Orthodox priests bless a lot of things, some say ‘everything!’, but I know Fr. John and thought this a nice story to republish! Vintners’ whole year depends on 2-month harvest season by Dave Bemis In a scene that will be repeated thousands of times around the Central Coast over the next two months, a forklift […]
Why Americans Need An All-English Liturgy
by Robert Arakaki In 2007, Christianity Today published an article, “Will the Twenty First Century be the Orthodox Century?“ In it Bradley Nassif argued that Orthodoxy will indeed grow and expand in this coming century. But in an Again Magazine article, “The Orthodox Christian Opportunity,” Nassif noted although many people are converting to Orthodoxy, significant […]
Are We Ready For The Coming Evangelical Collapse?
by Kevin Allen This is an excellent and hard hitting piece by the host of Ancient Faith Radio’s Ancient Faith Today. Kevin’s show the only live listener call-in radio program that discusses contemporary issues from the perspective of the Holy Tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Ancient Faith Today can be heard Sunday nights on […]
Evangelization is for Every Christian
by Fr. John Parker “God is good!” “All the time!” These words are so common in the cultural and Christian memory of the US South. It is a call and response akin to “Christ is risen!” “Indeed, He is risen!” And this “call-and-response reminds each of us to reflect on God’s goodness and mercy, grace […]
New Converts Flocking To Ancient Christian Church
Like many of his parishioners, Father Richard Petranek came to the Orthodox church in search of the past. After 30 years as an Episcopalian priest, Petranek converted to the Antiochian Orthodox Church and leads a new but growing parish in west Houston, filled almost entirely with converts to the ancient faith. “Most people come for […]
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