It's a beautiful step. Glory to the Holy Trinity.
Still think it's important to differentiate between Chanters, Readers and Deacons. So women Chanters and Readers might be one day be possible (similar to the other Orthodox Churches). Perhaps one d…
Martin Luther King Jr had some very interesting views of Civil Disobedience...
"One may well ask: “How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?” The answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would b…
Hi AntoniousNikolas
In relation to missiology, I think that the Jean Vanier is reflecting on three things among many:
1) the potential neglect of the poor when material wealth becomes centric and a thought of as means of stability or triumphalism …
Beloved brothers and sisters, whatever is being done please do so in love.
"I once met a theologian who was extremely pious, but who had the habit of speaking to the (secular) people around him in a very blunt manner; his method penetrated so deep…
"Active love is a harsh and fearful thing compared with love in dreams. Love in dreams thirsts for immediate action, rapidly performed and with everyone watching. Indeed it will go so far as the giving even of one’s life, provided it does not take l…
Is it possible that our Church is already past the point of no return? I'm in agreement that we should not be quick to "leave the cell" and that we should pray and hope and love. But I'm not sure we (or any other Orthodox Church in North America) ca…
On a side note, Vatican II and the Catechism of the Catholic Church has some of the most beautiful statements on Liturgical Theology. One could say that Vatican II has been misinterpreted and abused by some, but Vatican II also has a lot of material…
“Come, true light. Come, eternal life. Come, hidden mystery. Come nameless treasure. Come, ineffable thing. Come, person who flees human comprehension. Come, ceaseless courage. Come, true hope of all who are being saved. Come, resurrection of the de…
Met Hilarion's observation about the Church of the East:
"If by the term ‘Nestorianism’ we are to understand the teaching against which Cyril of Alexandria fought — that is, the teaching about the two different persons in the Son of God which led t…
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"The first thing that must be said about acquiring this spirit of service is that it will not happen by simply reading about Christ’s acts of service in the Gospel and trying, with no preparation, to imitate Him. The fact of the matter is that the L…
Hi everyone, what are your thoughts of Cathedrals and establishment of Archdioceses as being signs of successful mission in North America?https://player.vimeo.com/video/77247577