That the World May Believe: Why we should embrace the Holy and Great Council of Crete
That the World May Believe: Why we should embrace the Holy and Great Council of Crete A personal reflection by Pieter Dykhorst... 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
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
The Little Ones
This morning I awoke at the crack of dawn in order to make my way down to the daily liturgy at the... Read More
The Fishermen as Most Wise
This island smells like fish. The air, the towns, all is infused with centuries of fish catching, eating, and selling. It’s been... Read More
The Gospel in Crete
This morning, the hierarchs gathered here met in the Church of the Annunciation in Kissamos in order to celebrate the Divine Liturgy... Read More
Called to Unity
I've been on a journey for several days now, which has brought me to where I am now, sitting in the Orthodox... 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”