Retired priest and former chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America
Conscience is personal and unique. Prior to my birth, my conscience never existed. It is mine and it is me: who I am, what I think and feel, how I act, what I say and do. At the same time my conscience is part of my consciousness and my consciousness is part of the consciousness[…..]
Many churchgoing Orthodox Christians are oblivious to the canonical disarray and infighting between churches that are, in many ways, a direct result of the historical interplay between Church and empire. The faithful are, understandably, happy to get to a functioning parish with a good priest on the weekend. However, for those who have serious interest[…..]
Thoughtful readers will feel some melancholy upon finishing On Christian Leadership: The Letters of Alexander Schmemann and Georges Florovsky (1947–1955), but this should not discourage anyone from reading this good book. Universally acknowledged as theologians of the first order, Fathers Alexander Schmemann and Georges Florovsky left significant legacies. Each produced a sizable collection of writings[…..]
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