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Why A Chinese Buddhist Became an Orthodox Athonite Monk

May 30, 2013 By Fr. John 9 Comments

by Fr. Libyos On my last trip to Mount Athos I visited the Monastery of Simonopetra. It is a majestic monastery and the sky was fully blue. There I met a graceful novice monk from China. In truth, he surprised me by his presence. An Orthodox rason on a Chinese man? I was moved somewhat. […]

Filed Under: Buddhists Tagged With: Athonite, buddhism, chinese, convert, monk, orthodox, Simonopetra

What Language Is This?

May 23, 2013 By Fr. John 22 Comments

by R. Leo Olson In this excerpt from his memoir, Unlearning God, R. Leo Olson describes his conversion to Orthodoxy from a Protestant fundamentalism as a process of healing from his “spiritual head injuries” and unlearning a problematic understanding of God. Part of unlearning the conception of God that I had picked up in my […]

Filed Under: Other Christians Tagged With: Christ, convert, orthodox, protestant, R. Leo Olson

Answering Main Street Canada

May 15, 2013 By Fr. John 9 Comments

We offer you an article written by Fr. Geoffrey Korz, Managing Editor of Orthodox Canada and the Dean of All Saints of North America Orthodox Church in Hamilton ON, Canada. Some years ago, I had the pleasure of dining in Toronto’s “Greek Town” with a sister in Christ, a Greek grandmother who had been around […]

Filed Under: Latest Stories, News Tagged With: Canada, Fr. Geoffrey Korz, main street, orthodox, relativism

More Orthodox Than Lutherans In Estonia

April 30, 2013 By Fr. John Leave a Comment

There are more Orthodox Christians than representatives of other religions among residents of Estonia aged 15 and above. 16% of Estonia’s population call themselves Orthodox, reports Interfax Religion. According to the 2011 population and living space census, 10% of the Estonian population consider themselves Lutherans, reported the Department of Statistics on Monday. At the same […]

Filed Under: Latest Stories, News Tagged With: Estohia, Lutherans, orthodox

Renown Scottish Orthodox Priest Dies Just Weeks After Completing His Life’s Work

April 27, 2013 By Fr. John 2 Comments

Another story of Orthodoxy in Scotland. More on Fr. John will be forthcoming next week. One of Scotland’s most senior priests died just weeks after seeing his “life’s work” complete – as his once tiny congregation bought a huge new church. Eastern Orthodox clergyman John Maitland Moir died last week at the age of 89, […]

Filed Under: Anglicans/Episcopalians, Clergy, News Tagged With: Edinburgh, Fr. John Maitland Moir, orthodox, Scotland, St. Andrew Orthodox Church

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