This icon of the Mother of God is of the Hodigitria type, and is found in the Xenophontos Monastery on Mount Athos.
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Ecclesiological Principles Cannot Be Ignored. The Albanian Church’s Letter to Patriarch Bartholomew
It is universally recognized as a basic ecclesiological principle that the ordinations of heretics and schismatics, and especially of those who are deposed and excommunicated, as a “Sacrament,” celebrated by all the Churches, are invalid. This basic principle is inextricably bound with the Orthodox teaching on the Holy Spirit and constitutes an unshakeable foundation of the Apostolic succession of Orthodox bishops. It is our conviction that this principle cannot be ignored. -
The Origins of Modern-Day Ukrainian Ecclesiastical Anarchy
Sergei Shumilo
And although there is virtually nothing and no one left of Lipkovsky in the Church outwardly, it hovers over our Church as a black raven, corrupting it from the inside to this day… -
An American Perspective on the Ukraine Crisis
Archpriest John Whiteford
This is the text of a talk that I gave at St. Tikhon University in Moscow, at a conference entitled "Causes and Challenges of the Current Crisis of Inter-Orthodox Relations," on February 25th, 2019. -
Speaking the Truth in Love. On the Ukrainian Ecclesiastical Question. Second Reply
Abp. Anastasios of Tirana
After the information (of March 26, 2019) that the Italian translation of the Patriarchal Letter of March 9, 2019 was inserted within the “category of texts of Dogmatic and Symbolic Theology” it was decided to make the related answer of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania (March 9, 2019) public. -
To Recognize a “Church” Having Hierarchs Without Apostolic Succession is a Serious Challenge
Protopresbyter Anastasios Gotsopoulos
The bishops of the UAOC (making up thirty percent of the new “autocephalous” church of Ukraine) were consecrated by two people: one deposed, and one self-consecrated! -
A Tale of Integrity and Conformity
Archpriest Nectarios Trevino
Permit me to offer a not-so-unrealistic geopolitico-religious tale based on the Second Book of Kings. -
On Holy Relics, Primacy in the Church, and the Pastoral Life in the Bay Area
Fr. Edward Henderson
Fr. Edward came to Russia to receive a portion of the relics of two recently canonized saints who are venerated in his parish. He also had to time to sit down with us for an interview on the reason for his trip to Russia, his interest in the Old Rite, his pastoral life in Berkeley, and much more. -
“If the Phanar Continues to Systematically Split Orthodoxy, Then Anything Can Happen”
Abp. Theodosy (Snigiryov)
If for foreign Orthodox philocatholic hierarchs, their drift towards the Unia seems conscious and long-desired, then they will lead our schismatics from the OCU there on a short leash, without asking their opinion. -
The Word of the Patriarch
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill
In this whole story related to the problem of recognition or non-recognition of Ukrainian schismatics by the Local Orthodox Churches, there is something that is not declared, but which is the main goal of the forces behind the scenes that unleashed this schismatic activity. -
St. Ambrose of Optina: Spiritual Care of Monastics and Laypeople
Schema-Archimandrite John (Maslov)
Schema-Hieromonk Ambrose loved the Lord infinitely; and he gave all the love that his whole being could contain to His Creator through His creation—that is, his neighbors. -
Historical-Canonical Basis for the Unity of the Russian Church
Priest Mikhail Zheltov
The following article describes in detail and scrupulously analyzes the historical events connected with the arrangement of Church life in Kiev, Moscow, and Western Rus’ over the span of the last millennium. -
Metropolitan Onuphry’s Pastoral Love for the Ukrainian People
Jesse Dominick
Undoubtedly, from a secular PR perspective, Met. Onuphry’s choice to remain seated was a nightmare, but he chose to represent a higher calling. -
Getting to the Essence. A Look at the Schism Through the Eyes of Professor Osipov
Professor Alexei Osipov
The following is a translated transcript of a Spas (Savior) Orthodox TV channel special edition of their program, “Straight to the essence”. In these extremely disturbing times, people want to hear a familiar, trusted voice of experience and sound theology. Professor Osipov is that voice. -
The Heresy of Constantinople Papism
Priest George Maximov
The Orthodox of various countries are looking on in perplexity and horror as the primate of a respected Church suddenly proclaims as his own canonical territory what has for over 300 years been accepted by everyone without exception as part of another Local Church, and pronounces those whom the entire Orthodox Church has unanimously recognized as schismatics to be part of the canonical Church—at the same time threatening to pronounce as schismatics those who have been abiding in Eucharistic unity with all the Local Churches. -
“They Will Suffer a Shameful End”
St. Laurence of Chernigov
“To break away from the Church is the greatest and unforgiveable sin, for it is the sin against the Holy Spirit.” -
How to Respond to Lawlessness
Met. Luke of Zaporozhye and Melitopol
Summing up, I like would to stress that you should always take an active position, especially in matters of paramount importance, which is exactly what the question of the defense of our faith is.
Icon of the Mother of God “the Directress” from the Monastery of Xenophontos on Mt Athos
The Orthodox Church in America
6/20/2016
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When God Is in Your Heart
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24th Annual Pilgrimage to Jose Munoz-Cortes’s Gravesite
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Regarding Iconography
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Psalm of Prophet Habakkuk
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Only an Instrument in His Hands
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