by Rita Sullivan My name is Margarita. I am a member of the Russian Orthodox Parish of St Sergius of Radonezh, in Johannesburg, South Africa. I am not Russian. I was born 49 years ago, with a German/Dutch mother and an Irish/Afrikaner father. I was raised Protestant. Thirteen years ago, I was introduced to Daniel […]
From Rome To Home
by John Brooman “Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, bless the bed that I lie on.” Such was the first Christian blessing that I remember as a child from my devout Catholic Grandmother, as she pointed to the four corners of my bed. Later, my Father took me to a Mass. I remember being so influenced […]
Second Thoughts
by Joel Kalvesmaki My Pilgrimage Mine is the short but turbulent life. Since May 1993 I have been vigorously pursuing the faith of the Apostles as witnessed to by the early Church. This spiritual journey has led me, a strongly committed Protestant Evangelical, to seriously pursue conversion to either the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox […]
From Unchurched Hawaiian to Local Orthodox
As a church history major I became painfully aware that much of what passes for Evangelicalism: the altar call, the symbolic understanding of the Lord’s Supper, the inductive bible study method, minimalist creed, the rapture, all have their origins in the 1800s. This means that Evangelicalism is a modern innovation as is Liberalism.
One Girl’s Journey to Orthodoxy
by Molly Sabourin A freelance writer focusing on issues of family, faith, and community. Her work appears in the publications The Handmaiden, Salvo, and MOMSense. Molly is a regular podcaster for Ancient Faith Radio. Molly is also an Orthodox Christian, a wife, and a mother of four. Her first book, Close to Home (Conciliar Press), […]
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