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Ecumenism in 18th Century Egypt: Masʿad Nashw and the Copts
Although his writings remain unpublished and are largely unknown today, the 18th century priest Masʿad Nashw deserves to be counted among the most significant Orthodox figures of his time. The descendent of an old…
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Antioch’s First Encounter with Latin Missionaries: The Response of Anastasius ibn Mujalla
Over the course of the 16th century, as Rome lost much of northern and western Europe to the Reformation, it redoubled its efforts to win over the Christian East. At first, Rome’s attention in…
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Fr Thomas Hopko on Fr Seraphim Rose
If ever a human being lived on this earth who sought God with his whole heart, whatever sins or errors he may have had—and as the Orthodox requiem service says, there is no man…
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Remembering Metropolitan Dimitrios Couchell
This morning, February 19, 2026, Metropolitan Dimitrios Couchell reposed. Although comparatively few know his name, he was, in fact, one of the greatest men in the history of Greek Orthodoxy in America. This past…
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A Description of the Patriarchate of Antioch in 1715
Kinsman and successor of Dositheus Notaras, the patriarch of Jerusalem Chrysanthus Notaras (1707-1731) was one of the most erudite Greeks of his time. Educated in Padua and Paris, he wrote works of theology, history,…
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The Donation of Mehmet: The Myth of Orthodoxy under the Ottoman Empire
In 1054, Pope Leo IX of Rome wrote a letter to Ecumenical Patriarch Michael Cerularius, defending his claims to supremacy by citing a document known as the “Donation of Constantine.” This document purported to…