A recent study by the Pew Research Center, America’s Changing Religious Landscape, indicates a decline in the number of Americans who identify themselves with major organized churches. Does this decline make you uncomfortable? Were you correct when you advocated the theory of secularization, or when you renounced it?
Section: Conversations
“In the Council, Discussion Has Been Vigorous and Challenging”: An Interview with Archdeacon John Chryssavgis
Interview with John Chryssavgis
Interview with Elizabeth Prodomou, “Coworkers in the Service of the Church”
Interview with Jessica Suchy-Pilalis, Music in the Service of Prayer
Interview with Sr. Vassa Larin, Social Media and the Unifying Truths of Our Tradition
Interview at All Saints’ Monastery, The Habit of Social Justice
Jennifer Nahas Talks with Jennifer Haddad Mosher, “The Job Is Compassion and Inspiration”
Interview with Archbishop Nikon: “In the Liturgy We Take a Journey”
From my early childhood I felt called to the priesthood. My family—my parents and brothers—were all involved in the life of the Church, serving in a number of capacities. My father served on parish councils, my mother served as a choir director, and my brothers served in the sanctuary or sang in the choir.