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Why Do We Do What We Do?

November 20, 2012 By Fr. John Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Evangelicals, Plymouth Brethren Tagged With: Brethren, convert, Doug Loss, evangelical, orthodox, United

From Russia With Love

November 19, 2012 By Fr. John 4 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Baptists, Calvinist, Evangelicals, Featured Tagged With: convert, Gary Summers, orthodox, Williamsport

The Never-Changing Faith In An Ever-Changing World

November 18, 2012 By Fr. John 1 Comment

by Sean Alexander This is the first of several ‘journey’ stories of members of Holy Cross Church in Williamsport, PA. My journey to Orthodoxy began at a young age.  I was greatly influenced by my grandmother who would watch us from time to time and sing songs like “Rock of Ages” and “My Cup is […]

Filed Under: Baptists, Featured, Mainline Protestants Tagged With: convert, Holy Cross, orthodox, Sean Alexander, Williamsport

Russian Patriarch Consecrates Church in Jerusalem A Century After Construction Began

November 13, 2012 By Fr. John 3 Comments

File this one under – we don’t give up. Ever. Glory to God for All Things! Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia finally consecrated a Russian cathedral in a Jerusalem suburb on Monday, just over a century after construction began at the site. “Today is a special day for the convent, for the entire […]

Filed Under: Featured, Missions, News Tagged With: Church, Church of All Russian Saints, consecration, Jerusalem, orthodox, Patriarch Kirill, Russian

Mercy As A Way Of Life

November 12, 2012 By Fr. John 6 Comments

by Anastasia Pika A red cross on a white scarf, a white apron, and a modest gaze… One can meet these unusual women everywhere there are people in need, from prisons to closed psychiatric institutions. In Ukraine the largest community of sisters of mercy is in Kiev, at the Church of St. Michael, first Metropolitan […]

Filed Under: Atheists, Featured, JTO Blog, Latest Stories, Missions, News Tagged With: atheist, Grand Duchess Elizabeth, orthodox, Sisters of Mercy

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