Armenian Muslims living in Turkey – descendants of the Christians who embraced Islam – are returning to the faith of their fathers in great numbers, reports the Linga news portal. According to the famous Agos Armenian weekly newspaper published in Istanbul, the cases of conversion of Armenian Muslims to Christianity, which are becoming more frequent, […]
The Difference Between Orthodox Spirituality and Other Traditions
Orthodox spirituality differs distinctly from any other “spirituality” of an eastern or western type. There can be no confusion among the various spiritualities, because Orthodox spirituality is God-centered, whereas all others are man-centered. by Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos The difference appears primarily in the doctrinal teaching. For this reason we put “Orthodox” before the word “Church” […]
About Still Being Here
So Jesus said to the Twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life… John 6:67-68 by Fr. Andrew Phillips The psychology of neophytes (recent or old) is universal because human nature is universal. To quote some real […]
The Miraculous Life of Seraphim O’Keefe
by Alan Pell Crawford Artist finds solace after deep depression and mountainside fall It’s a quiet summer morning at St. Cyprian of Carthage Orthodox Church on a country road in Midlothian. Seraphim O’Keefe, born Conor O’Keefe on Christmas Day in 1982, has been painting images on the church walls since 6 a.m. Because it is […]
The First Orthodox Convert in North America
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 […]
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