Is An Orthodox Reformation Coming?
Who ever expected to see a “closed” sign on an Orthodox Church? Over a year into the pandemic, we are still sorting out the meaning.
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St. Bart’s Redux
Archbishop Elpidophoros was back at St. Bart’s Episcopal again. He is too experienced not to understand how his actions will be seen.
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The Archbishop’s Exhortation for the Fourth of July
The 4th of July encyclical from Archbishop Elpidophoros was remarkably tone deaf given the last year of rioting and infringement of liberties.
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Are Not We All the Church?
The Church is the vineyard of the Lord and all of us, clergy and laity alike, are tenant farmers. We are to cultivate the fields together.
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For the Orthodox, Callousness is the Real Pandemic
Testimonials bear witness to the callousness with which too many Orthodox Christians have been treated during the pandemic.
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Dear Bishops: Governance Without Relationship is Tyranny
The Orthodox Church is less an institution than an extended family. Fathers are essential, and most of ours are absentee.
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Covid Persecution of the Church Accelerates
Six priests will be charged in Greece for daring to hold Paschal services at the appointed time. Covid persecution is accelerating globally.
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Faithfulness to Covid at the Expense of Souls
A year into the “pandemic,” faithfulness to the message of Covid is still hurting the witness of the Church and her most vulnerable souls.
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Of Course Church Membership is Declining
No one should be surprised that American adults are leaving their churches. Millions still believe in God, but have lost faith in the clergy.
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Saving the World from the Fear of Death
COVID quarantine policies almost killed my elderly Dad. Either we overcome our fear of death, or it will destroy us.
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