Day to Day Nihilism

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Nihilism is not only rampant among the intellectual class but also among the entire people.  While most individuals do not or cannot give intellectual justification for their nihilism, they nonetheless function as nihilists. Despair reigns in many American homes. Father Seraphim in his book, Nihilism, addresses this everyday meaninglessness and…
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Father Seraphim on Nihilism

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The central spiritual problem of this modern age is nihilism.  In a well-crafted book, entitled Nihilism, Father Seraphim (Eugene Rose), an Eastern Orthodox monk,  describes what it is and what its egregious consequences are.  Nihilism (nihil, meaning nothing), in short, asserts that there is no such thing as absolute truth…
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Articulation of the Faith in Times of Crisis

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Especialy at times of crisis we are to be on our toes to articulate the Christian faith.  Questions of theodicy (explaining suffering and injustice while believing in an omnipotent God) and even challenges to the faith arise both in the Christian community and in the general culture. As foundation for…
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A Prayer in a Time of Pandemic

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Dear heavenly Father, You show compassion to Your wayward children and deliver us from all evil. Help us always to have confidence in Your loving care. In this time of pandemic, help us to think first of those around us, serving them in their needs, and spare us from fear…
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A Troubled Nation

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Our nation is troubled by a pandemic whose effects are magnified by the media.  Prudence is advised to prevent contracting the disease.  But, a partial closure of society requires critical examination.  Have we gone too far? We are troubled by events that we have never before experienced.  But, the trouble…
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Coronavirus Update

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In 1918 the flu spread throughout the world.  500,000,000 individuals contracted the disease; an estimated 20,000,000 to 50,000,000 died of it.  In the time during the Great Mortality (1347 and after) one-third of Europe’s population succumbed to bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic plague.  So far 4 people have died in Pennsylvania…
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The Coronavirus

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The coronavirus has created a furor.  The store shelves are empty of hand cleanser and other such products; prices are steeply rising for supplies related to the pandemic; the media has rung alarm bells while calling people to calm; the restaurant where I ate breakfast this morning was empty but…
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Values and Virtue–the Difference

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The fundamental difference between values and virtue is a matter of where they originate.  God defines virtue, called fruits of the Spirit in Paul.  People choose values that may be good or bad.  Virtue is always good.  Christians are always to choose what is good. They are always to choose…
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Is Transformation Possible?

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People change, but can they be transformed?  Change in a human being may be for the better or worse.  Transformation, or conversion, is always for the better, and it is radical.  The most significant, if not the only transformation, has to do with conforming to Jesus Christ.  Only by God’s…
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