Orthodoxy

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And for the Copts, the winner is ... the winner is?

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First things first: I would like to stress that, while I am a member of an Orthodox Christian parish with historic ties to Arab Christianity, I do not speak Arabic.


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A quick, shallow visit to Mount Athos

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Few subjects inspire the whole “National Geographic visits the strange natives” school of Godbeat journalism quicker than monasticism.


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Missing canaries in the Damascus coal mine

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I realize that, as a member of an Antiochian Orthodox Christian parish, my concerns about events in Damascus, Syria, are going to focus on religion more than those of the average news consumer. After all, the Patriarchate of Antioch is located in Damascus, on the “street called Straight.” (Acts 9:11)


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Failing to cover the Christ Our Savior video riot

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As you would imagine, I have received a few notes seeking my take, as a journalist and as an Orthodox Christian, on the events involving that crudely named feminist band in Russia. You know, the one that drew this headline the other day in The New York Times: “Anti-Putin Stunt Earns Punk Band Two Years in Jail.”


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Fire on Mount Athos: AP focused on WHAT?!?!

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There is a serious wildfire raging near one of the monasteries on Mount Athos, which is, without challenge, the most important center of Eastern Orthodox spirituality in the world. Few would dispute that this rocky peninsula in Greece is one of the world’s most important religious centers — period.


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