by Peggy Stack Religious folk would call it a miracle. A decade ago, when a pony-tailed Michael van Opstall showed up to teach at the University of Utah, there were only handfuls of Russian immigrants who desired Orthodox church services in their native language. Van Opstall wasn’t Russian, wasn’t yet “Father Michael” and hadn’t even […]
India’s First Russian Orthodox Church
The First Russian Orthodox Church in India soon to be built. “A decision will be taken soon to begin construction of the Russian Orthodox Church within our cultural centre. This was the most convenient way of reaching an understanding with the (local) authorities, because no major decision, apart from architectural, will be required,” Sergey Karmalito, […]
Muslim Economist of Noble Lineage Baptized Orthodox Christian in Montenegro
Dr. Mahmud Busatlija, a prominent economist in the capital of Serbia and of noble lineage, who was a Muslim, was baptized Orthodox Christian, according to Serbian sources, 500 years after his ancestors converted to Islam. “I returned to the roots of my ancestors, 500 years ago, when they became Muslim in the Ottoman Empire. I […]
Apostles of the 21st Century
A unique exhibition on the spread of Orthodoxy throughout the world is underway in Yekaterinburg, Russia.With the blessing of Metropolitan Kirill of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye, the diocesan missionary department is showing the exhibition “Apostles of the Twenty-First Century” from February 3-16, 2014, in the “Patriarchal Representation” religious education center (Yekaterinburg, 34 Tolmachev Street). At the […]
12 Reasons Why I Became and/or Remain an Orthodox Christian
by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick Lists like this are usually so much clickbait, I know, but I thought it was nevertheless worthwhile to compile a list of most of the reasons why I became and/or remain an Orthodox Christian. Some of these things were not really on my radar when I became Orthodox in 1998, […]
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