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-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Monomakhos One who fights alone Home Michalopulos Essays The Memory Hole Bishops Behaving Badly About A Word About Monomakhos.com About the Icon “The Siege of Constantinople” Contact The Fair is in Pomona August 28, 2020 33 Comments Sometimes I see a graphic that’s a little goofy and think, “That’s going to be a story worth telling someday.” I was going to save this one for George. Turns out this is a story about George, but it’s about me, too (#metoo). I need you to settle an argument for me. I don’t think a […] The Natives Are Getting Restless August 22, 2020 83 Comments According to our friends over at Helleniscope, it appears as if Archbishop Elpidophoros cut short his trip to Istanbul to address the pension crisis that has whipped the GOA into a frenzy in his absence. Nick Stamatakis reports they have been gathering in groups all over the country to organize against the GOA’s proposed reforms. […] Very Disappointed August 22, 2020 65 Comments Although this is a moderated site, when it comes to long-time posters, we will often put your comments through and read them later so you have the opportunity to respond to one another more quickly. One or two of you have let us down on occasion and posted stuff you know should not be […] The Monster Under the Bed August 20, 2020 30 Comments We always hear that that those over 65 are at the highest risk of death from COVID. Ever wonder what the percentages are in the 65-74, 75-84, and the over 85 range and where we are in general with respect to dying of COVID? VERY easy to see at a glance: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm I […] Calling Down Blessings on Party of Death August 18, 2020 194 Comments OK, I know I’m gonna get a lot of grief for this one. Too political; too partisan; too pro-Trump; yada, yada, yada. I get it. God isn’t on the side of any political party. But it is clear that one party at least, is not on the side of God. That is, unless your god […] Suffer the Little Children . . . August 18, 2020 29 Comments To be honest with you, Dear Readers, I am not in the best of shape right now. “Why,” you may ask? Because of two stories which have shaken me to the core. Both of these stories involve children and both are stories of untold suffering. As many of you know, there is a young Texas […] Who Is Manning Johnson? August 17, 2020 14 Comments He might as well have been a prophet reading from today’s headlines. Cindy Miller, one of my friends on Facebook, sent me this clip. Three minutes into it, you will begin to feel like you’re in the Twilight Zone. 1969 video has the answer! @victormarx This video filmed in 1969 will shock you at how […] Death to the World: Stop Saying “Glory to God for All Things” August 16, 2020 23 Comments One of dear readers, Christina Fevronia, brought the following to our attention today. It seems Death to the World was responsible for bringing her into the Church. I have a special place in my heart for Fr John Valadez, writer and editor of Death to the World. Back in the day, then Eddie (John) Valadez […] Turkey and the New Geopolitical Order August 14, 2020 40 Comments The election of Donald Trump to the American presidency was first viewed as a fluke. If only Hillary Clinton had been a better candidate, if only James Comey hadn’t sabotaged her campaign, if only we didn’t have the electoral college, if only Russia hadn’t intervened, if only, if only, if only. Trump’s entire campaign was […] On Social Justice: The “Basil Option” August 11, 2020 68 Comments A review of Popular Patristics Series: On Social Justice (St Basil the Great; SVS Press, Crestwood, NY, 2009; translated by C Paul Schroeder.) Several years ago, Rod Dreher, a popular columnist, came up with an idea which he later expanded into a book called the Benedict Option (AKA Benop, for short). Coming as it did, […] It’s Called “Fighting Back” August 6, 2020 85 Comments The United States today is in the grips of a moral panic, not unlike the Salem witch trials, only significantly larger and more destructive in scope. It wouldn’t be inaccurate to say that the fate of the entire world hangs in the balance and I’ll tell you why. We are experiencing a tsunami of violence […] Is It Just “One of Those Things”? August 5, 2020 46 Comments Is Patriarch Bartholomew being punished for splitting the Church in two, resulting in the loss of Hagia Sophia? “Not so!” say the Russians. Mind you, this is not a defense of His Holiness. At best, it’s a back-handed compliment. What it shows (by way of indirection) is that despite all of the Phanar’s grandiosity, at […] This Woman You Gave Me August 4, 2020 158 Comments One of the pleasures of hosting this blog is the intellectual stimulation that I, your humble host, receives. And so it as present, the issue at hand being the Patriarchy. As you know, there has been much back-and-forth on this issue. Personally, I don’t have the wherewithal to comment on this. Fortunately, Michael Bauman, one […] Helleniscope: Soros’ Sordid Connection to the Greek-American Establishment August 3, 2020 44 Comments Very interesting article published by our friends at Helleniscope. It’s kind of ironic actually, as today’s the day in which Fr Alex Karloutsos went on TV and announced that St Nicholas Shrine was being re-started. Of course, I don’t know how the hundreds of priests in the GOA are going to feel, now that the […] About Fauci . . . July 31, 2020 60 Comments I do not trust Fauci. I do not trust the fact that even as late as last May, he was saying COVID came from bats and not the Wuhan Lab. I do not trust the fact that Fauci never mentioned the gain-of-function (GoF) research going on at the Wuhan Lab or explain to the American […] What a True American Civil War Looks Like July 30, 2020 60 Comments “All the ruffians do what he says; and what he says is mostly: hack, burn, and ruin; and now it’s come to killing. There’s no longer even any bad sense in it. They cut down trees and let ’em lie, they burn houses and build no more”. This chilling passage comes from The Return of […] Taking Out the Trash July 29, 2020 4 Comments If something of yours doesn’t post for 24 hours, bring it to our attention so we can pull it out of trash. Otherwise, it will just sit there. Sometimes people want to trash their stuff because they realize they submitted something by accident. That’s fine, but we don’t know why it’s there because other […] Just “What Is” July 29, 2020 14 Comments Sometimes it’s not a matter of which side you’re on. It’s just “what is.” Don’t know how many of you saw Attorney General Bill Barr sparring with the House Judiciary Committee, but he wiped up the floor with the Democrats on said committee. As part of the process a video was shown featuring the violence […] What Mrs. Monomakhos Knows About Rats July 28, 2020 122 Comments Speaking of Romeo and Juliet, don’t laugh. In the mid-70s I was a proctor of a rat lab. Now, I don’t like rats but I had a problem. I didn’t want to take languages, because my high school French teacher humiliated me for being unable to conjugate a verb so I had to get a […] Let Not Your Hearts be Troubled July 24, 2020 86 Comments Every now and then, Gail and I receive essays from our readers which we are asked to publish. As much as we appreciate receiving them, we can’t publish every one. However, every now and them a sweet hearted gem is dropped in our laps, one which speaks to the innocence of the Christian faith and […] Next Page » Help Support Monomakhos Recent Comments Benjamin David Chatfield on The Natives Are Getting Restless : “ You should also check out Fr. Spyrdon’s books. They are fairly cheap on Amazon and fairly patristic. ” Aug 30, 23:54 KJR on The Fair is in Pomona : “ O/T, but how does Archbishop +Paul get away saying such blatantly racist things? https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=592&v=pjqqzRVJP8g&feature=emb_logo Start at 9:40, a few… ” Aug 30, 23:11 Fr. David on The Fair is in Pom...