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A Gentle Orthodoxy

Cyril Hovorun

Modern Orthodox Thinkers: From the Philokalia to the Present Day by andrew louth intervarsity, 383 pages, $28 When I saw Fr. Andrew Louth a couple of years ago and...

A Blessedly Unpredictable Council

Cyril Hovorun

I had begun writing about the results of the Pan-Orthodox Council, which recently finished its work in Crete, before it was actually convened. The working title I chose then...

The Havana Declaration

Cyril Hovorun

For me, the text of the Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirillโ€™s joint declaration came as a surprise, as did their meeting and its location in Havana. This document is...

Christian Duty in Ukraine

Cyril Hovorun

Although many Christians have suffered and even died in Ukraine, churยญches across the globe keep silent about what is happening. This is quite in contrast with the way in...

The Church in the Bloodlands

Cyril Hovorun

Ukraine has been riven by civil strife. The winter months of 2014 saw a three-month-long anti-government demonstration in the square of Kyiv known as the Maidan, which led to...