The Orthodox Church of Tomorrow
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the country to completely supply itself with foodstuffs by 2020. Russia could become the largest world supplier of ecologically clean and high-quality foodstuffs, President Vladimir Putin said … [Continue reading]
by Fr. Seraphim RoseEvery Orthodox Christian is placed between two worlds: this fallen world where we try to work out our salvation, and the other world, heaven, the homeland towards which we are striving and which, if we are leading a true Christian … [Continue reading]
by Harry FarleyAnd you know what atheists do, historically, when they are losing.Atheism is in decline and will be trumped by faith, the professor of science and religion at the University of Oxford has said.Professor Alister McGrath made his … [Continue reading]
by Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)On November 20, 2015, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations (DECR), addressed the united session of the Federation Council and the State Duma … [Continue reading]
by James DelingpoleSorry, conservatives: when President Obama describes climate change as the greatest threat we face, he’s exactly right. Terrorism can’t and won’t destroy our civilization, but global warming could and might.Paul Krugman, Nobel … [Continue reading]
As I went down in the river to prayStudying about that good ol' wayAnd who shall wear the starry crown?Good Lord, show me the way! … [Continue reading]
According to Patriarch Kirill, leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Christians who stand for the ancient traditions of their faith are becoming "Confessors of the Faith," in the mold of the mutilated and exiled St. Maximos (+662 AD). Kirill met … [Continue reading]
A Sermon by Fr. John A. PeckThe Book of Tobit is an astonishing book. It is a part of the Septuagint Old Testament, and therefore only in Orthodox and Roman Catholic Bibles. Until 1929, it was included in Protestant Bibles (in the section called … [Continue reading]
Excerpt:Based…upon natural creation, even as our Lord Jesus Christ did as reported in the holy Gospels…the Church recognizes the word, “marriage,” as designating only one datum: the fleshly union of one man and one woman, “just as Adam and Eve in the … [Continue reading]
Metropolitan Kallistos Ware - The Inner Meaning of The Divine Liturgy (p1)Let's start with glory. … [Continue reading]