Encyclical of His All-Holiness for the Church New Year
Prot. No. 718 + BARTHOLOMEW By the Mercy of God Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome And Ecumenical Patriarch To the Fullness of the Church Grace and Peace fro...
Category: Blog
Top Posts for August 2012
Thank you to all of the readers who found these pages. During the month of August more than 2,500 people stopped by to check out what was going on here. Below...
Orthodox at the Republican Convention
His Eminence Methodious, Metropolitan of Boston for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese led the prayer at the end of Wednesday night’s formal session at the Re...
New Missionary Commissioned
As the son of missionaries, Kurt Bringerud heard the call to missions at a young age. His studies and acceptance of the Orthodox faith continued to lead him tow...
Orthodoxy and Evangelism
I have written on this topic before, but I thought it deserved a little more attention in the light of an essay that has recently been written. In the essay, th...
Sermon ~ Letting Go
The Reading is from Matthew 19:16-26 At that time, a young man came up to Jesus, kneeling and saying, “Good Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have ete...
Let the Fire Fall
by Fr. Lawrence Farley Permit me please to share with you the words of an old Pentecostal chorus: “Let the fire fall, let the fire fall, let the fire from heave...
The Holy Altar
There really is no more sacred place in an Orthodox Church than the Altar where the Liturgical Services are celebrated. When a Church is built, the altar is co...
Resources for those Interested in Orthodoxy
I am always on the hunt for resources to help people get a better understanding of the Orthodox faith. However, I am always a little skiddish in suggesting res...