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 in some [...]
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 Virgin / [...]
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 revised it [...]
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.
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 was walking along [...]
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 about [...]
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. [...]