Isaac David Haymes When I was at Durham University in the 1970′s I kept a diary, and I recorded an event which I had completely forgotten until I re-read it a couple of years ago: I attended a talk on the Orthodox Church which so impressed me that I thought about joining. Well, it didn’t ...

  By Ryassophore Monk Adrian When we come to know God as Person, we begin to see His hand at work not only in the circumstances of our daily lives, but also in the events of our past which have led us to the present moment. We see how from partial truths He has led ...

By Alice Tallmadge, Correspondent The Oregonian, Sunday, April 9, 2000 From Ashland to Portland, the Orthodox tradition is drawing Oregonians to its ancient depths EUGENE — The Saturday night buzz is revving outside the doors of St. Eugene Orthodox Church in the Whiteaker neighborhood. Motors race. Doors slam. Nearby taverns begin to fill with eager ...

Father Patrick McCauley Word Magazine  May 1993  Page 7-9 When I first became an Episcopalian years ago, a friend facetiously told me that I had joined the best church that money could buy.”  In fact, another wag observed that the Episcopal Church is the Cadillac of American Christianity’’ and the ‘‘Chevis Regal of Protestantism.’’  These ...

The Orthodox Church is the one true Catholic, Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Orthodox Church has maintained the right Apostolic succession without any breakage. Orthodox Church has the large number of Martyrs who have given their life for Jesus Christ. Millions of Orthodox Christians lost their lives during the attack of ...

By the Very Rev. John Ealy It is always difficult in these relativistic times, when the only heresy is to speak of heresy, to present the Orthodox teaching about the completeness of our faith. It comes across often as arrogance when in fact we do not mean that we are anything special at all, we ...

In Defence of the Christmas Tree 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 ...

What is performed in the Altar? How do we relate the present day Altar to the Old times? ” 1. The altar was a place of sacrifice 2. The cross is a place of sacrifice 3. A blood sacrifice was required, the New Testament, our blood atonement is Jesus instead of animals A.. The altar ...

“O God of spirits and of all flesh, Who has trampled down Death and overthrown the Devil, and given life unto Your world, give, we beseech You, eternal rest to the soul of Your departed servant, in a place of brightness, in a place of verdure, in a place of repose, from whence all pain, ...

O Lord Jesus Christ, our Saviour, Physician of souls and bodies, who become man and suffer death on the Cross for our salvation, and through Your tender love and compassion did heal all manner of sickness and affliction; visit me O Lord in my suffering, and grant me grace and strength to bear this sickness ...

O Lord our God, good and merciful, I acknowledge all my sins which I have committed every day of my life, in thought, word and deed; in body and soul alike. I am heartily sorry that I have ever offended you, and I sincerely repent; with tears I humbly pray to You, O Lord: of ...

Before Meals + In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Your Name; Your kingdom come; Your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our sins, ...

Mr Ajesh T Philip presenting the icon of St Gregorious to Mr Xavier OCP News Service(Exclusive) 24/10/2012 * Mr Ajesh T Philip discovered the lost Orthodox Community of St Gregorious of Parumala in Dindigul. Read more here ” The Lost Orthodox Christians of St Gregorious of Parumala in Dindigul”  Dindigul/Tamil Nadu: As part of the decision of ...

George Alexander Department of Church Research and Studies – Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE Society Special Courtesy: Metropolitan Abba Seraphim of of Glastonbury (Primate of British Orthodox Church within the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria) 12/11/2012 Global: It was noted that some newspapers in India/Kerala have given a completely inaccurate picture about the role of the Syrian ...

Department of Church Research and Studies – Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE Society “ By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat and wept When we remembered Zion” (Psalm 136) The Orthodox Study Bible It is indeed sad that the Orthodox Churches in Ukraine are split into different denominations. Am not going into the history of the ...

Department of Church Research and Studies – Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE Society George Alexander & Kisha D Dorado OCP News Service 04/10/2012 Our Beloved Serbian Orthodox Sisters, Brothers and Friends in Christ A lot of things are going within the holy Orthodox Serbia. Olden times have changed. Its Serbia into the 21st Century. I thought of ...

Introduction The two Churches are linked by very intimate relations since the early Centuries of Christianity, as both are sons of St. Mark the Apostle. Such link was realized when St. Athanasius, the Apostolic, the 20th Pope of Alexandria, consecrated Fromentious in the year 329 A.D to be the first bishop of Eritrea and Ethiopia, ...

INTRODUCTION The two Churches are linked by very intimate relations since the early Centuries of Christianity, as both are sons of St. Mark the Apostle. Such link was realized when St. Athanasius the Apostolic, the 20th Pope of Alexandria, consecrated Fromentious in the year 329 A.D. to be the first bishop of Ethiopia, on the ...