Statement of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the American Orthodox Catholic Church
Father Don PurdumPublished on: 22/07/2026
AOCC Response to a Juneteenth article about the AOCC.
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Father Don Purdum
A Reflection on Donatism, Ethnophyletism, and the Canonical Crisis in the American Church
Father Don PurdumPublished on: 28/01/2026
How Donatism survives today through culture and canons, quietly shifting holiness away from Christ.
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Primacy, Power, and the Cost of Unity in the Orthodox Church
Father Don PurdumPublished on: 19/01/2026
This reflection examines the growing fractures within global Orthodoxy, probing questions of authority, unity, and power. It warns against ideological distortions of the Church and calls believers to resist propaganda, pray for their bishops, and remain faithful to Christ, whose true authority is revealed through the Cross.
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Apostolic Succession: What It Is, and What It Is Not
Archbishop Titus (Wayne)Published on: 31/12/2025
AOCC explains apostolic succession through Scripture, Church Fathers, and canon law, affirming an unbroken Orthodox lineage in America, lived in parish life, free from foreign control, and rooted in the apostolic faith once delivered.
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The AOCC Didn't End In 1933
Archbishop Titus (Wayne)Published on: 26/12/2025
An archival exploration of the American Orthodox Catholic Church after 1933, explaining how episcopal life continued beyond controversy through Bishop Sophronios and later consecrations, preserving continuity amid fragmentation.
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Nativity Season Salutations
Archbishop Titus (Wayne)Published on: 26/12/2025
A pastoral and patristic Nativity message reflecting on the mystery of Christ’s birth, the humility of the Incarnation, and the hope, healing, and peace offered to the faithful through the newborn Savior.
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