by Asmaa al-Ghoul In the only Orthodox Church in Gaza, surrounded by saints’ icons hanging on the walls, young and old churchgoers — along with Greek Orthodox Bishop Alexios and worshippers — sing hymns, hold candles and burn incense, filling the place with an aromatic smell and bringing more holiness upon this sacred dwelling. They […]
A Pilgrim’s Podvig: Epilogue
by Fr. John Whiteford One of the highlights of my life was in 2007, when I was chosen to be one of the delegates from the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America to go to Russia for the signing of the Act of Canonical Communion, when the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia was finally reconciled […]
A Pilgrim’s Podvig: Part Fifteen
Starting from Scratch by Fr. John Whiteford Having an English language mission, without having a permanent priest was difficult, but we did regular reader services, and were able to get priests to travel to serve the liturgy on a somewhat regular basis. It was when we began St. Jonah’s that I began posting liturgical rubrics […]
A Pilgrim’s Podvig: Part Fourteen
Coming Home by Fr. John Whiteford My wife and I stayed in Oklahoma until January of 1992, when I went to Jordanville with the intention of getting a job, getting housing that would be suitable, and then having my wife come to join me, and then I would attend Holy Trinity Seminary there. However, there […]
A Pilgrim’s Podvig: Part Thirteen
Developing an Orthodox Mind by Fr. John Whiteford Fortunately for us, Fr. Anthony Nelson had prepared us for the fact that converting to the Orthodox Faith was not the end of the road, but rather the end of the beginning of a long spiritual journey. You never reach the end of that journey in this […]
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