COMMUNITY OR ''COMSPOONITY''?

by Fr. Bohdan Hladio

One of the greatest impacts of the current pandemic is the effect it has had on interpersonal relations. The inability to embrace or hold a friend’s hand, the need for “social distancing,” and the knowledge that anyone we meet is potentially the carrier of a deadly disease all contribute to a feeling of suspicion and standoffishness, while masks interfere with clear communication and human connection. 

UKRAINIAN AUTOCEPHALY: REFLECTIONS FROM THE DIASPORA

FR. BOHDAN HLADIO, ''Ukrainian Autocephaly: Reflections from the Diaspora'', in 

The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Ukraine Autocephaly, Evagelos Sotiropoulos, Editor, May 2019, ORDER OF SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE, ARCHONS OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE, pp. 35-41.

SCHISMOPHRENIA: A REFLECTION ON UKRAINIAN AUTOCEPHALY

by Fr. Bohdan Hladio

“No earthly joy exists unmingled with sorrow” —St. John of Damascus

RUSSIA AND UKRAINE: THE EMPIRE’S NEW OLD CLOTHES

by Fr. Bohdan Hladio

The historical path of the Church in Ukraine is controverted and complex: both Moscow and Constantinople claim Ukraine as their canonical territory. As a result, one of the largest Orthodox Churches in the world has experienced schism for over twenty-five years.