It was a great joy and honour for me to attend and speak at this wonderful Saturday, September 8th event at San Francisco’s historic Russian Center mansion. The Russian Center’s staff a…| Orthodox in the District
For today and tomorrow, I am using this photograph as my Facebook cover photo. Many of you already know who these people are, but for those who do not, let me tell you why I am featuring them, and …| Orthodox in the District
On May 29, Orthodox Christians worldwide remember the Fall of Constantinople to the forces of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II Fetih (“the Conqueror”, 1432-1481, r. 1444-1446, 1451-1481) on that date i…| Orthodox in the District
Examining the two queens’ contest for power through the evolution of their quarter-century-long correspondence By Ryan Hunter 19 August 2016 – Setauket, Long Island, New York I have dedicated this …| Orthodox in the District
To be human is to constantly strive, despite repeated failings, to ascend on the ladder, as we say, toward God, toward theosis – and to seek to raise oneself toward the heavenly in all things, in a…| Orthodox in the District
I have often read and heard critics blaming Queen Mary Stuart (1542-1587, r de facto 1542-1567, de jure 1542-1587) for her perceived lack of ruthlessness and fatal inaction in not moving harshly or…| Orthodox in the District
You have already asked what love is. Forgiveness is just as difficult. Learn to pity, and find, if not justification, then an explanation for the actions of those who have hurt you, and always put …| Orthodox in the District
