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Jesse Dominick

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Jesse Dominick was born and raised in Glen Rock, PA. He earned a BA in Religious Studies from Penn State University in 2006, followed by a Master of Divinity from St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary in South Canaan, PA in 2013. He now resides in Moscow, Russia with his wife and daughter, where he works as a journalist and translator.

Apr 4, 2019 2:00 am 2921
I randomly felt like seeing what was going on in my home today, so I did a simple Google search on “Glen Rock, PA news.” It’s a small town in York County, and not much usually goes on there. But what I found was a story that is so amazingly stupid, though, unfortunately, not surprising. It’s pure fake outrage, which is something this country seems to thrive on lately. You know it’s true—people (mostly liberals) will get upset and freak out about anything. Just ten, heck, even five years ago, people behaving this way would have been seen as completely unserious, not worth o...

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Mar 27, 2019 7:42 am 747
“Belief in aliens could be America’s next religion: ‘American Cosmic’ explores how the once-fringe phenomenon has taken root among the powerful”—this headline caught my eye right away. Back in my first article on Orthodox Christianity in America: “Secularism and Saints: A Look at America’s Orthodox Holy People and Places,” I spoke a good bit about Fr. Seraphim Rose, an American convert to Orthodox Christianity who became a monk and a priest and is now revered as a saint around the world. Later I wrote a piece entirely dedicate to Fr. Seraphim: “’Through the Cross Joy Hath...

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Mar 18, 2019 2:00 am 607
The season of Orthodox Great Lent is upon us. This is a time of serious fasting—40 days without meat or dairy products, followed by the same rule in Great and Holy Week, leading up to the Lord’s Resurrection—Pascha (Easter). For those who truly strive to keep the Church’s “rule,” they also eat less in addition to amending what they eat, they devote more time to prayer, to spiritual reading, to almsgiving, etc. etc. But all of these things are not the end, but the means to the end. The true aim, goal, purpose of Lent is repentance—the turning from everything within us that...

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Mar 5, 2019 1:00 am 6473
A good bit of the time, the news is just a depressing pile of crap. I’m sure we’ve all noticed this. And that crap is getting crazier and crazier all the time, what with the Left pushing to be able to kill more and more babies, and obsessing more and more over race issues, gay issues, transgender issues, etc. It’s just insane crap all around us. But every now and then you come across a piece of news that lets you breathe a bit of a sigh of relief and that reminds you that not everyone is completely off their rocker. There are still normally-functioning people out there—ev...

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Feb 22, 2019 1:00 am 7285
There’s an oasis in the middle of the Arizona desert. It’s a physical oasis, but more importantly—a spiritual oasis. It’s a place of prayer and repentance—the defining qualities of true Christianity—and the grace that abounds there is impossible to overstate. St. Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Monastery, situated outside Florence, Arizona, is a place of pilgrimage every year for thousands of people from throughout America and even the entire world. All who are suffering and struggling and in need of spiritual consolation or simply a chance to intensify their prayer life for a t...

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Dec 24, 2018 5:25 am 2930
Christians, awake! salute this happy mornWhereon the Saviour of this world was born.Rise to adore the mystery of love,Which hosts of Angels chanted from above.With them the joyful tidings first begunOf God incarnate and the Virgin's Son. Then to the watchful shepherds it was told.Who heard the angelic herald's voice, beholdI bring glad tidings of a Saviour's birthTo you and all the nations upon earth.This day hath God fulfilled His promised word.This day is born a Saviour, Christ the Lord. (“Christmas Hymn” by John Byrom) It’s a quiet little place in Southern York County...

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Dec 11, 2018 12:00 am 6048
It’s here. It is upon us. Well, actually, it already began probably more than a month ago. Christmas season. I think everyone has noticed that it seems to get longer and longer every year. I’m 34, and I remember in my childhood that Christmas season didn’t begin until after Thanksgiving, and that was just perfect. The whole season was bookended by these two warm, family holidays. But then, I also remember when I was working at Walmart like ten years ago and they started playing Christmas music on Halloween day. And I stopped stocking bakery items and thought to myself, “W...

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Nov 20, 2018 4:11 am 736
I came across a pretty detailed and fascinating article the other day, entitled “How the GOP Gave Up on Porn” by Tim Alberta, over at Politico. The subheading readings: “Once, the fight against pornography was the beating heart of the American culture war. Now porn is a ballooning industry—and maybe a harmful one—with no real opponents. What happened?” The article goes through the political battle against pornography that we used to see in America and looks at how that has not only been pushed to the side but completely off the table. Jerry Falwell Sr. and his Moral Major...

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Oct 31, 2018 8:26 pm 1000
So yesterday was Halloween, that beloved American holiday. Perhaps you dressed up and took your kids out for candy, or perhaps you went to a party down at the local rec center or at the local school or at your church. Or, maybe, you did nothing. But however each of us personally celebrates or doesn’t celebrate, of course, we’re all inundated with Halloween all around us—there’s no escaping it. And every year, without fail, my Facebook feed blows up with discussions (debates?) about the history of Halloween—is it Christian or pagan in origin? About how it’s most appropriat...

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