A Son of the Metropolia
10 February 2024
Understanding the Old Country Part 2: Competing national visions: Ukrainianism versus Russophila
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This series continues, amid the buzz surrounding Tucker Carlson's interview this week of Vladimir Putin. A long, complicated history wa...
26 December 2023
Understanding the Old Country Part 1: Laying the ground work for the general American/western media understanding of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus
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This is the first part in a series on Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. This topic will be approached in part from the perspective of the old...
11 March 2023
A few exhibits of current religious life in Ukraine
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Some brief exhibits of contemporary religion in Ukraine. We can see the transformation of religion there. We see the sacramentalization of...
27 December 2022
On "Russian Kwanzaa," A Commentary on WSJ Article: "This Christmas, Many Christians in Ukraine Turn Away From Russia"
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In the past, I have used the snide label "Russian Kwanzaa" to refer to Ukrainian nationalism (Ukrainianism.) And here we have a w...
29 October 2022
Orthodox Initiative #3: Pray for apostates
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We live in a time of apostasy. Many of us have watched as fellow parishioners have left the Orthodox faith. This is not unique to Orthodox...
09 September 2022
Reading and Watching List: On the Departure of the Soul
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1) The Departure of the Soul According to the teaching of the Orthodox Church [9/9/22] This is an outstanding and exhaustive work that caref...
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