Contemporary Issues

The Pursuit of God’s Peace in an Anxious World

The Pursuit of God’s Peace in an Anxious World

17 October 2011

Fr. Joshua Makoul

Our society today has seen a dramatic spike in what psychologists call anxiety disorders. Many who struggle with these conditions wrestle with trusting, with uncertainty, with not having control. Not ...

It’s up to Christians to Undo the Damage Done

It’s up to Christians to Undo the Damage Done

11 October 2011

Priest Barnabas Powell

Christianity's reputation has taken a hit these days. We largely have the clergy to blame. Ongoing scandals financial and sexual, not to mention aberrations of historic proportions (like ...

Merely Moral? Or Truly Beautiful?

05 October 2011

M Jannakos Archpriest Paul

n the Orthodox East, to reiterate, morality was therefore never seen simply as a “code of behavior” that designated one as being either “righteous” or “unrighteous,” but as a rudimentary guide (i.e., ...

Do you speak Christian?

Do you speak Christian?

30 September 2011

Why CS Lewis is So Irritating! Part 2

Why CS Lewis is So Irritating! Part 2

12 September 2011

Frederica Matthewes-Green

9/11: Seeking to Make Sense of a Horrific Event

9/11: Seeking to Make Sense of a Horrific Event

11 September 2011

Bishop Michael of New York and New Jersey

Thus it is that our Christian response to the devastating tragedy of 9/11 must be grounded in our faith in the Crucified and Risen Lord. Our answer to this adversity must be revealed in words of ...

Why C. S. Lewis is So Irritating! Part 1

Why C. S. Lewis is So Irritating! Part 1

07 September 2011

Frederica Matthewes-Green

Did you know that CS Lewis died on the same day as John F. Kennedy? And the same day as Aldus Huxley. The Roman Catholic writer Peter Kreeft wrote a really interesting book called “Between Heaven and ...

The Challenge of Contemporary Homosexual Culture to the Orthodox Church

The Challenge of Contemporary Homosexual Culture to the Orthodox Church

23 August 2011

The Very Rev’d Protopresbyter Fr. Stephen J.F. Maxfield J.F. Maxfield

Contemporary homosexual culture? How can we talk of such a thing? What do we mean? It is to these questions that we must turn at the beginning and then consider where the challenge to the Orthodox ...

The Orthodox Elevator Speech

The Orthodox Elevator Speech

17 August 2011

Priest Luke A. Veronis

Imagine you’re in an elevator and begin a conversation with a stranger. Somehow, you get on the topic of faith and religion, and you say you’re an Orthodox Christian. Like too many Americans, the ...

What do Britons Really Need?

What do Britons Really Need?

11 August 2011

What if young people were taught about bearing the cross in crises and experiencing the power of prayer in difficulties? Children in the school can be educated about the parables of Jesus and his ...

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30 September

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill Contracted the Coronavirus

4th Plenary Session between ROC and Coptic Church Held

29 September

His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon Calls for Prayer for Those Facing Hurricanes Ian and Fiona

28 September

Patriarch Kirill: The Church Prays for the Fraternal Strife to End as Soon as Possible

Besides intellectual instruction, young people also need prayer, Patriarch Daniel says as new academic year begins

27 September

The Synodal Residence in New York hosts the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

Voluntary Blood Donation Takes Place in Churches in Serbia

26 September

The work of the Church in society is quiet, but full of hope and love, says the Director of Lumina Publications

25 September

Epistle of the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

23 September

“The models par excellence are the great hesychast saints,” says Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Oradea

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