The Orthodox Way

In a time of global upheaval, and while so many people are anxious and afraid for themselves and for their families, surely this would be a time for God to…

For most members of the Orthodox Churches the doctrine, or teaching, about the Apostolic Succession is not often discussed, even though it represents an essential foundation of every Apostolic and…

Very often our adherence to particular phrases becomes no more than sloganeering and we lose any great interest in actually communicating what we believe or understanding what others might be…

The issue of papal primacy is not one that can be simply swept under the carpet. Orthodoxy is an hierarchical community and the practical aspects of primacy are visible at…

I was blessed indeed to be invited to speak briefly at the European Clergy Conference in 2015. This is the short message I presented to the bishops and priests gathered…

On the Incarnation – Chapter 12 Text 1. God knew the limitations of mankind, you see; and although the grace of being made in His Image was enough to give…

It seems to be received as an historical fact that after the Council of Chalcedon those Christians who refused to accept its decisions and doctrinal statements were immediately isolated and…

This is a collection of 300 short passages or chapters about the Orthodox spiritual life which I have composed over recent years. They are an expression of my own spiritual…

Given on his arrival in Qinnasrin and at his reception by the faithful of the city. Only the beginning of this homily was preached, when it was interrupted due to…

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. When our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ was taken by wicked men and…