By Kuriakos Tharakan Thottupuram, Ph.D., D. D. It was a shocking surprise to hear the report that a German national of Syrian Orthodox descent was ordained to the episcopate at Trichur in India by two bishops of the Orthodox Syrian Church of the East- Malankara a few weeks ago. The ordination was conducted by Metropolitan…
Orthodox Life Introduction The Orthodox Church is, by its very nature, catholic and obviously ecumenical (universal). It welcomes with open arms all peoples, of all races and all times, and invites them all to come. Christ, who is the head, addresses the world throughout all time: Come to Me all of you, while at the…
-Kuriakos Tharakan Thottupuram, Ph.D., D.D. I believe it was Goldsmith, who said: “Water, water, everywhere water; not a drop to drink”. Now we have another paradox. A few years ago, I was strolling with His Holiness Mor Didymos I, Catholicos-Patriarch of the East, the head of the Church of Malankara, on the courtyards of the…
Bishop Artemije of Raska and Prizren An interview of Bishop Artemije of Raska and Prizren to daily Danas (translated from serbian policy site} Q: It is well-known you aren’t an ecumenist. What is your opinion about the Ravenna statement adopted by members of joint theological commission of Roman Catholic Church and Orthodox Church? A: Why…
By Michael Whelton Michael Whelton, who was born in the United Kingdom, completed high school, there and then moved to Canada where he studied for two years at York University in Toronto. After a stint as a job and wage analyst at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto, Ontario, he moved his young family to…
By Nakkolackal V. L. Eapen Mental energy, purposefully focused on the mental activity of ‘thinking’, gives rise to thought(s). There are also idle thoughts that arise when the mind, not at rest, aimlessly strays from one subject to another. Though abstract, thoughts represent condensed mental energy, and so, have inherent potential power for good or…
(Stories of Conversions to Holy Orthodoxy) On Wednesday July 2, I had an online interview with Patrick Barnes and Patrick Phillips to discuss their their views on the Church. Since my two guests were both named Patrick, after their opening statements Patrick Barnes is referred to below as Barnes, while Patrick Phillips is referred to…
(Story of a great Serbian Saint) Hierodeacon Ignatius The Holy Confessor Dositheus (Vasich), Metropolitan of Zagreb, was canonized by the Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church in May 2000, together with the other New Martyrs of Serbia. They all suffered in the middle of the twentieth century, either at the hands of the…
by Stephen Hayes An article originally published in Missionalia, the journal of the Southern African Missiological Society. Most histories of Christian mission in Africa, even those that are ostensibly ecumenical or pan-Christian, make little or no mention of Orthodox Church missions in Africa.1 There are several possible reasons for this, among them a bias on…
By Fr. Seraphim Holland, Fr. Larry Reinheimer and Dave Schneider I. Personal Testimony of Fr Seraphim Holland Part One I am a convert to Orthodoxy, and the next Holy Saturday (in 1996) will be the 16th anniversary of my baptism. I am an Orthodox priest, having been ordained just before Great Lent, this year (1995)…