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A Catholic Hermit Converted To Orthodoxy

January 26, 2011 By Fr. John 18 Comments

By Konstantin Matsan Translated by Olga Lissenkova, Edited by Yana Samuel and Isaac (Gerald) Herrin A well-known theologian, hieromonk Gabriel Bunge, rarely gives interviews. He leads a hermit’s life in a small skete in Switzerland, never uses the Internet, and the only means of communication with him is the telephone. The latter works as the […]

Filed Under: Roman Catholics Tagged With: catholic, convert, Hieromonk Gabriel Bunge, monk, orthodox, roman

A Jesuit Missionary’s Journey To Orthodoxy

September 25, 2010 By admin 3 Comments

by Fr. Leo Arrowsmith The Society of Jesus was my spiritual home for 24 years. 13 of those years were as a Jesuit missionary in Japan. Only after returning to the US and leaving the Jesuits to marry Denise Mason did I finally come into contact with Orthodoxy. It all started in my prayer closet […]

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Addressing Some Questions

June 29, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Part Five from the “Becoming Orthodox” blog. My friend Connie left the following comment and I thought I would address with a whole new post: I thought venerating icons meant kissing them? I don’t know, to me, Greek orthodoxy looks a lot like Catholicism by a different name and using different vocabulary. I am going […]

Filed Under: Mainline Protestants Tagged With: Becoming Orthodox blog, catholic, convert, icons, protestant, questions, roman, romaphobia

The Church

June 24, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Part Four from the “Becoming Orthodox” blog. Christ did not found a philosophical movement called Christianity, he founded His Church. Then he said that the gates of Hell would not overcome it. From the Orthodox Wiki: The traditional belief in the Church is attested to in the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed as the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. By […]

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The God Of Our Fathers

June 16, 2010 By admin 5 Comments

Re-converting to the Orthodox Christian faith

I wanted to tell everyone I “found” the Orthodox Church like it was a million dollars! My return to the Orthodox Church was only a beginning of a journey, but at least now I knew the path. I compare it to living on a patch of dirt your whole life and never knowing that right underneath this dirt there is a well with hidden treasures of indescribable beauty.

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