What Good Is Correct Doctrine If It Doesn't Change You?

Send us Fan Mail On the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical Councils, Fr. reflects on why the Church fought so fiercely to preserve the truth about Christ—and why correct doctrine alone is not enough. The Fathers safeguarded the faith so that we might be transformed by it. Orthodox Christianity is not merely about being correct; it is about becoming like Christ through prayer, repentance, love, forgiveness, and self-sacrifice. The true faith bears fruit in a changed life. ...