Orthodox Ethos

Believers Who See Orthodoxy as Unnecessary — For converts in America, the majority of people they know won't be Orthodox—including those who are believers. How ought we interact with those around us? — https://youtube.com/shorts/0jimd0diFtI?is=Tc-zTMjWqSyzwcdK

THE PROTESTANT VIEW OF SCHISM —— Fr. Peter is joined by Fr. John Whiteford to discuss how the understanding of schism has changed in the Protestant framework as a result of how their concept of unity in the Church has deteriorated over time. This is a problem which stems from the novel ecclesiology they inherited from …

HOW DO ORTHODOX APPROACH READING SCRIPTURE? —— The Fathers tell us to read Scripture daily and give the Bible primacy in the life of the Church. Yet, there is genuine danger in going the "private interpretation" route characteristic of Protestantism. Fr. Peter suggests a safe and balanced approach the faithful can take…

The Mind of Christ is not the Rational Mind From Formation in the Love of Truth by Archpriest Peter Heers Editor's Note: As the school year comes close to its beginning the Orthodox Ethos offer a post about understanding the rational mind, originally from a talk by Fr. Peter Heers and incorporated into the book Formati…

The Iconoclast Double Standard