Tag: John Jillions
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Outside the Camp: Opportunities and Opposition
by V. Rev. Dr. John A. Jillions | български | ქართული | ελληνικά | Română | Русский | Српски The recent dustup over Archbishop Elpidophoros borrowing the historic St Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in New York City for a celebration of the Divine Liturgy and then subsequently meeting with its rector, Bishop Dean Wolfe, highlights the perennial debate among Orthodox about how we ought to relate to […]
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God and the Election: How to Talk with Your Children
by Very Rev. Dr. John A. Jillions | български | Ελληνικά | ქართული | Русский | Српски Your children have been hearing a lot about the election in their schools, in your family, among friends, online and on television. As a Christian parent, priest, or teacher, what can you say? Does God care about the […]
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Healing the Body Politic: A Politics of Communion
by Fr. John A. Jillions Now that the American elections are over, it is time to assess the role of the Orthodox Churches in helping to shape our country. They could take a passive stand entirely apart from the political process, but then we would have to accept that everyone else would decide the conditions […]