Category: Councils

  • POPE LEO XIV Calls for FULL COMMUNION with ORTHODOX

  • Noahide Law and Orthodoxy

    The first of the Noahide Laws is: Prohibition of Idolatry Do not worship idols or any entity as a deity besides the one God. This includes denying God’s unity or bowing to false gods. Relation of Orthodoxy Orthodox theology, as defined by the Seventh Ecumenical Council (Nicaea II, 787 CE), holds that venerating (proskynesis) icons…

  • Online Orthodox Drama?

    Eastern Orthodox vs Oriental Orthodox Statement of the Orthodox Church of Antioch on the Relations between the Eastern and Syrian Orthodox Churches The debate that started it earlier??? Dyer insults Oriental Orthodox Basilica of St. Mary – Livonia, MI A lot of brown brothers in this Antiochian Orthodox parish in Michigan. Orthodoxy and Racism Racist Rage…

  • Orthodoxy and Racism

    Tuesday, February 27, 2018 – A Statement Concerning the Sin of Racism All of this obviously precludes any personal hatred, prejudice, or resentment of others on account of their “race” or nationality, and it must also lead Orthodox Christians to reject and oppose systemic or institutional injustice against racial or national minorities. Furthermore, it means…

  • History of Eschatological Paradigms

    It’s somewhat difficult to directly determine what constitutes the Orthodox view of Eschatology since there is very little written on the subject. This can be a shock to a western thinker since the western church has developed an unhealthy obsession with the subject starting with the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. It is relatively easy, though, to…

  • Ancient Paths vs the Ancient Path

    The YouTube video channel ancientpathstv produces some interesting content. It’s done by a Presbyterian pastor and has critiques of pretty much every other Christian sect including Eastern Orthodoxy. I’ve enjoyed the videos in the Anabaptists and the “radical reformation” quite a bit. They show the lawlessness and even warfare that resulted from that path of…

  • The Cappadocian Fathers

    From Grok. The Cappadocian Fathers—St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory of Nazianzus (also known as Gregory the Theologian), and St. Gregory of Nyssa—made profound contributions to the Eastern Orthodox Church, particularly in the realms of theology, liturgy, and monasticism. Here’s a summary of their major contributions: Theological Contributions: Liturgical and Ecclesiological Contributions: Philosophical and Ethical…