by Fr. John S. Bakas In this story Fr. John Bakas relates the story of an Orthodox Christian convert who saved more Jews from certain death during the Holocaust than Oscar Schindler. We will have more on Chiune Sugihara in the future. In Greek, the word, “xeno,” denotes someone who is a “stranger,” someone that […]
My Conversion to Eastern Orthodoxy: Part 2
by Mike Spreng Part Two of Mike Spreng’s conversion story from his blog, “Classical Christianity.” There are a number of things that have really discouraged me over the years within the Christian faith, but one thing that has stood out is how modern (Protestant) Christians limit how close one can get to the Church of […]
My Conversion To Eastern Orthodoxy: Part 1
by Mike Spreng I picked this up from Mike Spreng’s blog “Classical Christianity” and republished it with his permission. In case you are new here or have not noticed the change in this site, I am converting to Eastern Orthodoxy. It was not the easiest jump but as the first month has passed I can […]
The Journey Home
by Misty Duke My journey home to the Orthodox Church began in my youth. I don’t remember the year, but I know it was a tender one. I remember an old priest in brightly colored vestments, a beautiful church with walls covered in icons, and young girls wearing headscarves approaching the communion chalice. Glory to […]
The Conversion of French Photographer Frere Jean
Photographer Gérard Gascuel who worked with Marcel Marceau and Salvador Dali and now is Hieromonk Gerasimos says he decided to become a monk after hearing an Athonite monk singing. “I was 33 when the editor in chief of an influential Japanese magazine sent me to Greece to make a report about the life of Athonite […]
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