Creativity and Tradition
In what is necessary, unity; in what is dubious, diversity; in all things, charity. — St. Augustine of Hippo Creativity is inherent within the Tradition, as synergy vivified by the energy of the Holy...
View ArticleWhere Do We Go from Here? Father Alexander Schmemann: In Memoriam
Twenty five years have passed since the repose of Father Alexander Schmemann. Father Alexander’s vision shaped the structure and life of the Orthodox Church in America as well as St. Vladimir’s...
View ArticleDo Not Resent, Do Not React, Keep Inner Stillness
When I was in seminary I had the great blessing of becoming the spiritual son of a Greek bishop, Bishop Kallistos of Xelon. He ended his life as the bishop of Denver of the Greek Archdiocese. It was he...
View ArticleFive Good Reasons NOT to Visit a Monastery
The temptations of monastic maximalism First published in Again Magazine, Winter 1999. The priest looked out of the altar, checking to see if the choir director was ready to begin the hours before the...
View ArticleThe Conciliar Structures of the Orthodox Church in America. A Time of Crisis...
The Mission of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church in America, as the local Body of Christ (for/on) the North American Continent, is to be faithful in preaching the fullness of the Gospel of the Kingdom...
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