, legal protection of children, and marital fidelity. To us, all of these are normal. But they aren’t normal in a fallen world. Everything good in our society flows directly from the cultural influence of the Christian Faith. To borrow a well-worn phrase often used by the media, as Christian cultural influence declines – women and children are the hardest hit.

https://orthodoxreflections.com/orthodoxy-must-still-defend-women-and-children/

Jeffrey Epstein is not an historical anomaly. In a fallen world, Jeffrey Epstein is the norm. You know sexually abusing children is wrong because Jesus Christ and His Church told you so.
https://orthodoxreflections.com/orthodoxy-must-still-defend-women-and-children/

An Orthodox MD provides an easy guide to the use of aborted fetal cells and their purposes in Covid vaccines for those who wish to know.

https://orthodoxreflections.com/an-orthodox-md-tries-to-work-out-the-biothecial-kinks-of-the-covid-19-vaccine/

Millions of Christians are no longer in church on Sundays. We need to be very, very clear about what is and what is not happening to cause that sorry state of affairs. Some people who quit church no longer believe in God. That is quite sad, but those lost souls are a minority. The majority of “missing” Christians still have faith. At Orthodox Reflections, we know of many Orthodox Christians who barely attend liturgy under current conditions, but still contend earnestly for the Faith as podcasters, authors, bloggers, and evangelists. They love God, but reject the “new normal.” Unfortunately, many churches are more obsessive about enforcing the “new normal” than most secular businesses.

So to all the clergy, do not blame mass apostasy for your diminished flock. The vast majority of people skipping church services continue to believe in God. It’s you they don’t believe in, and that is your fault.

https://orthodoxreflections.com/of-course-church-membership-is-declining/

it was quite heartening to read the directive from Archbishop Mark of Philadelphia and Eastern America (Orthodox Church in America) that vaccination cannot become a prerequisite for participation in Church life. His Eminence even prohibited anyone from being asked about their status. There is much good in that statement. It is the closest to an endorsement of voluntary, informed vaccine consent that we have seen from a hierarch in the US. The statement also acknowledges that the Covid mitigation measures actually caused extreme suffering. This was quite welcome, as so many previous hierarchical statements focused only on the effects of the virus, and not the millions of victims of quarantining perfectly healthy individuals. The statement also noted the very important fact that Covid hospitalizations and deaths were already declining before vaccination became widespread. Further, the statement makes clear that there is a diversity of opinion on matters pertaining to the virus, responses, and the vaccines. Keep your judgment to yourself. That is a basis for restoring unity among the brethren that has been badly damaged. In addition, it made clear that proof of vaccination is not a requirement for attending Divine Services. Finally, the Archbishop clearly acknowledged that the vaccines are experimental. https://orthodoxreflections.com/vaccine-passports-digital-control-and-the-orthodox-christian-fight-for-freedom/