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The Story of Fr. Seraphim Scheidler

July 18, 2010 By admin 9 Comments

Born in Vienna, Austria of both European and Slavic backgrounds, Father Seraphim, like most Austrians, was born into the Roman Catholic Church, and always considered the Orthodox Church another side of the same coin. As a young man he immigrated to Australia, eventually taking on the citizenship of his chosen homeland. It was in this […]

Filed Under: Clergy, Roman Catholics Tagged With: Antiochian, Australia, Brisbane, convert, Fr. Seraphim Scheidler, roman catholic, St. Seraphim of Sarov

The Quiet Cradle

July 12, 2010 By admin 27 Comments

by Janice Bidwell Though Janice’s story isn’t really a ‘revert’ story (someone who grew up in the faith, left and re-converted), it is an excellent example of someone who has grown up as a believer! As a cradle Orthodox Christian, for most of my life I’ve been quiet about my faith. My silence did not […]

Filed Under: Other Christians, Revert Stories Tagged With: 2010, cradle, Janice Bidwell, orthodox

Evangelicals Turn Toward … Orthodoxy

July 11, 2010 By admin 3 Comments

The Conversion of Fr. Wilbur Ellsworth By Jason Zengerle The ministry is a calling, but it is also a career, and, in 1987, a Baptist minister named Wilbur Ellsworth was given the career opportunity of a lifetime. After nearly two decades of pastoring modest congregations in California and Ohio, Ellsworth, at the age of 43, […]

Filed Under: Baptists, Clergy Tagged With: baptist, Bible, Christ, Church, convert, First, Fr. Wilbur Ellsworth, god, Illinois, Jesus, liturgy, orthodox, preacher, Wheaton

Following the Presence of God

July 9, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Since that day, I have known in my heart, that my search for truth has ended.

Filed Under: Roman Catholics Tagged With: catechumen, Christ, christian, convert, Great Lent, Jesus, orthodox, roman catholic, Russell Howard, The Way of the Pilgrim

Why I Abandoned Papism

July 8, 2010 By admin 4 Comments

by Bishop Paul Ballaster-Convolier Bishop Paul de Ballester-Convallier: A contemporary Neomartyr of Orthodoxy (25th anniversary of his martyrdom: 1984-2009) Last year marked the 25th anniversary of the death as a martyr of the late Bishop Paul de Ballester-Convallier (1927-1984). As a memorial to him we reprint here his article which explains why and how he […]

Filed Under: Clergy, Roman Catholics Tagged With: Bible, Christ, Church, convert, god, Jesus, martyr, Paul Ballaster-Convolier, roman catholic

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