by Ryan Hunter and Nicholas Chapman When we think of the pilgrims, who came to the American continent from England to start a new life and a new country, we think of Puritans and Calvinists. But how many of us know that one of the largest landowners in the state of Virginia, a personal friend […]
JTO Christmas Appeal
Dear Friends of Journey to Orthodoxy, Christmas is almost upon us, and the New Year right after that. You’ve been doing your work – JTO has been inundated with requests from all over the world from souls who wish to become Orthodox. From right here in the US, to places as far as deep India, […]
First Greek Orthodox Monastery in Scandinavia
On Sunday, December 6, His Eminence Cleopas Strongylis Metropolitan of Sweden and All Scandinavia attended the Holy Liturgy at the Monastery of St. Nicholas in the city of Rättvik, Sweden. A memorial was also held for the monastery’s founder, the late Eusebius Vitti, as well as an inauguration ceremony with the participation of the Holy […]
Largest Orthodox Church in Central Asia Opened in Kyrgyzstan
The Church of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir, the largest in Central Asia, was consecrated and officially opened on Thursday, the local diocesan press service told Interfax. Head of the Central Asian Metropolitan District, Metropolitan Vikenty of Tashkent and Uzbekistan lead the consecration. Hierarchs from Uzbekistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Turkmenia participated in the ceremony, and […]
A Filmmaker’s Return to Faith
From The Blaze Like most of his friends growing up in what used to be Yugoslavia, Goran Radovanovic was raised a communist. But at the age of 40, the Serbian film director felt the inexplicable urge to be baptized a Christian and thus return to the Orthodox Christian roots of his grandparents. “I felt this necessity […]
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