Rating: 8.6|Votes: 32

A Reflection on Spiritual Combat: A Commentary

Priest Nectarios Trevino

I recognize the conflict—the cosmic battle—is more significant than this life. I chose the truth, hope, and the Church.

Rating: 8.6|Votes: 63

Contextualizing the Authority of the Ecumenical Councils: Some Thoughts on Met. Hierotheos’s Comments

Anna Stickles

Historically and ecclesiologically no one part of the Church has absolute authority or the final say, only the agreement of the whole.

Rating: 9.6|Votes: 53

Epistle of the Clergy of the Western American Diocese, Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

Our hearts bleed for our brethren and sisters afflicted by these events, and we call all Orthodox peoples to fervent prayer on behalf of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry, his fellow Hierarchs, and all suffering faithful in Ukraine and in every land.

Rating: 9.6|Votes: 52

Funny Business in the Ukraine

Fr. Patrick Burke

We offer our readers more thoughts on the current political and ecclesiastical crisis in Ukraine by an Orthodox-leaning Anglican priest of the Church of Ireland, who serves in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland.

Rating: 9.5|Votes: 42

Statement of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on the current situation in Ukrainian and World Orthodoxy

We state that the idea of overcoming the church schism in Ukraine by the granting of a Tomos of autocephaly to the non-canonical church groups (“UOC-KP” and “UAOC”) has turned out to be a grave error.