Protopresbyter Theodore Zisis
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Fr. Theodoros Zisis is Emeritus Professor of Patrology and former Chair of the Department of Pastoral and Social Theology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In the video below Fr. Theodore, known as a staunch defender of traditional, patristic Orthodoxy, discusses the rise of ecumenism in Greek theological schools, from its healthy beginnings as a means to proclaim the truth of Orthodoxy, to its decline into illegitimate syncretism.
Fr. Touma Bitar
Any reduction of conciliarity and consultation to one person or a group of people is an extension of paganism that claims to approach the incarnate God in God's Spirit. But this is only in form, while they are actually only approaching God in their own delusion! This is the essence of humanity's fall! In the words of Saint Justin Popovich, "The fall of the pope is a consequence of the desire to substitute man for the God-man."
Rating: 7.4|Votes: 8
In honor of these three saints of Solovki whom we celebrate today, we are revisiting selections from an amazing photo exhibit displayed in November of 2010 in the Christ the Savior Cathedral: "Solovki: Golgotha and Resurrection", dedicated to the twentieth anniversary of the renewal of monastic life at Solovki.
Nikita Filatov, Archpriest Leonid Kalinin
Rating: 9.8|Votes: 4
Is secular art capable of talking about God, or is this the prerogative of church art only? When and why does an artist start to support evil? Is there a chasm between secular and church art, or can they interact with each other? Are modern technologies and styles permissible in the Church?
Jesse Dominick, Fr. Alexis Baldwin
I had the great pleasure of catching up with Fr. Alexis recently in Kiev where he was on pilgrimage, and especially of attending services together at the Kiev Caves Lavra. While there we also found some time to chat about his life, work, struggles, and joys as a young priest serving in a small mission parish in the American south.