Nicholas is co-founder of Orthodox Reflections, a collaborative effort by committed Orthodox Christians to provide thoughtful analysis of the Orthodox Christian faith’s interaction with American culture. He serves as the website’s executive editor and is one of its most prolific contributors.
Nicholas is a former Marine with an undergraduate degree in international relations with a specialty in Eastern Europe and an MBA in international finance. He taught for several years in Poland at the university level prior to converting to Orthodoxy more than 25 years ago. Nicholas has Polish heritage and is fluent in the language, but was raised Evangelical in these United States, where he was born of immigrant parents. He has five children, and while he does travel extensively on business, he only leaves the South when his clients force him to.
We discuss the state of Orthodoxy in America, Orthodoxy’s import for the world (religiously and otherwise), the CIA and Constantinople, persecution here and abroad, the weaponization of insanity, amiable losers, revolution within the form, the beauty of enculturation, the Great Commission, and more.
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Some Orthodox Reflections essays mentioned:
• Americanism vs Christianity
• Good News from the Covid Lockdown?
• 8 Lies Told by Enemies of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
• The Persecution of Roman Catholic Bishop Strickland is a Warning to the Orthodox
• How Will the Martyrdom of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Impact the World?
• 3 Harmful Myths Most Christians Believe About Judaism
• Central Bank Digital Currency is the End of Freedom
• American Holidays & Orthodox Evangelism
A few other works relevant to our conversation:
• The Ludwell Orthodox Fellowship and our upcoming Inaugural Conference
• Dissident Mama, episode 73 – Archimandrite Filaret Voloshyn
• “The Honorable Cause: A Free South—Twelve Southern Essays“
• Piety-signaling priests play with fire, part 1 and part 2
• Communist Coup In Charlottesville: Invictus Arrested For Tiki Torch Parade
• and be sure to follow Orthodox Reflections on Twitter.
Comments
Because of the strong leadership of Orthodox Patriarch Ilia in the country of Georgia, the churches did not lock down. Neither did they discontinue Communion from the one cup. Georgian news reporters were amazed that no parishioner got sick after attending any service.
It is also interesting to note that, in addition to the faith of the Georgian people, Georgian churches only use naturally made incense. Independent studies have shown that natural incense acts as a germ killer which sterilizes the air.