Facing Islam Blog

As we prepare to celebrate the Birth of Jesus Christ, the Word of God Incarnate , here is a reminder of what is real: "God gives us H...

"The Church today must prepare her children and those who love Christ and His salvation for martyrdom, to become martyrs for Christ. ...

Please consider helping to support Fr. Matthew Harrington and Matushka Anna and their family during this time of crisis. Rather than merely ...

Part of a series on prayer, transcribed from television episodes presented on Russian television in the spring of 1999 by Fr. (now Metropol...

by Fr. Gregory, Panagia Swift To Hear — April 14, 2014 The Prayer of Gethsemane This is the title of a Chapter in the book, His Li...

From a homily by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia PRAVMIR — 10/8/2013 Finding Rest for Our Souls with St. Sergius of Radonezh ...

Aleteia via Pravmir — 9/6/2013 Syro-Orthodox Metropolitan Archbishop explains that his community welcomes the Holy Father’s invita...

The Fort Hood Jihadist was found guilty on all 45 counts against him. Now comes the sentencing phase. For what it's worth, in my estim...

"Today, of course, when the television set ­– which is itself a kind of a window into the motley world of human passions – has taken th...

This brief essay is a wake up call to faithful Orthodox Christians. Worthy of sharing widely. As another Orthodox writer said some few decad...

This is essential spiritual counsel especially for all of us who confront Islam. Another way to think of it is to consider that we...

The NY Times editorial board, after the revelation of the NSA's collection of phone data from millions of Verizon customers daily, sl...