Canon 28 and Constantinople’s Jurisdictional Claims
May 9, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 7 Comments
The American Orthodox Church at a Crossroads
May 8, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 24 Comments
George Michalopulos, frequent contributor to the AOI blog and author of several articles on the AOI website, is this week’s guest on The Illumined Heart, a program on Ancient Faith Radio. In June 2009 leaders of all autocephalous Orthodox Churches – excluding the OCA or any representatives from North America – meet in Cyprus or [...]
It Is Time To Be Direct
May 7, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 2 Comments
An interview published in the Russian language Blagovest-Info on April 28, 2009. Highlight: Blagovest-Info: During the six months you have occupied the chair of the Archbishop of Washington, you had to prove yourself a leader unafraid of expressing your stance, even if, to some, it may seem not to be politically correct. Suffice it to [...]
Church on Sunday?
May 5, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 3 Comments
A well-written, thoughtful, and thoroughly engaging article on what American Orthodoxy increasingly looks like. He looks like a regular young guy — maybe late 20s or early 30s. Head shaved to mask a receding hairline, a black goatee to offset the baldness, the gold rim of his glasses glinting beneath his dark brows. A regular [...]
Patriarch Kirill welcomes Metropolitan Jonah in Moscow
April 28, 2009 by John Couretas · 140 Comments
Official statement from the Moscow Patriarchate (HT: Byzantine, TX, and Rocor United): On the 26th of April 2009, Metropolitan Jonah of the Orthodox Church in America served liturgy with Patriarch Kirill at Christ the Savior Cathedral. The Patriarch then addressed Metropolitan Jonah with the following words: Your Eminence Jonah, Archbishop of Washington and New York, [...]
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