From the blogsite Semantron – Journey of an Eastern Orthodox Christian. I was born and raised a Southern Baptist for the first part of my life. I went to church every Sunday, attended youth group on Wednesday night, etc. I wouldn’t say I was particularly devout at such a young age, it was just what […]
An Un-Orthodox Route
By Adlen Robinson The Journey of Fr. Barnabas Powell. This was published today by Forsythe News. Some people sense a calling early in life but make other stops along the way before answering it. Such is the case with Father Barnabas Powell, the new pastor of Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene Greek Orthodox Church. Raised […]
Polamalu went on ‘quest to find the truth’
By Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Tribune Review Pittsburgh Steelers iconic safety Troy Polamalu is a convert to the Orthodox faith. You can see him constantly making the sign of the Cross in the Orthodox manner after every play of every game. He is a regular visitor to Orthodox monasteries with his wife and children. More on […]
Orthodoxy In China: Difficulties & Prospects
From Interfax (with a hat tip to John Sanidopoulos at Mystagogy, one of our favorite blogs) China is a country that isn’t associated with Orthodoxy, however, according to tradition, Christianity was preached here by the Apostle Thomas and Orthodoxy came to the Chinese land in the late 17th century when the Chinese Army captured Cossacks […]
Renowned Swiss Catholic Theologian Becomes Orthodox
Fr. Gabriel Bunge was until this week a prominent Roman Catholic patristic scholar, and monastic. He was received into the Orthodox Church on the eve of the Dormition. Fr. Gabriel was a renowned Benedictine hermit and considered a master of Patristic thought. Moscow, August 31, Interfax – A well-known Swiss theologian, hieromonk Gabriel (Bunge) became […]