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Atlas Excerpt #3: The First Two Convert Priests

Jul 25, 2011

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in Early Converts, Firsts, Orthodoxy in the Americas

Recently, Holy Cross Orthodox Press published the Atlas of American Orthodox Christian Churches, edited by Alexei D. Krindatch. I contributed several pieces to the Atlas, including the article “Ten Interesting Facts About the History of Orthodox Christianity in the USA.” With Alexei’s permission, we’ll publish excerpts from that article over the next couple of months.…

Atlas Excerpt #2: Agapius Honcharenko

Jul 18, 2011

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Matthew Namee

in Firsts, Orthodoxy in the Americas

Recently, Holy Cross Orthodox Press published the Atlas of American Orthodox Christian Churches, edited by Alexei D. Krindatch. I contributed several pieces to the Atlas, including the article “Ten Interesting Facts About the History of Orthodox Christianity in the USA.” With Alexei’s permission, we’ll publish excerpts from that article over the next couple of months.…

NY Times article on Moscow-Metropolia Supreme Court case

May 30, 2011

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Matthew Namee

in Orthodoxy & the US Courts, Orthodoxy in the Americas

From the New York Times, November 25, 1952, page 31: U.S. COURT VOIDS ACT ON RUSSIAN CHURCH State Law to End Communist Sway in Orthodox Cathedral Here Is Upset by Ruling RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CITED 8-to-1 Decision Holds Action Violated 14th Amendment — Jackson Lone Dissenter BY CLAYTON KNOWLES WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 — The Supreme Court…

Moscow v. the Metropolia, part 4: initial impressions

May 27, 2011

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Matthew Namee

in Orthodoxy & the US Courts, Orthodoxy in the Americas

To read my previous articles on the 1952 Supreme Court case Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral, click here. For the full text of the Supreme Court opinions, click here. In my last four articles, I summarized the majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions in Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral. Here, I will offer my initial impressions of…

Moscow v. the Metropolia in the Supreme Court, Part 3: Justice Jackson’s dissenting opinion

May 26, 2011

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Matthew Namee

in Orthodoxy & the US Courts, Orthodoxy in the Americas

Lately, I’ve been analyzing the Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral, a landmark 1952 Supreme Court case. For all the articles I’ve written on the case, click here. In this article, I am focusing on Justice Jackson’s dissenting opinion. (A brief note: in the past articles, I erroneously referred to Justice Jackson as Justice Black. I…

Moscow v. the Metropolia in the Supreme Court, Part 2: Justice Frankfurter’s concurring opinion

May 25, 2011

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Matthew Namee

in Orthodoxy & the US Courts, Orthodoxy in the Americas

In my previous two articles (available here), I discussed the majority opinion in the 1952 Supreme Court case Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral. Today, I’ll discuss the concurring opinion of Justice Frankfurter. And just to be clear — “concurring opinion” means that Justice Frankfurter agreed with the ultimate outcome of the case (a victory for the Moscow Patriarchal jurisdiction), but differed to…

Moscow v. the Metropolia in the Supreme Court, Part 1(a): Justice Reed’s majority opinion revisited

May 25, 2011

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Matthew Namee

in Orthodoxy & the US Courts, Orthodoxy in the Americas

Yesterday, I discussed Justice Reed’s majority opinion in Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral, a landmark 1952 Supreme Court case pitting the Moscow Patriarchate’s North American jurisdiction against the Metropolia (today’s OCA). The dispute was about which group — Moscow or the Metropolia — was the rightful owner of St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York. The…

Moscow v. the Metropolia in the Supreme Court, Part 1: Justice Reed’s majority opinion

May 24, 2011

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Matthew Namee

in Orthodoxy & the US Courts, Orthodoxy in the Americas

It’s been forever since I wrote an article here at OH.org. I’ve been incredibly busy, with my family, my local parish, and law school classes taking up all of my time. I’m in summer classes, as well, so there won’t be much reprieve over the next couple of months. Fortunately, I’ve found a way to…

Three bishops for America in 1870?

Feb 8, 2011

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Matthew Namee

in Early Converts, Firsts, Orthodoxy in the Americas

This article was originally published on October 30, 2009. On July 19, 1870, a Philadelphia newspaper called the North American and United States Gazette published the following report: The Russian Ambassador has received instructions from his government that three bishoprics of the Greek Church are to be established forthwith in this country – one at…

Fr. Irvine & the Orthodox women’s college of Brooklyn

Dec 22, 2010

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Matthew Namee

in Early Converts, Firsts, Orthodoxy in the Americas, Westernization

Editor’s note: The following article originally appeared in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on November 28, 1915: The Holy Orthodox Russo-Greek Catholic Church has established a college for young women at the corner of Pennsylvania and Glenmore avenues, in the East New York section. About nine years ago Archbishop Platon and the priests of the Russo-Greek…

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