by Fr. John Whiteford Another grand slam from the Bible - from Fr. John's "Stump the Priest" column Question: How would you answer a Protestant who considered our veneration of the Cross (bowing down before it and kissing it) to be idolatry? First … [Continue reading]
Memory Eternal, Metrpolitan Philip
by George Michaelopoulos I will ask indulgence of you Dear Reader as I am in the process of writing something commensurate with the man. No doubt I will fail in the task but bear with me anyway as we try to sift through the meaning of his life and … [Continue reading]
The Birth Of Freedom
Every Lent my family watches Cecil B. DeMille's cinematic masterpiece The Ten Commandments. I'm sure we are not the only ones! It is a film which has brought into high relief the Biblical themes portrayed in Exodus. I'm particularly fond of it … [Continue reading]
And Now A Word From General John Stark
“Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils.” - General John Stark of New Hampshire It has been said that of all the Revolutionary War generals, Stark was the only true Cincinnatus because he truly retired from public life at the end of … [Continue reading]
The See-Thru Window
I've been a fan of Alton Brown since his "Romancing the Bird" episode of Good Eats. I doubled my respect for him when I saw him wear a kilt and do an episode on making haggis. He is one of the most creative, celebrated and recognizable faces on the … [Continue reading]
AXIOS
Today was the consecration to the episcopacy of Bishop David (Mahaffey) of Sitka & All Alaska. At his consecration as bishop, as at all Orthodox ordinations, the clergy, the choir and the people repeatedly proclaim "Axios! Axios! Axios!" This … [Continue reading]
On The Nature Of The Church
by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow “It is a mistake to understand the Church merely as a hierarchy: the bishops, priests, deacons, or other people who work in the Church. The Church is the entire people of God. The Church reveals itself when it … [Continue reading]
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Russia’s Anti-Gay Law & LGBT Rights
The following is the executive summary of an extensive analysis of the “anti-Gay” laws so much in the news in the run up to the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia. The author of the report (who is openly gay) is keen for it to reach a wide audience. The … [Continue reading]
Gunman Wounds Six, Kills Two In Sakhalin Cathedral
A man employed as a private security guard opened fire Sunday in a cathedral on Russia's Sakhalin Island in the Pacific, killing a nun and a parishioner and wounding six others, investigators said. Law enforcement officers detained the … [Continue reading]
Dealing with the Assault on Christ’s Church – Official and Unofficial
by Fr. George Morelli "Dealing with the Assault on Christ's Church - Official and Unofficial" first appeared as the President's Message in the Society for St. John Chrystom - Western Region newsletter and has been edited for publication.i Behold … [Continue reading]