by Nun Nectaria (McLees) Hieromonk Deiniol, the sole native Welsh Orthodox priest, the founder of the Wales Orthodox Mission, and pastor of the Church of All Saints in the North Wales mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, traveled with Road to Emmaus magazine in 2009 to ancient and little-known pre-schism shrines of the Welsh countryside. Along […]
From Texas Baptist to Orthodox Saint?
by Terry Mattingly Wherever bishops travel, churches plan lavish banquets and other solemn tributes to honor their hierarchs. Visitations by Archbishop Dmitri Royster of the Orthodox Church in America were different, since the faithful in the 14-state Diocese of the South knew that one memorable event would take care of itself. All they had to […]
Encountering Andrew – An Orthodox Convert’s Experience with the Relics of an Apostle
by Misty Duke Prior to becoming an Orthodox catechumen I couldn’t understand why anyone would want to look at the bones of a dead man, even if he were a saint. “What benefit is there to looking at that which belongs whole and hidden in a grave awaiting our Savior’s return?” My Protestant mind so […]
“Just What We Needed To Hear” – Mitch Berry’s Journey
by Mitch Berry I guess you could say our journey to Orthodoxy, unknowingly began back around 1990. Until that period of time, my wife Trenna and I had no other reference than the Protestant church. I had spent the previous 14 years with the Vineyard and was very involved there; and previous to that about […]
Emilie’s Way To Orthodoxy: A French Tale of Finding the True Church of Christ
And just as the lent was starting, I met an orthodox friend on facebook living in Jakarta and I asked him if I could go to the church with him. At this time, I felt finally that I wanted to be converted to orthodoxy. My soul was crying to become an Orthodox Christian; all the words of the prayers became so holy. So now, it’s just obvious I really want to become an Orthodox.
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