Whatever the personal virtues of Auxentius, in the opinion of this reviewer the Boston authors have not succeeded in demonstrating that his defrocking in 1985 was not canonical and just. The second half of the book consists of a number of useful appendices on various topics related to Ecumenism. In conclusion, this book can be recommended both as a history of the Greek Old Calendarist Church and as a good introduction to the ecclesiological issues surrounding the great heresy of our time, Ecumenism. Such seekers for clarity and truth will have to conduct further research, and investigate other points of view. Vladimir Moss, the author of this review, was baptized in the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, but is now a member of the Free Russian Orthodox Church under the omophorion of Archbishop Valentine of Suzdal and Vladimir 2.
Some people enjoy the Super Bowl commercials more than the game itself.
There is good reason for that. The ads used to promote products that a family might have some conceivable use for, such as stoves, refrigerators and washers. They create artificial needs, condition us to believe they are necessary for our well-being, and promise to satisfy our deepest spiritual and psychological longings. Buick is something you can believe in. Last time I looked, Buick was an automobile, not a religious conviction.