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Christian Practice, Uncategorized

The True Meaning of Fasting in the Orthodox Church

by Public Orthodoxy, Dr. Philip Kariatlis on | Readers' rating:
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When we think of fasting in the Orthodox Church today, our mind almost immediately goes to certain rules relating to what we can and cannot eat. Moreover, this practice is especially associated with Great and Holy Lent. And so, when it comes to this “forty-day” fast, there are some who will... Read more.
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Orthodoxy and Modernity, Public Life, Religion and Conflict

Apocalypse Delayed: Patriarch Kirill on Restraining the Antichrist in Ukraine

by Public Orthodoxy, Dr. Maureen Perrie on | Readers' rating:
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On 20 November 2022, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow celebrated his 76th birthday. At a reception to mark the occasion, held in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, the Patriarch warned his guests in apocalyptic terms of the current dangers facing Russia and the Russian Orthodox Church. Without explicitly... Read more.
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Ecclesiology, Inter-Orthodox Relations

The Ecumenical Patriarchate and the “Barbarian Lands” Theory

by Matthew Namee, Public Orthodoxy on | Readers' rating:
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  One of the keystone prerogatives claimed by the Ecumenical Patriarchate is its jurisdiction over the so-called “diaspora”—regions not included within the geographic boundaries of the other Autocephalous Churches. She insists that this exclusive extraterritorial jurisdiction is rooted... Read more.
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Inter-Orthodox Relations, Orthodoxy and Modernity, Uncategorized

Which Orthodox Church in Ukraine is the Largest?

by Public Orthodoxy, Dr. Thomas Bremer on | Readers' rating:
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From the moment the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) was granted autocephaly by the Ecumenical Patriarch early in 2019, it has competed with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) not only over canonicity but also about the number of parishes and the number of faithful. Each claims to be the only canonical... Read more.
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Liturgical Life, Theology, Uncategorized

Baptism à la Carte: Or Why the Orthodox Need to Discuss Human Identity Seriously

by Public Orthodoxy, Dr. Nikolaos Asproulis on | Readers' rating:
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It was a normal Greek summer day in July 2022, before an Orthodox baptism provoked a fervent debate, or another episode in the “culture wars,” regarding the requirements (are there any?) of a child being baptized in the Church. Although Greeks are accustomed to reading about Church activities in... Read more.
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Religion and Conflict, Uncategorized

Patriarch Kirill’s Crusade

by Public Orthodoxy, Dr. George Demacopoulos on | Readers' rating:
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In 1095, Pope Urban II told a large gathering of knights in Southern France that it was their responsibility to avenge the Islamic conquest of the Holy Land (he did not mention that the conquest had occurred nearly 500 years earlier). Urban’s sermon led to the First Crusade, and it forever changed... Read more.
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Inter-Orthodox Relations

Checkmate: Serbian Orthodox Diplomacy in the Shades of the Ukrainian War

by Public Orthodoxy, Dr. Emil Saggau on | Readers' rating:
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This spring, the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) sealed significant and important deals, which has solidified and strengthened the SOC’s position. The first “deal” in May turned the Macedonian Orthodox Church (MOC), formally the Ohrid Archbishopric, into a canonical church, which ended around... Read more.
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