What is Orthodox Integrity?

Orthodox Integrity is written from within the Church’s canonical consciousness, with a particular concern for the diocesan bishop’s pastoral and administrative responsibility in his territory. We seek to clarify what the Church teaches about authority, obedience, discipline, and parish life, especially when public controversy creates confusion.

We strive to distinguish verifiable facts from interpretation, to cite primary sources when available, and to correct errors when substantiated documentation is provided.

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A Shepherd Who Watches From a Distance

An anonymous group (Nina Markovic and Bozo Lemajic "Boki") claims to speak for Fr. Dragoslav Kosić. Fr. Dragoslav himself has said nothing, and has said nothing from the beginning. When a priest's transfer becomes a parish-wide controversy, the faithful look to that priest for guidance. A single statement at the outset could have shaped the trajectory of this entire dispute. He could have accepted the transfer with grace, demonstrating the obedience to episcopal authority tha

Jan 142 min read

A Parish Moving Forward in Faith

Badnje Veče, January 6, 2026 The faithful of the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral have been experiencing the Nativity season with prayer, reverence, and gratitude to the Newborn Christ Child. Over the past week, our parish celebrated beautiful and well-attended services for Badnje Veče and the Nativity of our Lord. Approximately 200 faithful gathered on Christmas Eve around the traditional badnjak fire, the flames rising into the winter night as we prepared to welcome the

Jan 112 min read

Standing in the Rain by Choice

The latest article from "St. Sava Parish News" presents the events of December 28 as an orchestrated trap—a conspiracy involving police, clergy, and lay volunteers coordinating to arrest parishioners en masse. This narrative requires several factual corrections. The Invitation Was Public and Genuine The article's central claim is that Fr. Dragan Vuković's invitation to enter the church was a ruse designed to facilitate mass arrests. This claim is contradicted by a publicly po

Dec 29, 20255 min read

Tabloid Tactics: How SerbianTimes Fuels Church Discord

As the situation at St. Sava Cathedral in Cleveland continues to unfold, many readers have encountered coverage from SerbianTimes, a Chicago-based diaspora outlet. Before treating their reporting as objective journalism, the faithful should understand who is behind these articles and what editorial agenda drives them. The Editor Behind the Headlines Antonije Kovačević serves as Editor-in-Chief ( Glavni i odgovorni urednik ) of SerbianTimes and runs the associated YouTube chan

Dec 24, 20253 min read

Consequences Have Arrived

On December 18, 2025, six individuals received cease and desist letters from legal counsel representing the the Temporary Trusteeship of St. Sava Cathedral. The recipients are not random parishioners. They are the core organizers of the ongoing disruption, individuals who have trespassed on church property after being asked to leave, harassed the faithful entering for Divine Liturgy, blocking a priest from serving the Divine Liturgy, and published defamatory content through a

Dec 21, 20251 min read

What Voice Tells You to Avoid the Body of Christ?

The protesters' latest propaganda piece contains a stunning admission buried in triumphalist rhetoric: "They are not locked out, they CHOOSE to stand outside." Read that again. They choose not to receive Holy Communion. In Orthodox Christianity, the Eucharist is not optional. It is the very Body and Blood of Christ. The Holy Fathers teach that willful separation from the Eucharist is spiritual death. St. Ignatius of Antioch wrote: "Take heed to have but one Eucharist. For th

Dec 15, 20251 min read

A Day of Peace, A Season of Preparation

Photo taken on December 14, 2025 There's something unmistakable about the feeling when things are settling into place. Today at St. Sava was one of those days, not dramatic, not headline-worthy, but good. Quietly, steadily good. The kind of day that reminds you why we're all here in the first place. The cathedral is stabilizing. Not just the building itself, though that's always a work in progress, but the rhythm of parish life and the continuation of the Liturgy. People are

Dec 14, 20253 min read

Belgrade Heard You

"Beograde, da li nas čuješ?" Belgrade, do you hear us? That's what they named their group. Think about that for a second. They're not appealing to the diocese, not trying to work things out locally. They're going straight over Bishop Irinej's head to the Patriarchate, hoping the Synod will swoop in and set things right. Here's the thing though: Belgrade heard. Of course they did. The Patriarchate knew what was happening in its dioceses. That was never really the question. The

Dec 10, 20252 min read

„Oni nisu naši": Tri Reči Koje su Razotkrile Sve

Snimak od 7. decembra 2025. U nedelju, 7. decembra, neposredno pre Svete Liturgije, novi sveštenik, o. Dragan Vuković, pružio je maslinovu grančicu. Prišao je protestima okupljenim ispred Sv. Save i pozvao ih unutra. Bez preduslova. Bez zahteva. Samo otvorena vrata i poziv da se zajedno pomole, razgovaraju, da započnu isceljenje. Odbili su. A onda su došle tri reči koje otkrivaju sve: „Oni nisu naši." Kanonski sveštenik, rukopoložen u Srpskoj Pravoslavnoj Crkvi, postavljen od

Dec 8, 20252 min read