Solidarity With a Martyr-Church

by George Weigel

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has more than earned the solidarity it has a right to expect from Rome. Continue Reading »

13 Sep 2023 0

An Orthodox Awakening

by George Weigel

As Putin’s missiles have shattered Mariupol’, Kirill’s acquiescence in barbarism has shattered Russian Orthodoxy’s campaign to be first among Orthodox equals.  Continue Reading »

23 Mar 2022 0

Needed: An Ecumenical Reset

by George Weigel

The Vatican must inform Patriarch Kirill that the Holy See’s ecumenical contacts with Russian Orthodoxy are suspended until Kirill condemns the invasion of Ukraine. Continue Reading »

9 Mar 2022 0

Light from the East

by George Weigel

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, raised from the dead and led by such a powerful witness, is a living testament to the power of faith. Continue Reading »

7 Apr 2021 0

The Future Pan-Orthodox Council: To Be or Not to Be?

by Paul L. Gavrilyuk

Over the last two years, the Patriarchate of Constantinople has repeatedly announced that the much anticipated Great and Holy Council will take place around the Feast of Pentecost in June 2016. When it happens, this Council will be an event of considerable historical import, bringing together the . . . . Continue Reading »

22 Jan 2016 0

Taking the “Long View” on Russia

by George Weigel

Queried about the Holy See’s less-than-vigorous response to Russian aggression in Ukraine, senior Vatican officials are given to saying (often with a dismissive tone, as if the question came from a dim-wit), “We take the long view.”

5 Aug 2015 0

“Does the Council Matter to my Mother?”

by Carrie Frederick Frost

This question was posed at the Orthodox Theological Society of America’s (OTSA) conference held last month. It was asked in reference to the anticipated Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church planned for Pentecost 2016. It was offered tongue-in-cheek and was directed at the speculation about whether anything of substance will come out of the Council, but it expressed well the hopes and concerns held by the scholars of the Orthodox Church. Continue Reading »

10 Jul 2015 0

At Last, A Council for the Ages?

by John Chryssavgis

A Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church has been scheduled for 2016. In March of 2014, the leaders of all the autocephalous (independent) Orthodox Churches met in Istanbul, the sacred see of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which historically (since at least the fifth century) coordinates such . . . . Continue Reading »

3 Mar 2015 0

Are You Greek?

by Andrew Stephen Damick

“Are you Greek?” This is the question I get asked the most when I tell someone that I am an Orthodox Christian. At first, this question rankled, because I am not Greek. (I am, among other things, Lithuanian.) Mind you, I would have no problem being Greek. It’s a wonderful, ancient culture with much to recommend it. But what rankled was the sense that being Orthodox means being Greek. Continue Reading »

30 Sep 2014 0

How Sex is Derailing Lutheran-Orthodox Dialogue

by Mathew Block

Recent events remind us that the major roadblock to progress in Lutheran-Orthodox discussions is the liberal Protestantism at work in many Lutheran World Federation churches. Continue Reading »

8 Jul 2014 0