On October 30 the train No.175 Vorkuta-Moscow, carrying a church, arrived at the Yaroslavl railway station in Moscow. It was the first missionary trip of a church in a train. The special car was consecrated by His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia on October 18 in honour of the icon of […]
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 […]
The Conversion of a Samurai
This glorious account of the work of St. Nicholas Kasatkin, the Apostle to Japan, is truly inspiring. Even more so, the account and destiny of his first convert to Christ, Fr. Paul Takuma Sawabe. What a warrior priest for Christ! St. Nicholai Kasatkin was an Orthodox priest serving Christ in Japan during the rule of […]
Russian Orthodox Church to Build New Monastery in Germany
This story is not new, but it was new to me. Thank you to our German readers for bringing it to my attention. The Russian Orthodox Church has described as an historic event the construction of Orthodox St. George Monastery at the distance of 80 kilometers from Berlin on the territory of former East Germany. […]
Orthodox Mission: Transforming the Heart of the World
by Hieromonk Irinei Remarks Given at the XII All-Diaspora Youth Conference Paris, 5th July 2011 Your Eminence, Your Grace, Reverend Fathers, Beloved Brothers and Sisters: In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit: Amen. It is a joy for me to be giving what amounts to the first ‘formal’ lecture of […]
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