Having seen the disastrous consequences of ‘Gay Pride’ on free speech and civilized society in the United States, other nations with more Orthodox Christians are taking note, and taking action. Thousands of anti-gay protesters, including Orthodox priests, occupied a central street in Georgia’s capital Friday, with some threatening to lash with stinging nettles any participant […]
Priests Should Return To Chinese Orthodox Churches
The recent visit to China by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has exceeded even the most ambitious expectations, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, said. “Even a year or two ago, only a few people could have imagined that Patriarch Kirill would visit China, that it would […]
How To Preserve The Joy Of The Resurrection
By Bishop Benjamin (Milov) of Saratov and Balashov (+1955) A HOLY SATURDAY SERMON Perhaps, beloved brethren, it would be better to keep silence, because the Holy Church today sings: “Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and in fear and trembling stand, rendering nothing earthly-mined. For the King of kings, and the Lord of lords, comes […]
Mandarin Psalter Now Available Online
The Mandarin Chinese Psalter is now available to all Mandarin speakers online! This original lithographed edition was digitally photographed on November 22, 2011 at the library of Beijing Normal University. Digitization project coordinated by the Orthodox Brotherhood of Saints Apostles Peter and Paul in Hong Kong. The chopmark on the title page is stamped in Chinese: Beiping Furen […]
The Dreams of the Chinese Orthodox Church Bright Future Begin to Come True
On May 12, 2013, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia had a talk with Chinese believers at the Russian Embassy in Beijing. The Primate of the Russian Church had met many of them before when he visited China as chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations. He reminded his […]
Georgian Parliament Considers Abortion Ban After Impassioned Appeal By Orthodox Patriarch
by Thaddeus Baklinski Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has said his government will debate legislation to ban abortion. The announcement follows an appeal by the Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church for the procedure to be made illegal in the small country, according to a Radio Free Europe report. In his Easter Sunday address, Patriarch […]
The Icon: A Seven Part Documentary
For my Orthodox spiritual children, my heterodox friends, or non-Christians in general, what do you fill your senses with? News? War? Violence? Fear? Abortion? Porn?
The People’s Pascha
by Fr. Lawrence Farley I am a giant fan of Fr. Lawrence’s writings, and this blog entry is no exception. At the end of October in 1840, the celebrated author Hans Christian Andersen (famous for his fairy tales) left his native Denmark for an extended trip in the east. He wrote about his travels in […]
The New Legalism
by Anthony Bradley How the push to be ‘radical’ and ‘missional’ discourages ordinary people from doing ordinary things to the glory of God A few days ago on Facebook and Twitter I made the following observation: Being a “radical,” “missional,” Christian is slowly becoming the “new legalism.” We need more ordinary God and people lovers […]
Passover to Pascha
by William J. Tighe On the Origins of the Primary Feast of the Christian Church, from the man who brought us the stellar article, Calculating Christmas. For all Christians today who observe a “liturgical year,” the high point of that year is the annual commemoration of Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection at the end of […]