Patriarch Kirill’s appeal regarding tragic events in Syria
25/6/13 Your Graces the archpastors, all-honourable fathers, dear brothers and sisters! Syria has been suffering from ongoing hostilities for nearly two years. ...
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Orthodoxy and Marriage
Please forgive my imperfect words. I have struggled to write this. I have gone between not writing something and writing something and just what to write. I ...
We Need to Rethink Our Approach to Poverty in America
Recently, St. Vladimir’s Seminary and the Acton Institute teamed up to offer a conference on Poverty in the United States. The recordings of the sessions are a...
Storm Season Serves As Reminder To Prepare For Emergencies
Recent weather-related tragedies across the U.S. including floods triggered by tornadoes and violent storms in the Midwest, wildfires in California, and the ons...
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel at the European Commission
Basilica – On May 30th, the Patriarch of Romania participated in the annual meeting of the religious leaders of Europe with the presidents of the Commissi...
Statement by the President on the Occasion of Orthodox Easter
This weekend, Michelle and I extend our best wishes to members of the Orthodox Christian community here in America and around the world as they observe Holy Fri...
Orthodox Bishops Letter to Secretary of State John Kerry
Saturday, April 27, 2013 The Honorable John Kerry United States Secretary of State Dear Secretary Kerry, We, the Members of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox B...
Making Sense of it All
Monday will be one week since the terrorist attacks on the Boston Marathon. The city still bears the scars of that attack as do her people. Like many, I have ...
“I Don’t Know How to Feel”
I have been trying to write this essay since the events of the bombing on Monday at the Boston Marathon. I had the honor of bringing the healing ministry of th...
Boston Marathon
I started to write this last night but decided it was better to wait. A raw emotional state is never a good place to write from and I needed time to process th...