News: Church Seminar Considers Questions of War and Peace in Ukraine
The second seminar of the commission “Truth, Justice and Reconciliation between Russia, Ukraine and the EU” was held at Kiev on October... Read More
The Cost of Discipleship
And in Selma, Alabama, when I was being interrogated, and all the policemen spat in my face, the face of the white nigger-lover, and only grace kept me from spitting back—grace plus common sense, for I knew I would have been a dead white nigger-lover. I sat in Birmingham jail with Dr. Martin Luther King as he wrote “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”
The Meaning of the Cross
Last year I was sitting with Fr. Andrew Louth and I asked him when do we as Orthodox Christians celebrate peace? Holy... Read More
Agia Skepi Sustainability Center in Cyprus
Agia Skepi, a detoxification community in Cyprus, inspires members within the framework of its therapeutic program to engage themselves in the cultivation of biological products. This solution springs from the broader spirit of Agia Skepi in getting rid of harmful substances while fostering a high quality of life.
The Saint Who Refused to be Commander-in-Chief
Today is the feast day of St. Cybi the Tanned. He was born in 483 the son of Salomon, a warrior king... Read More
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Transfiguration
A light appeared from above and everything changed. In the sky there was a great cloud, and the light radiated forth brighter... Read More
Jesus, Superheroes, and the Presidency
Recently I've been reading an alternate universe Avengers comic in which Captain America is elected president of the US. It's a very... Read More
The Council After the Council
By now, everyone has left Crete. Everything has been wrapped up. My skin, for its part in this, is a shade darker... 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
Facing the Church
This morning I stepped off my bus into Kolymbari right in front of the Avra Imperial Hotel. "Imperial" is an appropriate title.... Read More