The Orthodox Church of Tomorrow
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 … [Continue reading]
Every Lent my family watches Cecil B. DeMille's cinematic masterpiece The Ten Commandments. I'm sure we are not the only ones! It is a film which has brought into high relief the Biblical themes portrayed in Exodus. I'm particularly fond of it … [Continue reading]
“Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils.” - General John Stark of New Hampshire It has been said that of all the Revolutionary War generals, Stark was the only true Cincinnatus because he truly retired from public life at the end of … [Continue reading]
I've been a fan of Alton Brown since his "Romancing the Bird" episode of Good Eats. I doubled my respect for him when I saw him wear a kilt and do an episode on making haggis. He is one of the most creative, celebrated and recognizable faces on the … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
The following is the executive summary of an extensive analysis of the “anti-Gay” laws so much in the news in the run up to the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia. The author of the report (who is openly gay) is keen for it to reach a wide audience. The … [Continue reading]
A man employed as a private security guard opened fire Sunday in a cathedral on Russia's Sakhalin Island in the Pacific, killing a nun and a parishioner and wounding six others, investigators said. Law enforcement officers detained the … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
by Fr. Stephen Supica February 2nd is the feast of the Meeting (or Presentation) of Our Lord in the Temple. Christ, the Only-Begotten Son of God, having taken on our human nature in the womb of the Virgin Mary, permits Himself to be brought as a … [Continue reading]