by G. Jeffrey MacDonald The American clergy is suffering from burnout, several new studies show. And part of the problem, as researchers have observed, is that pastors work too much. Many of them need vacations, it’s true. But there’s a more fundamental problem that no amount of rest and relaxation … [Read more...]
SVS Dean Publishes Landmark Work
by Deborah (Malacky) Belonick Accurately chronicling bygone theological debates can be extraordinarily challenging, but Dean, Archpriest John Behr, has proved himself worthy of the task. In May 2011, he published a landmark work, The Case Against Diodore and Theodore, which is being touted by … [Read more...]
Romanian Church Defrocks Divorced Priests
Associated Press - March 19, 2010 The Romanian Orthodox has decided to strip clergymen who divorce of their priestly duties. Church spokesman Constantin Stoica says the decision to defrock priests who divorce will apply to all. But he says that those whose marriages broke up because their wives … [Read more...]
