Hey, we’re trying! Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has urged the clergy to conduct more active missionary work among Internet users. “The mission of the Church can and must be widely spread to the Internet. Blogs, social networks – all then are offering new opportunities for Christian testimony. To be absent from there […]
The West Has Betrayed Christianity, Russia Will Save It – Orthodox Church Official
Countries of the “Russian world” are capable of changing the globe within ten years, believes top cleric of the Russian Orthodox Church Vsevolod Chaplin. By the “Russian world” he means states with a historically strong tradition of Orthodox Christianity which, apart from Russia, include Ukraine, Belarus, Greece, Romania and several others. “Our Orthodox civilization may […]
On Those Orthodox Christians Who Support Abortion and Sodomy
by Fr. Thomas Hopko “In Orthodoxy, communicants in the sacramental mysteries are not only obliged to be steadfast in the Christian faith and perpetually repentant over their failures, they are also obliged to take full responsibility for the Church’s teachings and practices, and to be ready, at least in intention, to defend them unto death. […]
Returning To The Eucharistic Liturgy in Ancient House Churches
by Gabe Martini Many evangelical groups today are proposing that we abandon “traditional” models of “being the Church,” and instead replace that stodginess with what is presumably a more “New Testament” model: that of the “house church” or “cell church.” Essentially, they are promoting that the local Church be a de-centralized assembly, meeting […]
Frankincense: A Cure For Cancer?
by Jeremy Howell FRANKINCENSE FACTS Boswellia sacra grows in Oman, Yemen and Somalia Other Boswellia species grow in Africa and India The tree may have been named after John Boswell, the uncle of Samuel Johnson’s biographer In ancient Egypt frankincense was thought to be sweat of the gods Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal The gift given […]
Evangelical Professor, Students On Liturgical Churches And Worship
From The Moody Standard, Moody Bible Institute “Liturgy” is a word that by virtue of its mere obscurity seems to be dropping out of the common vernacular altogether, just as churches that keep the prescribed calendar and hold traditional services have been left stranded by the mainstream of evangelical culture. Liturgy, however, is more than […]
Sex In The City Of God
by Frederica Matthewes-Green Why won’t the Orthodox ordain female priests? Because they understand the mystery of sex. Controversy over the ordination of women has plagued many denominations, but it hasn’t raised similar furor in the Orthodox Church. This is because our way of approaching such issues provides a clear answer: wherever the early church kept […]
Scapegoating The Jews
by Metropolitan Anthony (Khrapovitsky) This comes to us from Abbot Tryphon of All Merciful Savior Monastery. With all the conspiracy theories regarding 9/11, the banking industry, and the takeover of our American government by Jews, it is time, I believe, to read the words of this holy hierarch, an address made from the steps of […]
What A Holy Greek Preacher Asked For When He Preached
“I came to your village and I preached to you. It is thus just for you to pay me for my effort. With money perhaps? What would I do with it? My payment is for you to put the words of God in your hearts, that you may gain eternal life.” – Saint Kosmas the […]
Obedience To The Church
by St. Nikolai Velimirovich Why is it necessary to listen to the Church and not listen to one man who thinks against the Church, even though he might be called the greatest thinker? Because the Church was founded by the Lord Jesus Christ, and because the Church is guided under the inspiration of the Spirit […]