Culture Archives — Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Should Orthodox Christians Talk to False Teachers?

October 20, 2023November 1, 2023 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

I understand that some people believe that one should simply never, ever even talk to people who say things that are false, that doing so constitutes endorsement of their teachings, and they believe that this is the Orthodox way. But as someone who knows Church history pretty well, I know that that is not the Orthodox way. Indeed, some of the most prominent moments…

A Historic Day for Life

June 24, 2022June 25, 2022 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

With the declaration by the Supreme Court today that there is no constitutional right to abortion, this is a historic day here in America.

The False Virtue of Woke Puritanism

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Here in 21st century America, the only truly unforgivable sin — in many cases, the only sin — is having the wrong opinion.

The Lady at the Center of a Christian People

December 26, 2021December 24, 2021 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

A friend of mine likes to say that no nation or people is truly a Christian nation or people until it has a nationally-venerated icon or shrine of the Theotokos. This is not a doctrine of the Church, of course, but it is a cultural observation that rings true in a certain way. There is something about how a Christian society works that almost inevitably results in having a veneration for the Lord’s mother at the center.

Christian Media in a Cancel Culture World

January 14, 2021June 8, 2021 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

I refuse to participate in cancel culture of any sort. And I refuse to let it govern any of my advice or decisions. For me, the question is always whether what we are doing brings people to be faithful to Christ.

Myth and Fantasy at a Time Like This?!

January 11, 2021 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

How does the study of myth and legend contribute to mankind at a time like this? Are there are not starving people to feed, injustices to be set right, and cults of evil to be put down?

Breaking the Dome: Conversing Outside the Conventional

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Just because something is conventional doesn't mean that it's the whole of Orthodox Christianity. Let's break the false domes of our conventional universe of discourse and look up to see the very dome of heaven.

A Pentecost of Fire: On the Current Violence in America

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

I really don’t have the qualifications to speak about the death of George Floyd and what has now followed it, and perhaps many of you do not, either. But no matter what our backgrounds or credibility regarding the specific problems before us, these are things we all can do.