Vestiges of Christianity is a news blog maintained under the direction of Bishop Bryan D. Ouellette, Ph.D., SOSM. Our goal is to reconcile ancient Christian theology with contemporary orthodox Christian practices and understandings. Our praxis carries with it a strong eastern liturgical focus while maintaining a freedom of spirituality that is true to ancient Christian ideology. We welcome anyone who desires to discover gnosis through the expression of early Christianity. We use the word "gnosis" with the intention to reflect its original meaning of soteriological knowledge, mystical wisdom and spiritual realization. While we encourage a working philosophical comprehension of Classical Gnosticism from antiquity, we are not a Gnostic or reconstructionist church. Our theology is orthodox, our approach, furthermore, is mystically liberating.
On this brand new edition of Vestiges of Christianity, Bishop Bryan Ouellette will revisit the authentic metaphysical properties of the subject of reincarnation and explore its compatibility with Christianity. Is reincarnation an erroneous myth spawned out from eastern religion or can it be reconciled with Christian soteriological dependence upon having one life and one life only?
One of the most frequently asked questions we get involves how to protect against spiritual attachment and demonic attack. On this brand new episode, Bishop Bryan Ouellette discusses how to successfully protect yourself while also warning against paranormal investigation frauds that claim to offer such protection.
In 1954, a Republican Congress, along with a Republican president, Dwight D. Eisenhower, passed a piece of legislation that prohibits federally tax-exempt 501(c)(3)'s from participating in a political campaign [either in support of or opposition to any candidate]. In particular, if ministers were to endorse or oppose a candidate from the pulpit, they would put at risk their tax-exempt status. It would be called the Johnson Amendment and it is still in force to this day.
With the now dramatic shift in political perspective, these old conservative values no longer hold true, as many Republicans want the Johnson Amendment repealed. If they succeed, the line between Church and State will blur.
Is the Amendment a bad thing for Christianity or does it protect Christianity from inching back ever closer into the realm of theocracy? Find out what Bishop Bryan Ouellette and Deacon Thomas Moreland have to say about it on this edition of Vestiges of Christianity.
Last week, Bishop Bryan Ouellette and Deacon Thomas Moreland outlined the evils inherent within the Women's March movement and explained how closely it relates to the atrocity of abortion. This week they discuss how the Church attempts to help those who have had an abortion reconcile themselves to God on both an emotional and spiritual level.
If you or anyone you know has participated in an abortion, you will not want to miss this show.
This past inauguration of the President of the United States spawned protests of various sorts against what is essentially seen by its supporters to be a fight against "conservative values." Women's March was perhaps the most prolific, bringing out thousands of people in dozens of cities across the United States. On the surface, they have claimed that this March represents a protest in favor of human rights, but what is not being recognized is the strong hypocrisy at the root of the movement.
On this episode of Vestiges of Christianity, Bishop Bryan Ouellette is joined by Deacon Thomas Moreland as they discuss the moral and ethical problems associated with Women's March and everything it apparently stands for. Should Catholics and Christians join in the movement? Or is this activity just another deception of extremist Progressive Liberalism. This and more! Tune in!
Bishop Bryan Ouellette discusses the four primary types of "demons" that an exorcist will encounter in his ministry. Contrary to popular belief, not all demons are "Satanic." In fact, in most cases, they will be something entirely different and thus will require a completely different solution for those they are attacking. Find out what they are on the next edition of Vestiges of Christianity.
The Holy Nicholean Catholic Church receives on average 4-6 cases of potential demonic possession a month. Its parent ministry, The Order of Exorcists, receives hundreds of cases each year. Yet, only a very few of these cases will result in a confirmed possession after they are investigated. The rest are usually the result of some other kind of problem.
Today, Bishop Bryan Ouellette is joined, once again, by co-host Deacon Thomas Moreland to talk about the assessment protocols of the Order of Exorcists. How does an exorcist determine if a possession is real or merely a psychological disorder? Find out on this edition of Vestiges of Christianity.
+Bryan D. Ouellette, Ph.D., SOSM is a semi-retired bi-ritual autocephalous eastern Orthodox/western Catholic bishop and exorcist for the Order of St. Michael the Archangel also currently offering private instruction in Gedo Zen, meditation, mysticism, prayer, and Christian esotericism. Through his commitment to the clerical life, Bishop Ouellette has brought the theological diversity of the early Church to our contemporary world. Formulating a specific praxis, he has established programs for his monks, clergy, and students that offer a direct and tangible relationship with God, one that is based primarily on experience rather than on a faith in what is often left to unjustified speculation.
Bishop Ouellette is a modern, revolutionary Catholic bishop with an unyielding respect for ancient tradition; yet, he advocates strongly for the evolution of the Church and for that of spirituality itself. He presently holds the Office of Patriarch for the esoteric religious organizations: the Holy Nicholean Catholic and the Holy Imperial Russian Orthodox Churches. These Churches function internally, behind the Christian cloister, hidden far away within the heart of contemplative monasticism.
We are an autocephalous Patriarchate operating under the pastoral apostolic care of Sovereign Patriarch Nicholas III. Our tradition exists to heal the wounds of division so prevalent today within the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. Our special charism is to inspire a revival of ecumenism that respects all individual traditions of the Body of Christ, the Church.
Holy Imperial Russian Orthodox Church
The Holy Imperial Russian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous reestablishment of the true Imperial Church of Rusland that existed before the fall of the Russian Tsars in 1917. Based on more than 1,000 years of tradition, our church wishes to reawaken the image of Russian Christianity founded upon the inspirations of Tsar Peter the Great, whose current heir, Mikhail Ivan Freyovich Yngling-Romanov {Tsar Peter Alexander Mikhailovich Romanov}, is the first to appoint a Patriarch to the Imperial Church since the 18th Century.
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