BBC NEWS Report
Rachel Sloane
I live only five minutes from St John the Wonderworker Orthodox Church in Felixstowe, yet had no idea that such an unusual place of worship was situated behind a fairly nondescript brick wall.
Located on a residential housing estate, the hall-like structure has just a cross and a sign outside to signify [...]
BBC NEWS Report
Lampeter is the home of the first Christian Orthodox church based in Mid Wales for a Millennium. Set up in 2006, the congregation consists of Greek, Cypriot, Russian, Coptic, Welsh and English members. Harry Harrison from Lampeter told us more about the church in January 2009:
“Historians of the church recognise that before [...]
An interview with His Beatitude Jonah, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada
In early December of 2009, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah of All America and Canada visited Russia to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the Orthodox Church in America’s representation in Moscow. Miguel Palacio took the opportunity to talk with Metropolitan Jonah about [...]
A Sermon by St John of Kronstadt on the Nativity of Christ
The Word became flesh; that is, the Son of God, co-eternal with God the Father and with the Holy Spirit, became human – having become incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary. O, wondrous, awesome and salvific mystery! The One Who had [...]
By Father Daniel Daly
Several years ago during the Christmas season, a religious program on television caught my attention. The program featured a discussion on the dangers of cults, especially to young people. I found myself agreeing with the panelists as they warned young people about the hazards of involvement in occult or “new age” spirituality.
During [...]
12/12/09
Eritrea is among the first countries which embraced the great world religions Christianity and Islam. It is even assumed that there were Jewish communities in Eritrea long before Christianity was introduced and that is the reason why the Eritrean Orthodox church has many Judaic aspects like keeping the Sabbath, harboring copies of the Arc of [...]
(This article titled ‘Holy Brahmavar’ is written on the basis of the visit made by the OBL Forum Delegation to Brahmavar in November 2009)
It was indeed a great joy for the OBL Delegation to visit the Brahmavar Orthodox Church. Brahmavar Orthodox Community deserves a very special status in the history of the Indian Orthodox Church. [...]
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Fr. Vasile Tudora
From time to time even a benign shopping session at Walmart can give you insight on the status of our society today. The other night, as part of pre-Christmas preparation, I was looking for a copy of the recent Hollywood movie “The Nativity story”. After scouting for a while with no avail in [...]
“In our striving to answer the question, “What is an Orthodox education?”, we realized that we had to start our thinking from the fact that Orthodoxy is not merely a particular set of religious doctrines. It is the true way of life and the correct perspective of the nature of man. Therefore, rather than adding [...]
An Interview with Father Justin Mathews-Executive Director and CEO of FOCUS North America
HM: Tell us about FOCUS North America. When was this effort launched and how did it come about?
Fr. Justin: FOCUS North America (Fellowship of Orthodox Christians United to Serve) is a domestic social action agency of the Orthodox Christian Church, entirely dedicated to [...]
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