Feb 27, 2023
February 27, 2023 Protocol 02/010 To the Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, My Beloved Children in the Lord, In the reading from the prophecy of Isaiah on the first day of the fast, we hear a word of caution. Our annual observance...
Jan 22, 2023
January 22, 2023Protocol 01/012To the Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America,My Beloved Children in the Lord, From the earliest times, Christians have been at variance with the world because of theirreverence toward sexuality, marriage, and...
Nov 8, 2022
What follows here is a fairly in-depth look at angelology as understood within apostolic Christianity. If you’re the kind of person who looks at a Hallmark card and can’t stand the Botticelli style “cherubs” – fat little babies with tiny...
Jul 22, 2022
There was a resolution proposed to affirm the Church’s stance on issues of same-sex relationships and sexual identity. This matter, however, falls outside the competence of the All-American Council, since, in the words of the Statute of the Orthodox...
May 25, 2022
Yesterday, we witnessed, once again, another instance of terrible and absurd evil perpetrated against the most vulnerable of God’s beloved people: our children. We are filled with sadness and grief at the death of the many children, teachers, as well as those wounded...
Feb 27, 2022
February 24, 2022 Dearly beloved children in the Lord, In light of the distressing developments in Ukraine affecting millions of innocent people in the region, I wholeheartedly urge you to pray for peace and the well-being of our brothers and sisters who are enduring...