Ss Cyril & Methodius Ukrainian Orthodox Mission

03/28/2026

01/25/2026

Not all immoral laws and public policies are necessarily equally. The Church can tolerate laws that allow--and maybe even encourage--sinful behavior. What can't be tolerated are laws and policies that undermine the rule of law and the citizenry's trust in the government.

11/19/2025

ARCHPASTORAL LETTER of the Council of Bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA and Diaspora For the Nativity Fast

Beloved Clergy and Faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA and Diaspora, Christ is in our midst! He is and ever shall be! As the quiet beauty of the Nativity Fast embraces us, the Church invites us once again to walk the sacred road from Bethlehem to Golgotha, from the humility of the Manger to the sacrifice of the Cross....

Beloved Clergy and Faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA and Diaspora, Christ is in our midst! He is and ever shall be! As the quiet beauty of the Nativity Fast embraces us, the Chur…

11/04/2025

In our second to last lecture in our "No Free Pizza" series, we learn about marriage and holy orders (ordination). Among other things we learn that married clergy are the biblical and apostolic norm that reveal to us that marriage is a partnership between equals.

In our second to last lecture in our “No Free Pizza” series, we learn about marriage and holy orders (ordination). Among other things we learn that married clergy are the biblical and a…

11/02/2025

Is God All-Powerful?

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10/27/2025

The Orthodox Church challenges us to shift our understanding of failure (sin) from a legal model to a medical one. Holy Tradition diagnoses sin as a profound internal disorder or spiritual sickness, rather than simple rule-breaking. The Orthodox Church is seen as a "spiritual hospital" designed for therapeutic restoration, where Christ is the Chief Physician. Healing requires synergy—divine grace combined with the patient's intentional effort and "remedial self-mastery". Sacraments, like Penance and Unction, deliver this grace, aiming for the restoration of the whole person.

The Orthodox Church challenges us to shift our understanding of failure (sin) from a legal model to a medical one. Holy Tradition diagnoses sin as a profound internal disorder or spiritual sickness…

10/26/2025

Why Remember an Earthquake?

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10/19/2025

A little about Sobor and self-knowledge.

10/10/2025

Here is the third of our No Free Pizza series. This week's lecture focuses on baptism and chrismation, which are the starting point of our journey to the Kingdom of God and of becoming who God created us to be.

Here is the third of our No Free Pizza series. This week’s lecture focuses on baptism and chrismation, which are the starting point of our journey to the Kingdom of God and of becoming who Go…

10/05/2025

The second of our "No Free Pizza" series focuses on asceticism and the life of virtue.

The second of our “No Free Pizza” series focuses on asceticism and the life of virtue.

09/28/2025

Monks & Evangelism

09/25/2025

On Saturday, September 13, Fr Gregory and the OCF walked all over campus to bless students’ dorm rooms. They started at 1:00 PM and finished in time for confessions at 4:00 PM.

On Saturday, September 13, Fr Gregory and the OCF walked all over campus to bless students’ dorm rooms. They started at 1:00 PM and finished in time for confessions at 4:00 PM.