Antiochian Synod

The Pursuit of the Humble

Father Elia Mitri in Reflections

Those who are interested in the events of our Church know that, before the Antiochian Synod elected on Saturday, February 23rd, Metropolitan Saba Esper over the Archdiocese of New York and all North America, among the three names proposed by their conference was the name of Bishop Nicholas Ozone. What is striking about this nomination ...

28Oct

“The Priest's Livelihood”

Father Elia Mitri in Reflections

This is a phrase that I have extracted from the last statement of the Antiochian Synod. Those who have read the statement do not miss that, like some of its fellow phrases, it is a rushed phrase that does not carry any detail or direction or order to the Churches. Do not be surprised that ...

24Oct

The Work of Us All

Father Elia Mitri in Reflections

The statement, which was issued by the fathers of the Antiochian Synod at the conclusion of their last meeting, magnifies the question about the believers who are concerned about their Churches today. Who of the believers today, in our Church and elsewhere, is really concerned about his Church? I am not concealing from you. I ...

4Jul

Of the Household

Father Elia Mitri in Reflections

This morning, I woke up early to a question from a friend. He said to me: “why do you not dare to criticize the Synodists…?” (I think he meant the members of the Synod in the Church of Antioch). He chose to place his question, in a text I had posted a few days ago, ...