BANGKOK (UCAN) — It is rare in predominantly Buddhist Thailand to find Thai Orthodox Christians, let alone a young Thai from a Buddhist family who has committed himself to becoming a priest in the Russian Orthodox Church.
But Danai Wanna, 24, is one such person. He is preparing for ordination as an Orthodox priest, and he [...]
I apologize for this very long post, but it’s time to clear something up: yes, I am now a communicant of the Orthodox Church, and have been (along with my family) for a couple of months.
I did not intend to make this public until the end of this month, to honor a personal and professional [...]
WASHINGTON DC Tuesday 13th of March: Bishop Thomas (below left) of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America is scheduled to receive by Chrismation, the membership of the Western Rite Mission in Warrenton, Virginia at 7.00 pm on Friday the 30th of March at Christ Church, 95 Green Street, Warrenton.
Fr. Nicholas Alford, Rector of Saint [...]
By Amy Johnson Frkyholm
Amy Johnson Frykholm is the author of Rapture Culture: Left Behind in Evangelical America.
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Converting from one faith to another is a serious matter, and it seems to me that the only legitimate reason to do so is for the sake of Truth. Through a process of several years, God, by His grace, has opened my eyes to see the fullness of the Truth, which is the Person Jesus [...]
Eastern Orthodox Pastor has far-flung roots
By Sam Allis, Globe Columnist | March 25, 2007
What Antony Hughes did all these many years ago at Oral Roberts University Graduate School of Theology and Missions in Tulsa was zig when he was supposed to zag.
Here was your basic Southern Baptist who, at this beacon of the [...]
The future Fr. Vladimir was born 1 December 1816, in the town of Blois, on the Loire River in central France. René-Francois, as he was called, received an upbringing typical for a boy from a wealthy and respected family of that time. From his first lessons with the local curé, he went on [...]