“I went all the way around the world to find God; little did I know He was just three minutes down the road from my house.” — Michael Arbuckle by David E. Sumner Michael and Audrey Arbuckle married each other three times—first by an Amazonian shaman in Peru in 2012; second in a civil ceremony […]
Shawnee Smith, actress, USA: Orthodox, A Love Story – How I became Eastern Orthodox Christian
Shawnee Smith, actress, USA: Orthodox, A Love Story – How I became Eastern Orthodox Christian Shawnee Smith, Charlie Sheen’s co-star on Anger Management, makes her directorial debut in Orthodoxy: A Love Story. It’s a film that travels across America, exploring not just Shawnee’s own story, but that of ordinary Orthodox people she meets along the […]
Register Now for Spring Semester
Enrollment for Spring Semester 2020 at the Greatmartyr Euphemia Orthodox Theological Academy is open and going on right now. Our program reaches its fulfillment with this fourth semester of courses. Many of you will be graduating this semester, and receive the Diploma in Orthodox Theology. Make sure your contact information is correct, especially your mailing […]
Indiana Couple Discovers Orthodox Faith—72 Miles from Home
After all these years, but God had something more to show us. by David E. Sumner After two of her sisters were chrismated into the Orthodox church, Loni Freeman of Portland, Indiana, became increasingly drawn to the faith. She read books, listened to podcasts, and visited Orthodox churches. But her husband, Ron, was not interested. […]
MASS BAPTISM: 60+ SOULS UNITED TO CHRIST IN UGANDA
Following on the heels of 75 catechumens being baptized in the Diocese of Gulu and Eastern Uganda in October, more than 60 were joyfully united to Christ yesterday in the Mystery of Baptism. The Sacraments of Baptism and Chrismation were presided over by His Grace Bishop Silvester (Kisitu) of Gulu and Eastern Uganda at St. […]