The second Wednesday of Great Lent this year, March 14/27, will mark the 246th anniversary of the falling asleep in the Lord of the ever-memorable Colonel Philip Ludwell III, of Williamsburg, VA, the first documented convert to Orthodoxy in the Americas. Last year, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan […]
Baptisms At Strict Penal Colony In Russia
In the penal colony no. 1 of the Russian Management of Federal Service of Execution of Punishments in the Arkhangelsk region (the village of Pirsy) one of the main Church Sacraments, Holy Baptism, was performed. The Church calls Baptism the second birth. The Baptisms were performed in St. Tryphon’s Church, situated on the territory of […]
Spiritual Integrity On The Journey To Orthodoxy
by Protodeacon Christopher Birchall My first visit to an Orthodox church was in June 1968, when Archbishop Nikon brought the miraculous Kursk Icon of the Mother of God to London. I had no idea that this would be a special occasion in the life of the parish; I had found the address in the […]
The Harmony Of Heaven On Earth
by Robert Stauffer As an admirer of C. S. Lewis, I enjoyed the article in the last issue of Orthodox America by Theodore Hadzi-Antich, describing how Lewis led him ultimately to a renewed and deeper appreciation of his Orthodox Faith. However, based on my own experience, I would have to disagree with his statement that […]
First Ever Russian Divine Liturgy Celebrated In Islamabad
With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral), First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand. Fr. Cyril (Administrator) Fr. Joseph and parishioner Aaron Nameed Visited Capital City of Islamabad on dated 24-03-2013 and celebrated first ever Russian Orthodox Divine Liturgy […]
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