“Never, never, never let anyone tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must be Eastern. The West was fully Orthodox for a thousand years, and her venerable liturgy is far older than any of her heresies.”— St. John Maximovitch There’s a contingent of haters – dare I say, a conspiracy – that has …
Fr. John A. Peck is the pastor of All Saints of North America Orthodox Church in Youngtown, a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona, an Orthodox priest under ROCOR, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, and dean of Great Martyr Euphemia Orthodox Theological Academy. He runs the websites Fr. John Peck, Preachers Institute, Good Guys Where …
James Perloff is journalist who wrote for The New American magazine for nearly three decades. He’s the author of “The Shadows of Power,” an exposé of the Council on Foreign Relations, two books about the evidence against Darwin’s theory of evolution, “The Case Against Darwin” and “Tornado in a Junkyard,” and a comprehensive primer on …
My new friend and compatriot Valerie Protopapas has given me permission to publish some of her fearless work, which I will be doing piecemeal over the coming months. I am honored since this prolific writer is a fearless firebrand to the core. Now, the word firebrand has a long and diverse history. Its varied meanings …
The rabid anti-Semitism spewing forth from the 2020 National Defense Appropriations Act (NDAA) and its Naming Commission in its final report aims to tear down the iconic artwork of Jewish sculptor and Civil War veteran Moses Ezekiel, who was not only the first Jewish cadet at the Virginia Military Institute but was also the “the first …
Valerie Protopapas of New York is a prolific and unreconstructed defender of Southern history, the world authority on the great Confederate partisan John Singleton Mosby, and is former editor of The Southern Cavalry Review, the journal of The Stuart-Mosby Historical Society. In her compelling story-telling style, Protopapas offers up myth-busting facts on “The Gray Ghost,” …
In mid-September more than 100 people gathered in a beautiful small town in northeastern West Virginia for the 2nd Annual Trad Forum. Hosted by my pal and compatriot Michael Sisco, it was a “safe space” of like-minded folks from around the region and a few beyond that gathered to discuss “traditional wisdom for modern trials.” Above (clockwise …
Father Joseph Gleason, editor of Russian Faith, is an American-born Orthodox priest who has lived in Russia with his wife and eight children for the past five years. Fr. Joseph also has his own Substack called Fr. Joe’s Newsletter – Moving to Russia: Escaping America & Western Europe and is a contributor to Global Orthodox …
Keith Alexander is co-host of The Political Cesspool, a Tennessee-based syndicated talk-radio show that has been on air now for nearly two decades. An official co-host since 2009, Alexander has an “encyclopedic knowledge and masterful intellect,” making him “both a fan favorite and indispensable member” of TPC’s on-air talent. Alexander, a semi-retired lawyer who has …
Michael Sisco, host of the Trad Forum, visits the DM podcast for the second time to explain the event, which takes place next month in the Mountain State. Speakers include an array of voices who share traditional Christian values. Each will discuss how he (or she, in my case) thinks ancient wisdom can help guide …