America Needs One Orthodox Voice

This class explores the heart of Orthodox hierarchy and how it mirrors heaven’s order here on earth. Fr. Stephen walked through the ranks of clergy, the meaning of ordination, and why every Divine Liturgy assumes the bishop is mystically present. He also unpacked the complex history of overlapping jurisdictions in America and the ongoing vision of one unified Orthodox Church. His message was both hopeful and practical: unity will not start in committees or synods but in the life of local parishes. “We are already one Church,” he said. “Now we have to live like it.”