Pastoral Commentary

All Hell Breaks Loose: Orthodox Christian Thoughts on the High Incidence of Rape on American College Campuses

All Hell Breaks Loose: Orthodox Christian Thoughts on the High Incidence of Rape on American College Campuses

08 June 2014

Priest Philip LeMasters

How sad that our culture has produced so many people today who lack the moral and spiritual vision necessary to recognize the sanctity and gravity of the intimate union of those created male and ...

The Road To Nicaea 2025

The Road To Nicaea 2025

04 June 2014

It’s obvious that some Orthodox are not willing to move quickly — if at all — toward unity with Catholics, and many Orthodox would first require some reassurances, if not bold action, on several ...

Metropolitan Hilarion: Actions of the Uniates have caused great damage not only to the Ukraine and her citizens, but also to the Orthodox-Catholic dialogue

Metropolitan Hilarion: Actions of the Uniates have caused great damage not only to the Ukraine and her citizens, but also to the Orthodox-Catholic dialogue

03 June 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

Today once again it has been all the more obvious what the Orthodox knew – that the Unia was and, unfortunately, remains a special project of the Catholic Church aimed at undermining canonical ...

Who Speaks for the Persecuted?

Who Speaks for the Persecuted?

03 June 2014

He feels forgotten by the Church, and the problems he speaks of are that of a lack of support from the West. This man is running a church in one of the most hostile places in the world to be a ...

Hieromonk John (Guaita): We Hope that the Declaration Between the Pope and Patriarch Will Not Become Empty Words

Hieromonk John (Guaita): We Hope that the Declaration Between the Pope and Patriarch Will Not Become Empty Words

30 May 2014

Hieromonk John (Guaita)

We hope that these words will not remain empty intentions

Deacon Alexy Dikarev: The Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew is an Important Step in the Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue

Deacon Alexy Dikarev: The Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew is an Important Step in the Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue

30 May 2014

Deacon Alexy Dikarev

The parties recognize the importance of continuing to work together within the framework of the Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue

Hieromonk Stephan (Igumenov): The Statement of Pope and Patriarch is Evidence that the Tragedy of Christians in the Middle East Resonates in the Hearts of the Faithful

Hieromonk Stephan (Igumenov): The Statement of Pope and Patriarch is Evidence that the Tragedy of Christians in the Middle East Resonates in the Hearts of the Faithful

29 May 2014

Hieromonk Stephan (Igumnov)

The current meeting is important in terms of the future development of contacts between the Roman Catholic and Constantinopolitan Churches.

Can the Church Survive in the USA?

Can the Church Survive in the USA?

20 May 2014

Archpriest Andrew Phillips

A country that until recently was famed for its Church-going and Christian values is becoming like even sad, decadent, transvestite Europe – and perhaps even worse, because in Europe there are at ...

Every form of violence in the name of religion is violence against religion itself

Every form of violence in the name of religion is violence against religion itself

18 May 2014

Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch Patriarch Bartholomew I,

What is happening in Nigeria and Sudan is a dual act of wrongdoing.

Racism and Professional Sports

Racism and Professional Sports

12 May 2014

Priest Peter Preble

Favoring one over the other is contrary to our lives as Christians not only in matters of religion but in everything that we do. We are commanded to love our neighbor, and that command does not come ...

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