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00:00 Intro 01:40 How did Christians live under the Soviet regime? What has changed since then, especially in the West? 04:15 Metropolitan Hilarion's conversion to Christianity 07:30 What attracted the future Metropolitan to monasticism? 12:34 Metropolitan Hilarion's friendship with a musician and conductor Alexei Puzakov 15:14 The role of the Orthodox Church during the collapse of the Soviet Union 20:20 Was the collapse of the USSR a 'great tragedy'? 22:00 The West did not fully welcome Russia after 1991 26:30 Metropolitan Hilarion's doctoral studies at Oxford 28:28 On St. Simeon the new Theologian 31:10 What did future Metropolitan say to the Soviet troops in Lithuania? 36:05 How did the Russian Orthodox Church prevent a civil war in Post-Communist Russia? 40:18 “If there is no God, everything is permitted“. Is it really so? 41:37 Metropolitan Hilarion's work on the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ. Was it inspired by Pope Benedict XVI? 46:25 Two keys to understand Jesus of Nazareth 49:50 Is Jesus still relevant? 51:28 Have we lost our understanding of 'the sacred'? 54:05 Potential spiritual dangers of Artificial Intelligence 56:53 Christian example of Hungary 58:39 The Great Reset and utopian ideologies 1:01:32 Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis 1:05:49 Perspectives of the Orthodox-Catholic dialogue ____ Metropolitan Hilarion of Budapest and Hungary was interviewed by Dr. Robert Moynihan for the Jesus Portal. Dr. Robert Moynihan is founder and editor-in-chief of Inside the Vatican magazine. He is an American journalist who speaks five languages, and a seasoned Vatican analyst. He earned his B.A. in English, magna cum laude, from Harvard, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Medieval Studies from Yale. His thesis title was The Influence of Joachim of Fiore on the Early Franciscans: A Study of the Commentary Super Hieremiam. Other research fields included: History of Christianity, Later Roman Empire and The Age of Chaucer. Moynihan also received a Diploma in Latin Letters from the Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. Dr. Moynihan is a world-renowned commentator on Catholic issues who has appeared on Fox News, CNN, ABC, EWTN and other international networks to discuss the legacy of Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI; he appeared live on Fox as the lead analyst for the election of Pope Francis. As a speaker, Dr. Moynihan often discusses the modern crisis of the Church in the post-conciliar period, set in its historical context to include the vision of the popes of our time. #Orthodoxy #Christianity #God #Jesus #newtestament #church #MetropolitanHilarion #RobertMoynihan #religion #biblicalstudies #gospels #bible #sovietunion
