by Monica Ibrahim On 14 November we commenced the forty-day fast in preparation for Christmas. The fast calls us to …
Communing in the Orthodox Church: Part Three
Current Dilemmas Concerning Holy Communion by Doru Costache I continue my analysis by addressing in more detail the misunderstandings mentioned …
The Entry of the Theotokos in the Temple: Interiorising an Orthodox Festival
by Doru Costache Reverend clergy, ladies and gentlemen, sisters and brothers in Christ our Lord. Thank you for this generous …
Communing in the Orthodox Church: Part Two
Liturgical perspectives by Doru Costache The meaning of the scriptural and the canonical references to communing—as an ecclesial experience, integral …
Communing in the Orthodox Church: Part One
Scriptural and Canonical Perspectives by Doru Costache Among the many issues confronting the Orthodox in our days, one is the …
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 …