Fr. Nazary (Vaidas) Eyvazov, a cleric of the Church of the holy Right-Believing Prince Alexander Nevsky at MSIIR (Moscow State Institute of International Relations) who graduated from Sretensky Theological Seminary (now the Academy), was born to a Muslim father and Catholic mother. But by Divine providence, he converted to Orthodoxy at the age of eighteen—which, […]
Madagascar: Church Opens Huge Complex with Church, Schools, Orphanage, Old Folks’ Home
The Archdiocese of Northern Madagascar has built a massive new complex housing a church, spiritual center, schools of all levels, an orphanage, and an old folks’ home in the capital city of Antananarivo. Earlier this week, the complex’s modern technical training school, known as the Platony Academy, was officially inaugurated by Metropolitan Ignatios […]
Australia: Orthodoxy Fastest Growing Church amidst General Christian Decline
The Orthodox Church is the fastest growing Christian denomination in Australia according to recently published 2016-2021 census data. The Greek Orthodox Church is the fasting growing of all in Australia, while the Serbian and Antiochian Churches are also in the top 10. The Greek Church grew by 17,400 members, the Serbian by 7,300, and the Antiochian […]
Finding the Right Holy Hospital — For Me
by Timothy Furnish Timothy Furnish holds a Ph.D. in Islamic, World and African history from Ohio State University and a M.A. in Theology from Concordia Seminary. He is a former U.S. Army Arabic linguist and, later, civilian consultant to U.S. Special Operations Command. He’s the author of books on the Middle East and Middle-earth, a […]
To Sincere Converts to the Orthodox Faith, and those who are Seeking
by Fr. Thomas Soroka To sincere converts to the Orthodox Faith and those who are seeking: I descend from a very long line of Orthodox Christians by the mercy of God. I also descend from generations of Orthodox clergy. My father, two uncles, my grandfather and great uncle were all priests, having been raised in […]
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