Tag: Mark Roosien

Fasting from Communion in a Pandemic

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Public Orthodoxy

March 17, 2020

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Christian Practice, Uncategorized

Coronavirus, Eucharist, Holy Saturday, Mark Roosien, Mary of Egypt

by Mark Roosien | Ελληνικά St Mary of Egypt, it is said, received Holy Communion exactly once after she fled to the desert to repent: on the day of her death. 17 years of life in the wilderness were spent deprived of Body and Blood of Christ in the eucharist. This was not normal practice […]
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Should Orthodox Christians Care about the Climate?

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Public Orthodoxy

November 25, 2019

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Environmental Ethics, Uncategorized

Climate Change, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, Mark Roosien, St. Basil, St. John Chrysostom

by Mark Roosien While the Orthodox Church has gained a reputation internationally as a “green” church, largely due to the environmental initiatives of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the reality is much more complicated on the ground. The science behind the human causes of climate change and its catastrophic consequences is settled, but the issue unfortunately remains […]
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