by Frederica Matthewes-Green Read far and wide for her whimsical, penetrating and poetic expressions of life and faith, Frederica has quickly become known as the “Orthodox Erma Bombeck.” And rightly so. He was an Episcopal priest, but he was standing in an Orthodox church on this Saturday night and thinking about Truth. At the […]
The Otherworldiness Of Liturgy
by David Trace I first became exposed to Orthodoxy as an undergraduate over twenty years ago. I was taking a Russian language course and was told that a local Orthodox parish had a Russian festival. The professor recommended it. To my knowledge she was not Orthodox. I went and purchased my first icon. Each year […]
The Journey To Antioch: Part Two
by Clifton Healy Despite my best efforts to care for my wife’s spiritual needs as well as to heed the very clear call from God to prioritize faith and discipleship, I frequently failed to accomplish much of either. On 9 February 2003, I was back at All Saints again. And once again, I was confronted […]
The Journey To Antioch: Part One
And as you may suppose, it started with repentance…then, quite unexpectedly, I was overcome with sobbing. I had a glimpse of my own unworthiness before God, of my sinfulness. In the prayers that came forth, I asked the intercessions of the Theotokos with regard to our family and the Orthodox Church.
The Personal Story of Fr. George Johnson
by Fr. George Johnson I am a priest in the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, serving in the cathedral of St John the Baptist in Washington, D.C. There are some almost uncanny parallels between our lives, even down to the grumpy choir directors. I was (and sometimes still am) the grumpy choir director, however. I […]