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Do the Gospels Really Worry about Supporting the Nuclear Family?

by on August 12, 2022
by Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis This essay was originally published by Religion News Service (RNS) and is republished here with permission. In the Orthodox Christian world, few places are better known or more lovingly venerated than Mount Athos, the 10th-century Greek monastery legendarily dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Composed of 20 citadels scattered over a...

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Have We Hit Rock Bottom?
Reflections of a Not-So-Innocent Bystander

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by Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis There are very few occasions in our lives—critical, pivotal events—that are truly life-shattering. We Orthodox describe them as kairos moments. World War II was one of these. In my lifetime, there was 9/11. Institutions and individuals are defined by such moments. We... Read more.
Religion and Politics

An Orthodox Christian Standing with Ukraine
Personal Reflections on Russia’s War on Ukraine

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by Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis | български | ქართული | ελληνικά | Română | Русский | Српски Few, if any, would go so far as to claim that Patriarch Kirill, as head of the Orthodox Church in Russia (or “the Russias,” as he likes to say), could be charg... Read more.
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Christian Practice

The Value of Nothing: Lessons from COVID-19 on Silence and Stillness

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by Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis | ελληνικά | ру́сский  I’ve always admired the early monks and nuns of the desert literature. Not because they discovered ways of escaping the reality of paying taxes. Not only because their words were inspirational and their prayer transformative. And... Read more.
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