Rev. Dr. Ignatius Lozano is the priest in charge of St. Andrew the First-Called Orthodox Church in Lockhart, Texas. After growing up a Roman Catholic and serving as an Anglican priest for several years, Fr. Ignatius (or Fr. Iggy as he is usually known) came home to Orthodoxy a little more than a decade ago …
By Walt Garlington I. Man understands intuitively that he was made to transcend the boundaries that the Fall has placed upon him, that he was made for a real union with the things around him. This is expressed in a variety of ways. The French mystical philosopher Simone Weil said, “We want to get behind [beauty]. …
In this episode, my guest is Kevin DeAnna. Although that name may not ring a bell, you’ve probably read his prolific writing. That’s because for over the last decade, DeAnna has produced thousands of articles under two pen names: James Kirkpatrick and Gregory Hood. VDare readers and Twitter users will recognize him as James Kirkpatrick, …
Mariana Millary is an Eastern Orthodox mom-to-be and wife of Thomas Millary from Psyop Cinema. Recently departed from academia, she has a master’s in religion and the history of medicine and her background is in Latin American history, religious studies, and anthropology. Nowadays, besides tending to her home, husband, cat, and growing baby, Mariana spends …
Just as Charlottesville is eternally imprinted into the American psyche as “the deadly white-supremacist rally,” this week’s pro-Trump, anti-elite protest in Washington is successfully being tarnished as “mob violence” and “a siege.” The pearl-clutching is pretty epic, even for a postmodern people. “Trump loyalists stormed the Capitol” and “rioters breached security,” go the contrived commentaries …
Today I talk with Jennifer Grinwis of Nan’s School of Dance, which was started by Grinwis’ mother Nan in 1975. Jen became director in 2002, and she and her husband Jon have owned the company since 2008. The dance studio has two North Carolina locations: Greensboro and Yadkinville. It’s a family business with deep roots, …
Update May 2023: I adore Abbot Tryphon and hope to meet him one day. He is one of the most courageous voices battling against the spirit of the age and for true Orthodoxy. “Humanism means freedom from God and the search for solutions to problems in this freedom,” the wise monk stated in February 2021. …
Episode 15 features José Niño, a brilliant young thinker who doesn’t pull punches. The policy analyst and writer has more than a decade of experience as a political operative, working with major organizations on a host of political issues, from gun rights to foreign policy. Niño’s articles have been featured at influential outlets, such as …
Okay, y’all. I’m going on the offensive. Instead of being on pins and needles while out and about mask-less, worrying whether people are going to go full-bore psychotic on me or not, or averting my eyes as to avoid the hateful glares peering from atop people’s muzzles, I’ve decided to take matters into my own …
In episode 11, I interview Nora Kowalchek, who is known in online Orthodox circles as “Mother of Five.” She’s just a normal person doing normal things like working, being a wife and a mom, and owning a home, but she is also ardently committed to rearing her children in the practices and faith of Orthodox …