by Chris and Randy Shatto Glory to Jesus Christ! I’d like to start by quoting St. Paul, “Therefore brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions by which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle” 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Chris and I weren’t really familiar with this scripture when we began our journey to Orthodoxy, […]
An Oasis In The Desert
by Dr. Eric Affsprung This is the last of several ‘journey’ stories of souls who were changed forever by their experience at Holy Cross Orthodox Church, in Williamsport, PA. Your parish can, likewise, become a flower-bed of spiritual life, both for those in the parish, and those not yet in the parish. God bless the […]
Culture And Family
by Seminarian Alex Baldwin From a young age, my parents taught me the importance of two very important realities: two experiences that we lived. These two realities were that of culture and family. I grew up in the Mississippi Delta; the North Western part of the State of Mississippi. It is a very impoverished area […]
Why Do We Do What We Do?
by Doug Loss I was born into a religious family. Many of my relatives were active in the Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) church, as ministers and as laity. Albert Einstein once said, “What does a fish know about the water in which he swims all his life?” That’s pretty much how I viewed religion in […]
From Russia With Love
by Gary Summers I will build my church and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18 My journey to Orthodoxy began about 12 years ago in St Petersburg, Russia. My wife and I were there in the process of adopting two children when I toured the ancient Orthodox cathedral of St […]
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