Becoming a Catechumen by Fr. John Whiteford Fr. Anthony Nelson invited my wife and me to tag along with him on a trip to Holy Trinity Monastery (the spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR)), in Jordanville, New York, and the Synod Headquarters in New York City, and so we did. […]
A Pilgrim’s Podvig: Part Eleven
The Final Break by Fr. John Whiteford Things finally reached the point where I was more than ready to convert, and my wife was also comfortable enough with the idea of attending St. Benedicts, that I was ready to make a final break with the church I had been raised in. On June 29th, 1990, […]
Cambridge’s New Home For Orthodoxy
To: The Principals and Staff and Students of the Cambridge Theological Federation, and all our supporters and friends. It is with great pleasure that we announce that on 7 February 2013 the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies we concluded the purchase of our permanent home at 25-27 High Street Chesterton, Cambridge, CB4 1ND. We are […]
A Pilgrim’s Podvig: Part Ten
Transition by Fr. John Whiteford As my doubts about Protestantism increased, I found myself in a very unpleasant situation. As an associate pastor, I had certain responsibilities, which included leading a small group on Sunday nights, and also occasionally preaching on Sunday morning. I continued to fulfill these duties, but was increasingly less convinced about […]
A Pilgrim’s Podvig: Part Nine
by Fr. John Whiteford Around the time I began digging into Oden’s “Systematic Theology,” I received 2 books that Fr. Anthony Nelson had suggested I read if I wanted to understand more about the Orthodox Church: “Orthodox Dogmatic Theology”, by Fr. Michael Pomazansky, and “Becoming Orthodox”, by Fr. Peter Gillquist. I was struck by many of […]
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