Blog — Page 9 of 65 — Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

The Idolatry of the Pharisee

February 11, 2020 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

If we read the parable of the Publican and Pharisee merely as a morality tale about being humble rather than prideful, we miss how it is placed in the larger narrative of the Scripture and all the revelation of God.

The First-Born

February 11, 2020 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

As co-heirs with Christ, today we are offered in His holy temple along with Him. Today we share in His place as the first-born, both receiving and distributing the inheritance of God to all our siblings. And today we do so as a royal priesthood, both priests and kings, bringing God’s presence even to the nations.

Don’t Feed Yourself to the Water Dragons

January 8, 2020 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Let’s not feed ourselves to the water dragons. Let’s enter with Jesus into the waters to crush the heads of the dragons who lurk there.

16 Realistic Observations about Orthodoxy Online

January 1, 2020January 2, 2020 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Since I’ve been online for over 25 years now, and around Orthodoxy online for more than 22 of them, I thought I would mention some things I’ve noticed over the years.

Moral Revisionism is Irrational and Anti-Christian

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

If we are to believe the moral revisionists, it's possible that what brings you death today might instead bring you life tomorrow. This is nonsense, and this is anti-Christian nonsense.

Moral Revisionism is Just Bad Protestantism

December 16, 2019December 17, 2019 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

The claim that dogma is absolute but morality can be revised is a repackaging of a sixteenth-century Protestant dilemma, conditioned by a seventeenth-century German Protestant movement.

Morality is the Original Dogma

December 15, 2019December 17, 2019 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

When you see people claiming that dogma is non-negotiable but morality can be revised, you can remind them that the original dogma was about morality and also about idolatry. And since those two things are always linked in Scripture, you can also use your discernment to figure out what they’re worshiping instead of the one true God.

Exorcism is Central to the Gospel

December 11, 2019 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

This world has many dimensions that we do not see. And they would be frightening if the Lord opened our eyes fully to their reality.