1+ hour, 48+ min ago  (215+ words) Born this Way! Not a Choice! Love is Love! Rallying chants like these arise in reaction to the oppression we and our other LGBTQ siblings often endure from family, social circle, faith community, society, the state. They foster a bond…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (327+ words) Dear Brother Archons and Friends of the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, The Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (AEP) note with dismay and regret that Russian Orthodox clergy who are boosters of Vladimir Putin's unjust, immoral and monstrous war against…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (157+ words) " Grant rest eternal in blessed repose, O Lord, to the souls of Thy servants who have fallen asleep, and may their memory be eternal. Memory eternal. Memory eternal. Memory eternal. " Our transgender brothers, sisters, and siblings find themselves at disproportionately…...

8+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1159+ words) During my leave of absence from my Ph D thesis on Father Pavel Florensky's Orthodox theology of same-sex love, I'm writing a small book entitled Our Life in Christ: Orthodox Spirituality for Gay Men. Here below I offer a few…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (277+ words) Here's a quick short story: Obviously, this story is not real. It's not found anywhere in the Bible. However, Christ is in each and every one of us and we have the responsibility to help our fellow humans regardless of…...