by Doru Costache In 1989, the previous Ecumenical Patriarch, Dimitrios, declared 1 September a day of prayer for the creation. …
Charismatic Experiences: The Philokalia’s Burning Hearts
Doru Costache Abstract: Charismatic experiences signal God’s presence in the midst of the believers. One such experience has its first …
Elijah: A Story of Flight, Deconstruction and Finding God
by Doru Costache The month of July occasions for the Orthodox the remembrance of a Christian saint, Prophet Elijah (Elias) …
On Good and Evil
by Doru Costache Flashes cross my memory’s line of sight… You’d laugh at what flashes I’m talking about, but tough …
Orthodox Identity in My Slice of Today’s America
Anecdotal Observations of a Struggling Parent, Priest, and Academic by Bogdan Bucur What is offered in the pages to follow …
Pondering the Great Week
by Doru Costache In the Orthodox tradition, the Great Week begins with Saturday of Lazarus and ends with Holy Saturday. …
Dreams, Virtue and Divine Knowledge in Early Christian Egypt
As coauthors of Dreams, Virtue and Divine Knowledge in Early Christian Egypt (Cambridge University Press, 2019), Bronwen Neil and Doru …
Saint John Chrysostom: The Christian Bishop between Successfulness, Prophetic Militantism, and Martyrdom
by Doru Costache In this world of pointless concerns for things such as successfulness and its contrary, the instinct of …
Light, Water and Fire: Bearing Witness to God in the Changing Australian Landscape
by Monica Ibrahim The troparion for the Christmas Royal Hours looks forward to the feast that is about to follow, …
Pondering the Mystery of Theophany
by Doru Costache The scriptural readings prescribed for the liturgical celebration of Theophany constitute a sustained mystagogy of the festival. …