How COVID-19 Led to a Spiritual Pandemic
As the Orthodox Church struggles to get back to normal in the wake of COVID-19, there is emerging a growing climate of division that threatens to engulf us long after the pandemic has subsided.
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BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2021, THIS BLOG WILL BE “PRUNED” FROM THE ANCIENT FAITH PLATFORM. PLEASE VISIT AND/OR SUBSCRIBE AT NEARLY ORTHODOX FOR FUTURE UPDATES! I know. I miss life the way it used to be as well. It’s been months since I was able to worship with my church family in person. There are some days I long so much for the past freedoms to move around freely that it’s almost painful.…
To Speak of Thy Mystery: Communing Amid COVID-19
The past couple months have seen a frenzy of articles in Orthodox circles online that all seem to be asking this one question: Can you get a virus by receiving the Eucharist?
Are the Orthodox About to Change Communion?
Rather than examining the arguments — pro or con — related to such a suggestion, I would like to ask a more practical question: is an official change likely to happen, either worldwide or even within one autocephalous church?
Christ is Risen! Shouldn’t Troubles Be Over?
I’ve had more than one person say to me over the past couple weeks: “With Pascha here, I feel like COVID-19 should be over.” Shouldn’t this thing be over now? Christ is risen, you know.