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Amongst atheist-materialist societies well on their way to wholesale transhumanism, Denmark has, by all accounts, the most “humane” in the world.   In comparison with the American “cult of individualism,” there are many features of contemporary Danish society that are truly exemplary: Taxes are high, to be sure, but in contrast with the USA, people…

The theme of what I call “real time” was presented previously in post 25 (“Real time” in Victory Park).  This is effectively analogous to “liturgical time.” I describe this as, the “place” you find yourself in “time” when you are present as a harmonious unity of spirit, soul and body  (i.e. “real I”) while in…

The ongoing crisis at St. Alexander Nevsky Church in Copenhagen was previously described in post #20, “The Russian-Orthodox Crisis in Copenhagen.” Recently, the Danish Christian news outlet Kristeligt Dagblad published an article describing unrest in this parish, sparked by a wave of recently baptized Danish converts, almost all of whom are young men with far-right…

Your Eminence Metropolitan Jean,  Here I respond, with great respect and appreciation for your position, to your “open letter to Patriarch Kirill” of March, 2022 (106).   I focus on your comment that “Nothing can ever justify that the ‘good shepherds’ that we must be cease to be ‘peacemakers,’ whatever the circumstances.” I respectfully submit…

Editor’s note: In the early morning hours of July 17, 2026, I attended a midnight liturgy commemorating the anniversary of the execution of Tsar Nikolai II and his family.  This was held in the very church which he built and where he routinely worshipped near his home in Pushkin (formerly known as Tsarskoe Selo).  Later…

The Tsargrad Institute’s report “Image of the Future. Russia – 2050” is a conservative project led by K. Malofeev, that was presented at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. It proposes a de-urbanized model for settling large metropolitan areas, a transition to low-rise suburban Russia, the revival of approximately 900 small…

A central theme of this blog is the mysterious spiritual phenomenon of “sobornost,” which continues to exist in Russia, albeit in a form that is less palpable than that which existed in the days of Holy Rus or even still in the 1990s.  (Discussed in post 21 “‘Sobornost’ – the spiritual component of economy in…

What’s happening in the Orthodox world today? The Ecumenical Patriarchate has created a “showdown” posture with the Moscow Patriarchate.  ONE of the two is, necessarily, as admitted by all parties to the dispute, openly serving the interests of Satan.  But which of the two is it? (a). Orthodox individualism.  According to Patriarch Bartholomew, the “Russian…

The city of Ulyanovsk (formerly Simbirsk), population 623,000, stands “metaphorically” at “ground zero” in the ongoing struggle to harmonize the past and future trajectory of Russian history.  This distinctly “soviet” city, dominated by factories, and still re-named after Vladimir Ulyanov (a.k.a. Lenin), who grew up here, is directed by a Communist mayor and situated in…

(a). Background. A historical irony unfolded before the world:  While Russian society, having endured “God-pleasing suffering,” repented of its “atheist materialism,” American society simultaneously became the leading proponent of this materialism worldwide. It was precisely during this period that self-proclaimed “Christians” in the United States staged grand performances of their “righteousness.” Just recently, the world…