By Patrick J. Buchanan In his Kremlin defense of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Vladimir Putin, even before he began listing the battles where Russian blood had been shed on Crimean soil, spoke of an older deeper bond. Crimea, said Putin, “is the location of ancient Khersones, where Prince Vladimir was baptized. His spiritual feat of […]
90% of Americans with Greek Roots No Longer in Communion with Greek Church
How did this happen? By design of course. This is the result of poor vision and misguided policy. Preach and teach the Gospel of Christ or you fade into obscurity and irrelevance. Some are now predicting the GOA will soon be nearly extinct unless something changes. I said as much several years ago (see here ), and […]
Memory Eternal, Metrpolitan Philip
by George Michaelopoulos I will ask indulgence of you Dear Reader as I am in the process of writing something commensurate with the man. No doubt I will fail in the task but bear with me anyway as we try to sift through the meaning of his life and legacy. More will be written later […]
AXIOS
Today was the consecration to the episcopacy of Bishop David (Mahaffey) of Sitka & All Alaska. At his consecration as bishop, as at all Orthodox ordinations, the clergy, the choir and the people repeatedly proclaim “Axios! Axios! Axios!” This happens in every Orthodox Church ordination anywhere in the world, whether American, Russian, Greek, Finnish, Romanian, […]
On The Nature Of The Church
by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow “It is a mistake to understand the Church merely as a hierarchy: the bishops, priests, deacons, or other people who work in the Church. The Church is the entire people of God. The Church reveals itself when it celebrates the Divine Liturgy around its bishop or priest, and everyone has […]
Dealing with the Assault on Christ’s Church – Official and Unofficial
by Fr. George Morelli “Dealing with the Assault on Christ’s Church – Official and Unofficial” first appeared as the President’s Message in the Society for St. John Chrystom – Western Region newsletter and has been edited for publication.i Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell in unity. (Ps 133: 1) […]
Ukraine
One would hardly know it from the lack of media coverage in the United States, but violent clashes between police and protesters have been erupting in Kiev, Ukraine this week. All of this, however, was at least temporarily brought to an end when the Kiev-Caves Lavra Fr. Gabriel, Fr. Melchisedek, and Fr. Ephraim stood on […]
If God’s Natural State Is To Be Alone
by Gary Catell, the Willard Preacher If God is one person/one God as the Jews and Muslims believe, then his natural state is to be alone. This being the case, the question arises as to whether or not in his natural state he has the capability of having relationships. If he is by nature alone, […]
Met. Hilarion Calls for Prophetic Witness Against Radical Islamism, Militant Secularism
by Nathaniel Torrey Addressing the World Council of Churches (WCC) this past Friday, Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev, the public face of the Russian Orthodox Church, says the continued relevance and existence of the WCC depends on how effectively it addresses challenges facing Christians throughout the world. He identifies two major challenges: militant secularism and radical […]
2013 New Testament Challenge
Beginning Nov. 15th (that is, in just a few weeks at the beginning of the Advent/Nativity Fast), we will once again be embarking on our annual challenge event to read through the entire New Testament (aloud) by Christmas! This is a great endeavor and exercise and you should join it! Read with your spouse as […]