Racism: An Orthodox Perspective
Aristotle Papanikolaou The primary goal of the Orthodox Christian is to struggle toward theosis—deification. The word theosis often conjures up images of... Read More
What Are You Fighting For?
Hieromonk Fr. Seraphim Aldea was in Paris shortly after the November 2015 attacks in Paris. In the following, written shortly after the attacks, he reflects on peace and violence in light of these attacks. In the addendum, written two months later, Fr. Seraphim responds to some criticisms of his initial reflection.
The Gospel Command of Nonviolence
This is a pastoral letter from Metropolitan Tikhon of the OCA, issued August 10, 2014. Metropolitan Tikhon expresses solidarity with those suffering in war, and calls all Christians to be witnesses for peace, living out in their own lives “the Gospel’s command to adhere to peace and non-violence.”
Fossil or Leaven: The Church We Hand Down
There was once a renowned bakery which produced the best bread in the land. The bakers said it was because they used a special strain of yeast. One day, a group of marauders came and ransacked the bakery, forcing the bakers into hiding.
That the World May Believe
While we confess in the Creed that the Orthodox Church is one, where must an observer look to see our theological, mystical, or true oneness? We have hidden it from ourselves and the world by our
behavior. Because of our pervasive fear, self-interest, and insularity, the visible unity of the Church exists only as a broken promise.
China’s Peaceful Warrior
by Matthew Franklin Cooper China is now portrayed in much of the news media as the world’s fastest-growing Christian country, and an... Read More
Christmas is the Real Birthday of Each of Us
Children who are born on a day close to Christmas may fear or feel that their birthday celebration is lost in this... Read More
The Radical Hope of Christmas
Christians are the people of hope. This is especially the case during the season of advent and the following celebration of Christmas.... Read More
War and Peace in Today's Council
Today my response to "The Mission of the Orthodox Church in Today's World" was published on Public Orthodoxy, the blog of Fordham's... Read More
In Communion Blogs from Crete
Solomon’s Porch will blog from Crete during the Holy and Great Council
Press release from the Ecumenical Patriarch’s delegation presently on Crete June 15th:
Solomon’s Porch will blog from Crete during the Holy and Great Council
Press release from the Ecumenical Patriarch’s delegation presently on Crete June 15th:
Ecumenical Patriarch expresses “joy of the fulfillment of our historical mission”