From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Easter Eggs

June 27, 2009

Why do we have Easter Eggs? ANSWER: Faith is always enriched by symbols taken from God’s creation – think about water, blood, fruits, grains, bread, lamb, smoke, color, gold, light; all these things have been used in Biblical worship, including at the time of Christ. Eggs are of course a natural symbol of life and ...

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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin

June 27, 2009

Do you Orthodox believe in the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin which is a Roman Catholic dogma? ANSWER: Orthodox Christians observe the feast of the Dormition or Falling Asleep of the Theotokos on the same day (adjusted to calendar if applicable) as the Roman Catholic Church, and some Orthodox parish are named “Assumption of the ...

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Recovering the Ancient Paths

June 27, 2009

by Dennis L. Corrigan “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today and forever” The following is a revision of a letter (article) we wrote to the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel to explain our decision to withdraw from that organization in order to pursue our being catechized unto Chrismation into the Orthodox Church. We have ...

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The Orthodox Experience from the British Isles

June 27, 2009

On Sunday, January 24th 1999, Fr Kyrillos Leret-Aldir concelebrated with Fr Theoklitos and Deacon Fr Emmanuel the Divine Liturgy at Sts Constantine and Helene, in Perth, Western Australia. Fr Kyrillos visited Perth from the Archbishopric of Thyateira and Great Britain. The following is transcript of an interview with Fr Kyrillos after the Divine Liturgy. Question: ...

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From First Baptist to the First Century – Clark Carlton

June 27, 2009
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Two Paths, Papal Monarchy—Collegial Traditions

June 27, 2009

Michael Whelton, who was born in the United Kingdom, completed high school, there and then moved to Canada where he studied for two years at York University in Toronto. After a stint as a job and wage analyst at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto, Ontario, he moved his young family to Southern California. The ...

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Moving East

June 25, 2009

When I became a Christian in 1980, I was living with a Roman Catholic family and attending a Jesuit high school. I attended Mass and religion classes, but on the whole I was underwhelmed by Christianity as it was presented. I was growing more and more hungry for God, but the religion I saw seemed ...

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Strange Yet Familiar: My Journey to the Orthodox Church-Bishop Kallistos (Ware)

June 25, 2009

Heaven and earth are united today. — Hymn from the Vigil on Christmas Eve O strange Orthodox Church! — Father Lev Gillet An absence and a presence I can remember exactly when my personal journey to Orthodoxy began. It happened quite unexpectedly one Saturday afternoon in the summer of 1952, when I was seventeen. I ...

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From the West to the East An American Pilgrimage to the Orthodox Church

June 25, 2009

I don’t remember when I first became aware that there are other than Roman Catholic or Protestant Christians. There are so many Catholics and so many Protestants in the United States that the Orthodox virtually are an invisible minority to many. When I finally became aware of the Orthodox, I was not impressed. I heard ...

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Through The Eastern Gate – From Tibetan Buddhism to Orthodox Christianity

June 23, 2009

Through The Eastern Gate Webmasters Note: Nilus’ story is one of many similar stories that I have heard in the last few years – it is a particular phenomenon of our times. I knew Nilus back when he was a Buddhist. I was struggling to assimilate the same teachings under the same teacher. I did ...

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Staff of Bishops

June 22, 2009

Orthodox bishops have a strange staff with two snakes around a cross. What does it mean? Is is not an evil symbol? The episcopal staff has the cross of Christ with two snakes and this may seem disconcerting. There are actual two explanations for this symbolism. The staff reminds us to the brass serpent erected ...

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The story of a former jesuit priest, who converted to Orthodoxy!

June 22, 2009

TG. PAP WHY I CONVERTED TO THE ORTHODOX FAITH THE DRAMATIC CONFESSION ON A HETERODOX ISBN: 960-7298-19-5 EPTALOFOS S.A. ATHENS – GREECE www.eptalofos.gr 12-16 Ardittou Str, 11636, Tel: 210-9214820, 9217513 Read it Here: http://www.oodegr.com/english/biblia/isouitis1/perieh.htm

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The conversion of George Lesier to Orthodoxy

June 22, 2009

They must learn, for they do not know From the magazine “Saint Gregory” Annual publication of the Holy Commune of the Holy Gregory Monastery at Holy Mountain Athos, Issue No 18. With this title we publish the letter of Mrs. Catherine Lesier, by which she expresses her thanks for the contribution of our Holy Monastery ...

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My Journey-Timothy Copple

June 22, 2009

Each story I’ve heard of how people have come into the Orthodox Church has been different. Sometimes there are some general similarities, but each one has specific issues, specific circumstances and specific problems that they deal with. While I recognize that my own circumstances are not, and in some cases should not be, how others ...

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Some Miraculous Icons of the Blessed Virgin Mary

June 22, 2009

It is customary to name the miraculous icons of the Virgin Mary according to the towns in which they originated. The Vladimirskaya Icon is one of the most ancient miraculous icons of the Mother of God. In the middle of the 5th century the Icon was transported from Jerusalem to Constantinople, and in the middle ...

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The Blessed Virgin Mary

June 22, 2009

Fervent Defender of Christians Bishop Alexander (Mileant) Content: Honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Life of the Virgin Mary. Contemporary Appearances of the Mother of God. Some Miraculous Icons of the Blessed Mary. Prayers to the Virgin Mary. Honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary “All creatures, the assembly of Angels and the human race rejoice in ...

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