URGENCH, UzbekistanWorkers have finished building the first Russian Orthodox temple in Khorezm Oblast, Fergana News reported January 18. The workers installed domes with crosses on the Temple of Job the Righteous and Long-Suffering in time for Theophany, the January 19 Orthodox holiday. The metropolitan of Tashkent and Uzbekistan, Vikentii, pronounced the holy liturgy and blessed […]
At St. Michael’s, Fire Can’t Hinder The Holy Spirit
By Sandy Phaneuf Members of St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church lost many things in the fire that ravaged the Harris Avenue building in November, but what they haven’t lost is their faith or the sense of community that makes this small parish a family. Gone are the pews, the Bibles and many of the vestments […]
How To Build A Church: “Singing Grannies” Raise The Funds
There are as many misconceptions about how to build a church as there are plans to build them. One thing they all require is creativity in solving the needs to do it. The more creative the idea, the more effective they are generally. Here is an inspiration for all of us! Since the beginning of […]
Lenten Liturgy: Compare and Contrast
For the feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs, I thought I would offer something in anticipation of Lent, and which also demonstrates one of my favorite sayings: You don’t become Orthodox because it is the best choice. You become Orthodox when you realize it is the ONLY choice. Now, no one will deny that this […]
Crossing the Bosphorus
by Robert Arakaki With its many denominations Protestantism is no stranger to people changing churches, but there is something deeply unsettling about a Protestant family deciding to move over to a nearby Orthodox parish. The phrase “swimming the Tiber” or “crossing the Bosphorus” alludes to the deep chasm separating Protestantism from the two ancient traditions […]
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