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17 min read 2021-12-17 00:11:00

Bold Orthodox Leadership is Necessary to Avoid the COVID Backlash

Depending on where you live, the lingering hysteria over COVID can be quite distressing. It can seem like nothing but bad news on every side. Mask

1 min read 2021-08-03 01:22:13

TO OUR BELOVED HIERARCHS, BROTHER CONCELEBRANTS, AND OUR FAITHFUL FLOCKS, Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! We write this letter in

1 min read 2021-07-30 20:27:20

Fr. Demetrios has decades of experience as a priest. During his career, he has served under several bishops in more than one jurisdiction. He had

13 min read 2021-04-24 00:19:07

My people are like as those who have no knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you from being a priest unto Me; And

19 min read 2021-04-09 23:46:29

Vaccine passports are in development and trials around the world. Countries such as Japan, Denmark, and China have signaled firm intentions to issue

7 min read 2021-04-02 23:12:45

Churches are in trouble. A new Gallup poll estimates that only 47% of U.S. adults say they belong to a religious congregation. This is down from 70%

6 min read 2021-02-18 02:02:15

Over a decade ago, I had the misfortune to be on a parish council during a clerical scandal. The priest had been seeing a married mother in the

8 min read 2021-02-11 23:03:06

There is something we don’t do often enough, and that is put COVID-19 into generational perspective. We focus on arguments over statistics, masks

7 min read 2021-01-27 02:04:00

The Very Reverend Dr. Mark Hodges is kind of the all-American Orthodox priest. Fr. Mark is an archpriest in the OCA in Ohio with a record of service

5 min read 2021-01-09 09:31:54

Christ is Born! Glorify Him! We have now moved past the Nativity of Christ on both the new and old calendars. As every year, the hierarchs of our

12 min read 2020-12-19 02:47:25

So many politicians have been violating their own COVID rules that it seems as if hypocrisy itself is on a national tour. By now, even casual

7 min read 2020-12-15 04:33:11

One of our Church friends recently posted a sad message for the holidays. Her son, barely in his 30’s and in good health, has refused to come to

8 min read 2020-12-11 03:54:03

The COVID-19 vaccines are arriving, and with them is a compelling need to state that as a matter of fundamental human rights, final decisions on

7 min read 2020-12-08 23:27:25

By Nektarios Dapergolas, Doctor of History This article was forwarded us to by a contributor in Canada. It is very timely as discussions over the

3 min read 2020-12-05 01:23:31

Fr. Joseph Abud, Administrative Assistant to Bishop Anthony of the Antiochian Archdiocese, sent out a letter looking for ideas on how to address