REFLECTIONS ON AUTOCEPHALY BY A MEMBER OF THE UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE USA

DR. GAYLE E. WOLOSCHAK, 'Reflections on Autocephaly by a Member of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USAReflections on Autocephaly by a Member of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA'', in  The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Ukraine Autocephaly, Evagelos Sotiropoulos, Editor, May 2019, ORDER OF SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE, ARCHONS OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE, pp. 73-76.

SCIENCE, TRUTH, AND THE CURRENT POLITICAL CLIMATE

by Gayle E. Woloschak, Tatjana Paunesku, and Katarina Trajkovic

Orthodox involvement in world affairs is increasingly becoming necessary; a faith that cares about “true worship” must be ready to defend not only spiritual Truth but the truths that underlie it as well. Orthodox Christians, and indeed most religious traditions, value truth and truthfulness.

THE WHEEL EXCLUSIVE: GAYLE WOLOSCHAK INTERVIEWS ARCHDEACON JOHN CHRYSSAVGIS AT THE HOLY COUNCIL

The Wheel 

During the Holy & Great Council, The Wheel secured an exclusive interview with the Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, Archdeacon of the Ecumenical Throne, theological advisor to the Ecumenical Patriarch, and Director of the Press Office of the Ecumenical Patriarchate at the Council. Fr. John was interviewed on the island of Crete by Dr. Gayle E. Woloschak, who has written for The Wheel and sits on the journal’s Advisory Board. She participated in the work of the Press Office at the Council.

FASTING REAFFIRMED

public orthodoxy 
Philip Mamalakis, Nathanael Symeonides, Gayle E. Woloschak,

The draft of the Holy and Great Council’s document, The Importance of Fasting and its Observance Today, affirms the importance of fasting for the spiritual development of the person. 

THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH IN AGE OF MODERN SCIENCE AND PLURALISM

by Nathanael Symeonides, Gayle E. Woloschak,

The document, “Mission of the Church in the World,” was released in preparation for the upcoming Holy and Great Council to be held in June (during the Feast of Pentecost) on Crete. This document relates to areas of great significance for problems in the world today—technology, war, discrimination and human dignity, globalization, the influence of the media, and others.