This is shameful. Isn’t this how the Roman Catholic Church gained a foothold with the Unia in the Middle East? Evangelical Christians from the United States and other areas of the world are helping “destroy” the historic Antioch Church in Syria by offering poor, vulnerable orthodox Christians aid and assistance if they “convert” and start […]
2017 Orthodox Bioethics Conference
Over the weekend I was invited to the inaugural Orthodox Bioethics Conference, held in Felton, CA at St. Lawrence Orthodox Church. Grateful for the love, hospitality, and warm welcome we received, I offer you the lectures of this conference, whose important topic was Abortion. To watch the lectures
Russian Church has Built and Restored only Half of the Churches that Existed Before Revolution
About 36,000 churches have been built and restored during the recent hundred years in Russian Orthodox Church, head of the Synodal Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk said. “According to the survived statistics, there were almost 79,000 Orthodox churches in the Russian Empire. Majority of them were destroyed or eliminated in the […]
The Irish-Egyptian Christian Connection
Ever wonder why Orthodox Christianity is growing so powerfully in Ireland? The Irish are getting back to their Orthodox roots!. Irish worker discovers ancient manuscript that links Irish church to Egypt. by Philip Kosloski In 2006 an Irish worker discovered an amazing find while digging in a bog with his backhoe at Fadden More. Sticking out […]
The Church of England Now has No Place for Believers in the Traditional Family
by Jane Kelly Being a member of the Church of England is to belong to a strange club, or so it seems to me. All the rules have changed since I joined as an infant, or rather since my parents imposed their religion onto me (something which is now discouraged). There is no escape from […]
Pastors Could Face Jail Over Mass. Anti-Discrimination Law
When we started down this road, I (and others) warned that this was the final goal – fines, jail time, and worse for the non-compliant. You should have listened. By Todd Starnes Churches in the People’s Republic of Massachusetts have grave concerns about a new anti-discrimination law that could force congregations to accommodate the transgender […]
Mental Imagery in Eastern Orthodox Private Devotion
Is mental imagery good or bad in spiritual life? Fr. Sergei answers the question for Orthodox Christians, and anyone else who needs to know, once and for all. By Fr. Sergei Sveshnikov Just as there can be a properly trained voice, there can be a properly trained soul. —Fr. Alexander Elchaninov This presentation is based […]
A Letter to First Things Editor R. R. Reno
Dr. Reno; I take exception to your publication’s latest anti-Russian Orthodox article: “The Pan-Orthodox Council Must and Will Proceed“ by Deacon John Chryssavgis and Professor Paul L. Gavrilyuk: http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2016/06/the-pan-orthodox-council-must-and-will-proceed It was bad enough that you declined to publish the “Open Letter” by Archpriest Victor Potapav, James J. Jatras, and yours truly intended as an initial rebuttal […]
Council Message Could Codify Four New Ecumenical Councils
It is about time! This would be a wonderful happenstance. In addition to discussing the six documents prepared beforehand at previous conferences, participants at the ongoing council, begun yesterday on the Great Feast of Pentecost on the island of Crete, are also to deliberate over and publish the official “Message” of the council. A draft […]
Saints Called Upon for Various Needs
In the Orthodox Church, a patron saint is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, or person. Since the time of the early Christians up to the present, a vast number of patron saints have been recorded. The following is a list of saints who are often called upon for special purposes.