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“This is the room we give our friends.” Hospitality became sacrament on Holy Mount Athos. 🛏️

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February 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
By slowing down, the trail revealed itself—flowers, butterflies, sea air—guiding me on Holy Mount Athos. 🌿

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February 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
No monks, no church—only God and me. Maybe that’s why I was called to Holy Mount Athos. 🌄

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February 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Where is visible Christian unity in a fractured world? A new article on PublicOrthodoxy, "GETI 2025 in Orthodox Perspective" by Joshua Townson, explores this urgent question. Townson, an Oxford PhD candidate & convert to Orthodoxy, shares thoughts from the global ecumenical gathering in Egypt. (1/7)
February 11, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Read the full, urgent article, “The Attempt to Nationalize Armenia’s Ancient Church,” by Dr. Ara Nazarian on PublicOrthodoxy. (6/8)
January 29, 2026 at 6:53 PM
For anyone wrestling with the gap between faith’s theory and practice, this piece is an essential and challenging read. It argues that true faith heals rather than harms.

Read the full article, “When Faith Stops Being a Cage,” at PublicOrthodoxy.

What if holiness isn’t about purity, but presence?
January 23, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Tired of a faith that feels like a constraint? In a powerful new article on PublicOrthodoxy, Crystallia Latsara explores the revolutionary vision of Maria Skobtsova.

The article delves into how modern spirituality distorts into four cages: bureaucratic, ritualistic, aesthetic, and ascetic. (1/5)
January 23, 2026 at 4:12 PM
“In your falling asleep, O Theotokos… you were transported to life.”

As we prepare to celebrate the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, this profound reflection from PublicOrthodoxy invites us to look beyond the end of a life—and instead behold the glorious beginning of eternal blessedness.
January 21, 2026 at 5:33 PM
In a powerful new investigation for PublicOrthodoxy, Sergei Chapnin—a former senior Moscow Patriarchate editor fired for predicting the war’s religious justification—exposes the horrifying case of Denis Popovich and Nikita Ivankovich. (2/6)
January 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM
In his profound new article for PublicOrthodoxy, “Syrian Alawites and the Link to Christianity in a Time of Self-Exploration,” scholar Fadi Abu-Deeb explores this moment. Following recent upheaval, Syria's Alawite community faces persecution but also a wave of religious self-discovery. (2/7)
January 11, 2026 at 5:29 PM