by Mary Hoyland I had been a regular church attendant but upon moving to Manchester some thirty years ago and having a young family I found it difficult to continue my attendance on a regular basis apart from Christmas and Easter. However, on my children growing up and leaving home I resolved to make an […]
A Priest’s Journey to Orthodoxy
by Fr. Janis Kalnins As an Orthodox priest, I am often asked the question, “How is it that you, a Latvian, were drawn to embrace such a non-traditional Faith? After all, Latvians are predominantly either Lutheran or Roman Catholic.” It grieves me that so many people have a narrow, nationalist understanding of Orthodoxy. In my […]
A Foretaste Of Heaven
by Nicholas McNeish I have been asked how I became an Orthodox Christian. As the Americans would say, that is the $64,000 question! I was brought up as an Evangelical, “middle-of-the-road” Church of England Christian, passing through my formative years at a Church School, attending Church Services four times on a Sunday, five when I […]
Muslim Clerics Leave Islam, Embrace Christianity
From Fr. Zakaria Boutros! Muslim clerics in the Middle East and North Africa are leaving Islam for Christianity, according to Father Zakaria Boutros. Father Zakaria is an Egyptian Coptic priest who was kicked out of his country for converting Muslims to Christ. Today he has a ministry to the Muslim world through his satellite TV […]
The Pilgrimage To Orthodoxy
by Marina Moss I cannot put my finger on any one reason for my conversion to Orthodoxy. The awareness of the Orthodox Church crept up on me over many years. I liked history and I read many books about the early Church, especially in Britain. I was convinced that the Orthodox Church was the […]
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