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Son of the Prime Minister in Kenya is Baptized & Married as an Orthodox Christian

July 31, 2012 By Fr. John 9 Comments

Metropolitan Makarios of Kenya received about a month ago into the Orthodox Church the first-born son of Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Fidel Castro Odinga (named after the Cuban revolutionary leader), who was accompanied by his then future wife Lwam Getachew Bekele who is half Eritrean and half Ethiopian. The couple had expressed their great desire […]

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Dear Friends,

July 11, 2012 By Fr. John 3 Comments

Many of you have enjoyed the many articles, sermons, spiritual writings and helps on my websites for several years now. It seems like the news is reporting nothing, but that things everywhere are getting darker every day, but I am committed to continuing the online work of offering inquirers around the world the best in […]

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You Should Be Orthodox: Part Two

July 2, 2012 By Fr. John 24 Comments

by Anna Bee A confession Sometimes I’m a bit nutty.  When I see Evangelical Protestant groups in my area that are active in the community I get the strong urge to ask them “why aren’t you Orthodox??”  I know, I know, I should just go to liturgy, say my prayers and mind my own business, […]

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You Should Be Orthodox: Part One

July 1, 2012 By Fr. John 8 Comments

by Anna Bee This was too good not to repost. Hipster Christians, I’m going to help you out.  I see you are grasping at something, trying to find the ironic Church of your dreams, where men can grow beards of foolish proportions and women can dress like their grannies’ grannies, a place where scarves are […]

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The Most Remote Orthodox Church in the World

June 28, 2012 By Fr. John 11 Comments

by Dania Kanella Since its founding, Christianity has managed to spread to the whole world, from the biggest cities of the world to the vast jungles of Africa. Christians worship God everywhere, from huge cathedrals to remote, small churches on mountain tops and modest chapels in their neighborhoods. But who could ever imagine that at […]

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